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Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

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  1. Top Twenty Songs for B****t 1 Freedom - George Michael. "Over a million people admitted they voted leave as a joke." ... 2 Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis. ... 3 Beyoncé - Irreplaceable 4 Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash. ... 5 I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor . 6 Leave Right Now - Will Young 7 Panic - The Smiths. ... 8 The Final Countdown. - Europe 9 All By Myself - Eric Carmen 10 I Think We're Alone Now. Tiffany Alan,wi reference to ya top ten,can wi mek it top twenty?...heres numba elivin... [11] "I WANT TO BREAK FREE" [Freddie Mercury] [ 12 ] " ALL ALONE AM I.." [Brenda Lee ] [ 13 ] " YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE" [ ...NEED A SAY?!!] [ 14 ] " TURNING BACK..THE HANDS OF TIME.." [ NEIL SEDAKA ] [ 15 ] "PLEASE STAY " [ DUFFY ] Alan,wi reference to ya top ten,can wi mek it top twenty?...heres numba elivin... [11] "I WANT TO BREAK FREE" [Freddie Mercury] [ 12 ] " ALL ALONE AM I.." [Brenda Lee ] [ 13 ] " YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE" [ ...NEED A SAY?!!] [ 14 ] " TURNING BACK..THE HANDS OF TIME.." [ NEIL SEDAKA ] [ 15 ] "PLEASE STAY " [ DUFFY ] 16 Don't Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston) 17 Never Can Say Goodbye (cos i've got one foot in both camps) (Gloria Gaynor) @Canny lass - 16 & 17 added
  2. @HIGH PIT WILMA - we now have a Top 15👍
  3. Not sure what happened Vic. First 'copy & paste' looked like the images but when I saved the post the images converted to 'link addresses' so I edited the post; deleted them all and uploaded photos via the ''choose files....'
  4. 1. What did Oliver Cromwell forbid anyone to eat? Answer = 2. Which news agency started in 1850 used pigeons? Answer = 3. Each century is longer than the previous by how many seconds? Answer = 2 milliseconds 4. A cow was killed in Cuba by a rocket from which country? Answer = USA - 1960 5. How long is the nose of the Statue of Liberty? Answer = 4’ 6” = Canny Lass told us on May 22nd 2020 6. The liver of which animal is poisonous to humans because of the amount of Vitamin A it contains? Answer = 7. What do Massai tribesmen do to each other when they meet? Answer = ? Jump ? 8. What did Queen Christina of Sweden have that was 10 inches long? Answer = No idea – could it have been a Prince Albert? 9. The Russian postal service will not deliver letters containing what? Answer = valuables 10. Who have fewer hairs on their heads – redheads or blondes? Answer = 11. From an ancient form of which language does the word bride originate? Answer = Gothic 12. The king of which country smoked 100 cigarettes a day? Answer = 13. In which edition of the bible was the seventh commandment given as “Thou shalt commit adultery”? Answer = The bible according to 14. Which language could King George 1 not speak? Answer = English 15. Nelson’s body was returned to England in a barrel of Sherry. True or false? Answer = False – it was :- 16. Who started the custom of carrying a flaming torch from Athens to the site of the Olympic Games? Answer = Carl Diem 17. What did Queen Elizabeth 1 ban from the royal court? Answer = Catholics ? 18. Approximately how many miles of corridor are there in the Pentagon? Answer = 28.2 Km 19. In which American state is there a law stating that pets must carry a light on their tails at night? Answer = No idea 20. What was the result of Napoleon’s attempted suicide with poison? Answer = He lived I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Over 72 000 pairs of nylon stockings were sold in New York on the very first day they were put on sale. Answer = I didn’t. I’ve never worn nylon stockings but my brother used to wear tights at night ---------------------------------------------------- when he went all night fishing off Cambois rocks
  5. @Les curry - thanks for the info - I've updated the photo. I checked through the album and I could only find one other photo with someone call Curry on it. It's a photo labelled '1953possibly' and No 8 in the photo is named as B. Curry. Could that be a relation of yours?
  6. The phantom dog dresser didn't add anything this 2020 xmas period - 😷. Lets hope they are ok. December 2020.mp4
  7. @Canny lass - Happy New Year from Trotter - The dog ---------------- and Wilf
  8. Champion😇 All the best for 2021 to every member of this group.🌝
  9. I did 🙂 - and ended up playing Mondays 🏌️‍♂️ - Wednesdays🏌️‍♂️ & Fridays🏌️‍♂️ - stayed at home over the weekend to drink more beer🍺🍺🍺🍻🍻🍺.
  10. All the best Bill. When Boris's merry men announce the new restrictions this afternoon I reckon we will be Tier 4 - but we could be Tier 5😷. But by mid spring, 2021, we 70+ age group should be Oxford/AstraZeneca'd 🙂
  11. @r21ewwq - I don't know the year the estate was built but there is some info in the book(s) that Evan Martin had published. A map from 1920-21, published in 1924, does not show the estate, just The Palace theatre. The first map, I can find, that shows the estate is from 1938 - published in 1947. The estate was built on The Palace Fields, next to The Palace Theater. I don't know the year the estate was built but there is some info in the book(s) that Evan Martin had published. The First photo of the Kinks Road houses is from the 1930’s in an Evan Martin book. Again from one of Evan Martin's books - The Palace Theater A compilation of the changes to The Palace Theater
  12. Actually I have no idea what so ever what this stool could be used for - never seen anything like it. Looks like a 'sitty-down' pogo seat that you strap yourself into😃.
