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One of the greatest football teams arouns (Accrington Stanly) in my opinion.

Do you agree?

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Being the town mentioned in the Punch Line of comedians' jokes, everybody laughs at the name ..why ?? I think it's lovely.

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Helping build the Empire State Building.

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rather silly polls...

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Really Spuggie, didn't know that ! Are you serious ? Or is it another tongue in 'cheeky' joke ?:confused:

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No joke Nori bricks were used in its foundations.

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In every town, every city, every kingdom - there's a little piece of Accy :D
sorry people im about to burst into song yet again!
all together now - Oh Accrington is wonderfuuuuuuuuuuul

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I feel like singing too Shaker, try this ... sung to the tune of The Lonely Goatherd from the Sound of Music .. one, two, three

:e29: High on a hill is a lonely shelter
Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan - lee,
Many a son has had your daughter.
Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan-lee,
I climb on top to view our valley,
Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan-lee,
The bricks of Accy have no rival,
Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan-lee .. Yoh!

O ho, the viaduct curling,
Hear the cries of the crowd,
See the map of the roadways,
Lodges, parks and shops abound !

Look to the right and you see the footie,
Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan-lee,
Look to the left and you spy the market,
Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan-lee,
High on a hill - is that destruction ?
Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan-lee,
Please don't do this huge construction,
Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan, Yodel Stan-lee. Yoh.:e29:

Ok - so I'm no Rodgers or Hammerstein and apologies to all music lovers everywhere. :D

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Shacker beter whatch out theres a new songster about. :D

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im surprisingly relaxed spug!
nice song kate!

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Accrington Stanley! Who are they? Exactly!

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The most famous thing Accrington is famous for (I think) the 80's milk advert!

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sadly.........

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Yeh, but didn't the money they receive go towards building a new stand ?? And definitely put us on the map ..you know what they say about publicity. This was not sad at all.

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the publicity and financial benefits were great i suppose, but its the most tedious thing on earth when you go somewhere and they ask you where your from and they go "accrington stanley! who are they?!?" and then you have to go along with it and humour them.....gives me headaches. lol

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Well, could be worse shakes .. think what the Essex girls have to go through .. some people believe these things !

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Accrington is famous?

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Accrington Pals? That's got to be one of the most significant and famous things in Accringtons history.

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and

Nori brick was used in most of the early brick-build skyscrapers (before reinforced concrete and all the modern building techniques and materials), as they were the only material around strong enough to take the strain. Other available materials would have simply crumbled under the weight.

Tricia

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It drives me mad, too. Living down south people always notice my accent and ask. I usually try to forestall the inevitable reaction by saying, in the same breath, "And don't say it! If you do, I'll scream!!!" And strangely enough they always seem to know what I am talking about, even if they don't know what Accrington Stanley is - but mostly they do.

Tricia

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hmmm some of you will remember some not ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT the film

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Famous for Accringtonweb members arriving from overseas for the holiday season, he said modestly!

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yea i remember how realistic that film was

in that film the girl was stood at the base of the coppice , she then climbed up 3 or 4 steps and was at the top enjoying the view of accrington

must have been a secret lesbian short cut to the top of the coppice because ive been up there quite a lot and it takes me a while to reach the top :)

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What's known as stage licence Chav :) ... was only about 10 concrete steps at one time, then straight up at the front, 2 steps up, 1 slide down. Descending was much quicker, all done on the bum so to speak. Picked up many a friction burn then, I can tell ya' :Banane45: :moon:

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lmao secret lesbian shortcut......i used to hang round the coppice took me ages to get to the top too

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Accy is famous for Accy Stanley (because of the milk ad i'm sorry to say), having dirty streets and who could forget; Cotton. ;)

Infinitus

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Dont forget the film 'Nature of the Beast'. :D

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Having lived all over the British Isles I don't think the streets are dirtier than anywhere else. Indeed the people that sweep our streets are particularly good at it, and friendly to boot, as I found out this afternnoon when I passed the time of day with one in Ossy.

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There's a time and a place for that sort of thing. :eek: Does **** know :D

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Are you feeling alright?

It's a little bit early to have started on the cooking Sherry.;)

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Sorry, I was bored. :cool:

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sweets :D no one's mentioned stockleys yet :(

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for the murders of 10 prostitues ..

awww nuts thats next weeks plans out teh window must remember to keep big gob shut :rolleyes:

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oh chav.........

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FREE PARKING!!! no one mentioned that:p :p :p :p also.........?.................................?.. .........................?:confused:

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As well as Jeanette Winterton, looks as if we produced another author of some note, called Andrew Wilson.

http://www.bloomsbury.com/authors/mi...=450&section=2


Anybody know him, or any other details?

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Accrington Pals, The Ronny Baxter who was the number two world darts player at one time! ( got that from the tinternet), also jim bowen from bullseye lived in accrington and hes famous.

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Mystic Meg :D

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Ahhhh forgot about that one shaker , good one!

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pound shops?? has that already been said???

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I got chatting to a bloke from Liverpool the other day and of course Accrington came into the convo... the first thing he said was " Oh.. sitting outside Woolworths on saturdays drinking cider".. I kid you not! ( he was in his 40's) and this was in London!