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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Bentley Bullet on January 22, 2012, 09:26:05 pm
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Get it right and set the next question.
Which number one chart hit was recorded at a public venue in Doncaster, and where?
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don`t know the answer but I will guess at St Elmos Fire by John Parr.
No idea as to where.
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I have a funny feeling its something shite like Jive Bunny!
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My old man's a dust man by Lonny Donnaghan - Gaumont
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My old man's a dust man by Lonny Donnaghan - Gaumont
Your either a boffin or you've Googled!
Well done anyway, your turn!
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It is something I remember my granny telling me many years ago and ai have used it before.
Right then which Doncaster born cricketer scored 22 first class century's?
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Richard Lumb
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Correct
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Which famous author wrote \" The Kingdom has no fairer sight to offer\" after seeing Conusbrough from a stagecoach whilst travelling from York to London?
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fook the auther bollox, stay with footy
Which Donny lad played in red and white
And played in the England team
its not Keegan either
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Actually, it was Keegan.
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Walter Scott who wrote Ivanoe
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Over to you Rev. I'm assuming Scott had partaken of a few too many bevvies at the Conyers...
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Another sporting one then...
Which current Doncaster player scored on his international debut in the World Cup Finals against France?
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Billy stubs, try again, ITS NOT KEEGAN
BIG CLUE... played for Arsenal.. easy peasy now :headbang:
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Is it Lamine Diatta?
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Not if you are are answering my question
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or mine :headbang:
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Not if you are are answering my question
Yeah was in response to your question. Somehow i dont think Diatta has played for England :laugh:
Donnyallday, did this player play for us or just born here?
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Born a pikey
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I will make it a bit easier....
He is a rugby league player
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Billy stubs, try again, ITS NOT KEEGAN
BIG CLUE... played for Arsenal.. easy peasy now :headbang:
RIX
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I will make it a bit easier....
He is a rugby league player
Ffs. Im out of this one then. Don't know a thing about rugby, nevermind names.
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The rev
Another sporting one then...
Which current Doncaster player scored on his international debut in the World Cup Finals against France?
Habib Beye :thumbsup:
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That is close enough for me too ads rovers
I was thinking of Dean Colton
Off to bed so it is your turn :zzz:
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Dean Colton?
EDIT: Damn you Rev :boxing: :boxing:
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Well Done.. RIX :scarf:
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That is close enough for me too ads rovers
I was thinking of Dean Colton
Off to bed so it is your turn :zzz:
Damn, that was gunna be my next guess! :coat: :P
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Sorry Mr1 Croft
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In 1977, after being dubbed the world's worst Rugby team, with the 1977 award winning film \"Another Bloody Sunday\" who did Doncaster go on to beat in a shcoking 21-6 win?
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In 1977, after being dubbed the world's worst Rugby team, with the 1977 award winning film \"Another Bloody Sunday\" who did Doncaster go on to beat in a shcoking 21-6 win?
Huyton RLFC
Balby question... why is lister Ave famous.
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It's where they filmed Open All Hours.
My turn. I spy with my little eye something beginning with W.
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In 1977, after being dubbed the world's worst Rugby team, with the 1977 award winning film \"Another Bloody Sunday\" who did Doncaster go on to beat in a shcoking 21-6 win?
Huyton RLFC
Balby question... why is lister Ave famous.
Open all hours
Which Stainforth born scientist won the Nobel prize for Chemistry?
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It's where they filmed Open All Hours
Correct .:thumbsup: and i went to watch the filming :P
My turn. I spy with my little eye something beginning with W.
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It's where they filmed Open All Hours
Correct .:thumbsup: and i went to watch the filming :P
My turn. I spy with my little eye something beginning with W.
It's my Auntie Helen's hairdresser's and I was an extra in a couple of 'em, a brief Hollywood career which in the intermediate 30-odd years has taken something of a dive.
Anyway, to the question. Is it wander? (Apologies for automatic text correction.)
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Graham Rix
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In 1977, after being dubbed the world's worst Rugby team, with the 1977 award winning film \"Another Bloody Sunday\" who did Doncaster go on to beat in a shcoking 21-6 win?
Huyton RLFC
Balby question... why is lister Ave famous.
Open all hours
Which Stainforth born scientist won the Nobel prize for Chemistry?
