Where are you from?

[tonypub]

as above but no need to be specific

[caroletenerife]

Arbroath Scotland
Home of The Smokie, Andy Stewart,The Declaration of Arbroath and Polish strawberry pickers. Its a fishing town on the north east coast of Bonnie Scotland. x

[Harmonicaman]

Dunfermline, ancient capital of Scotland and has done bugger all since!

[tonypub]

nottinghamshire,the most filmed county in the country......men in green tights n all that.

[howard thornton]

as above but no need to be specific

nelson, twintown islamadad.

[tonypub]

hmmm.2 scots posted,only 1 vote?

[Tinkabel]

Yorkshire, gods country :whistle:

[junetta]

Accrington..........famous for Nori Bricks among other things.

[doreen]

Dublin :stpaddy: or should that be :witch:

[AL JAY]

Im from the "Banks of the Royal Blue Mersey" North Liverpool!!!

[Santiago]

Cornwall, land of the Celts!!

[Harmonicaman]

hmmm.2 scots posted,only 1 vote?
Carole! Press the bloody button!

[tracey_in_tenerife]

Im from Bradford , West Yorkshire

[Harmonicaman]

Cornwall, land of the Celts!!

Well it's Kernow then...Up St Piran

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy13/harmonicaman_photos/220px-Flag_of_Cornwall.png

[sunspot]

Swindon,the home of the famous magic roundabout

[Jackie]

I am an Essex bird ;)

[caroletenerife]

Carole! Press the bloody button!
what button?????


what button?????

Found it....pressed it, dinnae shout at me x

[Ecky Thump]

Arbroath Scotland
Home of The Smokie, Andy Stewart,The Declaration of Arbroath and Polish strawberry pickers. Its a fishing town on the north east coast of Bonnie Scotland. x


Just a bit further North, another fishing village, Johnshaven, where they buillt the boats to catch the Haddies to make the Smokies.:)

[Harmonicaman]

what button?????



Found it....pressed it, dinnae shout at me x

At the start of the thread! Tonypub has put a poll on. Click on the wee button next to Scotland then press "Vote Now".:)


Edit: You cheated! You added a bit when I was typing...:crazy:

[Goforgold]

What happened to The Midlands???

[Zara]

as above but no need to be specific

Do you want where we were born and browt up or where we have spent most of our lives???

[caroletenerife]

Just a bit further North, another fishing village, Johnshaven, where they buillt the boats to catch the Haddies to make the Smokies.:)

been there, fit like

[Megaloo]

London girl (Middlesex)

[onelegnofeet]

Doncaster south Yorks .....................home to the St.Ledger ,parkinsons butter scotch ,and Doncaster Rovers Nil !!!

[Harmonicaman]

Doncaster south Yorks .....................home to the St.Ledger ,parkinsons butter scotch ,and Doncaster Rovers Nil !!!
Hey!, they've got the same suffix as Dunfermline Athletic Nil!

[DeedeeTipperary]

My name says it all :stpaddy: and its a long way :)

[AL JAY]

My name says it all :stpaddy: and its a long way :)

But you're the sweetest girl we know...:rolleyes::D

[Carol55]

Barnet in Hertfordshire and now Fairlie in Ayrshire, West Coast of Scotland, a coastal village, where the world famous "Fifes" racing yachts were built, one that was built in 1902 is now for sale...€2,500,000.!!!

[onelegnofeet]

My name says it all :stpaddy: and its a long way :)

Where is DEEDEE then ?????

[longtallalice]

brighouse in west yorkshire and proud to be yorkshire born and bred :)

[reggie]

Im from Bradford , West Yorkshire

You muslim then tracey ?

[onelegnofeet]

You muslim then tracey ?

LOL .........probably not ,but i bet shes nows how to play Pass The Parcel .......really quick !!!!

[fire13]

Near Morecambe, the 'Red Rose County'.

http://bestsmileys.com/flowers/4.gif

[onelegnofeet]

Near Morecambe, the 'Red Rose County'.

http://bestsmileys.com/flowers/4.gif

Can we have our Arrows back now please .???.........................................from White rose County

[reggie]

Near Morecambe, the 'Red Rose County'.

http://bestsmileys.com/flowers/4.gif

Blue rinse town, spent a bit of time in knott end, hambleton , on the river wyre or sumat like that,

[fire13]

:lol:

Ah! A man with short arms & deep pockets. :eyebrows:

[howard thornton]

Can we have our Arrows back now please .???.........................................from White rose County

no you can't, sorry about the spellin.

