Greavsy 2,412 Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Graham Paddons Beard said: I’ve just read that all fat bald people “of a certain age “ (whatever that is) are racists. I do love a free thinker . Surely that's "beardist“ too! Edited October 1, 2021 by Greavsy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Paddons Beard 2,429 Posted October 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, Herman said: Blimey, I'd better sort my terrible attitude out then. Where do I go for "re-education"?😀 Don’t know H . I reckon we all start by losing a bit of weight , buying a wig , getting a bit younger (or older ) and we should be OK 😀 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Paddons Beard 2,429 Posted October 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Greavsy said: Surely that's "beardist“ too! My beard fell off when I was vociferously booing Raheem Sterling for throwing himself on the floor and claiming a penalty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,412 Posted October 1, 2021 I think the quote was more that the majority of people who boo the taking of the knee fall into this category (allegedly), rather than all people of that category boo the taking of the knee. I wonder what category boo at the final whistle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,412 Posted October 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Graham Paddons Beard said: My beard fell off when I was vociferously booing Raheem Sterling for throwing himself on the floor and claiming a penalty. So are you know the poster formerly known as......... Are you here under a false identity.. Outrageous GP(lack of)B Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Paddons Beard 2,429 Posted October 1, 2021 33 minutes ago, Greavsy said: So are you know the poster formerly known as......... Are you here under a false identity.. Outrageous GP(lack of)B Have to say if I was 1/10th as good looking as GP was (with or without the beard) I would very a very happy man 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted October 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Graham Paddons Beard said: I wondered that ? Maybe the winner got to delete the post . the 'owner' of that thread @TeemuVanBasten might know TuB ...where art thou? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted October 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Graham Paddons Beard said: Have to say if I was 1/10th as good looking as GP was (with or without the beard) I would very a very happy man 😀 One of my sisters had a massive crush on the original GP (with or without beard). .....posters on he wall, what a heart throb. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Wazzock 902 Posted October 1, 2021 Just to lighten the mood, here's some events that took place on October 1st... 366 St Damasus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 704 Aengibald gives away bishop Willibrord estate in Waalre 911 During a siege in Constantinople, the Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus) appeared at the church in Blachernae holding her veil over the praying faithful, among them St. Andrew of Constantinople. 959 Edgar I, the Peaceful, becomes king of all England 965 John XIII Crescentii elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII 1189 Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre 1273 Count Rudolf van Habsburg becomes King of the Germans 1606 Spanish troops under Spinola occupies fort Rhine birch 1653 Russian parliament accepts annexation of Ukraine 1688 Prince Willem III of Orange accepts invitation of take up the British crown 1705 Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king 1768 British troops under General Thomas Gage land in Boston 1787 Russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn 1791 1st session of new French legislative assembly 1795 France annexes Southern Netherlands 1795 Belgium is conquered by France. 1800 Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty 1843 News of the World begins publication in London 1863 5 Russian warships welcomed in NYC 1863 Dutch Breda-Tilburg railway opens 1864 Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed 1864 John Summerfield Staples is paid $500 as a substitute for US President Abraham Lincoln 1866 Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens 1888 National Geographic magazine publishes for the 1st time 1889 Dutch soccer club HFC Haarlem is founded; National champions 1946; bankrupt in 2010; merge with HFC Kennemerland, new club Haarlem Kennemerland 1889 Washington voters adopt state constitution in referendum 1890 Congress creates Weather Bureau 1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (California) 1890 Germany's anti-socialist laws lapse 1904 Netherlands and Portugal lay down boundaries splitting the island of Timor in two 1905 František Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring Leoš Janáček to the piano composition 1. X. 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates with a team including 5 future Baseball Hall of Famers clinch NL pennant with 9-6 win v Cincinnati Reds; Pirates' last NL pennant until 1960 1928 Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi runs 15k world record 46:49.6 and 10 miles 50:15.0 in Berlin, Germany 1928 USSR launches its first 5-year plan 1931 Spanish Cortes accept general female suffrage 1931 Philadelphia Athletics seek 3rd straight World Series baseball title; beat St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2 in opener at Sportsman's Park; lose series, 4-3 1931 The second (and current) Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is opened in New York. 1932 Oswald Mosley forms British Union of Fascists and coming right up to date 2021 Teemu has his poll removed 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,935 Posted October 1, 2021 I was wondering what happened to that poll as a couple of reactions had landed re. my post then I couldn't read them. Ah well, never mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ward 3 372 Posted October 1, 2021 Happy Friday all you miserable fluffers 🤣❤ lets get a point or 3 tomorrow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted October 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Graham Paddons Beard said: I wondered that ? Maybe the winner got to delete the post . A certain person from the wettest county in England was way in the lead when it was pulled, it was no contest.........not that I would class myself as a happy clapper, more a realist who knows that the future lies in the future, not in the past...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted October 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Son Ova Gunn said: Was wondering the same, all looked it good jest but suppose it clearly had the potential to turn sour. Oh well, back to discussing if we should have sold Buendia a bit more I guess It was definitely light hearted, no idea if a snowflake got precious. Lakey was the clear winner 🏆 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted October 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, lake district canary said: not that I would class myself as a happy clapper The electorate clearly does, Putin would be proud of that margin of victory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
