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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: albie on November 17, 2017, 01:26:46 pm

Title: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: albie on November 17, 2017, 01:26:46 pm

You couldn't make it up;

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/17/david-plowie-or-basil-salty-doncaster-asks-public-to-name-gritters

Oh...they just did!

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: glosterred on November 17, 2017, 02:58:00 pm

This has been going on for awhile now even Curtis Stiger has taken part on twitter. His suggestion was Grit balls of fire.

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: Filo on November 17, 2017, 03:48:04 pm

True Grit

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on November 17, 2017, 04:48:03 pm

Should get Bill Workman to officially name the one that does the Notts border area as Grit Southern Jessie.

And get one of our older fans to christen a wagon "Bloody Grit Cusack!"

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: swifty50 on November 17, 2017, 04:56:00 pm

Spready mercury

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on November 17, 2017, 05:14:46 pm

John Thaw

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: tommy toes on November 17, 2017, 05:38:44 pm

Grit Duerden on

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: Filo on November 17, 2017, 05:41:42 pm

Mr Frost

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: glosterred on November 17, 2017, 06:35:17 pm

And the winner is...........

Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney

and

David Plowie

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: Donnywolf on November 18, 2017, 05:50:14 pm

Quote from: glosterred on November 17, 2017, 06:35:17 pm

And the winner is...........

Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney

and

David Plowie

Both crap imo - Usain Salt and Spready Mercury were pretty good

Davis Plowie - not quite right as it is a Gritter which might Plough once out of 15 Grits.

The other is too long and was rejected by Oldham when they held the Competition to name their Gritters last year. The woman who entered Gritsy Bitsy was disappointed not win and thought "it deserved" recognition so we Donny DMBC made her day and named it as one. The vast majority wont know it as a pop song from the 60's (Google first released 1954)

Its a bit of fun and I should lighten up but really none of em are any good

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: glosterred on November 18, 2017, 06:26:51 pm

Many more will not know that Timmy Mallett did a cover version of it as well.




https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9_fYWitgvUc

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: Bentley Bullet on November 18, 2017, 11:23:04 pm

Dec O'Cards should have won the award because he Tex Gritter home every night. 

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: SydneyRover on November 21, 2017, 06:29:52 am

The story made the national broadcaster ABC

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-21/doncasters-new-gritters-named-david-plowie,-gritsy-bitsy/9175798

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: IDM on November 24, 2017, 02:08:06 pm

Quote from: glosterred on November 18, 2017, 06:26:51 pm

Many more will not know that Timmy Mallett did a cover version of it as well.




https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9_fYWitgvUc

And those of us that did know that, would have preferred to have forgotten!!  Thanks for that!

Title: Re: Gary Gritter anyone!
Post by: glosterred on November 24, 2017, 05:07:12 pm

Quote from: IDM on November 24, 2017, 02:08:06 pm

Quote from: glosterred on November 18, 2017, 06:26:51 pm

Many more will not know that Timmy Mallett did a cover version of it as well.




https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9_fYWitgvUc

And those of us that did know that, would have preferred to have forgotten!!  Thanks for that!

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