Re: Vital Leeds information

[DC Harry Batt 0]

Like it, any more Leeds trivia or stories?

Sorry the thread was somewhat TIC given the volume of ''Leeds'' threads..

[Google Bot 3,278]

Leeds had begun as a Saxon village in 1068 with a population of 200. It was officially given town status in 1207 by the Lord of the Manor, Marquis De Sade.

Or something like that, i may have missed something. ;)

[pete_norw 0]

And they don''t have a decent pint either, yorkshire dishwater

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From http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Leeds

Recently, Leeds has seen a huge explosion in its tourist industry.

Africans and South Americans in particular have been flocking over to

experience the year-round cold and miserable weather, a perfect

antidote to the scorching sunshine of their home countries. The main

Marks & Spencer store in the city (or at least the café inside it)

appears to be a magnet for Americans boasting to each other about how

great America is next to Britain. These same people seem to have

invaded York too.

Many tourists are seen relaxing in deckchairs in Roundhay Park

on midsummer afternoons, enjoying the local kebabs, rain and luke-warm

Tetley bitter, before venturing to local pubs for an evening of

drunkenness, violence and STDs.

Also popular are its "savage reservations" especially around

Burley, Chapeltown, Seacroft, Swarcliffe, Harehills and bits of the

city centre, where tourists can see real-life savagery in action, such

as gangs of kids beating up students, stealing cars, burning down pubs

and robbing houses.