Madeleine McCann...

[Bold Seagull]

What about Portland? I grew up on the island and have always regarded it as such.

It is now causewayed by a road built alongside Chesil Beach but I regard it still as an island. And a beautiful one at that. I love Dorset.

Annoys me when I see references to it in the news and they say “in Portland” it’s ON Portland.

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The Tout Quarry sculpture park is an amazing place to visit.

 

[The Clamp]

The Tout Quarry sculpture park is any amazing place to visit.

It’s great isn’t it. I went back there a few years ago for old time’s sake and enjoyed looking around there.

 

[schmunk]

Hayling Island is also an island., however Gosport isn't.

It is said that "No Man is an island". Clearly bollocks. Look!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Am I right in thinking my questioning of Portsmouth being 'mostly' an island has defused matters?

I should be a hostage negotiator.

Think that ship has sailed

 

[Bold Seagull]

Am I right in thinking my questioning of Portsmouth being 'mostly' an island has defused matters?

I should be a hostage negotiator.

Had you been available for the Iranian Embassy siege, the SAS may still be a relatively secretive unknown special forces unit.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

What about Portland? I grew up on the island and have always regarded it as such.

It is now causewayed by a road built alongside Chesil Beach but I regard it still as an island. And a beautiful one at that. I love Dorset.

Annoys me when I see references to it in the news and they say “in Portland” it’s ON Portland.

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I think you are right although why not ‘on THE Portland’ in the same way as I live on the Wirral ?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

What about Portland? I grew up on the island and have always regarded it as such.

It is now causewayed by a road built alongside Chesil Beach but I regard it still as an island. And a beautiful one at that. I love Dorset.

Annoys me when I see references to it in the news and they say “in Portland” it’s ON Portland.

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Hayling Island is an island, no? The only time I've ever been there was to run a race, but it seemed a bit of a weird place. Maybe that's the island mentality?

 

[Originunknown]

 

[jackalbion]

Is the Vogue Gyratory an island?

 

[Tiberious Two]

It is said that "No Man is an island". Clearly bollocks. Look!

Well It needs to be renamed ....

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Can something be 'mostly' an island?

Depen(insular)ds

 

[The Clamp]

Well It needs to be renamed ....

Has anyone asked it what gender it identifies as?

 

[herecomesaregular]

Had you been available for the Iranian Embassy siege, the SAS may still be a relatively secretive unknown special forces unit.

I'm glad he wasn't available. If he had been then I would never have been given the best present I ever received as a kid.



As an aside, the return of Swansman on this thread has made me realise how much more I enjoyed NSC during his "little break". Some people simply just create too much negative energy in the room, regardless of who's right and wrong and whatever. Learnt that pretty quickly when managing, often it's really just better to ship them out. He can go on Ignore and you lot can enjoy him.

 

[dazzer6666]

Hayling Island is an island, no? The only time I've ever been there was to run a race, but it seemed a bit of a weird place. Maybe that's the island mentality?

It's full of old people on holiday (we went there, obvs)

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I think you are right although why not ‘on THE Portland’ in the same way as I live on the Wirral ?

And let's not forget the Ukraine and the Lebanon.

 

[Boys 9d]

Sussex has its own island - Thorney Island.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Sussex has its own island - Thorney Island.

And the Isle of Thorns. I played football there a few times.

 

[Brovion]

It's full of old people on holiday (we went there, obvs)

When I was a small boy my mum had friends who lived on Hayling Island. I thought "Living on an island! That must be exciting!" When we went to visit them I discovered it wasn't.

 

[Norman Potting]

What do you mean? I'm thoroughly enjoying our conversation about Portsmouth.

Do you know I used to be a student there at Portsmouth Polytechnic? BA Geography. No good to man or beast.

Favourite pub: Still & West. Favourite beer: Gales HSB. The beer that got me laid. What. a. pint.

Did there used to be a Gales pub somewhere in the North Laines / Station area?

 

[brighton terra]

*North Laine