  13. I think I was wearing a leather outfit, with mask, the last time I sat on one of those☺️☺️ This one proves it ( I have ignored the ones on the www with 4☺️☺️)
  14. This is the best I can come up with. The yearly winner gets their membership tag added onto the disc for the year.
  15. Christmas Special! 1. Which Christmas song is the best-selling ever? Answer = White Christmas 2. In English-speaking countries we say ”Merry Christmas”. To which European language has Google translated Merry Christmas here? A) Gleðileg jól - Icelandic Buon Natale - Italy C) Feliz Navidad - Spanish D) Glædelig jul – High Pit Wilma-ish (or Danish) E) Frohe Weihnachten - German 3. The modern Santa Clause, with a red outfit and a big white beard, is originally based on St Nicholas, an archbishop from Myra. In which modern day country was he born? Answer = 4. During the 12 days of Christmas, how many ‘legs’ did “my true-love give to me”? Answer = 9028 Day 1 = 2 legs Day 2 = (2 x 2 legs) + 2 = 6 legs Day 3 = (3 x 2 legs) + 4 + 2 = 12 legs Day 4 = (4 x 2 legs) + 6 + 4 + 2 = 20 legs Day 5 = 0 legs + 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 20 legs Day 6 = (6 x 2 legs) + 0 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 32 legs Day 7 = (7 x 2 legs) 12 + 0 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 46 legs Day 8 = (8 x 2 legs on the milkmaid) + (8 x 3 legs on the stool) + (8 x 4 legs on the cow) + 14 + 12 + 0 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 118 legs Day 9 = (9 x 2) + 72 + 14 + 12 + 0 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 136 legs Day 10 = (10 x 2) + 18 + 72 + 14 + 12 + 0 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 156 legs Day 11 = (11 x 2) + 20 + 18 + 72 + 14 + 12 + 0 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 178 legs Day 12 = (12 x 2) + 22 + 20 + 18 + 72 + 14 + 12 + 0 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 202 legs = (2x12)+(6x11)+(12x10 )+(20 x9)+(20 x 8 )+(32x7)+(46x6)+(118x5)+(136x4)+(156x3)+(178x2) + 202 = 9028 5. Which one of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine ’s Day? Answer = 6. In Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol” what was the first name of Mr. Scrooge? Answer = Ebenezer 7. In The Muppet’s Christmas Carol who played Mr. Scrooge? Answer = Not a lot of people know that 8. According to the folklore of Austria (and some other countries) what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime? Answer = Crampus 9. What well-known Christmas song was the first to be broadcast from space in 1965? Answer = 10. Which holiday movie includes a cameo by Donald Trump Answer = 11. Whose eyes are “all aglow” in The Christmas Song? Answer = 12. Who said “One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.” Answer = 13. Why did Scotland ban Christmas? Answer = Catholicism 14. Which world leader celebrates his birthday on Christmas day? Answer = Justin Trudeau 15.? Which country sends a tree every year to be erected in Trafalgar Square? Answer = Norway 16. Which royal monarch made the first Christmas broadcast? Answer = 17. “Twas the Night Before Christmas” , Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem,was originally published under what name? Answer = Henry Livingston Jr 18. What are the two most popular words used on Christmas gift tags? Answer = To & From 19. We all know Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, but what are the other eight called? Answer = Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen 20. Who resurrected Frosty in Frosty the Snowman? Answer = Professor Hinkle I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Golf balls were originally made of leather stuffed with feathers. Answer = I did I still have a few 🏌️‍♂️
  16. a'r un peth i ti John
  17. December 2020 - photo by Simon Williams of Church Lane, Bedlington.
  18. @John H Williams - no info from the local Facebook groups after I posted your question + CBC letter. Naturally if there is ant news/Info posted I will add it into this topic.
  19. He was looking for his face mask - Amazon just turned up with a fresh pack
  20. 2020 - Merry Xmas to all.
  21. 1. In the book of Genesis, which land is said to lie to the east of Eden? Answer = Land of Nod 2. Marble is formed by the metamorphosis of which rock? Answer = Limestone 3. What would you do in a Cambio? Answer = 4. Which European country produces Tokay? Answer = Hungary 5. Which football club play at Gresty Road and are nicknamed the Railwaymen? Answer = 6. How is deoxyribonucleic acid better known? Answer = DNA 7. Tverskaya is the name of one of Moscow’s most important streets. What was it called prior to 1990? Answer = Gorky Street 8. That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind, said Neil Armstrong. Which of his feet, right or left, made that first step on the moon? Answer = Left 9. What is a killick? Answer = anchor 10. What do fennel leaves taste of? Answer = 11. What does the name Spam stand for? Answer = Specially Produced American Meat 12. Who lived at 221b Baker Street? Answer = I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Author Raymond Chandler’s wife did the housework in the nude. Answer = I didn’t - but as I dream of that lady cleaning The High Window with her feather duster I imagine the event would trigger The Long Goodbye before the final Farewell My Lady as I enjoy The Big Sleep that will follow.
  22. How many votes are we allowed? I'd like to vote for :- Andy Millne - Canny lass - Vic Patterson - High Pit Wilma - Jammy & Bedlingtonian🙂.
  23. @Canny lass - nothing definite but this comment was posted by Bob Turnbull An elderly lady lived 29 second street had a Bedlington terrier cant remember her name but was Dennis O Brians gran that was late 50s early 60s
  24. Jackie Simpson Number 2 is Bobby Simpson, my dad.
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