Media Thread - 2021/22

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Bonzo Nododo said:
They made a huge fuss when they had to handle containers. Sealed and locked containers that is.
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In 2000 my wife and I moved back to NZ from Australia. Our household effects were packed into a container. on move in day a container was delivered to our new home, the seal broken by the removal guys and inside - it contained farm equipment !!!!!!!
Fortunately ships sail direct from Melbourne to Auckland before going on to the UK so the scousers hadn't stolen our possessions - some idiot misread the container number; the correct container arrived a few hours later.
 
Bluekiwi said:
In 2000 my wife and I moved back to NZ from Australia. Our household effects were packed into a container. on move in day a container was delivered to our new home, the seal broken by the removal guys and inside - it contained farm equipment !!!!!!!
Fortunately ships sail direct from Melbourne to Auckland before going on to the UK so the scousers hadn't stolen our possessions - some idiot misread the container number; the correct container arrived a few hours later.
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All's well that ends well.
 
Bonzo Nododo said:
Heidi?
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Here you go Bonzo, read the full wiki page when you get chance, Hedy Lamarr was a complex character but you wouldn’t want to be married to her.

“The Mel Brooks 1974 western parody Blazing Saddles features a villain named "Hedley Lamarr". As a running gag, various characters mistakenly refer to him as "Hedy Lamarr" prompting him to testily reply "That's Hedley."
 
hammocity said:
Here you go Bonzo, read the full wiki page when you get chance, Hedy Lamarr was a complex character but you wouldn’t want to be married to her.

“The Mel Brooks 1974 western parody Blazing Saddles features a villain named "Hedley Lamarr". As a running gag, various characters mistakenly refer to him as "Hedy Lamarr" prompting him to testily reply "That's Hedley."
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I mischievously threw in the name 'Heidi' into the comments about 'Hedly/Hedley'. Heidi was the main character in a BBC series of the same name in the 1950s and very different to the characters you mention. It seems that there have been several remakes of Heidi on film and TV which add more confusion than my original intention.
What's in a name?
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Bluekiwi said:
In 2000 my wife and I moved back to NZ from Australia. Our household effects were packed into a container. on move in day a container was delivered to our new home, the seal broken by the removal guys and inside - it contained farm equipment !!!!!!!
Fortunately ships sail direct from Melbourne to Auckland before going on to the UK so the scousers hadn't stolen our possessions - some idiot misread the container number; the correct container arrived a few hours later.
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My aunt was married to a Norwegian, a sailor who escaped the nazi invasion and came to England. After the war they moved to Oslo. They had a small cottage alongside Kragore fjord and my aunt thought it would be good to have a lamp post from Hulme which were being sold off as a Manchester momento. The crate duly arrived, but was found to contain a piece of military hardware. NATO received a lovely lamp, and my aunt a visit from the police.
 
KS55 said:
My aunt was married to a Norwegian, a sailor who escaped the nazi invasion and came to England. After the war they moved to Oslo. They had a small cottage alongside Kragore fjord and my aunt thought it would be good to have a lamp post from Hulme which were being sold off as a Manchester momento. The crate duly arrived, but was found to contain a piece of military hardware. NATO received a lovely lamp, and my aunt a visit from the police.
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Great story, my first job as a 16 was in the Accounts Office at an engineering company in Audenshaw (Glynwed on Corporation Road).

The company secured an order for an Incinerator from the MOD, it was about the size of a bus. It was to be used offsite in a rural location where some Government correspondence/paperwork would be destroyed. These bigwigs from the MOD arrived for the test, all Officious and very serious. Our Gaffer decided to do the demo himself so he fired up the Incinerator (think it was anthracite fuel). A huge roar as the machine started, after a few minutes the boss fed in a Daily Mirror, after about a minute the Newspaper should have arrived in the trash catcher as ashes, it actually arrived in the same state it went in, completed untouched by tbe process. The MOD people weren’t happy but all the staff were pissing themselves laughing, they finally sorted the problem but it was embarrassing for the gaffer and it was not mentioned again (well only a few hundred times).
 
Was playing my weekly padel game yesterday ( cross between tennis and squash) and there are quite a few on the courts, some I knew and some newcomers. Anyway playing on one court and the one next to us had players I’ve previously met just recently. One was a southern cockney red who’s wife is a blue. Soon has he spotted me he and another player I didn’t know were giving it large about the dipper game so just put my middle finger up to them then carried on playing. My fellow players on my court were shocked to see such awful behavior but brushed it off saying it’s a friendly gesture we’re i come from. :-)
 
Spanishbob said:
Was playing my weekly padel game yesterday ( cross between tennis and squash) and there are quite a few on the courts, some I knew and some newcomers. Anyway playing on one court and the one next to us had players I’ve previously met just recently. One was a southern cockney red who’s wife is a blue. Soon has he spotted me he and another player I didn’t know were giving it large about the dipper game so just put my middle finger up to them then carried on playing. My fellow players on my court were shocked to see such awful behavior but brushed it off saying it’s a friendly gesture we’re i come from. :-)
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My mate had a place near Villamartin and there’s loads of Cockney’s there with a fair few Dippers and Rags, not been for about 5 years but guess it’s still the same. Where do you live SB?
 
hammocity said:
My mate had a place near Villamartin and there’s loads of Cockney’s there with a fair few Dippers and Rags, not been for about 5 years but guess it’s still the same. Where do you live SB?
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Down la manga way. Went villamartin just before the Covid kicked in and it’s a shadow of its former self. Heavily built up around it now. Bit of an eyesore if the truth be known.
 
