ian Stanbury
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..Might be..
..but what?
..but what?
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or certain types of female bikini line?
claude van rouge
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As I know nothing about bikini lines I'll stick to the football theme, safer as mrs CVR reads this forum.
Was it that Brazil played Exeter at football in 2004 - a return match for one played 90 years earlier in Brazil?
Is this another competition so do I get prize
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Was it that Brazil played Exeter at football in 2004 - a return match for one played 90 years earlier in Brazil?
Is this another competition so do I get prize
:roll:ian Stanbury
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..Yes yes and yes again..
..Well done Mr CVR and here is the story:
Grecians paved way despite kick in teeth
Exeter City's South American tour came about at the instigation of Brazil's neighbours and arch-rivals Argentina.
In 1914, Buenos Aires's nascent football community sent an invitation to the FA for an English team to travel there to play local sides. The Devon club, then mid-table in the Southern League, were selected as a "truly representative side".
On May 22 a squad of 15 players left Southampton docks and arrived in Rio 18 days later. Their stay got off to an ignominious start. During a stop-off at Santos the entire team was arrested. They had gone for a dip in the sea, unaware that bathing was banned at that beach. Were it not for an understanding local police commissioner the trip may have ended before they kicked a ball.
No football was played in Brazil on the way out. But after a successful stint in Argentina, matches against Brazilian sides were organised for the return visit to Rio. It was the first time a professional club had ever played in Brazil.
In the first game Exeter beat a team of English expats 3-0. Next they overcame a team of Brazilians playing for Rio's clubs 5-3.
For the final match Rio decided to pool resources with Sao Paulo - an audacious decision considering the rivalry between the two cities. It was seen as good preparation for an international tournament that was due to take place in Argentina later in the year.
The all-star team made up of Rio and Sao Paulo's finest faced the mighty Exeter City on July 21 1914 at the city's Laranjeiras stadium. The Brazilian national side was born.
Newspapers reported unprecedented interest in the game. The 6,000-capacity ground, which to this day is the home of Fluminense, was full well before kick-off. There was no space left even on the roof of the stands. An estimated 10,000 people saw the game.
Brazil took the lead with a shot from Oswaldo. "The spectators went wild, waving hats and walking sticks, and in the stands ladies and young girls waved handkerchiefs, shouting hurrahs," the local press reported.
Shortly afterwards, according to reports, the English got vicious. Brazil's star striker, Artur Friedenreich, received facial injuries after a fall provoked by a charge from an English player. It has entered football legend that Friedenreich lost two teeth in the challenge.
Whether he did or did not the image was created of a plucky and long-suffering race facing up to tall, strong and healthy Europeans - an idea that still forms part of the Brazilian national psyche.
Brazil scored again, with the English-sounding Osman hitting the back of the net. As the whistle blew on 2-0 the players were carried off on the crowd's shoulders, proclaimed national heroes. Newspapers reported "praise for the correctness and mastery with which the Brazilians had rendered useless the efforts of the English professionals".
Thanks to the Grecians, football had created an unforeseen patriotism among the Brazilian people. Their nation had become a republic only 25 years before. A few decades later football was to become the greatest symbol of their national identity.
So, we taught the boys from Brazil to play football and as Malcolm got Exeter as being the city before you, Malcolm wins the Alma Cogan Cd but as he will use it as a bird scarer, I am not going to bother to send it and will use it as a bird scarer here in SE21
Mrs CVR wins the Panoramic Camera and Pepper is promoted from site Cabin Boy Pepper to site Vice-Admiral Pepper for being such an enthusiastic Postie and for posting more threads in the last 2 months than I have in the last week!!
And Mrs CVR, what were you doing out in a recently reparayed Blanche camping in the lovely Burgundian countryside - Trying to steal a march on Malcolms R4 colour scheme madness?
..Well done Mr CVR and here is the story:
Grecians paved way despite kick in teeth
Exeter City's South American tour came about at the instigation of Brazil's neighbours and arch-rivals Argentina.
In 1914, Buenos Aires's nascent football community sent an invitation to the FA for an English team to travel there to play local sides. The Devon club, then mid-table in the Southern League, were selected as a "truly representative side".
On May 22 a squad of 15 players left Southampton docks and arrived in Rio 18 days later. Their stay got off to an ignominious start. During a stop-off at Santos the entire team was arrested. They had gone for a dip in the sea, unaware that bathing was banned at that beach. Were it not for an understanding local police commissioner the trip may have ended before they kicked a ball.
No football was played in Brazil on the way out. But after a successful stint in Argentina, matches against Brazilian sides were organised for the return visit to Rio. It was the first time a professional club had ever played in Brazil.
In the first game Exeter beat a team of English expats 3-0. Next they overcame a team of Brazilians playing for Rio's clubs 5-3.
For the final match Rio decided to pool resources with Sao Paulo - an audacious decision considering the rivalry between the two cities. It was seen as good preparation for an international tournament that was due to take place in Argentina later in the year.
The all-star team made up of Rio and Sao Paulo's finest faced the mighty Exeter City on July 21 1914 at the city's Laranjeiras stadium. The Brazilian national side was born.
