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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC, Nov 20, 2015.

  1. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    The fireworks of today certainly make a bigger bang than those of the 70s and 80s.
    Sounds like the cost of living crisis has bypassed bransholme, it's like a war zone out there.
     
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  2. Ron Burguvdy

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  3. What? A full dog?

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  4. Idi Amin

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    I went to the fireworks at swanland last night.

    What a ****ing **** show! I went a few years ago, and it was a shambles...its not changed.

    Absolute bedlam trying to leave, the amateurs running it had abandoned ship at this point.
     
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  5. steverico

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    Orlando Disney wasn’t as loud as usual this year, still plenty of bangs but didn’t seem as loud, what with two displays every night, inc Epcot I wonder how the dogs and moaning bastards get on over there.
     
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  6. originallambrettaman

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    North Cave was excellent, as it always is, the little man absolutely loved it…

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  7. steverico

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    Bonfire night is today, why do twats ignore that fact and have displays on random days.
     
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  8. Stockholm Tiger

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    please log in to view this image
     
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  9. originallambrettaman

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    For many villages, Bonfire Night is a major fundraiser and when you have a bar on site, you take far more money on a Saturday night than on a Sunday, when people are at work the next day.

    In addition, when it’s a large organised display, you need a professional company to come in and do the fireworks. If they were all on the same night, it would half the amount of displays.

    Common sense basically.
     
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  10. TwoWrights

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    Fair enough, wonder if ranter Rico sees it that way. :emoticon-0125-mmm:


    The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
     
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  11. steverico

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    Bollocks, Christmas Day is a Monday, by your logic let’s move it to the Saturday, because, no one likes Mondays do they?
     
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  12. Stockholm Tiger

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    No logically you'd fix it on Monday every year then you'd get a 4 day weekend every year.
     
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  13. TwoWrights

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    Tell me why? :emoticon-0125-mmm:


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    I would but you might shoot me down…
     
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    Shortens nights in white satin, as in early to bed, early to rise !
     
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  17. TwoWrights

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    OLM mentioned common sense, and the silicone chip inside Rico's head was then switched to overload. :emoticon-0125-mmm:


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    The power of players showing their class for young supporters in different ways. From what I see our lads do it well too.
     
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  20. balkan tiger

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    Channel 5 right now, the Amazon story how do they do it. I guess there's a channel 5 plus 1 so you can see it from the start.
     
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