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Thread: The return of the caption competition...
Post: RE: The return of the caption competition...
| "These new fangled men's brassieres are spot on with their plunge, lift and support but that hat of yours caps it all". |
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19-07-2008, 09:46 PM |
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Thread: Caption competition
Post: RE: Caption competition
| I'll be there - just making the sandwiches and thermos flasks for the journey south....... |
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01-07-2008, 08:51 AM |
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Thread: Not TT but RuTTer
Post: Not TT but RuTTer
| Absolutely delighted for him with his BSB win today. Always a fan of his since seeing him compete in his first TT. Before you all jump on me, don't forget that luck has always had a lot to do with bei... |
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29-06-2008, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: FAO Paul Phillips
Post: RE: FAO Paul Phillips
| Another problem with moving the TT to the end of June would be the annual 85 mile Parish Walk which is held as close to the longest day as possible. |
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29-06-2008, 05:25 PM |
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Thread: Caption competition
Post: RE: Caption competition
| Just out of interest FC, do we yet know who the yellow hatted chap is? |
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28-06-2008, 11:12 PM |
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Thread: Caption competition
Post: RE: Caption competition
| "I dunno what Guy's rabbiting on about, but I'll tell yer this, it's his pigeon now". |
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28-06-2008, 11:06 PM |
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Thread: We need the bridge !
Post: RE: We need the bridge !
| Anyone know what is going on at Euromanx - flights cancelled, rumours of them shutting down? Just been trying to get something posted from Liverpool and was told to get it put on the boat instead othe... |
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07-05-2008, 05:23 PM |
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Thread: TT solution at last
Post: RE: TT solution at last
| So what will they do with the little used tunnel then? Just shut it down I suppose. Can't see why they need a bridge as well. Bah!! Humbug!! |
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01-04-2008, 10:57 PM |
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Thread: TT & MGP not just 4 weeks a year
Post: RE: TT & MGP not just 4 weeks a year
| The catseye replacement is referred to in the iom today report mentioned on the first post but I did wonder how I'd never managed to spot them!!!! |
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01-04-2008, 07:37 PM |
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Thread: TT & MGP not just 4 weeks a year
Post: RE: TT & MGP not just 4 weeks a year
| Why are the DoT describing it as "maintenance work in preparation for the TT"? Presumably verge marker maintenance, patching, catseye replacement and painting bridges and kerbs are mainly for the bene... |
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01-04-2008, 06:15 PM |
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Thread: Colin Edwards amazing
Post: RE: Colin Edwards amazing
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29-03-2008, 09:03 PM |
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Thread: Mystery BSB Rider in IOM Visit Tomorrow
Post: I'll join you for an hour's sojourn from 2pm. Shal...
| I'll join you for an hour's sojourn from 2pm. Shall I bring the flask of hot soup to revive you? |
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29-01-2008, 09:59 AM |
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Thread: Klaffi night
Post: Klaffi night
| Anyone on here going to the Klaffi night this weekend? |
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27-11-2007, 09:37 PM |
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Thread: McCallen's friend's pigeon
Post: The pigeon would love Castletown, just so long as ...
| The pigeon would love Castletown, just so long as it is fed. It has taken up residence here in a barn with a group of ferral cats and the hounds are happy to give it a few frights, but it glides along... |
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22-07-2007, 08:36 PM |
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Thread: McCallen's friend's pigeon
Post: Some very amusing responses from you all. Thanks f...
| Some very amusing responses from you all. Thanks for that. But I suppose the bottom line is that no one wants to escort the pigeon back to N. Ireland. It seems remarkably at home here despite various ... |
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21-07-2007, 09:24 PM |
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Thread: McCallen's friend's pigeon
Post: McCallen's friend's pigeon
| Well not exactly TT but related thanks to Phillip McCallen. A homing pigeon suddenly flew almost smack into us nearly a week ago. With all the rings on its legs it obviously belonged to someone but i... |
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20-07-2007, 09:48 PM |
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Thread: Sidecars, a beginers guide
Post: Sidecars, a beginners guide
| I've always thoroughly enjoyed watching sidecars so thanks for that, especially the details of the machines themselves. I enjoy watching them approaching Ballaugh Bridge, standing just in front of the... |
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17-06-2007, 08:06 AM |
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Thread: Parade lap
Post: Parade lap
| Does anyone agree that it would be lovely if all the top three placed riders/sidecar teams in each of the races were to take part in a final parade. John McGuiness plainly enjoyed going round at a spe... |
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12-06-2007, 06:52 PM |
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Thread: Best Newcomer
Post: No. Conor Cummins was a newcomer last year, but he...
