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mrs b, re the narrow boat adventure. next Friday we are off to do our RYA helmsman's course, that night we get the keys to OUR narrowboat and sleep on the cut for the first time in our lives. We are so excited and have quite literally re-planned out first week's route over and over. If only we had longer, we would have loved to get ourselves down to Little Venice and moor up at Camden for a couple of nights. We're moored on the Grand Union, not that far from the M1 and due to the Braunstin Tunnel having some remedial work being done have plumped for a leisurely punt up to Market Harborough (sp). The boat is lovely, most mod-cons including washing machine, solar panels and Sky satelite dish (auto). I know it is supposed to be an escape but we couldn't resist, actually I think mrs h was worried that we'd have to talk to each other and that was never going to work was it! Anyway, as complete novices we would love to read of your adventures both good and bad. xx's

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/\ My understanding is that earlier (19-20th century) terms included 'soupers' like the term used in Ireland for those Catholics who were quite literally starved into eating from the Protestant church soup kitchens. I will check this weekend with my cousins and brother in law as to the age of the term 'Scab'.

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/\ But what about the taxman's money? Whatever the SOA reveals the taxman wants his money now, right now. I thought that that bit was not up for debate and the judge will decide their fate based primarily on whether that one payment gets made. No?

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Anyway, if it were true that anyone from these parts had broken a strike we would have been called 'Scabs' not 'Scum' In mansfield Town are not referred to by their local rivals, they are "SCABS". Mansfield is affectionately known as a "Town full of SCABS, you're just a Town full of SCABS" and the local girls are known as "SCAB SLAGS". 'SCAB' is the universal term for people who cross picket lines and break strikes, SCUM simply does not work, any Trade Unionist worth his or her salt knows this. Blimey! I am off down to Deal this weekend and no-one I have ever discussed this Pompey nonsense with down there believes it. I can assure people that if Southampton was a Scab town they (the **** on miners) would not be shy in letting me know. Know then as for sailors having sex with fish....course it's true.

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Happy birthday Pancake, you rock.

Personally, I would rathr they did one of two things either; only the actual Champions qualify for a prper knockout trophy or, the big 4/5 bugger off altogether and form their elitist euro-super league. I can't stand the current set up and have not watched a match for years, it is a terrible competition imho.

+1 .. ...and where the f was everyone when it was and i quote "kicking off outside KFC" some people don't understand that these games are like trench warfare ffs. stick togever saints fans, wear your colours and take no prisoners....or maybe not.

a short lesson in internet lingo for you my friend: NSFW Not Suitable For Wimps btw tombletomble, if people do think it to be inaprpriate then I would suggest people make a note of it pronto. Many moons ago I used to sell (yes SELL) that link via E-Bay. Made quite a tidy sum too until they changed their rules re 'e-information'.

/\ there was some idiot too who shouted across one bar "Oi Gaffney!! You wanckaaaaaaaa, buy us a pint mate".

We met him in Amsterdam a few years back, well I say 'met' it was more a case of mrs h and my sister harrasing him and his party (which included Biancaaaaaa, Lucy Benjamin and Rickaaaayyy). They were trying to have a crafty schoke away from the media I suspect, but bottled it when the pursuing paparazzi of mrs h and my sister tailed them into one too many coffee shops. I try to stop them but you know wat these girls re like around their celeb heroes!

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who the *** is Archie Mitchell? btw, I have an alibi whoever he is, wherever it happened and whenever it happened. Anyway's I ain't no grass, you copper's nark, I'll stripe ya mate if you even think about squeeling.

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Just after the final whistle, when the camera pans to a saints fan giving the 'wonga' sign (rubbing fingers and thumb together), that is my mate Mark, he works for the council. Nothing else to see imo.

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I understand that there WAS a strike in the 1890's which some dock workers did indeed work through. One must remember however that other dock-workers around the country -London in particular - were already earning what was known as the 'docker's tanner', six old pence iirc. I make no excuse for any strike-breakers, that would go against my own personal (out-dated) beliefs, but Southampton dockers were not the only ones to be in the predicament of eitehr working or starving. Massive point here; there was no union in Southampton Docks. Anyway, a delegation of Dockers came down from London and helped our local men to organise themselves and form their own branch of the Union. The Dock's owners united against them and eventually an official strike was called. Take a break at this point as what followed was quite poignant. Some Dockers from other ports arrived HERE to break the strike, I am not sure where from, but they were met with hordes of dockers and their families hurling abuse and reportedly rocks and stones - hard times eh! The government intervened too (bastards) and sent military men from of all places PORTSMOUTH, the Royal Yorks Regiment were based there at the time. The local council also enlisted the local fire brigade to push back the striking men and eventually the incoming strike-breakers got to unload the ships in the docks. I understand that the strike was eneded when there was a deal done in London between London Dockers and the Government, which left the Southampton men out on their own. mrs btf will like this bit perhaps, because the then Mayor of Southampton quite literally read them the 'Riot Act'. They had been beaten by the government, the local council, the army and their fellow dockworkers from around the country, but the bitterest pill that these men who had helped build our great docks reputation had to swallow was that those who had come to enlist their support had done the dirty behind their backs. They had been shafted by the Union!

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