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They don't have them in America.

No - why would they sing that?

The first sentence is complete bollocks. The term was used to avoid the derogatory nouns in general use at the time, and was considered softer than using the correct term of 'Negro'. As for the second sentence, why is it derogatory to use an adjective that describes non-white people? As...

Yeah, they've given up a career in a factory just so they can entertain us for a pittance.

On this very evening 50 years ago, fifth placed West Ham Utd (1st Div) visited Field Mill for a 5th Round tie that had been postponed five times. Their loss made it one of the great FA Cup giant killings but the 3-0 scoreline made it one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all time. By the time the...

'Returning to the mean'..... what a crap expression that is!

Can somebody explain what 'giving out' means please?

Would Bozza be able to confirm that this is a record wait for a first post?

The first line of verse 4 is the only one which doesn't scan. It would be easily remedied by using Light is the love of soldiers

Suggest a diet?

It must be that country where nearly all the national team players end in -ov. Bulgaria?

The problem with those is that the other part of the reg doesn't seem to relate to anything, for example Citroën haven't produced the C20 yet! I was wondering how much more they would be worth if they did relate e.g. C3 BHA or C4 BHA which is something everybody would be able to discern, at...

Judge not others lest you be judged yourself :)

:facepalm: So, as you must think season tickets sold in the summer of 1998 were for our first season at Gillingham, can you tell us where we played in 1997 - 98?

I don't get this at all. Why are quotes appearing with Stenning Seagull as the author when all I can see are posts from Storrington Seagull? Somebody please tell me that they can see this...

But that's exactly what we did! I distinctly remember that in the summer of 1998 the club sold season tickets on the understanding that only the first few matches would be at Gillingham.

Croydon isn't in the London Borough of Croydon?

Are you going to claim that you made an identical post because the first one was slow appearing...... over 1 hour previously??

Can you use a small knob of butter in lieu of pectin, or is that just for jam?

I've made it (from one of those large tins) and I agree. In fact, ASDA's 27p lb jar of orange marmalade is perfectly acceptable (and cheaper).