| No. Conor Cummins was a newcomer last year, but he also rode well then. |
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06-06-2007, 06:47 PM |
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Thread: Good luck Shaun Harris
Post: Good luck Shaun Harris
| Good luck Mr Harris from a little girl whose autograph book you signed as you were sat in your van just up from the Grandstand. She collected a few more autographs that day and now has a few faces to ... |
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03-06-2007, 10:37 PM |
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Thread: Steam Packet remedies
Post: I've drawn up a suggested complaint form and am ha...
| I've drawn up a suggested complaint form and am happy to trudge around Douglas and try to persuade some of the photocopy shops to roll off copies at a discount. Can I get a copy of the form to you the... |
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24-05-2007, 10:30 AM |
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Thread: STEAM RACKET STINKS!
Post: Just a PS MV. It might be worth posting this on th...
| Just a PS MV. It might be worth posting this on the iomtt website where there s a lot of comment about the Steam Packet too. But I've no idea how to do that. If you do, please feel free. |
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23-05-2007, 10:50 PM |
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Thread: STEAM RACKET STINKS!
Post: Thanks MV. I think the simplest way is a standard ...
| Thanks MV. I think the simplest way is a standard form, but that does mean loads being printed out, but I am happy to start the ball rolling with say 500 of them. A standard form will help stop length... |
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23-05-2007, 10:45 PM |
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Thread: STEAM RACKET STINKS!
Post: Perhaps we need to get a standardised complaint fo...
| Perhaps we need to get a standardised complaint form somewhere like the Grandstand (TT Supporters Club?) where anyone affected can drop in and fill one in, something along the lines of :- Name , addre... |
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23-05-2007, 10:13 PM |
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Thread: How about acaption compitition for some fun.
Post: If the pigeons are coming at dawn......... heck, t...
| If the pigeons are coming at dawn......... heck, there's not many hours before dawn at this time of year! |
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21-05-2007, 09:16 PM |
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Thread: Interpreters
Post: Interpreters
| I wonder who the police call on for interpreters with so many people coming over this year? An interesting sideline to main TT issues, but perhaps an indication that not everyone over here wants to "r... |
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18-05-2007, 11:50 PM |
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Thread: Ramsey Sprint TT 2007...
Post: Ramsey Sprint
| Just out of interest, how much is it? |
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17-05-2007, 07:42 AM |
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Thread: BBC Reports On Dangers of Fuel Spills On Island Roads
Post: BBC reports on dangers of fuel spills on Island ro...
| Glen Helen, many early mornings, there is a slick all the way through, especially round Sarah's Cottage - opposite side of the road to the racing direction. Yes I do ring and report it, but the number... |
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03-05-2007, 09:32 PM |
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Thread: Brandish
Post: Brandish
| Thanks for that FC. But look at the red car behind the lorry! A bit too close? Why isn't something done about all the people who drive on your back wheel/bumper? And it isn't just car drivers. I'm reg... |
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03-05-2007, 09:24 PM |
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Thread: Early morning practice update
Post: Well, the Witch, I would be interested, but I woul...
| Well, the Witch, I would be interested, but I would have to have a 7 year old in tow. She does know the difference between McGuiness/ Donald/ Hutchinson/Anstey etc and Lavilla/Haslem/ Rea and she is... |
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12-04-2007, 10:56 PM |
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Thread: Mountain Road One Way - Confirmed
Post: Mountain Road One Way confimred
| Yes, FC, I remember a car load of 4 octogenarians taking a look over the mountain one Mad Sunday at about 35mph. Crazy, but yet they pay their taxes so why not use the roads. Two sides to every argume... |
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12-04-2007, 10:47 PM |
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Thread: TT 2007
Post: Would that be the practice according to this websi...
| Would that be the practice according to this website's countdown or the one which is 45 minutes later - according to the countdown on the iomtt website? |
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15-03-2007, 11:08 AM |
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Thread: Sandra Barnett
Post: Sandra Barnett
| Does anyone know if Sandra Barnett races anymore? I heard her on the radio at the end of TT a few years ago saying she hoped to be back IF she could find the sponsorship. That was the last I heard. |
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24-02-2007, 08:18 PM |
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Thread: TT07 race already won
Post: and in 1907!!!!!!!
