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Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 13,373 Send Message	Muffyxx	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:59
	Sunderland? Stoke? Southampton? errrrrrrrrr racking my brains trying to think of more lol
	Researching: All comments made by me are all mine unless otherwise stated. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or real life events unless otherwise stated is purely coincidental.
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,668 Send Message	Gins	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:55
	Muffy, my team play in red and white stripes ;-)
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 13,373 Send Message	Muffyxx	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:54
	My team play at White Hart Lane :-S
	Researching: All comments made by me are all mine unless otherwise stated. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or real life events unless otherwise stated is purely coincidental.
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 12,164 Send Message	Mauonthecoast	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:52
	Toon will always be black and white :-D
	Researching: in my own little world where everybody knows me....
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 8,750 Send Message	ErrolSheep	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:46
	Might I suggest "The Darkest Colour Herbivore Which Is Predominantly Bovine But May Have Traces Of An Equine Nature"
	Researching: Grass
Member Since: December 2008 Posts: 5,346 Send Message	GeordiePride	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:42
	Errol - One of my locals is the Black Bull. I think we may have a problem. Do you think it should be changed to "The Darkest Colour Bull" GP
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 8,750 Send Message	ErrolSheep	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:33
	and my local Black Horse pub (sorry, word association)
	Researching: Grass
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 57,141 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:25
	and black pudding
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION DON'T SEND ME MESSAGES
Member Since: December 2008 Posts: 5,346 Send Message	GeordiePride	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:13
	Is a tin of Black Paint out of order as well.
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 57,141 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	13 Feb 2013 16:05
	presumably why there are no longer blackboards in schools :-D
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION DON'T SEND ME MESSAGES
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 1,742 Send Message	Paula+	Report	13 Feb 2013 15:45
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 1,742 Send Message	Agree with you Errol. ;-)
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 12,164 Send Message	Mauonthecoast	Report	13 Feb 2013 15:44
	As Ernie Entwistle always said: "Daft I call it" :-S :-P
	Researching: in my own little world where everybody knows me....
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 8,750 Send Message	ErrolSheep	Report	13 Feb 2013 15:25
	I too was taken to one side during a coffee break after having given a marketing presentation when I worked for local government for using the term nitty gritty. Again, the person said it was related to the slave trade but was unable to back it up. I was also informed that I should not have asked for black coffee - it is coffee without milk! It was an extremely PC environment and yet I felt that people were being MORE unPC by making spurious claims and thus highlighting the use of language that was deemed unsuitable.
	Researching: Grass
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 13,936 Send Message	Guinevere	Report	13 Feb 2013 15:07
	Re "Nitty Gritty" I've had a reply from the museum "Thank you for your enquiry. I am not aware of the term but will ask amongst our more informed members and get back to you. *** ***** Trustee"
	Researching: Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 12,164 Send Message	Mauonthecoast	Report	13 Feb 2013 14:54
	know what you mean I went through that painful experience too....not nice.... my hair was like thick rope....
	Researching: in my own little world where everybody knows me....
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 57,141 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	13 Feb 2013 14:41
	every night I had to be on my knees in front of my mother - she had a newspaper on her lap and she went through my hair with a nit comb - it was horrible cos I have very curly hair - qute painful but I was nit/flea free!!!
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION DON'T SEND ME MESSAGES
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 12,164 Send Message	Mauonthecoast	Report	13 Feb 2013 14:31
	yes you will get an invite GP but don't forget yer wellies :-D Unfortunately Ann (and to me Mam's disgust :-( cos she was nipping clean) :-D everyone in the class had caught them. I had very long hair and had to have it cut short :-\|....glad you would have played with us :-D St.Mary's doesn't have a lighthouse keeper d'ya want the job? ;-) :-D *thinks we're going further off topic...glad the OP is friendly..... I had a holiday job as an usherette in my teenage years :-)
	Researching: in my own little world where everybody knows me....
Member Since: December 2008 Posts: 5,346 Send Message	GeordiePride	Report	13 Feb 2013 14:24
	Hi Ann, If you had experience as an usherette with a torch in a cinema then ideally you would be the perfect candidate. :-D :-D GP
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 57,141 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	13 Feb 2013 14:18
	I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper :-D
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION DON'T SEND ME MESSAGES
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 57,141 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	13 Feb 2013 14:18
	my best friend all through school had nits!! Mum said I wasn't to play with her, but I did just the same :-D
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION DON'T SEND ME MESSAGES

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