Did you know that in 1884 Britain’s first woman to qualify as a doctor opens a practice in Liverpool? Her first patient was a bloke called Dai originally from Penclawdd, suffering with donk syndrome
Couldn't find a song by Cilla about Rissoles, but I'm sure I've heard her sing this YESTERDAY (Rissole Version) Yesterday, all my rissoles seemed so far away I went to Kairdiff and all that they could say Was âClaaa-arks piesâ and âMalayâ Suddenly, I'm back in Jack and Iâm off to see If I can get rissole, chips and mushy peas In my favourite haunt â Ro-oh-sis Why I had to go I don't know I really canât say But Iâm not going again, cos I long for Ro-oss-is Oo, ooh, ooh, ooh, Ro-oh-siis Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm c Anonymous 1974
DONK-syndrome is a form of what used to be called Post Vietnam syndrome before that term morphed into PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome). You know that thing 5-year-olds get when they drop their piece of birthday cake? Or, the way you feel when you get to the sale table 10 seconds after the last much desired but little needed marked down item is taken. DONK stands for "Don't Know! What to Do? I hurt!" http://www.veteranstoday.com/2007/12/05/the-donk-syndrome-and-the-geezer-wars/
It's a different donk in Wales Mikra. Donk is short for donkey. People from Penclawdd are known as Donks after the donkeys on the sands at Penclawdd. They also pick cockles at Penclawdd too. Dai is from Penclawdd, he has ridden too many donkeys and eaten too many cockles which is why he has Welsh donk syndrome
There'll be a few scouse lads over here in the next few days, so as a means of an introduction I've been over to the Liverpool board and took this video of them.. [video=youtube;e6I8-0eDxaY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6I8-0eDxaY[/video]
This has nothing to do with Liverpool........ [video=youtube;Cz2-ukrd2VQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2-ukrd2VQ[/video]
Hasn't changed in the last 30 years either. The only city in the world where JD Sports has an evening-wear department.
"The Liverpool Diaries" by Tom O Connor........... [video=youtube;wrU9vTmnGUY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrU9vTmnGUY[/video]
I'm not saying that Liverpool's a ****hole, but I went there the other day and there was a guy down the market selling fake Primark gear.
I just had a go at the Liverpool version of Monopoly. It's just like regular Monopoly except every space reads: Go to Jail.
That's my lot tonight. Time for bed. I hate sleeping ....it's just a waste of time.......... [video=youtube;CmBul4xasrI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmBul4xasrI[/video] Surely, Jimmy's finest hour
..and how could I forget............. [video=youtube;u_ilqmcslw4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ilqmcslw4[/video] Night lads and lasses
Last one from me tonight [video]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s8BEHocTM2s[/video] 1953 - Liverpool singer Lita Roza the first British woman to top the chats (How Much is that Doggy in the Window?).