George Porter
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In 1977, after being dubbed the world's worst Rugby team, with the 1977 award winning film \"Another Bloody Sunday\" who did Doncaster go on to beat in a shcoking 21-6 win?
Huyton RLFC
Balby question... why is lister Ave famous.
Open all hours
Which Stainforth born scientist won the Nobel prize for Chemistry?
George Porter
Nearly, Lord George Porter to be precise :P
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In 1977, after being dubbed the world's worst Rugby team, with the 1977 award winning film \"Another Bloody Sunday\" who did Doncaster go on to beat in a shcoking 21-6 win?
Huyton RLFC
Balby question... why is lister Ave famous.
Open all hours
Which Stainforth born scientist won the Nobel prize for Chemistry?
George Porter
Nearly, Lord George Porter to be precise :P
Strictly speaking he was still George Porter when he won the Nobel in 1967 which was your original question.
He wasn't Knighted until 1972 and latterly his title was Baron Porter of Luddenham, having received his life peerage in 1990 :laugh: :P
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In 1977, after being dubbed the world's worst Rugby team, with the 1977 award winning film \"Another Bloody Sunday\" who did Doncaster go on to beat in a shcoking 21-6 win?
Huyton RLFC
Balby question... why is lister Ave famous.
Open all hours
Which Stainforth born scientist won the Nobel prize for Chemistry?
George Porter
Nearly, Lord George Porter to be precise :P
Strictly speaking he was still George Porter when he won the Nobel in 1967 which was your original question.
He wasn't Knighted until 1972 and latterly his title was Baron Porter of Luddenham, having received his life peerage in 1990 :laugh: :P
Wiki is your hero! :P :thumbsup:
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why does the saying/term ´spending a penny` have a connection with
doncaster?
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why does the saying/term ´spending a penny` have a connection with
doncaster?
Thomas Crapper, inventor of the flushing toilet
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why does the saying/term ´spending a penny` have a connection with
doncaster?
Thomas Crapper, inventor of the flushing toilet
So I was led to believe but not strictly true. The flushing toilet was invented by John Harrington in 1596.:P
But T. Crapper did invent the 'ballcock'
So my mate 'Wiki' tells me anyway :laugh:
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why does the saying/term ´spending a penny` have a connection with
doncaster?
Thomas Crapper, inventor of the flushing toilet
hence the saying iam going for a crap.
the said flushing bog was installed into a doncaster hotel after queen victoria
was upset about the problems in london with basically shit been thrown onto
its streets.
mr crapper came up with the flushing toilet system and it was installed into a doncaster
hotel,to which the hotel owner had the idea to charge the public a penny to use it
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Which Doncaster millionaire never actually became one ?
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Which Doncaster millionaire never actually became one ?
That could be the man nick named \"Bonus Ball\" who claimed he won the National Lottery to try and save his marriage. :)
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What about Alan Sunderland born in Donny played in Red and White for Arsenal and England Donnyallday
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Yes thats also correct :clapping: Well Done.
Brian Deane played for Engerland too
Sadly played for the piggys at the time.
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The not so much a millionaire was a Mr Howard Walmsley
What a Ding bat!!!
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why does the saying/term ´spending a penny` have a connection with
doncaster?
Thomas Crapper, inventor of the flushing toilet
hence the saying iam going for a crap.
the said flushing bog was installed into a doncaster hotel after queen victoria
was upset about the problems in london with basically shit been thrown onto
its streets.
mr crapper came up with the flushing toilet system and it was installed into a doncaster
hotel,to which the hotel owner had the idea to charge the public a penny to use it
Completely untrue.
http://www.snopes.com/business/names/crapper.asp
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/spend-a-penny.html
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Which Doncaster millionaire never actually became one ?
That could be the man nick named \"Bonus Ball\" who claimed he won the National Lottery to try and save his marriage. :)
Correct. But there are actually two. He's one of them. The other has the distinction of not claiming a £9M Lottery Jackpot prize in 2005. It's the largest ever unclaimed Lotto win.
The six winning numbers were 3, 12, 17, 36, 44 and 49 and the ticket was bought just outside Donny. :thumbsup:
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Brian Deane was from Leeds if Im not mistaken
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Who was born at 41 St. Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (DN1 1TD), on 21st November 1912?
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Your dad
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Neil Sullivan?
