[NSC] New THREAD?

[jakarta]

Why won't those bloody Bails come off when the Stumps have been well and truly rattled?

 

[banjo]

F1 Surely not TODAY?

Tomorrow?

 

[LowKarate]

It should be a poll-based thread inviting people to vote for their favourite branch of mathematics.

 

[Stat Brother]

I'd go with this hard hitting news story from the valleys, but sadly I'm not allowed to start threads.


'May bank holiday change will ruin our wedding'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales...ial&ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_source=twitter

 

[AmexRuislip]

How about a thread on a day in the life of grounds keeper Willie

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

You could try answering this for me. It was an animated pub discussion the other night.

Wrecking. That thing Cornish people used to do in the 18th century or whenever, when they’d go to the local cliffs and beaches at night with flaming torches etc, lure passing ships onto the rocks and then make off with the salvaged cargo etc.

Say you’re the captain of said ship, heading up or down the Channel with your precious cargo. What makes you think, ooh look, loads of flickering lights, let’s change course and go over THERE, because that would make sense, wouldn’t it? Hmm?


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The naughty Cornish would light fires on a stormy night to let ships know that they are not far from the mouth of the River Camel and the safety of Padstow, knowing that there is a sandbank at the mouth of the River between Rock and Padstow.
The ship would follow the fire and run aground allowing the Cornish to pillage the ship of its goods.
The name of that sandbank is 'The Doom Bar'.
Hence the ale.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Why won't those bloody Bails come off when the Stumps have been well and truly rattled?

Is that a euphmism?

 

[*Gullsworth*]

The naughty Cornish would light fires on a stormy night to let ships know that they are not far from the mouth of the River Camel and the safety of Padstow, knowing that there is a sandbank at the mouth of the River between Rock and Padstow.
The ship would follow the fire and run aground allowing the Cornish to pillage the ship of its goods.
The name of that sandbank is 'The Doom Bar'.
Hence the ale.

Wow my useless thread was good for one reason.......that little nugget of Cornish history. I can't stand Doom bar as a beer but have always thought it a great name for a beer.....now I know the history behind the name, cheers.

 

[bhafc99]

Wow my useless thread was good for one reason.......that little nugget of Cornish history. I can't stand Doom bar as a beer but have always thought it a great name for a beer.....now I know the history behind the name, cheers.

Thread worked out perfectly. You invited any old nonsense; I provided it - and Raleigh Chopper has then concluded proceedings with a piece of info that’s actually interesting, and worthy of a Fridat Night Drinking Thread. Cheers all.


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