2 missed penalties

[JJ]

a home defeat, and Darlo win 4-0

NOT a good day for the 'Pool

[gtnffc]

Monkey hangers

[JJ]

Good point. Deserve all they get.

Damned French spies

gtnffc said:

Monkey hangers

[gtnffc]

"Monkey Hanger is the affectionate term by which Hartlepudlians are often known by other residents of Great Britain.

According to local folklore, during the Napoleonic wars, a French ship called the Chasse Marée was wrecked off the coast of Hartlepool. The only survivor was a monkey, wearing a French uniform (presumably to provide amusement for those onboard the ship). On finding the monkey, some locals decided to hold an impromptu trial on the beach; since the monkey was unable to answer their questions, they concluded that it was a French spy. The animal was thus sentenced to death and hanged from the mast of a fishing boat. To this day, this has remained a source of embarrassment for people from Hartlepool, a minority of whom consider the term 'Monkey Hanger' offensive"

Silly c*nts

[JJ]

;D

Doesn't matter how many times I hear that, it still creases me up!

And one further point, the intelligence quotient of the average Hartlepoolian hasn't increased much since those Napoleonic times

gtnffc said:

"Monkey Hanger is the affectionate term by which Hartlepudlians are often known by other residents of Great Britain.

According to local folklore, during the Napoleonic wars, a French ship called the Chasse Marée was wrecked off the coast of Hartlepool. The only survivor was a monkey, wearing a French uniform (presumably to provide amusement for those onboard the ship). On finding the monkey, some locals decided to hold an impromptu trial on the beach; since the monkey was unable to answer their questions, they concluded that it was a French spy. The animal was thus sentenced to death and hanged from the mast of a fishing boat. To this day, this has remained a source of embarrassment for people from Hartlepool, a minority of whom consider the term 'Monkey Hanger' offensive"

Silly c*nts