[fire13]

Blue rinse town, spent a bit of time in knott end, hambleton , on the river wyre or sumat like that,
Knott End/Preesall is one of my areas of work.

[howard thornton]

Knott End/Preesall is one of my areas of work.

oh yea, got it,you are the ferryman. keep up the good work.

[fire13]

:lol:

Must admit I sit & watch it crossing some days while having my dinner.

[Pooh]

I guess I'm from "The rest of the world"... :rolleyes: :hello:
Never thought about myself as such, but I suppose it's a matter of perspective. :p

[fire13]

oh yea, got it,you are the ferryman. keep up the good work.
I see you're from Chorley. Visit quite regularly to Washington Hall.

[onelegnofeet]

no you can't,

Theyre no good to you .................unlike the swords ,spears and shields that you melted down and sold to the scrapman !!!!

[junglejim]

Glasgow - the Green End- literaly! I was born and brought up next to Glasgow Green . Just lucky Clyde FC and Celtic FC were equidistant from my house !

[kieraj]

I am a liver bird :whistle:

[christa]

A lovely town of the East Coast called Skegness, which for some reason everyone laughs at when mentioned??? can't think why!!!

[wen53]

I was brought up in Morecambe but now I am in Huddersfield, still a northern monkey :)

[captain jack sparrow]

I'm on the fringe of the lake district where it hasn't rained for a whole day now :boat:

[tonypub]

I am an Essex bird ;)
we know;)......


A lovely town of the East Coast called Skegness, which for some reason everyone laughs at when mentioned??? can't think why!!!ahhh skegvegas .....

[julia44]

I am from a quiet little place not many have heard of, it has a little fun park, a couple of pubs, some gourmet fish restaurants and beautiful tranquil clean blue sea
Blackpool :mexicanwave:

[TOTO 99]

I'm from the country hamlet of Warrington in Cheshire. Nowadays there's very little hunting and fishing but shootings are still a regular passtime..:gun:

[onelegnofeet]

A lovely town of the East Coast called Skegness, which for some reason everyone laughs at when mentioned??? can't think why!!!

You think they laugh at Skeggy ,you should hear people laugh at where i live now "CLEETHORPES " AKA ......................THE LAST RESORT !!!!

[Ed3229]

Meon Valley in Hampshire......... Village with the second largest medieval square in England.
When we are in Tenerife we meet lots of northerners but few people from the south......The poll is saying the same ????
Do others from the south not go to Tenerife ???

[scoregolfbob]

Penarth, South Wales, where the men are men and the sheep are lovely, If the sun shone there, it would be the best place on earth.

[princessmonika]

ireland dublin

[Jackie Buyer]

Aberdeen, Scotland 'The Silver City'

[princessmonika]

it is the granite city

[TOTO 99]

You think they laugh at Skeggy ,you should hear people laugh at where i live now "CLEETHORPES " AKA ......................THE LAST RESORT !!!!

Sadly, this photo of Cleethorpes was only taken last week!

[onelegnofeet]

Sadly, this photo of Cleethorpes was only taken last week!

Had you had taken this half an hour later you would have got me going past in my ...........BATHCHAIR !!!lol

[Jackie Buyer]

it is the granite city
Princessmonika, it was known as the Silver City when I was a kid - 'Silver' because of the effect on the granite when the sun was shining (which isn't often)

[Skeggy]

How can anyone laugh at Skegness, the fun capital of the East Coast very comparable to PDLA similar sort of people attend.

[princessmonika]

ah that's good-- so it is granite with silver bits-- we also have that in the wicklow mountains in ireland -- also sunshine not so much--
for the last 4 days it is raining- off to tenerife soon----

[TOTO 99]

How can anyone laugh at Skegness, the fun capital of the East Coast very comparable to PDLA similar sort of people attend.