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The bloke himself wasn't famous, but his son became world famous.
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Would that be a certain Mr Jones father of Mr David Jones more commonly known as David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust/Aladin Sane/THE THIN WHITE DUKE?
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Assuming I'm correct, which I think I am,....... on the 7th May 1971 Doncaster's top group of the time (in my opinion) played their final gig at Doncaster Racecourse as the opening act for glam rockers The Sweet, Name the group.
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Assuming I'm correct, which I think I am,....... on the 7th May 1971 Doncaster's top group of the time (in my opinion) played their final gig at Doncaster Racecourse as the opening act for glam rockers The Sweet, Name the group.
,,,Effin Hell - no thats not my guess - its just an A1 question.
I was just starting to knock about the Pubs and Clubs at that stage but cant come up with a name that I am happy with
I was a bit (a lot) of a Bitter Suite fan but of course they are not a Donny Band and did not finish for many more years.
Wait .... Wait ... while writing I have a Group in mind .... was the drummer from Stainforth ? Maxfield or Maxwell ... even if YES I will still struggle to get their name but I did remember seeing them. 2 word name ?
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.... answering myself now
Uncool Danceband was the group I could not think of but they were not formed till 1978 so I am back to square 1
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Doncaster born boxer won British, European and Empire Heavyweight title.?
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ex Rovers player who played cricket for England?
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Doncaster born boxer won British, European and Empire Heavyweight title.?
Bruce Woodcock.
There's a good obituary (if there is such a thing) here:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-bruce-woodcock-1291215.html
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Which band had a minor hit (banned by the BBC if I remember right) called \"Rub it In\"
at least one of the original band and probably more were Donny lads.
and if you come up with that you either went to Edlo Comp in the mid 70'S or were a band member :)
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ex Rovers player who played cricket for England?
Chris Balderstone. :)
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Which famous Doncastrian was born and raised in St. Mary's Road, Wheatley ?
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ex Rovers player who played cricket for England?
Chris Balderstone. :)
Can you name the other three players who appeared for Rovers in the Football League and also played first-class cricket?
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ex Rovers player who played cricket for England?
Chris Balderstone. :)
Can you name the other three players who appeared for Rovers in the Football League and also played first-class cricket?
Ted Hemsley is one.:)
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OK. I'll ask one:
Which internationally renowned mega, mega mega star rock guitarist and singer has both a daughter who has always lived and now works in Doncaster and often visits the town? CLue: he's been around a long long while now - and yes. He REALLY is that famous. And she is a hair dresser.
BobG
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OK. I'll ask one:
Which internationally renowned mega, mega mega star rock guitarist and singer has both a daughter who has always lived and now works in Doncaster and often visits the town? CLue: he's been around a long long while now - and yes. He REALLY is that famous. And she is a hair dresser.
BobG
Eric Clapton
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Clever dick! Yea! Well done Muttley.
Cheers
BobG
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Name 2 well known professional wrestlers from Doncaster. Clue: Both in the 'Kent Walton' era.
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And, name the Sprotbrough raised actress, famed for her leather clad antics, who's daughter gained national acclaim for her part in \"Tipping the Velvet\".
(For a bonus point, name the Sprotbro' lass's co-star)
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And to finish off before I hit the sack....
Which TV furry animal is associated with Doncaster and why?
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Name 2 well known professional wrestlers from Doncaster. Clue: Both in the 'Kent Walton' era.
Catweazle and Mick McMicheal
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Catweazel used to live next door to my auntie in the flats close to Donny town centre in the late 70's and early 80's, when the wrestling was big time on the World of sport. He was a really nice bloke who always took time to talk.
I have really enjoyed reading this, didn't realise Donny had so many famous people and things happen.
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There was another famous local wrestler nicknamed 'the Doncaster Panther'.....Name please.
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Diana Rigg
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My question is :
What happened to the system ?
It was answer a question correctly then set the next question
ANARCHY
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Catweazel, Mick McMichael and Diana Rigg all correct ofcourse.
The furry little animal?
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And to finish off before I hit the sack....
Which TV furry animal is associated with Doncaster and why?
Paddington and the the car tossers mum.
Now there is a story about a girl who worked at the PB factory and an alsation.....
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And, name the Sprotbrough raised actress, famed for her leather clad antics, who's daughter gained national acclaim for her part in \"Tipping the Velvet\".
