Broken Algorithms Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Is there really any decent references when rival fans are slagging each other? It's fucking brutal when you see people post stuff like "Scumfermline" and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Townie Par Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 The name Townie has nothing to do with football and has been used for many a decade. It originates from the villages out with Dunfermline when they refer to those who live in Dunfermline - Townies.The Wee Team I believe was from a fanzine called Sammy lived with Bert & Dick referring to the Rovers at the time, who, to be fair, were considerably shitter than they are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel wickson Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Really disappointed to hear that it has nothing to do with Sir Patrick Spens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brashy's Boots Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Cities were originally defined by having a cathedral, or abbey. Hence Dunfermline was / is a city. The townie thing I think came from Cowdenbeath, whose supporters really dislike the Pars, probably as an attempt to p***k their perceived pomposity. Raith fans only started using Townies a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 42 minutes ago, lionel wickson said: Really disappointed to hear that it has nothing to do with Sir Patrick Spens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Raith fans only started using Townies a few years ago. What do you constitute as a few years ago? They were certainly known as the Townies during the millennium derby season and that was 16 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I think mocking our near death/liquidation has more potential for bites, just for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adundeemonkey Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I thought it was Cowden fans that used the phrase Townies and that Raith fans started using it because they do not possess the intellectual capacity to come up with a name all by themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 As much as this will invoke replies of 'tragic, cringe, shite patter, lol' I've heard a few folk give Dunfermline nicknames such as 'the zebras' and 'the barcodes'. The Townies will do though, quite like that one for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMessiah Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 20 hours ago, DAFC. said: There's many theories. I like to think it's based on the Gaelic translation for Dunfermline: Dun Parlain This is the first time I've hard this theory and it makes the most sense of all I've heard. 20 hours ago, Poet of the Macabre said: I've never met a Pars fan in my entire life that thinks Dunfermline is a city. Even if this was a serious bone of contention, Kirkcaldy is also a town. Therefore making being from a town an insult makes no sense. Yeah, the whole townies thing has baffled me a bit too, I'm always unsure whether we're supposed to be offended by it or not. Still better than the barcode patter though, christ that was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black and White Tragic Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 As much as this will invoke replies of 'tragic, cringe, shite patter, lol' I've heard a few folk give Dunfermline nicknames such as 'the zebras' and 'the barcodes'. The Townies will do though, quite like that one for some reason. "Townies" doesn't bother me, especially since it could construed as aspirational, when uttered by lino licking, village idiot types who follow the Wee Team. (That ought to do it).P.S. Hope I get a free pie or program included in my exuberant cost of my ticket. Or has Starks been remodelled on the San Siro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 "Townies" doesn't bother me, especially since it could construed as aspirational, when uttered by lino licking, village idiot types who follow the Wee Team. (That ought to do it).P.S. Hope I get a free pie or program included in my exuberant cost of my ticket. Or has Starks been remodelled on the San Siro? Your £20 is much appreciated, you Townie hoor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 At least they do a student gate for scrounging b*****ds like myself. Tenner for a Fife Derby is v dece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black and White Tragic Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 At least they do a student gate for scrounging b*****ds like myself. Tenner for a Fife Derby is v dece. I'm getting my Student of Life with the mission statement Learn Something New Everyday, matriculation card made up as I write this.Unfortunately, as I have a job I have to pay, and for the kids who don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, Black and White Tragic said: I'm getting my Student of Life with the mission statement Learn Something New Everyday, matriculation card made up as I write this. Unfortunately, as I have a job I have to pay, and for the kids who don't work. If they don't work take them back to the shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Yeah, the whole townies thing has baffled me a bit too, I'm always unsure whether we're supposed to be offended by it or not. Still better than the barcode patter though, christ that was awful. Barcodes it is then. I'd prefer skunks but Morton have made that one their own. Are there any other derogatory, smelly or dull black and white things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 56 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: Barcodes it is then. I'd prefer skunks but Morton have made that one their own. Are there any other derogatory, smelly or dull black and white things? Humbugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMessiah Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 5 hours ago, smpar said: At least they do a student gate for scrounging b*****ds like myself. Tenner for a Fife Derby is v dece. It is indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooboax Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Students patter is pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooboax Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Townies is well efeminate. Say it with a Fife accent fir fucks sake min ....'Toonies' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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