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I did try and get in on my 22nd birthday about 3 in the morning and ended up in the back of a police car explaining that I just wanted to look around the ground and after seeing the state I was in (I was mortal), and checking up that I wasn't a 'wrong'un' they let me off with a slapped wrist.

That's what I mean from the American Sports I only know 5 ever, bakabaal, gridirons, ice hockey, and what's the other sport they play it escapes me now. There is another one these mugs play that's popular. Baseball. I did enjoy 'Field of Dreams' to be fair. (15 to 67 in a sentence).

Surely it's an interest thing as much as exposure to these people? I do know what Carl Lewis looks like, I'd forgotten about him and Tiger Woods and the likes of Ali, Foreman, Haggler, and Tyson who are genuinely 'World famous'. But as for basketball players, how am I supposed to get my information on their appearance without actively going looking for it?

Me too, (as CT started the thread). CT may be interested to read about Julius Caesar's demise in front of Pompey's statue.

Who put 'United played Chelsea last night' on the poll? Sacrilege in my opinion from a Mag, worse again if said Mag is a Geordie which I'd bet wasn't the case.

Television documentaries but mainly reading books and newspapers*. *(Not the Daily Star, aka Peter Andre and Jordon's diary).

Well if that's aimed at me I think that is fucking hilarious. Seriously, mate, I don't know what they look like. Why would I? I don't watch basketball FFS!

Never heard of him. I've got a telly and couldn't tell you what he looks like. I once had a manager called called Michael Jordon and he was a Geek with specs and ginger hair, as for the basketball player, wouldn't know him if he came up my drive with a basketball kit on with 'Boston Celtic' or whatever they're called on. I have heard of Babe Ruth, The Refrigerator and and Dan Marino, but like Jordon, (the basketball player, not my old boss), I couldn't tell you what they looked like.

He also told them to go to Hell. What a knob. It must be pretty embarrassing to be a Fulham fan walking past that statue, like. I'm just waiting for Dekka 'Smithers' Llambias to suggest commissioning a statue of Mike for single handedly keeping Newcastle United in existence and for the statue to be a focal point for grateful fans to show their respect and love. Don't even joke. If it makes Fulham money... Fayed's missed a trick, for an extra few quid he could've got a bigger version of those ornaments that sing and dance like Billy Bass the singing fish. It could've moved its right hand to its crotch and say, 'Hee hee, shamone!' when you clapped next to it.

He also told them to go to Hell. What a knob. It must be pretty embarrassing to be a Fulham fan walking past that statue, like. I'm just waiting for Dekka 'Smithers' Llambias to suggest commissioning a statue of Mike for single handedly keeping Newcastle United in existence and for the statue to be a focal point for grateful fans to show their respect and love.

I noticed that too. It looks wierd after all those years and not as aesthetic.

Does that feel better unloading your burden of guilt years after unloading your guts?

Game over.

He had a spell where he went off the rails, this was when he went down to Wallsend and lost the plot with this lass. Tragic for the lass and her family, and knowing his family, felt for them too, what would you do in the same boat? He's your son/brother, a decent enough kid but does something off his box and thats it, no coming back from that. Couldn't believe it when I found out, I actually seen his Dad and brother the next day and being oblivious to the news smiled and waved over at them, thought to myself, 'They look a bit fucking happy, like' when I got a very half-hearted reply.

If that was in the mid nineties I've a feeling I know the lad and his family quite well. Yes, he was called Fraser Loughlin His initials would've done, like! You went to Benfield, then? Don't start roll your eyes crap just because you're pals with the family, he fucking murdered a young lass with a bright future ahead of her...simple as. It was big news at the time. Yes I did, he was in my year and I knew him very well. I know. I know. Thats what it boils down to, end of the day. Was shocked then and still find it strange now, like.

If that was in the mid nineties I've a feeling I know the lad and his family quite well. Yes, he was called Fraser Loughlin His initials would've done, like! You went to Benfield, then?

Had one death that I know of, an old pal I hadn't seen for a few years. Was hushed up the reason why he died but through extenuating circumstances I found out the real reason of death. Apart from that my knowledge of my ex-fellow pupils is a bit sketchy at best.

If that was in the mid nineties I've a feeling I know the lad and his family quite well.

I don't think CT was that bad to be honest, didn't agree with a lot of what he said but he wasn't offensive. Having said that, the fact he pm'd ASM and spilled the beans about something said in private and then all the coward remarks ect, well, I think he let himself down there in my humble opinion. As for ASM, his posts, whether you agree with them or not can be well thought out and the the lad is no fool, but fuck me, what an attitude when you disagree with him, he turns into Rocky, (Im a weed apparently!) and spews forth some utter bile,('go fucking die' being one ) and I haven't even mentioned the ASM/LM love-ins!! Ant could've maybe held back from putting a thread up, private forum or not. A pm to a mod instead? Anyway, a strange carry on for passing a bit of time on the internet.

When an old song you like comes on the radio and you sing along and say the immortal lines to your bairns, "see? thats proper music, that." Thats when you know you are turning into your Dad.

Standing in a crowded Wallsend card shop, trying to buy six cards, (aye, six), not getting close to the cards as women picked every card they could get their hands on, read the verses then put them back to pick another, then joining the long queue whilst Ronan Keating was 'loving each day as if its the last' on the the radio, I couldn't help but feel that Mothers day is one big pain in the arse and thats without the annual 'what the fuck do I get this time?' headache. Does anyone else get stressed for presents for wives/girlfriends/mothers? It does my loaf in!

A chinless wonder born with a silver spoon in his gob marrying a fit for breeding young filly. I care as much as I did when Beckham married vacuous Spice and Jordan married the kick boxing stooge. Couldn't care less, basically.

Alex James hit the nail on the head when he said you celebrate your 20th with alcohol, your 30th with drugs and your 40th with food. Spot on that like. Also pretty sad affair that I can relate to most of the comments here. Apart from the LM one I think everyone over the age of say 27 unless you're a lass, can relate to my Horizon comment. Funny how lasses just are (mostly) not into that kinda stuff? Wor lass pretty much never watches any of that stuff I like. Though she is into the crime and investigation stuff that I'm not that fussed on. The odd time I get to watch the telly and I put something like Horizon on, all you get is 'Granda' comments from the missus yet she'll watch Eastenders and even Jeremy Kyle. She at least admits that the Kyle thing is a car crash type of viewing but Eastenders? Fucking hell, how anyone can sit down and enjoy this shit is one of the biggest mysteries of the universe to me, like.

Not bad, CT.

I'm not sure if this was the game where a few lads round wor way went down ticketless and someone let them go in their house and watch the game from their roof for a couple of quid each and sold them some cans and a pie, this was because they'd knocked down the old main stand and were just starting to build the new one and you could see the pitch from the roof. They were celebs in Walker for a few days as a photo of them was in the papers and I think the camera panned to them briefly on the highlights of the game.