Hmm, moi?
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ex Rovers player who played cricket for England?
Chris Balderstone. :)
Can you name the other three players who appeared for Rovers in the Football League and also played first-class cricket?
Ted Hemsley is one.:)
Correct. Of the other two, one is extremely obscure (I only discovered that he played first-class cricket by chance) but the other \"posts\" on here from time to time.
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Who wrote this in his diary after one of his regular visits to Doncaster?
'The approach to Doncaster is flat and uninspiring but the pleasant Market town is lively and resplendent with fine hostelries.'
The above quite might not be verbatim as it's many years since I read it.
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Who wrote this in his diary after one of his regular visits to Doncaster?
'The approach to Doncaster is flat and uninspiring but the pleasant Market town is lively and resplendent with fine hostelries.'
The above quite might not be verbatim as it's many years since I read it.
Sir Walter Scott
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Yes
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Which 19th century Author was dismayed when he discovered that a Local Doncaster Landowner had acquired all of the Bones from the dead Soldiers and horses killed at the Napoleonic battles of Leipzig, Austerlitz, and Waterloo,had them shipped to Hull in sacks where they were ground to powder in a mill and then had them ploughed into the land as fertilizer.
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Diana Rigg
Correcet. Which famous Doncastrian had a leading role in the film Flash Gordon ?
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There was another famous local wrestler nicknamed 'the Doncaster Panther'.....Name please.
Jack Pye
I wasn't 100% but had a fair idea so I double checked before posting :)
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There was another famous local wrestler nicknamed 'the Doncaster Panther'.....Name please.
Jack Pye
I wasn't 100% but had a fair idea so I double checked before posting :)
And former resident of Stainforth
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Diana Rigg
Correcet. Which famous Doncastrian had a leading role in the film Flash Gordon ?[/quote
Brian Blessed. :)
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Sproty
Charles Dickens is the author
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There was actually a fourth famous wrestler from Doncaster. His nickname was 'Rocky'. What was his name?
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Which Doncastrian who happened to be my father in law played the headmaster in the film Kes?
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The one who says \"Proper little cigarette factory aren't we son\" ?
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Ha ha yes he did. Good old Bob. He died in 1978 aged 57. Liked the ale too much.
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Sorry Tommy have another go, by the way he wasnt British
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Ha ha yes he did. Good old Bob. He died in 1978 aged 57. Liked the ale too much.
He was a star!
By the way Dickens stayed at the Reindeer hotel in 1848 an thought the drinking water was crap which it was as it was still being drawn from the Don!!!
the first water pump was built a year or two ltyer its the limestone building standing where the old gas tower was
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Big Daddy and Mick McMicheal v The Rockers shame about the quality
http://youtu.be/CU2YR-zBc2Y
and CatWeazle V Bobby Barnes worth watching to see Bobby Barnes mincing about
Interesting to note Catweazle was billed as from London at that point
http://youtu.be/NnpLBiWJuQo
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There was actually a fourth famous wrestler from Doncaster. His nickname was 'Rocky'. What was his name?
Rocky Wall!
His son is my m&d's next-door neighbour in Branton. Rocky still rocks up there.
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Sproty
I'm guessing he was French so was it Emile Zola?
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Not only is Doncaster famous for its people, it is also renowned for its products. For instance Caster oil was found on the bed of the river Don by early settlers of the town.
Not fully understanding its use many of them drank it excessively, making them ill.
Soon after, to treat the epidemic of poorly locals, the Don Caster oil infirmary was opened.
Does anyone know of any more local products?
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Some more Doncastrians listed
http://www.donny.co.uk/
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Tommy it was Victor Hugo !
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Not only is Doncaster famous for its people, it is also renowned for its products. For instance Caster oil was found on the bed of the river Don by early settlers of the town.
Not fully understanding its use many of them drank it excessively, making them ill.
Soon after, to treat the epidemic of poorly locals, the Don Caster oil infirmary was opened.
Does anyone know of any more local products?
We're famous for Butterscotch of course, sometimes known as 'Royal Doncaster Butterscotch'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterscotch
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Mrs Betty Harvey from Bentley developed a cream to sooth breast feeding women's nipples a few years back. Sales of Harvey's Bristol cream continues to increase to this day.
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Mr Softee? Masarella's?
