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  1. Gordon Armstrong

    Gordon Armstrong Just another S.A.F.C. fan
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    An unlikely operatic production based on Sunderland A.F.C.s annual battle to avoid playing Dirty Leeds starts tonight at Sunderland Minster (7:30 kick off) seems to be very popular :emoticon-0100-smile

    It sounds like a right load of ****e to me <laugh>
     
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    I'll go and see it, next time I'm in the aria

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  3. Blunham Mackem

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    Funny ****er<laugh> <laugh>
     
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  4. Paperback Ruiter

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    I hear tickets are only a tenor
     
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  5. arthur

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    Where's Sunderland Minster?
     
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  6. ROBOJOHN

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    Yeah, they're going for a song
     
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  7. its been fun thanks :)

    its been fun thanks :) ♬♬Badum-tish! ♬♬
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    my youngest daughter (she's 13) is one of the performers she's singing a couple of solo spots too
     
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  8. Gil T Azell

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    You seriously need to get back on more BBP. Another ace post.
     
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  9. Commachio

    Commachio Rambo 2021

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    The funiest poster on here by far.

    His posts often go unnoticed as there isnt that many of them. ****ing cracks me up does bbp.

    I read a thread on smb yesterday. It was titled Bloody owls.

    I clicked on it thinking someone was gonna be moaning about a noisy bird. But no.

    Bloody owls.

    How you they have a knack if keeping eye contact with you when you put them in the microwave.

    In nearly pissed myself laughing. And wondered in it was bbp on another forum.
     
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  10. Blunham Mackem

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    I think it used to be called Monkwearmouth church? Opposite the Empire Theatre?
     
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    Commachio Rambo 2021

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    Bo idea. But why would that have been called monkwearmouth?
     
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  12. Blunham Mackem

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    Just checked. I got the right church, just the wrong name, Comm.

    It's St. Michaels & All Angels & St. Benedicts.

    Memories playing tricks with me!

    Edit: Became a Minster when Sunderland was made a city, in 98.
     
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    I was just curious as ive never heard of anything on the south side being associated with monkwearmouth.
     
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    Just edited last post.

    Monkwearmouth Church is St Peters, down near the Glass Centre, north bank of the Wear. Beautiful little ancient church.

    Now here's an admission of awful ignorance. I had no idea Monkwearmouth was just the north side of the river <doh> And me born right smack in the middle of town! :(
     
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  15. Commachio

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    I went to monkwearmouth comp.

    Nee wonder i know **** all.
     
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  16. Blunham Mackem

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    Thornhill. Wasn't bad in its day. Apparently not so good now though
     
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  17. arthur

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    Thanks for that - and to everyone else who contributed.<cheers> <cheers>
     
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    He's an absolute pleasure in the flesh too. Would love to meet him again.
     
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  19. its been fun thanks :)

    its been fun thanks :) ♬♬Badum-tish! ♬♬
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  20. Gordon Armstrong

    Gordon Armstrong Just another S.A.F.C. fan
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    That's a very good review :emoticon-0148-yes:

    Enjoy it, marra . . . . you'll be even more proud afterwards <hug>
     
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