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Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire
Posted: 23 May 2010, 18:00
by richmagpies
Watching the leeds vs bradford rugby league match this afternoon and the commentators referred to the 'peoples republic of west yorkshire'....just reminded me of the last sisters tshirt i bought! Doubt they are sisters fans but u never know!
Posted: 23 May 2010, 19:13
by Bartek
fantastic news, great spot. i know it's gonna change my life.
Posted: 23 May 2010, 20:32
by weebleswobble
Bartek wrote:fantastic news, great spot. i know it's gonna change my life.
If it troubled you so much why f**king bother replying?
That isn't sarcasm by the way.
Posted: 23 May 2010, 21:29
by Back in time
weebleswobble wrote:Bartek wrote:fantastic news, great spot. i know it's gonna change my life.
If it troubled you so much why f**king bother replying?
That isn't sarcasm by the way.
Somebody is in bad mood today ?
Posted: 23 May 2010, 21:31
by James Blast
Posted: 24 May 2010, 09:19
by markfiend
didn't invent the phrase.
It was more commonly used of Sheffield:
The People's Republic of South Yorkshire
Posted: 25 May 2010, 20:42
by Randall Flagg
or more precisely (as Wikipedia illustrates)
The Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire
happy days......
Posted: 26 May 2010, 14:05
by Norman Hunter
That fella in the pic above would be first against the wall - a Yorkshireman supporting Man Utd? WTF?
Posted: 27 May 2010, 13:19
by weebleswobble
I recently heard the Sisters being played on the radio, in a car, as it was passing me on the road.
Blow.Me.
Posted: 27 May 2010, 13:28
by James Blast
shocking isn't it and only the other day Molly's 'Sister' flew in from Amerika
Posted: 27 May 2010, 14:26
by weebleswobble
My daughter is a sister, do I win?
Posted: 27 May 2010, 14:29
by Norman Hunter
weebleswobble wrote:I recently heard the Sisters being played on the radio, in a car, as it was passing me on the road.
Blow.Me.
Sorry I didn't stop. Or blow you. Next time, eh?
Posted: 27 May 2010, 14:33
by weebleswobble
Norman Hunter wrote:weebleswobble wrote:I recently heard the Sisters being played on the radio, in a car, as it was passing me on the road.
Blow.Me.
Sorry I didn't stop. Or blow you. Next time, eh?
When you coming to see me? Don't say this weekend cos ma maws doon
Posted: 27 May 2010, 15:04
by James Blast
weebleswobble wrote:My daughter is a sister, do I win?
a daughter's closer than an auntie so, yes you are full of WIN!
this time
Posted: 27 May 2010, 15:08
by weebleswobble
James Blast wrote:
this time
Posted: 27 May 2010, 15:52
by Norman Hunter
weebleswobble wrote:When you coming to see me? Don't say this weekend cos ma maws doon
Not this weekend
I'll get in touch with you, through one medium-or-another soon
Posted: 29 May 2010, 22:32
by James Blast
p.31 of Chris Connelly's book has this "... he regaled me with stories about the Sisters of Mercy and their shenanigans"
I nearly fell off my chair!!!
Posted: 06 Jun 2010, 21:40
by pikkrong
thanks, Mark!
I had never heard about it before.