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Nuttall's Mintoes as well as the Parkinson's Butterscotch. A boon to dentists everywhere. Are the Nuttalls houses down bennetthorpe still there?
Does anyone know why Donny had a thriving sweet industry? I thought that business was more of a Quaker thing with Rowntrees at York, Cadburys in Brum etc?
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True or false; Doncaster born 80's TV Doctor Miriam Stoppard invented Viagra?
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True or false; Doncaster born 80's TV Doctor Miriam Stoppard invented Viagra?
Wiki says she's a Geordie. Have you been drinking BB?
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Which Sprotty raised lad was knighted after Reaching for the Sky?
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Which Sprotty raised lad was knighted after Reaching for the Sky?
Douglas Bader
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Name the pub.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/426554_10150586750283466_577528465_8902637_230131144_n.jpg)
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Name the pub.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/426554_10150586750283466_577528465_8902637_230131144_n.jpg)
The Cumberland?
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Name the pub.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/426554_10150586750283466_577528465_8902637_230131144_n.jpg)
The Cumberland?
Correct.
Eeeh I remember when it was just fields round here.
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True or false; Doncaster born 80's TV Doctor Miriam Stoppard invented Viagra?
Wiki says she's a Geordie. Have you been drinking BB?
Ah so you've been looking up the answer on the net! You little cheater!!
By the way, I made it all up - It was a red Herring and meant as a joke!!! :coat:
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Not only is Doncaster famous for its people, it is also renowned for its products. For instance Caster oil was found on the bed of the river Don by early settlers of the town.
Not fully understanding its use many of them drank it excessively, making them ill.
Soon after, to treat the epidemic of poorly locals, the Don Caster oil infirmary was opened.
Does anyone know of any more local products?
Am I the only one who shouted \"bullsh!t\" at that one?
Very good though, BB
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ex Rovers player who played cricket for England?
Chris Balderstone. :)
Can you name the other three players who appeared for Rovers in the Football League and also played first-class cricket?
Ted Hemsley is one.:)
Correct. Of the other two, one is extremely obscure (I only discovered that he played first-class cricket by chance) but the other \"posts\" on here from time to time.
Any more offers on the cricketers? Four men have played League Football for Rovers and also played first-class cricket. Two are Chris Balderstone and Ted Hemsley. And the other two are...?
Otherwise I'll have to put you out of your misery!
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Not only is Doncaster famous for its people, it is also renowned for its products. For instance Caster oil was found on the bed of the river Don by early settlers of the town.
Not fully understanding its use many of them drank it excessively, making them ill.
Soon after, to treat the epidemic of poorly locals, the Don Caster oil infirmary was opened.
Does anyone know of any more local products?
Am I the only one who shouted \"bullsh!t\" at that one?
Very good though, BB
Yes RTR, That too was a
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Cricketers.........Alonzo Robson Drake was one ,
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Joe Johnson played football for DRFC and first Class cricket.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Johnson_(cricketer)
My grandad was Joe Johnson.
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And snooker for Bradford.
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chris balderstone
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On the subject of Doncaster Produce...
Which well known confectionery was invented/created in Doncaster by a Doncaster firm, in around 1835, is still well know today and was presented to the Queen in 1948, and Princess Anne, the Princess Royal in 2007....?
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It is either Nuttals Mintoes or Parkinsons Butterscotch but I will go for Mintoes
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Sorry its not Mintoes....
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Was it a tin of Plant Works Snuff that they gave to the apprentices? :P
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Cricketers.........Alonzo Robson Drake was one ,
Correct- so that's Balderstone, Hemsley and Drake. There's one more. Not Joe Johnson who never appeared for the Rovers First XI.
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Joe Johnson played football for DRFC and first Class cricket.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Johnson_(cricketer)
My grandad was Joe Johnson.
Sorry- he never played for the Rovers' Football League team (or in the FA Cup). He may have been a reserve player or appeared in wartime games.
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In reply to the rev, I'm afraid not.
Wellreds answer he chose not to give was actually correct.
butterscotch was invented in Doncaster
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On the subject of Doncaster Produce...
Which well known confectionery was invented/created in Doncaster by a Doncaster firm, in around 1835, is still well know today and was presented to the Queen in 1948, and Princess Anne, the Princess Royal in 2007....?
Deja vue!!
