She must be miles away by now
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Groucho's Fact Hunt
- Thread starter Groucho
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….on 26th Nov 1866 the cargo ship, Elizabeth Beckham was shipwrecked in Liverpool Bay leading to the deaths of all onboard and 2 people onshore.
The next day several ‘puncheons’ of Rum were found washed up at Hoylake. There was chaos at New Brighton where 200 people fought over the washed up rum. Women were seen to pass out after drinking rum from their boots and policeman dragged them to safety. ‘Rum Galore’.
The next day several ‘puncheons’ of Rum were found washed up at Hoylake. There was chaos at New Brighton where 200 people fought over the washed up rum. Women were seen to pass out after drinking rum from their boots and policeman dragged them to safety. ‘Rum Galore’.
Man Utd have had 3 managers since Man City last won a game.
….one weeks adult ration during WW2;
Tommy Chong
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So that's where a "shoey" originated.
….actress Jean Alexander (Hilda Ogden) was from Liverpool, born at 18 Rhiwlas St, Toxteth on 11th Oct 1926;
Was told the other night that gypsies originated from India. As they spread across Europe they claimed that they had actually hailed from Egypt. I guess that this made them more 'acceptable'. Apparently the fact that they were believed to be 'Egyptians' is where the word 'Gypsies' derived from.
Another Welsh street name in Liverpool….. I’m sure the city is more Welsh than english.
Roughly translated, Rhiwlas would be blue hill …. Or blue slope/hillside
Tommy Chong
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The absolute cheek in assuming that they named the street after the Welsh word, when it's a known fact that 'Rhiwlas' is also a Swahili word, that they use for describing a woman as an 'Absolute Slapper'.Sometimes Kurt...
The Welsh influence on the accent is much greater than the often mentioned Irish.
They’re actually known as the Welsh Streets, and it’s a run of them that’s recently been extensively renovated. It’s the same group of streets that Ringo Starr is from.
All the terraced streets along County Road near Goodison were built by Welsh builders, and I’m sure many of you will know that if you take the initial letter of the street names it spells out the Welsh building firm who put them up.
Liverpool, capital of North Wales.
Old Blue 2
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Owen Williams, I believe, Groucho...
I think it was Owen AND Williams but yeah same difference.