And as your avatar clearly shows, they're still awaiting the arrival of a modern clothes shop Skeggy..:lol:

[TSD Phil]

Essex boy here but now in sunny Cambridgeshire.

First car while living in Essex - Ford Capri !!! How Essex is that lol

[onelegnofeet]

And as your avatar clearly shows, they're still awaiting the arrival of a modern clothes shop Skeggy..:lol:

Still least hes not looking for his Mistress's .............RUBY SLIPPERS !!!lol

[reggie]

:lol:

Must admit I sit & watch it crossing some days while having my dinner.

I used to nick my mothers triumph spitfire in hambleton, and drive to knott end, i was 15, she sold it because it didnt do a lot to the gallon, :ashamed:

[cjd01]

Norfolk - Nelsons County!

[Malteser Monkey]

My Mummy's tummy:spin::lol:

I'm a Southern Monkey - not a poll option for me

[Jackie]

we know;)......

.....

...why ask then ;)


Essex boy here but now in sunny Cambridgeshire.

First car while living in Essex - Ford Capri !!! How Essex is that lol

haha my husband had a Mauve Capri when I first met him, it got nicked though, even my mum had one :)

[TSD Phil]

haha my husband had a Mauve Capri when I first met him, it got nicked though, even my mum had one :)

Lol. Fortunately mine was a nice shade of blue. :-). Not surprised it got nicked. Many a time I locked my keys in it and broke in using a piece of wire.

So where in beautiful Essex then Jackie?

[Jackie]

We used to open hubby's with a front door key lol.

Born in Newbury Park, Ilford, moved to Upminster when I was 13 and then to Dagenham East ( note the 'East', the posh part haha) when I got married. Some people can't make up their mind whether Dagenham is Essex or East London because it is right on the border, I'm not fussed either way :)

[DeedeeTipperary]

Where is DEEDEE then ?????

In Tipperary Oneleg , one and the same , at the moment its a lovey 13 degrees , windy and wet :(

[Suej]

Norf Lundin init!:grufalo: Later Hertforshire.

MM and I went to same junior school!

[Leam_Lin]

Leamington Spa... middle England............ possibly the furthest town from the sea...........

[Suej]

What happened to The Midlands???

It went Belly up GFG!:eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows:

[onelegnofeet]

Norf Lundin init!:grufalo: Later Hertforshire.

MM and I went to same junior school!

So where is the Grass greener ??

Isnt MM still there ?lol

[Suej]

So where is the Grass greener ??

Isnt MM still there ?lol

Nah she was expelled from that school last year oneleg! drinking and smoking behind the bike shed:teacher:

[sleepy]

Eastbourne and wish I still was!The grass is most definitely greener there.

[Malteser Monkey]

Norf Lundin init!:grufalo: Later Hertforshire.

MM and I went to same junior school!

Yes but not in the same year she was there a loooooong time before me:whistle::lol:

[onelegnofeet]

Nah she was expelled from that school last year oneleg! drinking and smoking behind the bike shed:teacher:



Grass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No i really do mean GRASS

[Malteser Monkey]

Grass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No i really do mean GRASS

Grass I'm not a grass - never told on no one or anyone, whatever !!!!:lol:

[onelegnofeet]

Nah she was expelled from that school last year oneleg! drinking and smoking behind the bike shed:teacher:


Grass I'm not a grass - never told on no one or anyone, whatever !!!!:lol:

No not you MM ...........but that suej telling tales well !!!!

[Bobby]

I'm from Suffolk in East Anglia but not a Southern fairy!

[Malteser Monkey]

I'm from Suffolk in East Anglia but not a Southern fairy!

You're a hairy fairy then ?:hole::lol:

[sparklegirl]

I’m from bonnie Scotland. I live on a small island off the west coast of Scotland called the isle of Lewis :cold:. Most know us by the famous Harris Tweed or where the best black puddings come from

[Davie Thistle]

...Glasgow, Home to Partick Thistle! - the most famous & Bestist Football Team in the world -apart from CDT! -
:jumping:

[Tom & Sharon]

Cheshire,home to the famous cheese and grinning cats,now famous for to many of those footballin types in Ferrari's,Bentlleys and Range Rover Sports
:football: :football: :football: :convertible:

Tom :hat:

[tracey]

Berwick upon Tweed

So Im English, no Scottish, no English lol:spin:

[Brian]

Devizes in Wiltshire in the heart of the West Country

[Zara]

Devizes in Wiltshire in the heart of the West Country

and home of the Caen Hill Locks :sailing:

[delgirl]

I'm from sunny Essex

[Jackalina]

A small village near glasgow

[dede]

Im from the posh part of Liverpool...(oh dear, shouldnt have said that ive probably opened the flood gates now):crazy::crazy::crazy:

[Brian]

and home of the Caen Hill Locks :sailing:

Yes, all 29 of them.

