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Post by JJ on Aug 6, 2006 9:55:26 GMT -1
a home defeat, and Darlo win 4-0 NOT a good day for the 'Pool
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Post by gtnffc on Aug 6, 2006 10:04:21 GMT -1
Monkey hangers
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Post by JJ on Aug 6, 2006 10:08:42 GMT -1
Good point. Deserve all they get. Damned French spies
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Post by gtnffc on Aug 6, 2006 10:23:12 GMT -1
"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
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Post by JJ on Aug 6, 2006 10:40:40 GMT -1
;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 "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
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