Spanishbob said:
Down la manga way. Went villamartin just before the Covid kicked in and it’s a shadow of its former self. Heavily built up around it now. Bit of an eyesore if the truth be known.
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Yep, not keen myself, everyone gravitates towards the Commercial Centre, I like a walk down a beach stopping for a brew, bite to eat or a beer.

Stayed and played golf at La Manga, expensive but good trip, I believe the Mar Menor is the healthiest place to live in Europe!
 
Bonzo Nododo said:
I remember they thought they were being cheated by the secure containers.
An early example of victim hood
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My dad was a hgv driver for 50 plus years starting in the 1960s and would often tell us about the 'dockers union tax' he and other drivers would have to pay when collecting loads out of Seaforth docks. The price increased significantly when containers were introduced as the dockers were no longer able to help themselves to goods transported in less safe methods previously used.
 
It's already started, and Haaland's signing hasn't been announced yet by any party involved in the possible transfer.

The Daily United/Liverpool.

Imagine the headline and amount of positive articles if Haaland was signing for United or Liverpool. The f*cking Rag Fanzine wouldn't have mentioned what the bitter Dortmund fans are saying

Jacob Ranson. Who the f*ck is he? Is he related to Ray Ranson?

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Erling Haaland to Manchester City could be sporting and sportswashing triumph

Erling Haaland seems Manchester City-bound, which seems at odds with Norwegian opposition to Qatar. But still, look at the shiny player.
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I read this guy regularly. He's one of the fairer journalists out there - think he's a Spurs fan so he doesn't really have a dog in the fight for the old Top Four.

This is a pretty obvious piece to write, though it has some factual errors, and I understand why he's done it. It's not really anything I'm going to get upset about.

I will say though that his image of who matchgoing City fans are, is pretty warped. He was "surprised" that we rejected the Super League so heavily despite us booing UEFA for a decade in part because of their cartel affirming actions. But he's not the only one who suffers with this affliction - listens to too many kids on Twitter and not enough long term fans.
 
Brooklands Blue said:
My dad was a hgv driver for 50 plus years starting in the 1960s and would often tell us about the 'dockers union tax' he and other drivers would have to pay when collecting loads out of Seaforth docks. The price increased significantly when containers were introduced as the dockers were no longer able to help themselves to goods transported in less safe methods previously used.
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I remember reading the book 'A Pair of Jesus Boots' when I was at school. It's a about a 13 year old kid from a broken family growing up in Liverpool in the 1960's. Explains an awful lot about the 'culture' surrounding the docks.
 
Brooklands Blue said:
My dad was a hgv driver for 50 plus years starting in the 1960s and would often tell us about the 'dockers union tax' he and other ddrivers would have to pay when collecting loads out of Seaforth docks. The price increased significantly when containers were introduced as the dockers were no longer able to help themselves to goods transported in less safe methods previously used.
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Completely different but reminds me of the drivers of undertakers vehicles in the 70s were
and given 50p by the office manager when they were sent to hospitals to collect bodies. The 50p was like the tax you mention and was given to mortuary staff.
Money was also given to people who recommended the funeral firm, quite often police officers.
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
I remember reading the book 'A Pair of Jesus Boots' when I was at school. It's a about a 13 year old kid from a broken family growing up in Liverpool in the 1960's. Explains an awful lot about the 'culture' surrounding the docks.
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Just looked that book up. Looks an interesting read might download on my kindle. I once asked my dad what happened if you refused to pay the dockers tax, he laughed and said you didn't as the transport company you drove for would be banned from entering Seaforth. He said this arrangement persisted until the mid 1990s when the bigger shipping companies complained to the port authority and the problem seemed to disappear.
 
Brooklands Blue said:
Just looked that book up. Looks an interesting read might download on my kindle. I once asked my dad what happened if you refused to pay the dockers tax, he laughed and said you didn't as the transport company you drove for would be banned from entering Seaforth. He said this arrangement persisted until the mid 1990s when the bigger shipping companies complained to the port authority and the problem seemed to disappear.
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Corruption to the highest levels of management. No surprise it was allowed to go on with Murkyside Constabulary's attitude to investigating crime.
 
Bonzo Nododo said:
Completely different but reminds me of the drivers of undertakers vehicles in the 70s were
and given 50p by the office manager when they were sent to hospitals to collect bodies. The 50p was like the tax you mention and was given to mortuary staff.
Money was also given to people who recommended the funeral firm, quite often police officers.
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Wouldn't surprise me given my experience of the Police. My dad did alot of hgv work on the continent in the 70s and 80s before the collapse of the iron curtain. The company he drove for would provide him with a crate of malt whisky as back then in places like east Germany, Poland and the old Ussr freight wagons would be stuck at borders for days whilst they cleared customs and Visa checks. The offer of a bottle of quality whisky to the right customs/ border official would mean a fast track clearance.
 
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