Beefy's Corner - The Off-Topic Chat Thread

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I know New England Pats used to be Boston Pats, but thats about all I know. <laugh>
 
Talking of Hampshire I'm going to the YB40 game against Surrey at the Oval on Monday. Forecast is for sun and warmth so looking forward to a good way to spend the bank holiday. :smile:
 
Mikey said:
I know they were a relocation team originally so I'd assume they were from somewhere around the great lakes. Minnesota again? I know their team which is ridiculously named the Timberwolves was only founded in the last 20 years or so.

Some of the teams are named after some really bizarre stuff, my NFL team the Philadelphia Eagles were named that because they were established at the same time FDR took office and his symbol at the time was a blue eagle to embody hope and pride coming out of the depression.
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The Cleveland Indians have the best naming history. They went through a half-dozen uninspiring nicknames, none of which their players liked, and then named themselves after their star player for a time (making them the Cleveland Naps). When he left, they needed a new name...so they simply gave up trying to be original, borrowed the concept used by the Boston Braves, who were coming off a successful season, and that was that.
 
Ian Thumwood said:
Fat Le Tiss / Saint Don

It is not the water tower which is someway south. When I came back down this motorway on Monday afternoon I think it was somewhere near the point where the M42 joins the M40. It was certainly North of Warwick services.

By appearance, it is a column with what appears to be a Greek earn on top. I would suggest that it probably dates from late 18th / early 19th century but I haven't managed to find any information about it and having looked on Bing maps , have struggled to find it there as well.

Cheers

Ian
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http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3228488 possibly, asked many questions on Google and just getting blanks.
 
So with the amount of work I have and with it being a bank holiday, not leaving the office late on Tuesday might be a bit of challenge perhaps which is not good, as I want to spend every moment possible with her, assuming she doesn't postpone again. Oh please don't postpone....
 
And Vince is clubbing the Essex bowlers all around the ground. 29 off 18 now. Saintdon, you're too negative.
 
Beef_Dripping said:
I'll pass thanx.
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Archers Road said:
If you say so fella. You didn't get fat eating them though, did you?
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I would recommend you try it once. You'd have to be in a good chinese restaurant at a lunch time and find it on the Dim Sum menu. It's really falvoursome and can be steamed and covered in a variety of sauces. The flavour is fantastic, it is the texture and sensation that normally puts people off...you suck the skin and sauce off the bones; it's a bit slippery.
 
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