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UEFA Euro 2024

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Mick O'Toon, Sep 2, 2016.

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Who will qualify?

Poll closed Dec 6, 2017.
  1. Rep.of Ireland

    29.6%
  2. Scotland

    14.8%
  3. N.Ireland

    7.4%
  4. Wales

    7.4%
  5. I'm biiter and hope none

    33.3%
  6. All

    3.7%
  7. England

    44.4%
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  1. monacoger

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    Que? Guyana isn't an Island. Anyway, the vast majority of the West Indies and the Caribbean nations are considered part of North America. I suppose the main one that isn't would be Trinidad and Tobago. For the record, there are plenty of islands in the West Indies that are closer to North America than South America.
     
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  2. stopmeandslapme

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    I know what and where Guyana is.
     
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  3. monacoger

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    Then why did you say, "apart from Guyana, most of the islands are closer to South America"? Makes no sense. Why even mention Guyana?
     
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  4. stopmeandslapme

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    You’ve changed my full stop into a comma. “Apart from Guyana.” It is definitely not in the northern part of the American continent. Then I made reference to the islands.
     
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  5. monacoger

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    Eh? You asked which continent the West Indies were in, I said North America, then you said, "apart from Guyana". I am asking why you even mentioned Guyana?
     
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  6. stopmeandslapme

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    Because Guyana is a constituent part of the West Indies cricket team.
     
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  7. monacoger

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    Now you are beginning to make sense, I was starting to get worried about you and was weird that neither of us thought of the West Indies when we were speaking about the continents last night. To be honest, I don't think I knew Guyana played in the West Indies cricket team(probably because Guyana isn't in the West Indies) but it makes sense considering it was British and the West Indies were probably short of players.
     
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  8. monacoger

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    Have Guyana always been in the West Indies cricket team?
     
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  9. stopmeandslapme

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    No idea but they are part of it and as we're talking about cricket then they are part of "The West Indies".
     
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  10. monacoger

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    Like I said, I didn't know they were part of The West Indies cricket team, mainly because Guyana isn't part of The West Indies.
     
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  11. stopmeandslapme

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    Great well now we understand each other.
    I've been to Daventry and back twice to pick up some A0 sized planner drawers.
     
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  12. Easter Road 1980

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    I went to Guyana once. Never again.

    Which is why I stated "once".

    Thank you and good evening.
     
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  13. Easter Road 1980

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    What an exciting life you lead.
     
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  14. stopmeandslapme

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    Indeed, that's why I'm here...
     
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  15. stopmeandslapme

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    May have to go it alone in a few years time.
    England U21 4-0 France U21
     
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  16. monacoger

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    I haven't even heard of Daventry, is it nice?
     
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  17. stopmeandslapme

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    Didn’t see much of it just went to a house in a modern estate. It’s close to Coventry.
     
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  18. monacoger

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    Weirdly enough, I first thought of Coventry when I saw Daventry. Not because I thought it was near, but because it sounded a bit like it. What a world we live in
     
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  19. stopmeandslapme

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    You've been to a lot of places, have you ever been up the Northwest Passage?
     
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  20. stopmeandslapme

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    BTW, it has just dawned on me that Khyber Pass is rhyming slang for arse. All these years (29) and I never realised that.
     
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