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(I'm on holiday....mmm....nice weather....to Wales! :( )

Ahh, God's own country! And the weather's lovely. (Well, actually, it's a little cloudy at this very moment, but generally speaking it's the best it's been for a while.)

 

Which bit of this lovely land of ours are you visiting?

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(I'm on holiday....mmm....nice weather....to Wales! :( )

Ahh, God's own country! And the weather's lovely. (Well, actually, it's a little cloudy at this very moment, but generally speaking it's the best it's been for a while.)

 

Ahhh.... Wales ... God's own country ... check out the following link :(

 

http://www.frogsupport.com/viewtopic.php?t=301

 

PS I've lived in Wales now for 20 years but I still support the white shirts in the rugby :(

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PS I've lived in Wales now for 20 years but I still support the white shirts in the rugby  :(

As a Welshman, I can only bring myself to do that once the red, green & blue shirts are already out of the World Cup (never takes long :( ) :(

 

PS for all you lovers of the Land of My Fathers out there, enjoy:

 

 

In light of the fact that Catherine Zeta-Jones-Douglas has truly become

part of Hollywood, the Welsh film industry has decided to step up

production. They plan to remake many well known films but with a Welsh

flavour to them. The following are some planned for release next

year....

 

* 9 1/2 Leeks

* Trefforest Gump

* Cwmando

* The Lost Boyos

* An American in Powys

* Huw Dares Gwyneth

* Dai Hard

* The Wizard of Oswestry

* Sheepless in Seattle

* The Eagle has Llandudno

* The Magnificent Severn

* Haverfordwest Was Won

* Austin Powys

* The Magic Rhonddabout

 

 

and last but not least:

 

 

The Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch That Time

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How long has Chester been part of Wales?

How dare you!!

 

Find Chester on the map ... go about 5 miles to the south-east ... and you'll find the village of Kinnerton, in WALES! But unfortunately we're lumbered with a Chester phone no. and postal address :( And when someone asks where I live, it's a lot easier to say Chester (most people know where that is) than to say Higher Kinnerton ("errr ... where?").

 

We moved back home from Cambridge at the end of 2001, and I was determined to find a house to buy in Wales ... couldn't bear the thought of buying another one in England ... I managed it by about a mile! :(

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Find Chester on the map ... go about 5 miles to the south-east ... and you'll find the village of Kinnerton, in WALES! But unfortunately we're lumbered with a Chester phone no. and postal address  :( And when someone asks where I live, it's a lot easier to say Chester (most people know where that is) than to say Higher Kinnerton ("errr ... where?").

 

We moved back home from Cambridge at the end of 2001, and I was determined to find a house to buy in Wales ... couldn't bear the thought of buying another one in England ... I managed it by about a mile!  :(

Don't people from Chester have the historic right to shoot at you from the city walls then (or something)?

Or does this not apply to freelancers... :(

 

N.

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Wales was lovely, by the way. I think the weather may have helped, but we went down to Cardiff Bay, went on a little boat trip round the bay and sampled the fine resteraunts and bars there. What with all the menus being half written in Martian, it really did feel like another country.

 

Cunningly (read: Accidentally) I managed to book my train home for just before the Arsenal match finished, so was spared the football lunatics.

 

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What with all the menus being half written in Martian, it really did feel like another country.

Is it wrong that I fell off my chair reading that?

Not long til you'll be experiencing* the same thing :D

 

Stu

 

* Results Pending

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What with all the menus being half written in Martian, it really did feel like another country.

Is it wrong that I fell off my chair reading that?

Not long til you'll be experiencing* the same thing :)

 

Stu

 

* Results Pending

Assuming they let you have a Welsh student residents' visa, of course.

 

Not much to worry about -

*Recite the Llanelli team that defeated the All Blacks in 1973

*Sing the Welsh National Anthem

*Say and translate Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwrndrobwllantisiliogogogoch

*Tell one end of an un-wellied sheep from another

 

Naturally, I run cramming courses for very reasonable rates :D

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Don't people from Chester have the historic right to shoot at you...
I thought that was Hereford, on a Sunday, with a bow and arrow.
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Don't people from Chester have the historic right to shoot at you...
I thought that was Hereford, on a Sunday, with a bow and arrow.

That reminds me - During my finals in Glasgow, I was entitled to demand a horn of mead from the invigilator, provided I was in full Scottish National Dress (sadly this remained untested by me).

 

Who says there are no benefits to further education in this game :D

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Not much to worry about -

*Recite the Llanelli team that defeated the All Blacks in 1973

*Sing the Welsh National Anthem

*Say and translate Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwrndrobwllantisiliogogogoch

*Tell one end of an un-wellied sheep from another

Do you know 'Land of my Fathers'?

 

Sorry

 

Oblique 'Ivor the Engine' Quote there

 

Beautiful Country (the bit I can see from this side of the bay anyway)

 

'Gangs of Sinewy Men roam the valleys with their close harmony singing and you need a mouth full of phlegm just to pronounce the place names!' - Blackadder the Third

 

Yes there's nothing like a chemical plant to make the skyline look beautiful!

And why is it you've got to pay to get into Wales but you can get out for free?

Yet in Cornwall you pay to get out?!?

I must say the number of times I have been to Wales I have always enjoyed myself, it is a beautiful country.

Can I have my passport stamped for another three years now please

 

Peter

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