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Off Topic Patron saint of fishermen

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  1. Wayne the Punk

    Wayne the Punk Well-Known Member

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    Who is it? St Andrew or St Patrick?
     
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    I always thought it was St. Peter?
     
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  3. Wayne the Punk

    Wayne the Punk Well-Known Member

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    #Well that helped :) even more complicated, I wonder if it was all his deciples who used to be fishermen???
     
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    Andrew. One of the apostles.
     
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  5. kirklees mackem

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    It's St Andrew who was a fisherman before he was a disciple
     
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  6. Wayne the Punk

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    Final call lads and lasses
     
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    Is there not a fish that has a "thumbprint" on it, which is meant to be St. Peters?

    A haddock or a herring comes to mind.
     
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    I initially thought St Andrew but mention of St Peter got me thinking...
     
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  10. Wayne the Punk

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    Allegedly a haddock was lifted out of the water and it does look like it has a thumb print, suspect water is and was too warm for them over there
     
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    It's a John Dory Snaggey <ok>
     
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    By St. Peter.....he was on holiday in Norway at the time.
     
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    They are strange looking things, have a prehensile mouth like Alien
     
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    Looks like it could have been both, well according to Matty anyway.

    Screenshot_20250726_201657_Chrome.jpg
     
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    First I have heard of that one Snaggey, but I will trust in Matty :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    Id like to see one of them try to blow a candle out Wayne :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    What the feck's a John Dory Snaggey :emoticon-0112-wonde
     
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    No idea, I said it was a haddock.
     
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    Something fishy here, mind . . . . who came up with this question :emoticon-0136-giggl
     
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