Shandon Par Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 4 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Failed mine. Had to sit and watch all the other kids go up and collect their badges from the minister at the end of term service. Still hurts. Put me off religion too. Shower of c***s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Wasn't paying full attention to Homes Under The Hammer & there's a shithouse for sale in Fife but I'm sure the presenter said that Robinson Cruesoe was from there, fae Fife? Is that correct? Grimbo Kind of. A lot of people believe that Robinson Crusoe was based on the story of Alexander Selkirk, who was from Fife. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Not aiming to be pedantic, just a wee bit info, Alexander Selkirk was from Fife (Largo, indeed) and apparently Robinson Crusoe is based on his life. Originally from Fife and it's finally come in useful. And I've seen the wee statue/monument thing of Andrew Selkirk in Largo, fairly pish. Edit: he's from Lower Largo but I'm sure you could walk down the hill... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 6 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Failed mine. Had to sit and hatwatch all the other kids go up and collect their badges from the minister at the end of term service. Still hurts. Put me off religion too. Shower of c***s. Is that you Frasier? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, NorthernJambo said: Not aiming to be pedantic, just a wee bit info, Alexander Selkirk was from Fife (Largo, indeed) and apparently Robinson Crusoe is based on his life. Originally from Fife and it's finally come in useful. And I've seen the wee statue/monument thing of Andrew Selkirk in Largo, fairly pish. Edit: he's from Lower Largo but I'm sure you could walk down the hill... Juan Fernandez Island, that's where he was marooned. I've always meant to go and see that wee statue thingy, ever since I read (and was captivated by!) my dad's old Dudley D. Watkins illustrated Robinson Crusoe. A marvellous story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 11 minutes ago, NorthernJambo said: Not aiming to be pedantic, just a wee bit info, Alexander Selkirk was from Fife (Largo, indeed) and apparently Robinson Crusoe is based on his life. Originally from Fife and it's finally come in useful. And I've seen the wee statue/monument thing of Andrew Selkirk in Largo, fairly pish. Edit: he's from Lower Largo but I'm sure you could walk down the hill... Lower Largo was the exact location. The fellae built his 2 bed hoose, total price ended up £149,000 & he could just about get his money back if he was to sell it. Next time I'm over that way, I wanna get to that statue though. Everyday is a school day eh? Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, Grim O'Grady said: Lower Largo was the exact location. The fellae built his 2 bed hoose, total price ended up £149,000 & he could just about get his money back if he was to sell it. Next time I'm over that way, I wanna get to that statue though. Everyday is a school day eh? Grimbo I'm sensing a yearning for a life on the ocean waves Grimbo. Must be that healthy sea air at Granton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Lower Largo was the exact location. The fellae built his 2 bed hoose, total price ended up £149,000 & he could just about get his money back if he was to sell it. Next time I'm over that way, I wanna get to that statue though. Everyday is a school day eh? Grimbo Seems reasonable. It's a nice enough part of Fife, still Fife though. The statue is pretty lacklustre but he's obviously got quite an interesting story behind him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 24 minutes ago, NorthernJambo said: Seems reasonable. It's a nice enough part of Fife, still Fife though. The statue is pretty lacklustre but he's obviously got quite an interesting story behind him. Oh cheers NJ, I'll have a look behind the statue now as well, it's this kind of inside knowledge you can't get anywhere else. Marvellous. Grimbo ETA yes it's a gag, I'm not that much of a thicko hit the red button if you think I'm a genius. hit the green button if you think I'm a thicko. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 (edited) I've read a biography of Alexander Selkirk that claimed that during the time Alexander Selkirk was marooned on Juan Fernandez Island, he shagged goats. She was absolutely insistent about this "fact", even though he was on his own on the island, so nobody was about to witness it. Now to be fair, if you're stuck on an island for years, you might be tempted to see what it's like, but you're hardly likely to tell everyone about it when you get home. Would you tell anyone? Edited November 15, 2016 by Cardinal Richelieu 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: I've read a biography of Alexander Selkirk that claimed that during the time Alexander Selkirk was marooned on Juan Fernandez Island, he shagged goats. She was absolutely insistent about this "fact", even though he was on his own on the island, so nobody was about to witness it. Now to be fair, if you're stuck on an island for years, you might be tempted to see what it's like, but you're hardly likely to tell everyone about it when you get home. Are you? (that's my question) I wouldn't come home and bleat about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Just now, Shandon Par said: I wouldn't come home and bleat about it. The furthest I would go to interacting with them (apart from eating them of course) would be to christen one of them Goaty McGoatface. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 He was from Fife mind 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Oh cheers NJ, I'll have a look behind the statue now as well, it's this kind of inside knowledge you can't get anywhere else. Marvellous. Grimbo ETA yes it's a gag, I'm not that much of a thicko hit the red button if you think I'm a genius. hit the green button if you think I'm a thicko. Greenied as I got a wee smile at your pun. It's the type of shite I've come to expect from P&B and it never lets me down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 8 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: I've read a biography of Alexander Selkirk that claimed that during the time Alexander Selkirk was marooned on Juan Fernandez Island, he shagged goats. She was absolutely insistent about this "fact", even though he was on his own on the island, so nobody was about to witness it. Now to be fair, if you're stuck on an island for years, you might be tempted to see what it's like, but you're hardly likely to tell everyone about it when you get home. Would you tell anyone? Maybe he brought her back home with him & made an honest goat of her, did they have any kids? I bet they called the lad Billy, no imagination these herders eh? Lower Largo is Latin for goat shagger (according to Facts You Made Up pish). Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Billy Goat, that's my lover, she's just a goat, said that I am the one. But the kid is not my son. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieT1314 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Used to drink in there in it's former incarnation (or maybe the one before that?) not a big fan of the sign outside the door exclaiming how great they are for not selling Tennents and other generic brands. Fair enough selling decent varieties of booze but don't be a pretentious dick about it. Agreed, massively wanky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Shandon Par said: I'm sensing a yearning for a life on the ocean waves Grimbo. Must be that healthy sea air at Granton. If I can ever be ersed setting up an alias it's going to be The Pilton Pirate. Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 5 minutes ago, Grim O'Grady said: If I can ever be ersed setting up an alias it's going to be The Pilton Pirate. Grimbo Captain Fudwash? Long John Sliverknowes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Captain Fudwash? Long John Sliverknowes? Like the Captain one, the other is out of my postcode (I thInk). Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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