I though we discussed this on page 6
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very true! but with a tread 7 pages long i only tend to read the top couple of posts on each page...
:coat:
:chair:
:suicide:
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Assuming I'm correct, which I think I am,....... on the 7th May 1971 Doncaster's top group of the time (in my opinion) played their final gig at Doncaster Racecourse as the opening act for glam rockers The Sweet, Name the group.
I thought the idea behind this was to post a question after the previous one had been answered :facepalm: :facepalm:
Well for all those who might be intersted the answer is Potbelly :zzz: :zzz:
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I saw Potbelly at a school leavers dance around 1970 or 71 possibly at Donny gramer
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I was gonna go for The Playground Chairs or Slug The Night Watchman (yes, I know they were much later)
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Assuming I'm correct, which I think I am,....... on the 7th May 1971 Doncaster's top group of the time (in my opinion) played their final gig at Doncaster Racecourse as the opening act for glam rockers The Sweet, Name the group.
I thought the idea behind this was to post a question after the previous one had been answered :facepalm: :facepalm:
Well for all those who might be intersted the answer is Potbelly :zzz: :zzz:
So did I ,,,, and posted this back on Page 4
My question is :
What happened to the system ?
It was answer a question correctly then set the next question
ANARCHY
Thanks for the answer Potbelly as I had been thinking of all those Groups around at that time and tbh I had not heard of them so must have been a shage early even for me
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Cricketers.........Alonzo Robson Drake was one ,
Correct- so that's Balderstone, Hemsley and Drake. There's one more. Not Joe Johnson who never appeared for the Rovers First XI.
The final answer will be revealed tomorrow, but if anyone can come up with the name of the missing cricketer by midnight tonight, I'll buy them a pint at a forthcoming home game.
Now THERE'S an incentive!
Two more clues. This player holds an age-related record at another football club (local to Donny) and played on the opposing side to Alonzo Drake in one of his first-class cricket appearances.
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In their first ever FA Cup match, who did Doncaster Rovers play? What year was it and what was the score?
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Thinkm i know this. Season 1924-1925 ( 10th jan 1925 ) DRFC 1 Norwich City 2.
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Thinkm i know this. Season 1924-1925 ( 10th jan 1925 ) DRFC 1 Norwich City 2.
Surprisingly no, well not if you look at this article by Tony Bluff on the OS.
How it all began (http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/page/History/0,,10329~493667,00.html)
DRFC 1-9 Rotherham United (1888)
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Well a little is learned every day, thats my quota for today.
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Cricketers.........Alonzo Robson Drake was one ,
Correct- so that's Balderstone, Hemsley and Drake. There's one more. Not Joe Johnson who never appeared for the Rovers First XI.
The final answer will be revealed tomorrow, but if anyone can come up with the name of the missing cricketer by midnight tonight, I'll buy them a pint at a forthcoming home game.
Now THERE'S an incentive!
Two more clues. This player holds an age-related record at another football club (local to Donny) and played on the opposing side to Alonzo Drake in one of his first-class cricket appearances.
The fourth cricketer was.... Tommy Thorpe.
He was Rovers' goalkeeper during the 1904-05 season, when the club finished botttom of Division Two with a mere eight points. Thorpe played in 31 League games and was one of the better performers in a side that wasn't up to Football League standard (they'd struggled the previous season in the Midland League after being unluckily ejected from the FL at the end of the 1902-03 season.) While Rovers returned to the Midland League, Thorpe joined Barnsley and spent four seasons there before moving on to Southern League Northampton Town, where he played until 1921.
It was while he was at Northampton that he enjoyed his brief cricketing career, playing three games for Northamptonshire during the 1913 season. He seems to have been something of a make-weight, as in three games he batted low down the order (he scored 11 runs in three innings) and didn't bowl. Northants often struggled to put teams in the field and his appearances were in June, before many of the club's amateurs were available. Thorpe had the distinction of not finishing on the losing side as of his three games two were won (over Essex and Gloucestershire) and the other with Yorkshire was drawn. On the Yorkshire side was Alonzo Drake, another ex-Rover, who had played for us from 1901-1303.
Thorpe continued to play for Northampton Town after the war, featuring in their debut season in the Football League (1920-1) before returning to Barnsley (1921-2) where he becme the club's oldest player at over 40 years of age.
