miserableoldgit

Oh well. If we are being silly and clutching at straws - Tom Cruise is quite teeny isn`t he? Would have bodyguards wouldn`t he? Mentioned here today (and previously) along with David Beckham. Must go - time for my medication!

Perhaps the staff were at a meeting of some sort.

I did actually check the spelling!

On your piles??:confused:

Haemorroid cream??:confused:

You, of course, knew this and didn`t "Google" it, did you?

Is that not true though Nick. What can any of us do to influence anything?

I am currently working my way through it with a fine tooth-comb, (whatever a tooth-comb is).

Do you think that it`s a PR one?

Taken from QI website:- 16194. Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:49 pm When Southampton built their new stadium, it was said that it was on an old pagan burial ground, and some bodies had to be exhumed before building could begin. Also, some of the builders were Portsmouth fans and buried various items of Portsmouth memorabelia in the foundations in order to curse the club. Whatever the reason, there were many people convinced that the ground was cursed when the Saints failed to win any of their first 5 games, and a white witch was brought in to exorcise any daemons. Southampton duely won the next game against Charlton: Quote:Southampton were 1-0 up, the fans anxiously waiting for referee Dermot Gallagher's full-time whistle. Suddenly the ball broke on the edge of the box to Charlton defender, Steve Brown who, with the sweetest of volleys, had goalkeeper Paul Jones wrong-footed and a cruel equaliser seemed inevitable. Yet amazingly the ball struck the foot of Jones' right-hand post. It kicked off the stanchion at an amazing angle, veered across the face of the goal and behind the sprawled body of Jones to completely bamboozle the Charlton forwards as it swerved away to safety. Talk about the St Mary's curse, Pagan burial grounds, and evil spirits, but there was something pretty spooky about that one moment. "When it came off the post you start believing in religion again," reflected manager Gordon Strachan, Although Saints fans had their own theories: Quote:The tabloids blamed a "curse" on St Mary's, but that was rubbish. There were two reasons why we were losing games at home... 1) We were playing good teams. 2) We were playing crap.

Grammar?!! Silly?!!!:mad:

Not to mention sales of Season Tickets and possible team building with a possible new manager?

You have now joined "The Elite". Respect to you, sir.

Don`t make any light-hearted posts in that time though. This is serious.

It was so good getting away from "The Blame Game" for the last few days as well! Oh Dear!

The problem is that none of us can influence the outcome of this mess in any way shape or form. I am not going to stress out about something I that I have no control over. It is a British trait to joke in the face of adversity rather than pulling our hair out and wringing our hands (not at the same time obviously!).

Parker????

A well written book with excellent grammar, correct spelling and everyfink!

Yes, but not at The Airport.

Southampton has a very rich and varied history but Councils over the years have not done anything to capitalize on it. Titanic, Henry V (Agincourt, The Southampton Plot, The Red Lion etc), The French ransacking, D Day, The Spitfire, to name a few areas of interest. There are no museums of any consequence (Maritime Museum - and we are an important maritime city - the size of a postage stamp) and nothing to bring tourists into the City. The only reason for tourists to stay in Southampton is to use it as a base to visit the surrounding area.

Strap-line for the Council :-Yet More Shops and Hotels! Who Needs Anything Else!? We used to have an Ice Rink (Skating, Southampton Vikings Ice Hockey), Bannister Court (Southampton Speedway, Greyhound Racing, Stock Car Racing etc), The Lido (outdoor swimming pool), Cricket (County Ground) amonst other things. What does the City have now. I see that plan have now been approved for the City`s tallest building. Guess what - another hotel and appartments.

Multi-purpose tool.

The opposition don`t normally have to break into a sweat to beat us.

Bring Back the Rattle! Still got mine. Used to use at Saints Speedway as well!

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