Recent content by JohnW

Hi All, I am trying to find my cousin Kenneth Wilkinson born Blackburn 1938, son of Florence Wilkinson of Nuttall Street, Accrington. Kenneth was adopted shortly after his birth and I have never met him. I am the son of Florence's brother, John (aka Jack). Anyone having any information to...

How the stock market works: Once upon a time in a place overrun with monkeys, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest, and started catching them. The man bought...

There is a branch of the Yates family alive and well living in Baxenden, a village a couple of miles from Accrington. I know that they have been very active in the local church for many years. Here is the site address of St. John's, perhaps they will pass a message on to the Yates family for...

Here are two pictures taken from approximately the same spot. One before the mill was demolished and one after with just the chimney left in place. I don't know when the chimney was demolished but it was certainly there as late as the mid sixties, as were the arches.

I've heard of this happening but have never actually witnessed the event myself. I used to work in Skelmersdale in the 1960's and some old guy in a pub there told me he'd seen it happen twice. The way he described it was the rats came up out of the sewers in their thousands and a sea of them...

In the absence of Acrylic Bob I will try to start a controversial thread which will hopefully throw up some good debate on a serious subject. I really think it is time to bring home the boys. It is my opinion that they are now achieving little or nothing for the risks they are taking. Iraq...

I really miss the incisive comments and threads of AB. Does anyone know why he isn't posting these days?

Most of the Rest of The World Version The squirrel works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the Winter. the grasshopper thinks he's a fool and laughs and dances the summer away. Come winter, the squirrel is warm & well fed. The shivering...

Jolly good show.

Yes, of course, I've heard of the word 'joke.' :rolleyes: I wonder how many comments it would have drawn had Accrington Stanley been used as the example instead of Blackburn Rovers. Maybe it would be better to use a team that only a minority people on the board are likely to support. How about...

I seem to remember that Blackburn were the sixth best team in England last year. So you remark doesn't say much for the other 14 teams in the Premiership, not to mention all the teams in the lower divisions, including Accrington Stanley for instance.:confused:

I often wonder how some men would react at work, if someone called their mother 'an old whore' and their sister a c*********g slag, or similar. I'm sure that many of us would find it difficult to walk away from such an insult to people we love and hold in such high regard. Of course, violence...

Yep, this is the best picture to come out of the world cup! Nothing to wink about now eh Christiano! I also hope Germany give them a good thrashing in the third place play-off. :D :engsmil:

Maybe I have missed something but I haven't seen Bob posting for some time. Is he alright? Anyone know why he isn't posting? I really miss his incisive posts.

Did you find the thread that Doug told you about?