[Zara]

Yes, all 29 of them.

We used to have a motorhome and stayed at Foxhangers Farm a couple of times, lovely.

[Harmonicaman]

We used to have a motorhome and stayed at Foxhangers Farm a couple of times, lovely.

What is it with the English hanging animals? First it was Hartlepool and the monkey, now there's a farm hanging foxes!:spin:

[Zara]

Oh dear HM, you have to be thick skinned coming from Hartlepool so to the question, Who hung the monkey? - Answer always was - Why is your father missing? Sorry :ashamed: but you did ask - see you in OT :lol:

[Snowdrop]

LONDON - Home of Buckingham Palace and Harrods etccccccc

[canarybird]

I'm from Vancouver Island on Canada's west coast.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qma952gMuI&NR=1


Canarybird

[marbro8]

bloody ell tony you have missed out the whole middle of Britain!! and alienated about 20 million people:eyebrows: we midlanders are proud of our ancestry so i suggest you include us in your poll:eyebrows:

[tonypub]

bloody ell tony you have missed out the whole middle of Britain!! and alienated about 20 million people:eyebrows: we midlanders are proud of our ancestry so i suggest you include us in your poll:eyebrows:pakistan/india/west indies comes under rest of world,lol.

[debi]

I'm from Stoke-on-Trent. home of Robbie Williams, Oatcakes, all your crockery (well it was made here originally) and the losing finalists in this years FA Cup!

Unfortunately as marbro 8 said above you seem to have completely nissed the Midlands from your poll!

[tonypub]

yamyams n stokies comes under southern fairys due to your loverly accent:lol:

[henry]

i´m from austin texas america u.s.a. i see america is not on the list

[QUOTE=henry;63603]i´m from austin texas america u.s.a. i see america is not on the list[ but was born in newmarket england.

[tonypub]

i´m from austin texas america u.s.a. i see america is not on the listrest of the world for you henry

[Harmonicaman]

I'm from Vancouver Island on Canada's west coast.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qma952gMuI&NR=1


Canarybird


Blimey Canarybird, why did you leave? That looks fantastic!

[TenerifeFanatic]

Cellardyke part of Anstruther (also known as "Anster") in the East Neuk of Fife just nine miles from the home of golf, St Andrews. We had the first case of bird flu and are also home to the best fish and chip shop in Britain.

[MaxineC]

Bit of a mongrel really :dog: mainly down to my fathers job... but Manchester & Cheshire are where my 'English' heart lies, and where I spent the most time.




Do others from the south not go to Tenerife ???

Nah, Marbella is the new Essex by the sea... :D


Im from the posh part of Liverpool...(oh dear, shouldnt have said that ive probably opened the flood gates now):crazy::crazy::crazy:


:crylaughing: :crylaughing: :crylaughing: :D

[LeFrunk]

Im Belfast , born and bred , home of the TITANIC , WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPION ALEX "HURRICAN" HIGGINS , HARLAND&WOLFF SHIPYARD , GEORGE BEST , DANNY BLANCHFLOWER , NORMAN WHITESIDE , RIOTS , PUBS , MORE RIOTS, 3mls down the road RORY McILROY , 68mls up the road GRAHAM McDOWELL & DARREN CLARKE the worlds MOST BOMBED HOTEL(EUROPA) , oh aye , and more RIOTS , But i still luv it .

[Zara]

I'm from Vancouver Island on Canada's west coast.


Canarybird


When I lived in the UK I was very good friends with Chris Duffey son of Jeane Duffey the artist who lived in Vancouver. I have a beautiful watercolour she painted of Mount Baker.