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Which 19th century Author was dismayed when he discovered that a Local Doncaster Landowner had acquired all of the Bones from the dead Soldiers and horses killed at the Napoleonic battles of Leipzig, Austerlitz, and Waterloo,had them shipped to Hull in sacks where they were ground to powder in a mill and then had them ploughed into the land as fertilizer.
This story has popped up in the Sunday times today. As archaeologists are scouring an old Orchard looking for what may be a mass grave.
However in 1822 it was reported that a firm of Doncaster 'Bone grinders' had imported a million Bushels of bone which had been ground down for fertiliser.
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Bloody hell, Sproty! And then you remembered this thread from 4 and a half years ago.....
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That's quite a span of time covered there Sproty. There's 10 years between Austerlitz in 1805 and Waterloo in 1815. Where did our local entrepreneur store the bones of the 36,000 dead Russians and Austrians, and p'raps the 9,000 French dead too, while he was waiting for Leipzig and Waterloo? :):)
Cracking story that Sproty. I've never heard it before. I'm grateful you mentioned it. Whoever that bloke was, he was he must have had a good agent out there in foreign land.
Bob
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Although they took all their teeth out first (in fact they took all their teeth out before they buried them - maybe even before they were dead in some cases!)
Nice piece on it here:
https://medium.com/study-of-history/the-bones-of-waterloo-a3beb35254a3#.bh0md4xd5
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Thanks for posting that Wilts,a very interesting but macabre read.
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Did you spot this?!
Doncaster - "one of the largest agricultural markets..."
Before the rise of the industrial north Donny was one of the most sought after residential areas in the whole of the north. Just look at the number of stately homes dotted around the outskirts of the town. It was a wealthy agricultural paradise and a lot of very rich people lived round and about. Then came coal and rail and steel and industry!
Bob
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Did you spot this?!
Doncaster - "one of the largest agricultural markets..."
Before the rise of the industrial north Donny was one of the most sought after residential areas in the whole of the north. Just look at the number of stately homes dotted around the outskirts of the town. It was a wealthy agricultural paradise and a lot of very rich people lived round and about. Then came coal and rail and steel and industry!
Bob
Yep, look in the history and look at the amount of country houses that were dotted about this area nigh on every village had a country house the bulk of them demolished for whatever reason
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Even Cantley had one!
Bob
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Even Cantley had one!
Bob
Still has...just a shame who lives in it!
It seems that Doncaster never really benefitted in terms of grand buildings in the centre from its main industries of rail and coal in the way that, say, Sheffield benefitted from steel and Bradford from wool.
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When I was a kid there were a few decentish buildings around I think - though I'm neither an architect nor an informed critic. Obviously there was, and is, the Mansion House. But the Grand Theatre, the Gaumont, NatWest Bank and some of the ex GNR railway cottages and buildings weren't too shabby. The Gaumont was quite a gem actually.
Bob
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Did you spot this?!
Doncaster - "one of the largest agricultural markets..."
Before the rise of the industrial north Donny was one of the most sought after residential areas in the whole of the north. Just look at the number of stately homes dotted around the outskirts of the town. It was a wealthy agricultural paradise and a lot of very rich people lived round and about. Then came coal and rail and steel and industry!
Bob
Yep, look in the history and look at the amount of country houses that were dotted about this area nigh on every village had a country house the bulk of them demolished for whatever reason
The Races played a massive part in the development of the Country houses, during the Regency period all of the Hoyperloy wanted property in Doncaster and Weymouth Hamilton lodge was built for lord and Lady Hamilton (Nelsons) lover.
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Did you spot this?!
Doncaster - "one of the largest agricultural markets..."
Before the rise of the industrial north Donny was one of the most sought after residential areas in the whole of the north. Just look at the number of stately homes dotted around the outskirts of the town. It was a wealthy agricultural paradise and a lot of very rich people lived round and about. Then came coal and rail and steel and industry!
Bob
Yep, look in the history and look at the amount of country houses that were dotted about this area nigh on every village had a country house the bulk of them demolished for whatever reason
Hamilton lodge was built for lord and Lady Hamilton (Nelsons) lover.
I've heard that before, but Hamilton Lodge was built in 1856 for Captain Robson by which time Lady Hamilton had been dead for 40 years.
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Yes you're right, my mistake.