Newspapers reported unprecedented interest in the game. The 6,000-capacity ground, which to this day is the home of Fluminense, was full well before kick-off. There was no space left even on the roof of the stands. An estimated 10,000 people saw the game.
Brazil took the lead with a shot from Oswaldo. "The spectators went wild, waving hats and walking sticks, and in the stands ladies and young girls waved handkerchiefs, shouting hurrahs," the local press reported.
Shortly afterwards, according to reports, the English got vicious. Brazil's star striker, Artur Friedenreich, received facial injuries after a fall provoked by a charge from an English player. It has entered football legend that Friedenreich lost two teeth in the challenge.
Whether he did or did not the image was created of a plucky and long-suffering race facing up to tall, strong and healthy Europeans - an idea that still forms part of the Brazilian national psyche.
Brazil scored again, with the English-sounding Osman hitting the back of the net. As the whistle blew on 2-0 the players were carried off on the crowd's shoulders, proclaimed national heroes. Newspapers reported "praise for the correctness and mastery with which the Brazilians had rendered useless the efforts of the English professionals".
Thanks to the Grecians, football had created an unforeseen patriotism among the Brazilian people. Their nation had become a republic only 25 years before. A few decades later football was to become the greatest symbol of their national identity.
So, we taught the boys from Brazil to play football and as Malcolm got Exeter as being the city before you, Malcolm wins the Alma Cogan Cd but as he will use it as a bird scarer, I am not going to bother to send it and will use it as a bird scarer here in SE21
Mrs CVR wins the Panoramic Camera and Pepper is promoted from site Cabin Boy Pepper to site Vice-Admiral Pepper for being such an enthusiastic Postie and for posting more threads in the last 2 months than I have in the last week!!
And Mrs CVR, what were you doing out in a recently reparayed Blanche camping in the lovely Burgundian countryside - Trying to steal a march on Malcolms R4 colour scheme madness?
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Nuts, Ian.
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Shouldn't that be Ian nuts :wink:
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I really haven't the slightest idea how Exeter came to be named through those clues!
Is this like Mornington Crescent? Never could understand the rules of that either!
As for my postings is it that bad?
I again blame Ian as on most of the other forums I frequent I'm just a quiet little lurker, and tend to just do a lot of reading rather than posting.
Is this like Mornington Crescent? Never could understand the rules of that either!
As for my postings is it that bad?
I again blame Ian as on most of the other forums I frequent I'm just a quiet little lurker, and tend to just do a lot of reading rather than posting.
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I don't have a music player any more so that's a great relief and saves me from feeling guilty. I tend to listen to Radio 4 rather than music, and the last CD I listened most of the way through was my previous competition prize from 2006.
To get ahead of the game I should make it clear I don't take panoramic photos either, though I'm still looking forward to seeing Norway in wide screen.
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You should read NF Stovold's tome: "Mornington Crescent: Rules and Origins" It covers the rules briliantly, and they can seem a bit bizarre without the rule book, but sadly the book has been out of print for some time. You might find it on Amazon.
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It takes years of practice with Ian's competitions to understand such tenuous links.
Yes, got it in one. According to Rule 53(b) Subsection 4.11 of this forum it is forbidden for anyone to actually find any logical argument in competition threads.
As for your postings, the only bad thing was that you didn't manage to get out of bed today until 5.02pm to join in the fun!
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Oh wow thats almost as stretched as this poor little Triumph http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Triumph-Heral...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Bluebell 5:02pm is pretty good for me for a weekend! I've actually been doing several things today, including bleeding the brakes on my Kia Sedona, carrying on a repipe of BB and painting my car trailer to help prevent it rusting anymore! Plus I went 4x4ing this morning but don't tell my good lady or she'll tell me off!
Bluebell 5:02pm is pretty good for me for a weekend! I've actually been doing several things today, including bleeding the brakes on my Kia Sedona, carrying on a repipe of BB and painting my car trailer to help prevent it rusting anymore! Plus I went 4x4ing this morning but don't tell my good lady or she'll tell me off!
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Macolm I'm a little rusty with my Mornington Crescent, but I seem to remember reading a small tome from a chap called lyttleton, he seemed to be able to explain things really well. If I remember rightly using a Rushton as an opening gambit is seen as good beginners way of doing things.
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..Well done Jah..
..You are absolutely correct and you are the proper winner of this competition and you win your very own CD - Please send me a pm with your name and address and Alma Cogan will be winging her way to you in no time!!
..You are absolutely correct and you are the proper winner of this competition and you win your very own CD - Please send me a pm with your name and address and Alma Cogan will be winging her way to you in no time!!
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I know I haven't been in England for a while now but I think the geography must be changing. First we get cliffs in Warwickshire and then we have the sea in Oxfordshire.
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..Pepper will explain I am sure..
..Or maybe I should - If you live on the Greenwich Meridian, your Lavatory could be east of the meridian and your Billard Room could be to the west..Yes?
So Pepper explain Warmington and Avon Dassett!!
..Or maybe I should - If you live on the Greenwich Meridian, your Lavatory could be east of the meridian and your Billard Room could be to the west..Yes?
So Pepper explain Warmington and Avon Dassett!!
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