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02-01-2007, 02:30 PM |
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Thread: TT07 race already won
Post: TT07 race already won
| According to the Manx Independent one race has already been won, namely a twin cylinder race run on a cold and windy morning on 28th May 2007 by Harry Fowler!!! Hope they aren't going to give ALL the ... |
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02-01-2007, 01:02 PM |
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Thread: The Creg at TT time
Post: Couldn't agree more Rocketman. Caught out one TT I...
| Couldn't agree more Rocketman. Caught out one TT I had a sausage, couple of chips and a teaspoon of peas at an exhorbitant price and was disgusted not so much at the food but at the TT rip off which a... |
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29-12-2006, 10:28 PM |
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Thread: Not TT but safety
Post: Thanks for your comments Cargo. and yes, such biza...
| Thanks for your comments Cargo. and yes, such bizarre alignment has just happened twice in the space of a couple of weeks. Mind you, the other day, I wondered if unknown to me I was worth a fortune as... |
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29-12-2006, 10:21 PM |
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Thread: Not TT but safety
Post: Not TT but safety
| I know this isn't TT stuff, but there is little of that at this time of year. Most of you regular riders will, I'm sure know this, but don't shoot me down in case there is someone who doesn't realise... |
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29-12-2006, 09:36 PM |
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Thread: NO SMOKING AFTER JULY 1 2007
Post: Sorry ade! didn't even notice the pun as I wrote t...
| Sorry ade! didn't even notice the pun as I wrote that. But ban or no ban on the island, cigar and pipe smoke are to me very different from the horrid cigarette smoke. Just let me know if you need such... |
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29-12-2006, 09:26 PM |
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Thread: The Creg at TT time
Post: Stella, I agree about board and lodgings and price...
| Stella, I agree about board and lodgings and price hikes which I think is scandalous. TT equals tourist tax to a lot of people and that came out in a recent court case here. Shame they don't run accom... |
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29-12-2006, 08:31 PM |
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Thread: NO SMOKING AFTER JULY 1 2007
Post: Even the days of a quiet cigar are drawing to a cl...
| Even the days of a quiet cigar are drawing to a close. I suppose the open wood fire in pubs will be next to go. |
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29-12-2006, 08:22 PM |
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Thread: Work begins at Brandish
Post: Hang on! Aren't the machines getting faster as wel...
| Hang on! Aren't the machines getting faster as well as the track? Perhaps my head has been burrowed in the sand. |
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14-09-2006, 09:13 PM |
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Thread: When things are just meant to be
Post: I well remember the agonising radio commentary as ...
| I well remember the agonising radio commentary as you tried to fire up the Britton leaving the pits. I think there were only a couple of yards left of pit lane. But.... the rest is history. As for twi... |
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13-09-2006, 09:39 PM |
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Thread: When things are just meant to be
Post: Can't see what you are all rabbiting on about. One...
| Can't see what you are all rabbiting on about. One thing Churchill did say - to a woman who accused him of being drunk was "madam, I may be drunk, but in the morning I will be sober but you will sti... |
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12-09-2006, 09:56 PM |
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Thread: Joey Dunlop Foudation
Post: Joey Dunlop Foudation
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30-07-2006, 07:46 PM |
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Thread: Some help please
Post: I agree with MV. There are always a fair few old b...
| I agree with MV. There are always a fair few old bikes around at TT travelling at quite slow speeds, so don't worry. All I can offer by way of advice is from my own experience both on a bike and in a ... |
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27-07-2006, 12:09 PM |
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Thread: Bike required
Post: No problem Cargo - thanks anyway.
| No problem Cargo - thanks anyway. |
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24-07-2006, 03:26 PM |
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Thread: Bike required
Post: Sorry, I should have said. I am looking for a road...
| Sorry, I should have said. I am looking for a road bike for someone coming over to watch the races and anything would be considered, although something a bit off-roady would be good as we have half a ... |
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24-07-2006, 11:55 AM |
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Thread: Bike required
Post: Bike required
| Is there anywhere on the island I can hire/borrow a bike for an experienced rider who is coming over to the MGP from 24th - 31st August? Any information or ideas would be much appreciated. |
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23-07-2006, 04:59 PM |
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Thread: TT Agreement close
Post: First of all, to reply to Shaun Hogg, I agree, thi...
| First of all, to reply to Shaun Hogg, I agree, this year's TT was fantastic and I wasn't knocking it or any others. Just giving a little known real road race in Holland an airing. Perhaps I should hav... |
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