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Post by mellis1644 on Oct 26, 2017 14:06:53 GMT
I was thinking about redoing my WotR army, this led me to three of my four grandparents originated we think in the Yorkshire/Lancashire areas. To add to that it led on to cricket, I seem to remember that at one time the Yorkshire cricket club would only use players born? in Yorkshire. This caused more than one problem over whether a player came from Yorkshire or Lancashire. David Constable Yorkshire was the only cricket team to hold the born in the county item and that did not cause too much issue. That was till 1992. Then you had to be either educated or born in the country - which caused a few issues and the rules were dropped, I think around 2001. These rules did put them at a significant disadvantage when all the other teams had 'Johnny foreigner' players - who were more skilled players on their teams. <sigh> Still got the best record in country cricket though I believe. P.S. I seem to remember one of the weird facts about the war of the Roses is that the House of York had more land in what is modern Lancaster than the House of Lancaster, and vice versa during the wars.
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Post by Simon on Oct 26, 2017 17:26:42 GMT
A Yorkshireman's dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue
made by a jeweller to remember the dog by.
Yorkshireman: "Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?"
Jeweller: "Do you want it 18 carat?"
Yorkshireman: "No I want it chewin' a bone, yer daft bugger!"
Hee hee! Simon
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Post by martin on Oct 26, 2017 18:08:30 GMT
A Yorkshireman's dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue made by a jeweller to remember the dog by. Yorkshireman: "Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?" Jeweller: "Do you want it 18 carat?" Yorkshireman: "No I want it chewin' a bone, yer daft bugger!" Hee hee! Simon Priceless 🤣😂😅
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Post by paddy649 on Oct 26, 2017 18:25:28 GMT
I am just glad to be a Yorkshire man, we love everyone else as we know you must be a little upset about not being a Yorkshire man. 'Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does, he will tell you without asking. If he does not, why humiliate him?'" Still very true to this day... Oh and yes another Yorkshireman. You can always tell a Yorkshireman..................................you just can't tell him much! I always like the question "The Wars of the Roses was between the Houses of York and Lancaster. Who won?" Answer: "The Welsh (Tudors)."
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Post by constabledavid on Oct 28, 2017 9:26:20 GMT
'Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does, he will tell you without asking. If he does not, why humiliate him?'" Still very true to this day... Oh and yes another Yorkshireman. You can always tell a Yorkshireman..................................you just can't tell him much! I always like the question "The Wars of the Roses was between the Houses of York and Lancaster. Who won?" Answer: "The Welsh (Tudors)." See the 1066 A.D. posts, just another example of its idiosyncrasies.
David Constable
P.S. - Another is why let Scotland have an independence vote, but not the English, do they not think we should get it, or are they worried we might decide in favour, so no more Scottish Prime Ministers.
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Post by Cromwell on Oct 30, 2017 8:39:32 GMT
William the Conqueror in 1066 Said to his generals the saxons I mean to afix So go out and borrow A bow and an arrow We start tomorrow
A little ditty my Father taught me as a child.(I lived in a very cultured environment!)
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