[marbro8]

pakistan/india/west indies comes under rest of world,lol.******** tony we have our own identity and unless you recognise us we will boycott your poll:eyebrows:

[MaxineC]

******** tony we have our own identity and unless you recognise us we will boycott your poll:eyebrows:


Don't add them Tony, make them chose between the two... :eyebrows:

[marbro8]

Don't add them Tony, make them chose between the two... :eyebrows:there is no way i am going to be compared to a southern softie i am as hard as nails midlander:raspberry:

[onelegnofeet]

i am as hard as nails midlander:raspberry:


do you ever feel lonely ?????????

[marbro8]

******** tony we have our own identity and unless you recognise us we will boycott your poll:eyebrows:actualy would it make you add us if we said we would boycott your pub as well:eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows:

Added after 3 minutes:


do you ever feel lonely ????????? not with all my Indian ,Pakistani and caribbean friends:eyebrows:

[COL NIL SATIS]

Liverpool good old Northerner :raspberry:

[skin12089]

LUTON the one in bedfordshire im not much of a fairy tho

[Balcony]

Originally, London.

Never vote on a poll of sterotypes! LOL

[Goforgold]

What happened to The Midlands???

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer: Thanks for the button, just noticed!!!!

It's great being in the middle 'cos then it's so easy to visit all those beautiful places in the North, South East and West!! :)

[Tom & Sharon]

I'm from Stoke-on-Trent. home of Robbie Williams, Oatcakes, all your crockery (well it was made here originally) and the losing finalists in this years FA Cup!

Unfortunately as marbro 8 said above you seem to have completely nissed the Midlands from your poll!

I too would also like to miss the midlands,I'm usually stuck in traffic on the M6 looking at Wallsall's stadium when driving south although ironically thanks to
Marbro 8 it does make me think of Tenerife :lol:

Tom

[Goforgold]

I too would also like to miss the midlands,I'm usually stuck in traffic on the M6 looking at Wallsall's stadium when driving south although ironically thanks to
Marbro 8 it does make me think of Tenerife :lol:

Tom

I have to agree that some parts are not the best, like everywhere else, but some areas are just like England used to be, unspoilt, with lovely villages, ducks on the ponds, friendly people who say hello, no traffic and peace and quiet - not so keen on the muck spreading though!!! :(


Just noticed your 'advertisement' - is it ok if we come with no screaming kids,have no drunken late nights and don't scrape our suitcases when we are leaving? 'Cos that's just the sort of place we like!! :)

[Tom & Sharon]

I have to agree that some parts are not the best, like everywhere else, but some areas are just like England used to be, unspoilt, with lovely villages, ducks on the ponds, friendly people who say hello, no traffic and peace and quiet - not so keen on the muck spreading though!!! :(


Just noticed your 'advertisement' - is it ok if we come with no screaming kids,have no drunken late nights and don't scrape our suitcases when we are leaving? 'Cos that's just the sort of place we like!! :)

Sure come along,strictly no crocodiles though!! :spin:

Tom :hat:

[Bonnie1964]

Paisley in Bonnie Scotland:hello:

[Goforgold]

Sure come along,strictly no crocodiles though!! :spin:

Tom :hat:

Spoilsport!!!! :(

[Margaretta]

there is no way i am going to be compared to a southern softie i am as hard as nails midlander:raspberry:

'Ere you! I ain't no softie! I'm a real cockney sparrer from daan yer Mile End Road in London. Wanna fight???:poke:;)

[onelegnofeet]

- not so keen on the muck spreading though!!! :(




Me too ......................but its hard to stay off the forum !!!:lol::lol::lol::hello:


its funny wheres there a pond with ducks /a bit of country side how people still say hello .where i live now a coastal resort (??) we have a country park with a lake (man made ) which has many varied species of ducks ,swans etc .Walk round it everyone speaks ,chats ........come off it "SILENCE" :ducky::ducky::ducky: ..........not me though ,you cant expect too much ,

[marbro8]

I too would also like to miss the midlands,I'm usually stuck in traffic on the M6 looking at Wallsall's stadium when driving south although ironically thanks to
Marbro 8 it does make me think of Tenerife :lol:

Tom brill tom:spin: at least i'm good for something:eyebrows:

[Goforgold]

Me too ......................but its hard to stay off the forum !!!:lol::lol::lol::hello:

its funny wheres there a pond with ducks /a bit of country side how people still say hello .where i live now a coastal resort (??) we have a country park with a lake (man made ) which has many varied species of ducks ,swans etc .Walk round it everyone speaks ,chats ........come off it "SILENCE" :ducky::ducky::ducky: ..........not me though ,you cant expect too much ,

I wonder if you'll ever run out of funnies?!! Probably not........:reading: Bob Monhouse's Book of Funnies!! :) :)

Added after 2 minutes:


Sure come along,strictly no crocodiles though!! :spin:

Tom :hat:

OH has just come home and says would you object to his blow up doll then? :ashamed:

[marbro8]

i must admit after badgering tonypub about recognizing us midlander's i am a bit disappointed with the response from us!! come on guys help put us on the map and get voting:poke: and by the way thankyou for the ones that have

[tonypub]

i must admit after badgering tonypub about recognizing us midlander's i am a bit disappointed with the response from us!! come on guys help put us on the map and get voting:poke:not many will admit it:raspberry:

[marbro8]

not many will admit it:raspberry:lmao thanks for that:eyebrows:

[MaxineC]

i must admit after badgering tonypub about recognizing us midlander's i am a bit disappointed with the response from us!! come on guys help put us on the map and get voting:poke: and by the way thankyou for the ones that have


Jeez, some people are never happy unless they're moaning.... :whistle: :D

[lancslad]

lancashire:raspberry:

[howard thornton]

lancashire:raspberry:

we would never have known, where abouts?

[Jenny10]

I'm from the country hamlet of Warrington in Cheshire. Nowadays there's very little hunting and fishing but shootings are still a regular passtime..:gun:

I'm a Warringtonian too - although it was in Lancashire then! Moved up to Yorkshire (Ripon), then up to Stockton on Tees. Thought I'd better escape to Tenerife before I ended up in Scotland! :whistle:

[marbro8]

Jeez, some people are never happy unless they're moaning.... :whistle: :D

so are woman not happy when they are moaning? i have left many a woman moaning:eyebrows: (think about it:eyebrows:)

[MaxineC]

so are woman not happy when they are moaning? i have left many a woman moaning:eyebrows: (think about it:eyebrows:)

Yes, they were probably moaning that they would never get that 5 minutes of their life back.... :whistle: :D

[Harmonicaman]

Yes, they were probably moaning that they would never get that 5 minutes of their life back.... :whistle: :D

Wow!
That man's a stallion! 45 secs and it's goodnight Vienna...:(

[MaxineC]

Wow!
That man's a stallion! 45 secs and it's goodnight Vienna...:(


I included time for the cigarette after... :D

[TOTO 99]

Wow!
That man's a stallion! 45 secs and it's goodnight Vienna...:(

Isn't that Rigsby's cat?

[MaxineC]

Isn't that Rigsby's cat?


Yes it was... Do you think Harmonicaman is trying to tell us something? :eek: :D

[TOTO 99]

Yes it was... Do you think Harmonicaman is trying to tell us something? :eek: :D

Furr enough. :lol:

[MaxineC]

Furr enough. :lol:


Thank god our little Norwegian 'friend' isn't still around, HM would have found himself on his 'Deviant List'.... :D

[TOTO 99]

Thank god our little Norwegian 'friend' isn't still around, HM would have found himself on his 'Deviant List'.... :D

He'll be back Max, he's just having a brief PAWS....

[mony71]

was born in oxford but then my parents came back to manchester and thats where i have been ever since :cry:

[MaxineC]

He'll be back Max, he's just having a brief PAWS....

.... and sharpening his claws in readiness ;)


was born in oxford but then my parents came back to manchester and thats where i have been ever since :cry:

Why the tears? Manchester is a great city... well, most of it! ;)

[marbro8]

Yes, they were probably moaning that they would never get that 5 minutes of their life back.... :whistle: :Dlmao you should talk to my wife she sometimes prays for that:pray::eyebrows: and by the look of the voting tenerife is now little yorkshire/lancashire:eyebrows: