Covering the period Friday 1st October to
Thursday 14th October
THE NEWS HEADLINES
A few stories that you may have
missed in the last fortnight, though it has to be said, if you actually tried
reading the newspapers then you might actually see them first time round.
A parachutist with 10
years of skydiving experience was killed in Monroe Township, N.J., when his
chute failed to open and he plunged into a basketball hoop in a residential
neighbourhood. The man, whose name was withheld by police, was jumping with
students from Freefall Adventures Skydiving School. "It appears as though
the individual lost track of his altitude," said school instructor David
Pancake. "His equipment operated perfectly fine." The school's
students have been involved in several incidents, including another fatality
two years ago, and an injury last month. - With an instructor’s name like that
it’s a surprise that he didn’t hit the ground and become as flat as a.
The U.S. Department
of Defence, citing a need to teach government employees how to respond to
Freedom of Information Act requests, created a $70,500 video called "The
People's Right to Know". But when the Associated Press filed an FoIA
request for a copy of the video, it took 18 months to get it, because the
Pentagon needed to censor it first. "We knew it would be
embarrassing," said Army lawyer Suzanne Council. "We couldn't get
approval" from the owners of the copyright of various movie clips used in
the video. "We did our darnedest." The FoIA allows the government to
remove secret material from information it releases, but the law has no
provision for removing copyrighted material. - Copyright? What the fuck is that all
about?
Mikhail Kalashnikov,
the inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, has unveiled his latest invention:
Kalashnikov Vodka. "I've always wanted to improve and expand on the good
name of my weapon by doing good things," Kalashnikov told reporters in
Britain. - Vodka and Rifles, what an inspired combination.
Acting on a drug
informant's tip in July, detectives in Waterloo, Iowa, had a police dog
"search" a car. The dog
started to sniff, and then abandoned his post, but police took the car to the
station, anyway, where another dog sniffed it and signalled drugs. A search
warrant was obtained, and owner Kirk Sallis was arrested for cocaine
possession. However, in June 2004, a
judge dismissed the charge, ruling that the impound was illegal, in that the first
dog never "completed" the initial search, since the dog, part-way
through the search, had run off to chase a cat. - Which just goes to prove that
chasing pussy is more interesting than getting drugs.
In summary, the
police arrested Patrick Lawrence, 22 year old white male resident of Dacula,
GA, in a pumpkin patch 11:38 p.m. on Friday.
Lawrence will be charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour, public
indecency, and public intoxication at the Gwinnett County Courthouse on Monday.
The suspect explained that as he was passing a pumpkin patch he decided to
stop. "You know, a pumpkin is soft and squishy inside, and there was no
one around for miles. At least I thought there wasn't," he stated in a
phone interview. Lawrence went on to say that he pulled over to the side of the
road, picked out a pumpkin that he felt was appropriate to his purpose, cut a
hole in it, and proceeded to satisfy his alleged need. "Guess I was really
into it, you know?" he commented with evident embarrassment. In the
process, Lawrence apparently failed to notice a Gwinnett County police car
approaching and was unaware of his audience until Officer Brenda Taylor
approached him. "That was an unusual situation, that's for sure,"
said Officer Taylor. " I walked up
to Lawrence and he's...just pumping away at this pumpkin." Taylor went on
to describe what happened when she approached Lawrence. "I just went up
and said, "Excuse me sir, but do you realize that you're having sex with a
pumpkin?” He froze and was clearly very surprised that I was there, and then
looked me straight in the face and said, ‘A pumpkin? Fuck me, is it midnight already? - !
This week’s guest
publication is Nursery World
Artie Trezise from
the Singing Kettle performed songs from the children’s entertainers’ “Tooth
Happy Songs” video at the launch of Action for Sick Children Scotland’s Dental
Playbox initiative at St. Mary’s primary school in Edinburgh last week. Deputy
health minister for Scotland Tom McCabe was also on hand to promote the Dental
Playbox scheme, being made available to all new community and health promoting
schools in Scotland. - We don’t half get some shit sent
into this building.
Blonde of
the fortnight was won by Seeks and his killer rabbits.
Happy
Birthday to H (not the one from steps) who is 30 next Saturday
Keep your
eyes open for more details of the Surerandomality 2nd Birthday
party on Friday 29th October.
Welcome to
Surerandomality What? You’re a Disc Jockey. Shit, I’ve been such a busy little
bastard this fortnight, that it’s certainly not been the most tip top of
fortnights. However among all the pandemonium, there has been time to add a new
section. The Roast Report can be found in the Breaktime section. Not only that
but the Surerandomality 2004 Album has been recorded, and after some mastering
difficulties, the initial copies have been printed, and the artwork and
packaging is being worked on. However if you look just below, you’ll see that
I’ve not managed to do much with regards to doing any more planning for the 2nd
birthday party, but I will get my shit together in time for the next issue. Yes mate you told us, BUT, Basically
here it is.
The
second Surerandomality Birthday party is taking place on Friday 29th
October, which as I’m sure you can tell is getting nearer, and I’m advertising
early to try and get as big a crowd as possible. There are no destinations
written in stone yet, and suggestions would be appreciated. However a rough
guide has been formulated. A 7pm start has been stated, which gives those early
starters a chance to get fooded up before hand. Somewhere cheap would be a good
starting point, so possibly the Paramount. Other possible destinations would
include the Overdraught and the Garrett, with plans to end the evening in 5th
Ave. As has been seen previously these plans are liable to change, even on the
night. Any ideas would also be appreciated, as I’m struggling. The most
important thing though, is to make sure that you all get your arses in gear and
get your ass to Manchester to participate. Speak to the usual suspects with
regards to crash pads.
IT’S A SOCIAL WHIRL
Friday 1st October –
It did look for a time like it was going to be a civilised evening. G Man and
Amanda were at the Cinema, and most of the other usual suspects were relaxing
at home, however some of them were drinking and after numerous cans and
tequilas Squirrel couldn’t resist the lure of XS and headed there to drink and
dance and then stumble home.
Saturday 2nd October
– The morning (well early afternoon) saw G Man and Squirrel heading to play
Golf. However, Dancing, Greg, and their two mates from Switzerland, Marc and
Ben were in the Hogshead mid afternoon, and had moved for no apparent reason to
Ye Olde Cock by the time Squirrel joined them. They quickly moved on to the
Famous Crown, where they met up Ricky Organ and Zac. However back at Ye Olde
Cock, Hopalong was just meeting up with G Man and Box Bitch, who joined the
others after a bit. Things started to get a bit fragmented, as people headed
off to the Pitcher & Piano, where most of the Pharmacy crowd, including
Matt, Dickie Boy and Katy, plus all the girls including Alison had met up with
them. However one noticeable absentee was The Chemist who had sneaked off home
earlier on. The last to join those in the Pitcher and Piano were Ricky Organ
and Squirrel, but not before Ricky Organ had managed to upset Box Bitch, who
along with G Man and Hopalong headed into town and to One Central Street.
Didsbury closing time saw most people heading home, with the obvious exception
of Squirrel who headed XS and another very blurry journey home to fall asleep
on the sofa. On coming out of One Central Street, G Man and Box Bitch got
separated from Hopalong, and found themselves outside the Casino (Viva Las
Vegas), where seeing as a pit stop was required they headed in. G Man managed
to win £30 by accident and on their way out, who should happen to be coming in
but Hopalong, who was prevented form hitting the Casino (Viva Las Vegas) floor,
by G Man and Box Bitch looking like a naughty schoolboy who knew he’d been
caught doing something wrong. Having lost their bearings somewhat G Man and
Hopalong jumped off the bus in Fallowfield thinking they were in Rusholme.
However by the time Box Bitch got off at the next stop to try and find them,
they had realised their mistake and got a taxi to get a Curry. However with no
signal or power on their phones Box Bitch couldn’t find them and headed home,
but with the dead to the world Squirrel inside not able to wake to answer the
buzzer, it was the doorstep for her until G Man staggered home some time later.
Sunday 3rd October –
Somewhat amazingly, there was a roast cooked and a full review can be found in
break time.
Monday 4th October –
Nothing
Tuesday 5th October –
About the same
Wednesday 6th October
– Playing football broke the week up nicely
Thursday 7th October
– Hopalong on the piss again, this time at home.
Friday 8th October –
No, I’m not coming out. Famous last words from Squirrel failed to work and he
met Hopalong, Ricky Organ, and Turkish in the Dog & Partridge, where they
were later joined by G Man after he’d had a double glazing quote. Quite a few
beers later saw closing time, and minus G Man they headed off into town and
Northern Funk. First to disappear, but last to leave was Hopalong, who had pulled.
Turkish and Ricky Organ headed off before last orders, after Ricky Organ had
had his fill of lifting up women’s skirts and pinching their asses, and
Squirrel, not realising Hopalong was still about wandered off for food and
another late night.
Saturday 9th October
– Which meant that it was a somewhat less than tip top idea to go and meet
Hopalong early doors in Ye Olde Cock. G Man and The Chemist were playing golf,
which meant that by the time G Man and Box Bitch joined Hopalong and Squirrel
in Ye Olde Cock they had topped up their alcohol level enough to be a
nightmare. With none of the other pussies coming out, and G Man and Box Bitch
having to get ready to go to a work do, it left The terrible two to head to
Squirrels for cheap refreshment and for another pool whipping for Hopalong. A
food stop was in order on their way to XS, but what they consider to constitute
a food break are two different things. Squirrel headed for the subway route,
whereas Hopalong went for the novelty box of mini packets of Cadbury’s buttons.
In Life, G Man and Box Bitch were just wishing their food would hurry up and
arrive. Back at XS more drinking, some dancing, and giving buttons to random
people followed, before an early exit to go and meet G Man and Box Bitch inside
Life. However they weren’t exactly dressed for it, and the bouncers weren’t
having any of it, and despite a half hearted attempt from G Man to get them
access they headed off. Hopalong rang Dawn (his pull from the night before) to
see where they were, and for some bizarre reason arranged to meet at Lime,
however they weren’t letting anyone in so it was off to 5th Ave,
which was rammed, and where Squirrel managed to attract some stalker bloke who
was trying to keep everyone else away from him. After eventually managing to
get the random to fuck off it was disappointing to find that 5th Ave
is no longer open til 3, and on exit, Squirrel lost Hopalong, and headed for
the bus for food. However Hopalong was off to the Press Club with Dawn where
they eventually stumbled out at 5.
Sunday 10th October –
Golf? Are you fucking joking? G Man, The Chemist and Ricky Organ did manage it.
Squirrel didn’t move, and Hopalong was back in the pub with Dawn. They then met
up with G Man and Box Bitch to see Saw.
Monday 11th October –
Yet another Monday, yet another day of nothing except being a busy little
bastard at work.
Tuesday 12th October
– See above, except change the word Monday for Tuesday.
Wednesday 13th October – An
early England kick meant that the match was over long before the season finale
for the Hit the Bar boys. Elsewhere Box Bitch was out in Fallowfield with Jen,
taking in the newly reopened and improved Friendship (where bottles of Stella
are only £1.80) and Glass (where bottles of Corona are only £1.50).
Thursday 14th October – There
may have been a lot going on, but seeing as I was writing this rubbish until
stupid o’clock I don’t know about it.
The Friendship, Wilmslow Road,
Fallowfield
Seeks - Is that book Watership
Down a true story?
Terri-Ann - Does K come before L
in the alphabet
Kol - I thought she said does Gay
come before L in the alphabet
Terri-Ann - See ya Dad
Kol - Yes I'm old enough to be
your dad.
Terri-Ann - Yeah, but you're not
fucking straight enough to be
Terri-Ann - Patrick Breen - Breen?
Isn't that a type of cheese?
Friday
15th October – It doesn’t really matter what I put here, it’s going to be the
same outcome - XS
Saturday
16th October – TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY. 12.45pm or not at all. Box
Bitch and G Man are off to Italy for the weekend to rescue kittens, or some
other equally stupid idea.
Sunday
17th October – How the fuck do you expect me to know?
Monday
18th – Tuesday 19th October – Hopefully two nice relaxing days, and the return
of Box Bitch and G Man from their mission of mercy.
Wednesday
20th October – Hit the Bar Vs. Some as yet to be notified opposition
Thursday
21st October – NO! Despite the fact that it is a Thursday, and mainly down to
the fact that it’s the return of the roast.
Friday
22nd October – See the description from the previous Friday
Saturday
23rd October – H’s birthday, but nothing planned as yet.
Sunday
24th October – Tuesday 26th October – More days to relax
Wednesday
27th October – Hit the Bar Vs Again, we hit the press before we get the new
season’s fixture list, but at least it is payday.
Thursday
28th October – YES, though probably not the best idea, seeing as to what’s the
day after. Not only that but G Man has got tickets to a celebrity dinner where
one of the speakers is Big Fat, Racist Twat, Ron. Hence a scramble to try and
blag entry.
Champ
of the Fortnight – Has anyone done anything worthy of this is the last
fortnight. I don’t think so.
Chump
of the Fortnight – Karen. There’s absolutely, positively, no need to be sending
e-mails to work, whilst on holiday in Mexico
Chimp
of the Fortnight – G Man. Does it really need any further explanation?
Cock
of the Fortnight – Ricky Organ (AKA Cock Boy). Does it really need any further
explanation?
IN THE REALM WITHOUT SENSES
I’ve
not seen so many envelopes in such a short space of time, as in the last
fortnight. Some of them have even been addressed to us here at Surerandomality,
so we got round to opening them eventually. Once again, you, the reading public
failed to disappoint as once again,
we’d have been better off just reading the envelopes. Can’t even be arsed to
berate you either, so therefore, once again, lets not stand on ceremony, let’s
start the show.
First
up is a Eugene MacColl, from Knock, County Galway, who preaches as such, "I can’t believe you published
a letter complaining about a letter complaining, about a letter complaining,
about a letter complaining, about a letter complaining, about a letter
complaining, about a letter complaining, about a letter complaining, about a
letter complaining, about a letter complaining, about a letter complaining,
about a letter complaining, about a letter complaining, about a letter
complaining, about a letter complaining, about a letter complaining, about a
letter complaining, about a letter complaining, about a letter complaining,
about a letter complaining, about a letter complaining, about a letter
complaining, about a letter complaining, about a letter complaining about not
being included for complaining. To be sure, we wouldn’t have this kind of thing
over here." Well, so what? There’s not a lot you can do about it if you
continue to compound the problem is there?
This
week’s foreign correspondence comes from an Edson de Narimanto, from Recife,
Brazil, who pontificates the following, “Como podia-o perde-o, ele não é um
jogo de teclas de carro. Não é como ele é spicuous de fucking de incon. É
Camundongo de Mickey, homem. Espúrio. Não genuíno. E vale.. Fuck-todo. Se o não
funciona sempre pode bater nele com ele. Turco, põe um chumbo nele. Ele o
receberá em muito problema pensar, Errol. Eu não fazria demais de ele. Receba a
seua língua para fora de meu arse aí Gary. Os cachorros fazem isso. Você não
são um cachorro são Gary de ya? Era um Errol retórico de pergunta. O que contei
você sobre pensar?” Yes people, I’m going to tell you again, I didn’t
understand a single word of what he just said.
Meanwhile
a somewhat retarded Chuck Upchuck, from Portland, Maine, decided that we’d all
be better off with these words of wisdom, “I was walking down the street and
despite being a grown man I was following this little 'path' they have down the
centre made of different coloured paving stones. There was a little kid coming
the other way, obviously also playing the 'stay on the path' game. When we
reached each other, I *glared* at him like "out of my way, child" so
he had to walk on the normal paving stones, so I won, but he was just a little
kid so I should have let him be.” Fucking Bully.
Finally
a Henry Kidd, from Nantwich, would like to ask the following, “What is it with
clothes these days, people seem to be wearing clothes made from materials they
found lying around the house. First it was the Germans and their tablecloths
made into shirts, and now every female you see is wearing a blanket with a hole
in the middle for their head. Whatever next? Ironing board covers as skirts?
Where will this madness end?” Dunno, but I’m fairly sure that wherever there is
madness, you’ll be there.
That's it for the letters for this year, BUT there will be more in two weeks time. BUT, only if you’re lucky.
The
Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honouring those who
accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways. They issue a top ten each
year, but also keep a record of numerous fools that don't make the top ten.
Each issue, I’ll give you two examples of people who really don't deserve to be
alive.
(8
September 2002, Italy) "Hey watch this!" A 53-year-old Glasgow man,
attempting what police describe as a bizarre stunt, attached a climber's snap
hook to an unused overhead tram cable and attempted to manually ride down the
mountain. But the mountain was steep, gravity was constant, and he was unable
to moderate his rate of descent. He accelerated out of control, and within
seconds crashed against the rocks, and proceeded to bash his way 200 meters
down the slope before impacting a pylon. Reports state that several people
attempted to stop him from riding down the cable. He should have listened to
their advice. When he came to rest, he was DOA.
(8
February 1999, Georgia) Fred Brooks of Forest Park, a 46 year old plumber
seeking employment, used shovels to remove a manhole cover on a street and
entered the aperture. In Fred's haste
to identify the source of a sewer blockage, he neglected to set orange warning
cones. Upon exiting the manhole, he was struck by the undercarriage of an
oncoming car, and was killed.
In doing so he shocked himself. How had it all come to this? What could he have done to have changed his circumstances? How could he have prevented himself from being here? Why had he fallen for Andrea or whatever her name was? He should have taken Stone Cold Steve Austin’s advice to don’t trust anyone.
With this thought, he stopped crying and felt himself change. He got off the bed and went in to the bathroom to wash his face. He also wet his hair and went with a purpose back into the main room. He got his jacket that he had arrived in and retrieved the third gun he’d acquired on the plane. He checked to see that it was loaded, made sure the safety was in place and put it inside his trousers in the small of his back. He went to the wardrobe and looked through for a jacket that would hang loose over where the gun was. He found a leather jacket and tried it on. Unsurprisingly it fitted him perfectly, whatever else Norbert was, he was certainly thorough and had an eye for detail he hadn’t encountered in anyone he’d ever met before. He checked himself in the mirror and could not see any tell tale signs of the gun, even when the jacket was done up. If he left it loose, it would easily conceal the weapon.
He went to the door and again studied the map of the complex, especially the main hall. There were another two exits marked on the plan besides the one he’d used previously. One to the right rear of the hall which led into the kitchen, and what appeared to be a fire exit on the left hand side about half way along. He could do with a proper look at them and he would get it at lunch, which if the clock in his room was to be believed was only a few minutes away. He checked that the gun was securely in place and retrieved his sunglasses as he could do without making eye contact with anybody. He put them on and looked in the mirror and laughed despite himself. He hadn’t realised it until he put the glasses on, but he was going to look like the ultimate man in black.
He left the room and went down to the main hall. None of the other ‘guests’ had turned up for lunch yet, and there were a couple of staff setting up the food on the buffet tables. He walked over to the kitchen doors and straight through them. He got no more than ten strides before someone shouted.
“Oi! Staff only in here.”
“Sorry mate,” he replied, “I didn’t realise this was off limits.”
“Well it is, now fuck off.”
He turned his head to the general direction of the voice, while having a good look round, shrugged and then left.
A voice followed him, “And stay out.”
Once out of the kitchen he smiled to himself, he’d found out what he wanted to know. There was a door out the other side of the kitchen, and also that there were about ten staff working there. It would be best to avoid using that as a route out. He wandered over to the other side of the room to where the fire escape was. He checked around the frame of the doors and didn’t find any sign of the expected alarm wiring, though it could all be on the outside. There was only one way to make sure of whether it was alarmed, and therefore he pushed the bar and the door opened. There was no sound, but that was no guarantee as the alarm could be triggered anywhere on the island. He stood outside and looked at the outsides of the doors, and still saw no tell tale wires, or any obvious sensors around the doors. He stood outside for a couple of minutes and then went back inside, and left the doors ajar.
He took a seat at the table nearest to the doors facing the main doors and went and got some lunch, watching people coming in, and eating. It was nearly two o’clock when Norbert turned up, followed by a couple of his goons, and up to this point there had been no sign of Andrea / Siobhan. He wondered to himself if she was still alive, seeing as she’d probably reached the end of her usefulness. To be honest, he didn’t really care. Norbert walked through the room, and glanced in his direction as he made his way to the little stand at the far end of the room. Once there he started speaking almost immediately.
“Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. If you’d all like to make your way to this end of the room, then I’ll fill you in on the reason for you all being here, and what we have planned over the next couple of weeks.”
With this a number of people got up from their seats and started to move nearer to the speaker. He got up as well, though he ha no intention of going anywhere near Norbert, and he quickly slipped out of the fire exit and started to make his way to the secure building he’d been at earlier.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (or not)
The Littlest Groom. If you ever wondered what happened to Dani Behr, then wonder no longer. Here she is presenting this reality dating show, The Littlest Groom. No G Man isn’t getting married, but a midget is. Cue a selection of midget women trying to win his affections and a dream wedding. No sooner had it started then a load of shorties got the boot, and they drafted in three normal women for no apparent reason. More cuts followed, and as we left it to catch match of the day 2, the dwarf with the decision had whittled the field down to three knee highs and a normal. Morbid curiosity should lead to having a look at the final episode. Catch it on Bravo at 10pm on a Sunday.
THE LEARNING ZONE
LEICESTER'S HISTORY
The Newarke Houses
In the Newarkes stands the Newarke
House museum, which as it stands today forms one building but is in fact made
up from two separate buildings, Wygston’s Chantry House, and Skeffington House.
They house the Leicester museum of social history, which is a very interesting
and varied collection showing Leicester life gong back almost a thousand years.
The two buildings have now been connected and it is possible to pass between
them without realising which of them you are in. The gardens have been
developed as well and they back on to the Castle walls / walls of St. Mary de
Castro. Within these walls can be seen a number of Gun Loops (essentially holes
in the walls that could be used to point guns out of). These gun loops were put
into the wall during the English civil war in the 1640’s however this wasn’t
the best piece of planning as the two Newarke houses would have covered any
line of fire.
Wygston’s Chantry House
Built from approximately 1511 by
the family of William Wygston, who was Leicester’s richest citizen, as a two
storey building. It was built to house two priests (known as Chantry priests)
who would have sang masses for William Wygston in the Church of the
Annunciation of St. Mary that used to stand across the road where the de
Montfort University Hawthorn building is today.
The church was disbanded and then
destroyed just after the reformation in 1548, however the Chantry house
survived and was used as a private dwelling right up to 1940.
In the late 1500’s a third storey
was added to enlarge the dwelling’s capacity.
The building was damaged by a
bombing raid by the German Luftwaffe during World War II in November 1940, and
it was restored during the 1950’s.
Looking at the outside of the
building signs can be seen of both the additional storey, and the restoration
work.
Skeffington House
Thought to have been built between
1560 and 1583 by Sir Thomas Skeffington. It was originally a stone built
building and was only one room wide.
At various stages between it being
built and 1790 it was added to and altered so that the accommodation was a lot larger
and so that it offered more privacy with the addition of rooms to the rear of
the house, and therefore not overlooking (or being overlooked from) the street.
The white (cream) stucco plaster
that can be seen on the front of the house was added in 1790 to disguise the
many changes and different types of brick and stone work, however the rear was
not done in this stucco, and the stages of development, and the mix of stone
and brickwork can be seen.
8th
October
Born
– 1941 – Jesse Jackson
Died
– 1869 – Franklin Pierce
Event
– 1896 – Dow Jones starts reporting it’s index
Event
– 1912 – 1st Balkan war starts
Holiday
– In the Virgin Islands it’s friendship day
Saint's
Day – St Bridget
12th
October
Born
– 1948 – Rick Parfitt
Died
– 1870 – General Robert E Lee
Event
– 1978 – Egypt & Israel start peace talks
Event
– 1984 – IRA bombs Brighton’s Grand hotel, where the conservative party are
staying for their conference
Holiday
– In Equatorial Guinea it’s Independence day
Saint's
Day – St Wilfrid
SPIRITUAL HEALING
This issue’s verses from the good
news bible is from Genesis 3:4
The snake replied,
"That's not true; you will not die."
Well, not immediately, you will eventually of course, this
probably won’t help matters.
THE DEMON’S DICTIONARY
Devised by Ambrose Bierce, the
Demon’s (or Devil’s) Dictionary, gives a more cynical view of the definition of
words. Each time I shall be including one entry from it.
ZEAL
A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and
inexperienced.
FORGOTTEN ENGLISH
Words from a bygone age, which used
to be in a version of the English Dictionary. Includes their original meanings.
Amaritude
Bitterness
Arithmometer
An instrument for working out arithmetical problems in the nineteenth century.
BREAK TIME
First up the answer to the last competition, Floyd Patterson was the first person to regain the world Heavyweight boxing championship after losing it. The winner is a Frank Fitzfrederick, from Folkestone, who wins a year’s subscription to Ring Magazine. Meanwhile this fortnight's quiz is as follows, Which DJ used to be a drummer in the eighties group the Housemartins? First out of the hat on Wednesday 27th wins the Housemartins – Now that’s what I call quite good.
New to this issue
comes the roast report, in which a random reviewer reviews the Chez Woodheys
Sunday roast. This time the review seems to have been written with deference to
autistic eating practises.
Broccoli - nice enough but a little watery for my personal palate, could be avoided in future by using larger "branches" of broccoli.
Carrots - a little crunchy but it's touch and go to get these bad boys of the vegetable world spot on.
Parsnip - superb, wouldn't change a thing. SURERANDOMALITY STAR VEGETABLE
Potatoes - excellent, presuming they were cooked with the parsnips.
Pudding - too few (one each in fact) but nothing wrong in the cooking. Suspect they weren't homemade - perhaps this should be a future project for Mands?
Roast Chicken - very good, succulent and herbs complimented it beautifully. Would prefer a crispy skin on my chicken but beggars can't be choosers!
The Gravy - again, too little, but it was left up to a Monkey to finish off so maybe therein lies the problem. Could maybe suggest adding a little cream and mustard to the gravy in future and stirring it in the pan the meat is cooked in (not for the veggie's gravy though - obviously).
THE VERDICT!
6/10 - some might say this is a bit harsh but Mandy has many years to perfect the roast and many willing tasters to help her on her way.
A reporter from the Baltimore Sun gets an assignment to
drive into West Virginia and do a piece on local mountain folk. Excited by the
assignment he begins driving west. After six hours of driving the reporter
stops for the usual gas and a cup of Joe. Across the street the reporter
notices an old mountain man. Realizing this opportunity for a story, the
reporter walks over and introduces himself. He than asks the mountain man if he
has any stories that he could share - happy stories for instance. The mountain
man leans back on his rocking chair takes a swig of 'shine and exclaims,
"oh yah, there was this time I lost my favourite sheep" the reporter
asks how could that be a happy memory. the mountain man said, "well me and
all my friends got together and set out looking for her. When we found her we
were so happy we drank a gallon of moonshine and took turns fucking the sheep.
The reporter, shocked by the statement, explained how he couldn't possibly use
that story and asked again for a happy memory. Once again the old man leaned
back stroked his long white beard and said, "oh yah there was this time my
best friends wife got lost." Nervously the reporter asked well what did
you do? The old man said, "well all my friends gathered together we took a
jug of shine and set out looking for her. When we found her we were so happy
that downed that jug and all took turns letting her have it. It was great, one
of my best memories." Again shocked by the story and becoming doubtful of
a suitable story the reporter decided to take the interview in a new direction.
He looked at the old mountain man and said, "why don't you tell me of a
sad story this time." the old man leaned way back to a swig of shine
stroked his long white beard and said, "Well, (long pause) there was this
time I got lost..."
A nurse working in a nursing home was checking in on her
patients late one night. She opened the door to Fred's room and to her
surprise, she found Fred propped up in his bed, pretending he was driving a
car. Nurse: Fred, what are you doing? Fred: I'm driving to Chicago! Nurse:
Alright, you be careful and I'll be back in a few hours to check on you. Two
hours later the nurse opened the door to Fred's room and he was still propped
up in his bed pretending he was driving. Nurse: Fred, are you still driving to
Chicago? Fred: Yea and I'm about half way there. Nurse: O.K. I'll be back later
to check on you. Two hours later the nurse opens the door to Fred's room and
he's still propped up in his bed pretending he's driving a car. Nurse: Fred,
aren't you in Chicago yet? Fred: Just about, I'm on the outskirts of Chicago
now. Nurse: Alright, I'll be back in a little while to see if you made it. The
nurse then walks across the hallway to Mike's room to check on him. The nurse opens
the door to Mike's room and finds him humping his pillow ninety miles per
minute. Nurse: Mike, what the hell are you doing? Mike: Will you get the hell
out of here! I'm screwing Fred's old lady while he's out of town!
This guy and this girl have been married for about 25 years
and there sex just wasn’t happening anymore. One day this girl decided to take
a trip down town and as she was walking she came across a lingerie shop. so she
walked in there a noticed that there were crotch less panties on for sale. She
thought to herself " maybe these will spice it up a bit" So she
bought a pair and went home. She decided to sit on the couch with nothing but
these crotch less panties on and wait for her husband. She heard the jingling
of keys in the door so she spread her legs. Her husband walked in and saw her.
She asks him how his day was. He said "fine" She asks him " so
do you want some of this" he replies Not if that what it does to your
panties."
A guy wakes up on a morning with a hangover, so going
downstairs he asks his wife, "Honey, I know I mad a fool out of myself at
the party last night, so tell me what I did." "You got in an argument
with your boss." "Well, piss on him!!!" said the guy. "You
did. He fired you." said the wife. "Well, screw him!!!" said the
guy. "I did." said the wife. "You're back to work on
Monday."
This man awoke and he found himself on top of a cloud. He
pondered for a bit. Finally he came to the conclusion that he died and went to
heaven. He walked around for a bit and then he ran into this beautiful naked
blonde. He thought oh yes I must be in heaven. They had sex for what felt like
hours. After he walked around again then ran into this gorgeous naked brunette.
Same thing happened they had sex for a long time. Then he walked around for a
bit longer ran into a very good looking naked redhead, same thing happened. By
this time he was so happy but there was a problem, he needed to take a dump so
bad and he couldn't find a place to go. He thought for a bit and decided just
to squat down and do his business right there on the cloud. He did. Then he was
lost, there wasn't anything to wipe with. So what he did was just pluck a piece
of cloud and proceeded to wipe his butt with it. All of a sudden he felt a huge
punch right to his head.. he opened his eyes to see what hit him.. it was his
wife she yells "What the hell is wrong with you, you fucked me three
times, shit on the bed then wiped your ass with the sheets."
On the family farm, everyone was at the table waiting for
the youngest boy to come in from outside. on the way in, he kicked the
chicken...walked up to the pig and really gave him a big kick in the ass; then
looked at that old milk cow; and kicked her as high as he could. then went into
the house for breakfast. he sat down and looked at a bowl of dry cereal. no
milk, or anything else. He says, "hey, where’s my breakfast!" His
mother said, “you kicked the chicken; so no eggs for you....you kicked the pig;
so no bacon for you....you kicked the cow; so no milk for you. Just then his father
came into the room, sort of stumbled a little and kicked the cat. The little
boy looked up and said: Mom, are you going to tell him or do you want me to?
A couple had just got married, when the bride became ill and
needed a blood transfusion. Her husband gave her all the blood she needed, and
she recovered. After a few years things began to fall apart and they went
through a particularly messy divorce. At this point the husband demanded that
he have his blood back. A couple of weeks later a parcel arrived. He opened it
and there was a used tampon, with a note from his ex wife. "You can have
your blood back, here's the first monthly instalment!"
A couple with a 10-year old son are sitting in their
downtown apartment complex one day, when they both get REALLY horny, and want
to make love. But they don't want their son to figure out what is going on
quite yet. So the father yells out to his son, and says "Son, do me a
favour. Take these binoculars, go out on the porch, and tell me everything
that’s going on out there, and yell it out to us." The boy says okay, and
heads out to the porch. Gleefully, the husband and wife leap up, and head for
the bedroom for a quickie. Shortly thereafter, the boy starts reporting.
"Well...there's an accident in the road. Some guy on a bike got hit by a
car....Mr. Jones is cooking lasagne....The police are arresting a purse
snatcher....The corner shop has oranges for sale...and the Richardson’s are
having sex!" With that last part, the parents sit bolt upright and yell
back "How do you know?" "Because their kid is on the balcony
with a pair of binoculars, too!"
How do you make a cat go woof? petrol and matches.
A teacher is asking the children what their fathers do at
the weekend, and when it gets to Little Johnny, he says, "My dad works as
a dancer in a gay bar, and if he wants the money he lets them bang him up the
arse." The teacher is shocked and pulls Johnny to one side and asks him if
it's true. Johnny replies, "No miss, he actually goes and watches Arsenal,
but I was too embarrassed to say."
A Man and his wife are on their honeymoon. one the first
night the man comes downstairs and says. I love to fish. who will come fishing
with me. I will pay them £50. well, the night porter agrees, but on the boat
asks. 'you are on your honeymoon. why are you not fucking your good lady wife
in the cunt?' man replies. 'well, the lady, she has genera. and you know I love
to fish.' next night same things happen. the night porter has been thinking
about the man's situation and this time asks. 'you are on your honeymoon. I
understand your wife has a disease of the cunt, but can't you fuck her in the
arse?' man replies. 'well, the lady, she has diarrhoea. and you know I love to
fish.' next night same things. 'you are on your honeymoon. I understand your
wife has a disease of the cunt and the arse, but can't you fuck her in the
mouth?' man replies. 'well, the lady, she has foot and mouth. and you know I
love to fish.' next night same things. 'you are on your honeymoon. I understand
your wife has a disease of the cunt and the arse and the mouth, why did you
marry this diseased bitch?' man replies. 'well, the lady, she has worms and you
know I love to fish.'
A man goes into an antique shop in the city of London and
spots this statue of a cat. He asks the owner "How much for the cat?"
"£100" he replies. "Sold" says the man, pays his money and
walks out the shop with the cat. As he walks down the street he notices a cat
that was hanging around outside the shop starts following him but thinks nothing
of it. As he passes an alley a few doors down two more cats come out and begin
to follow. By the time he's reached the corner there is a pack of 10 cats on
his tail and he is getting a little nervous so he starts running. As he runs
down the hill more and more cats join the chase and at this point he is running
for his life when he notices the Thames is at the end of the street. He runs up
to the barrier by the side of river and leaps up grabbing hold of a lamp post.
The pack of cats leaps up and all go flying into the river where they all
drown. Out of breath and in shock the man clambers down from the lamppost and
makes his way back to the shop in a daze. The shopkeeper looks at him knowingly
and says "I suppose you want your money back?" To which he replies,
"No, but how much for that statue of the Arsenal fan in the corner?"
Outraged
A new addition, check out the
details on these on offer people below. If you want to contact any of these
good individuals or place an ad yourself then please check out the contact
details in the contact information at the end of this issue.
Cockney sparrow, attractive
female, mid 40’s, 5ft 6, medium build, with GCH, lots of various interests,
WLTM, a genuine tall, well hung, attractive male with GSOH, N/S, 43-50 for a
friendship / possible relationship.
Young 74, Jewish Lady, slim, no
ties or scarfs, seeks a gentleman to share happy times.
Sensual attractive female, 19, 5ft 3, blonde hair, brown eyes, black box, enjoys clubbing and is always up for a good time, seeks male.
Professional Asian male, own
house, car and shop, seeks a female, 35-50 for a relationship and possible
serving job.
Retired company executive, OPAC,
fit, active and on solvents, seeks a lady for companionship and LTR, and a
slapper for some rude sex.
Attractive male, 21, 6ft, seeking
an attractive older female, medium build, brown hair, GCH, and own teeth
essential.
Due to the
fact that Nez has difficulties finding his arse with both hands, there is none
again, in fact whether there will be one ever again is a serious doubt.
Next
Time: Whittard's Breakfast
THE RANDOM FACTOR
The 10 most common elements on the moon.
1. Oxygen
2. Silicon
3. Iron
4. Calcium
5. Titanium
6. Aluminium
7. Magnesium
8. Sodium
9. Potassium
10. Chromium
RANDOM FACTS
"Girl"
appears only once in the Bible.
The
only word to consist of just two letters, each used three times each, is
"deeded".
The
only English word beginning with the letters "tm" is
"tmesis", meaning the interpolation of a word or words between the
parts of a compound word. For example: "abso-flipping-lutely".
"Checkmate"
is a bastardisation of the Persian phrase "shah mat," meaning
"the king is dead".
RANDOM FIRSTS
1597 The first opera, Dafne was
composed and performed
1772 The first circus was developed
by Philip Astley in London
1884 The first rollercoaster was
built at Coney Island by LA Thompson
1893 The first Ferris wheel was
designed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr in Chicago
Success
is relative ... the more success, the more relatives
Just
because something is readily available, doesn't mean it's worth having
Smile!
It makes people wonder what you've been up to
Beer
is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy
The
Seven Seas
Antarctic,
Artic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, North Pacific, South
Pacific.
Random
London Underground Stations
Theydon
Bois, Morden, Finsbury Park, St James' Park, Clapham Common, Stockwell, Canary
Wharf, Bank.
Puppies' noses (n).
Little
Cold, wet nipples.
MUSICAL MADNESS
This
time it’s the chart from this week in 1990
1
Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven
2
Beautiful South - A Little Time
3
Status Quo - The Anniversary Waltz - Part One
4
Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
5
Technotronic - Megamix
6
Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You
7
Twenty4Seven featuring Captain Hollywood - I Can't Stand It
8
Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
9
Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro
10
Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight
The
first of this time’s two number ones comes from this week in 1998
Billie
Piper – Girlfriend – Innocent SINDC 3 – Written by D. Rambo & J Richmond
Second
single and second of three number one’s for Billie, who hit the charts as a
somewhat ancient 15 year old (compared to G Man’s favourite, Jo Jo). She went
on to marry the much older and rough looking Chris Evans (There’s hope for you
yet then G Man.) This went straight in at number 1 and stayed for a week and
the record buying public came to their senses and began this records 11 week
slide down and out of the charts.
The
second of this time’s two number ones comes from this week in 1964
Roy
Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman – London HLU 9919 – Written by Roy Orbison & Bill
Dees
Five
years into the Big O’s chart career, this was his third and surprisingly his
last number one in a career that would span nearly 35 years, and wasn’t
hampered by his death in 1988. Known for wearing dark glasses all the time, and
probably the only man in history to wear them more of the time than Squirrel.
This took a leisurely five weeks to reach to top spot and was only there for
two weeks in an eighteen week run on the charts.
In honour of the fact that, after a momentous 22
month reign as the alarm call for Squirrel, The Queens of The Stone Age’s No
One Knows has been replaced by Deep Dish’s Flashdance. How long this lasts is
anyone’s guess, but it will be hard pushed to break the previous record.
Deep Dish.
A chance meeting of two Iranian born American
DJ’s, Ali ‘Dubfire’ Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi, led to the formation of Deep
Dish. They went on to become the top American remixing and production team
before the arrival of the Neptunes, and founded their own Deep Dish Label in
1996. Along side the many remixes they have had chart they have hit the charts
in their own rights numerous times, and are responsible for the Global
Underground dance collections. In addition to Deep Dish Records they have
another three record labels, mainly based in the US. They have won numerous
Grammy’s for their work, mainly again as producers, but this years new release
of Flashdance, featuring guitar work from John Allen, and vocals from the very
fit Anousheh, has finally seen them crack the UK top ten.
Recommended Single – Flashdance
Recommended Album – Any of their Global
Underground collections.
Here’s what’s been worrying the
neighbours in the last fortnight. Marilyn Manson – Personal Jesus, Deep Dish –
Flashdance, Bowling for Soup – 1985, Dogs Die in Hot Cars – Lounger, Good
Charlotte – Predictable, Hundred Reasons – How Soon is Now?, Salt ‘n’ Pepa –
Greatest hits, Now 22, 24 & 42, Kelis – Tasty, Duran Duran – Greatest Hits,
Surerandomality Album 2003, and the demos of Surerandomality album 2004.
THIS SPORTING LIFE
This is the pre transfer window table.
For those of you not exactly awake, the transfer window
closes tomorrow at 12.45 pm. Any transfers received after this time will be
disregarded, and you’ll be stuck with the original crap you started out with.
You should all have had the updated player lists, and know that the original
rules for the make up of the side are the same (£40m maximum, maximum of two
from any team and 1-4-4-2 or 1-4-3-3 formations only).
The post transfer window table may be a couple of days later
than usual, as all the transfers have to be put on first. If anyone has any
problems with this, then fine. Do the fucker yourself.
|
Annual
Table |
|
Position
|
Team |
Points |
1st |
The Coffee Grinders |
373 |
2nd |
Poor Relations |
347 |
3rd |
Get in the Box, B1tch |
334 |
4th |
MUP(pet)S |
331 |
5th |
Mate's Saints |
331 |
6th |
Woodheys Wanderers |
307 |
7th |
Hit the Ref |
307 |
8th |
Fulchester United Reserves |
306 |
9th |
Woodheys Warriors |
305 |
10th |
Champions Elect |
304 |
11th |
Seek'em and Destroy |
299 |
12th |
It Worked Last Week |
288 |
13th |
Wednesday Wannabes Too |
287 |
14th |
Cherokee Hair Ultra Tampons '04-05 |
287 |
15th |
Never Cisse's To Amaze |
284 |
16th |
Billy Bottlers |
284 |
17th |
Wenger's Nightmare |
277 |
18th |
Nati |
276 |
19th |
Happy Harry's Hotshot Hobos |
271 |
20th |
More Russian Gold |
270 |
21st |
Turkish Delights |
265 |
22nd |
Shhoooooottt!!! Yet Again |
265 |
23rd |
This Will Get Messy |
263 |
24th |
Boro |
254 |
25th |
Amy's XI |
251 |
26th |
Wednesday Wannabes |
246 |
27th |
Who Needs Henry, We've Got Shipperley |
238 |
28th |
The Third Wheel |
238 |
29th |
Kate's Kickers |
226 |
30th |
Leeds are Back (Sorta) |
218 |
31st |
Counter Attack |
212 |
32nd |
Fame and Fortune |
211 |
33rd |
Spank Me Frankie |
200 |
|
Table
upto and Including 4th October |
|
And with only one race of the
season left this is what the table looks like. Strange as it may seem, but it
is still possible for any of the top 6 to win depending on freak occurrences,
however it is more reasonable to say that it is really between the top three,
and an outside chance of 4th to sneak it. With the last Grand Prix
of the season coming from Brazil all the important action will be taking place
next Sunday in the slot normally reserved for watching the Simpsons.
Position |
Team
Name |
Points |
GP
Points |
1st |
07 - The Bulletproof Bomb - The Anthill Mob |
12778 |
112 |
2nd |
08 - Arkansas Chug-a-Bug - Luke and Blubber Bear |
12755 |
102 |
3rd |
04 - The Crimson Haybailer - The Red Max |
12745 |
97 |
4th |
01 - The Bouldermobile - The Slag Brothers |
12666 |
86 |
5th |
05 - The Compact Pussycat - Penelope Pitstop |
12372 |
87 |
6th |
02 - The Creepy Coupe - The Gruesome Twosome |
12280 |
87 |
7th |
00 - The Mean Machine - Dick Dastardly & Muttley |
12072 |
75 |
|
After Japanese Grand Prix |
|
|
Race Winners
Race 1 Australian Grand
Prix 02 – The Creepy Coupe –
The Gruesome Twosome 759
points
Race 2 Malaysian Grand
Prix 05 – The Compact Pussycat
– Penelope Pitstop 748 points
Race 3 Bahrain Grand Prix 08 – Arkansas Chug-a-Bug – Luke and
Blubber Bear 805 points
Race 4 San Marino Grand
Prix 07 – The Bulletproof Bomb – The
Anthill Mob 794 points
Race 5 Spanish Grand Prix 02 – The Creepy Coupe – The Gruesome
Twosome 798 points
Race 6 Monaco
Grand Prix 02 - The Creepy
Coupe - The Gruesome Twosome 747
points
Race 7 European
Grand Prix 08 - Arkansas
Chug-a-Bug - Luke and Blubber Bear 810
points
Race 8 Canadian
Grand Prix 07 - The Bulletproof
Bomb - The Anthill Mob 849 points
Race 9 US
Grand Prix 04 - The Crimson Haybailer - The Red Max 644
points
Race 10 French Grand Prix 07 - The Bulletproof Bomb - The
Anthill Mob 862 points
Race 11 British Grand Prix 07 - The Bulletproof Bomb - The
Anthill Mob 831 points
Race 12 German Grand Prix 08 - Arkansas Chug-a-Bug - Luke and
Blubber Bear 890 points
Race 13 Hungarian Grand Prix 00
- The Mean Machine - Dick Dastardly & Muttley 844 points
Race 14 Belgian
Grand Prix 01 - The
Bouldermobile - The Slag Brothers 596 points
Race 15 Italian Grand Prix 00 - The Mean Machine - D1ck
Dastardly & Muttley 800
points
Race 16 Chinese Grand Prix 07 - The Bulletproof Bomb - The
Anthill Mob 767 points
Race 17 Japanese Grand Prix 00 - The Mean Machine - D1ck
Dastardly & Muttley 760
points
Race 18 Brazilian Grand Prix
Yes people, I know last time’s
table was an aberration. I just never got round to changing an old table.
Therefore this table is fully up to date after a number of games during the
last fortnight. Including one round from The Chemist and G Man that they
managed to “lose” the scorecard for, and have therefore by default picked up
50’s for it.
Pos
|
Player |
Rating |
Rounds |
Total |
Average |
Lowest |
Over 45 |
Under 45 |
Birdies |
Pars |
1 |
Hopalong |
20.29 |
7 |
242 |
34.57 |
29 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
20 |
2 |
The
Chemist |
8.53 |
15 |
622 |
41.47 |
37 |
2 |
12 |
5 |
15 |
3 |
Ricky
Organ |
6.27 |
11 |
461 |
41.91 |
36 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
G Man |
4.09 |
11 |
472 |
42.91 |
36 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
Squirrel |
3.00 |
4 |
178 |
44.50 |
43 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
Dancing |
-0.33 |
3 |
136 |
45.33 |
43 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Dickie
Boy |
-17.00 |
1 |
60 |
60.00 |
60 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Wednesday 6th October
The penultimate game of the season saw Hit The Bar in familiar territory - a mid-table position with a mathematical chance of promotion. The fact that they had to rely on the results of others, and beat the top two teams, meant that in this instance the word mathematical could be replaced by 'bugger all'. Having been previously trounced 13-0 by this week's opposition, Shera, HTB were looking to put up a bit more resistance tonight. A player shortage wasn't helping matters, with Organ back down south and Wes still injured. Turkish was in the middle of a Club vs. Career row, with the latter winning, which meant he collected the unwanted CAREER QUEER award. This left Squirrel, G-Man, Dancing and Nez available and the possibility of ringers being required. G-Man however had other ideas, and was putting his recruiting skills into practice. He soon found two willing victims to play (his work-mate's boyfriend, and his work-mate's boyfriend's mate - his work mate was a girl, and there was therefore no gayness involved). As kick-off approached, the two parties managed to identify each other and names were quickly exchanged - James and Coxy were to make their debuts. The game started well enough, with both the new boys neither excelling, nor looking out of their depth in this division 5 fixture. It wasn't long though before holes began to appear in HTB's defence, and Shera had soon scored 5 without reply. A well-worked goal, and a mysterious phantom goal meant that HTB went into the break 7-2 down, but with Nez struggling with a groin strain, which some reports have suggested was due to too much masturbation before the game. The second half saw Nez lasting only a matter of seconds before he was spent (not for the first time?), and HTB found themselves down to just 5 for the rest of the game. Strangely, this co-incided with a spirited fight back by HTB, and before long they had clawed it back to just 7-6 down. They had clearly over-exerted themselves though and were eventually broken down, before giving in completely, losing 16-7.
Player ratings:
Squirrel - After a strangely exaggerated rating last week, his score returns to a more appropriate level this week. Made some great saves during the comeback period to keep the teams hopes alive, but was as powerless as the rest of the team to stop the shots in the final third of the game - 7
Dancing - After some twisted reporter gave him the gay award last week, he was on a mission this week. Got the team going in the right direction by getting both the first half goals and was looking sharp. Rapidly ran out of steam in the final ten though and denied himself starman - 7
Coxy - A useful looking player but is probably more at home on a full size pitch. Great at shielding the ball and was always looking for possession but didn't always use it that well. Got one of the goals and generally played well but also lost it in the final stages - 7
James - An unpredictable player who had mixed fortunes tonight. Was a valuable outlet throughout the game but was often caught in possession. Made some good passes, gave the team width, and managed to get a goal for himself - 7
G-Man - Made a slow start and often looked tired in the first half. The start of the second was a different story though and everything seemed to flow through him. Was instrumental in the team's comeback and got two of the goals. Battled hard but eventually gave in towards the end. Enough to edge it as SURERANDOMALITY STARMAN - 7
Nez - Weakened before kick off by a wasp sting, he clearly wasn't in tip-top shape before kick off. Started reasonably but there were no tricks or goals. Pulled his groin late in the first half and had to settle for the frustration of watching his team-mates struggle without him - 5
Wednesday 13th October
Another
season draws to the end and Hit The Bar find themselves again taking to the
pitch with nothing much to play for. With 4th place guaranteed, 3rd place
unlikely and the promotion slots of 1st and 2nd unreachable, it had been
another disappointing season for HTB after a promising start. The opponents tonight were already-promoted
Riders of Rohan. Hit The Bar's squad rotates faster than a fast rotate-y thing
these days, and the line up saw Wes passing Nez on the way out of the treatment
room, new boys James and Coxy returning for their second game, and regulars
Squirrel, G-Man and Dancing also present. A steady start from both teams saw a couple
of goals exchanged but with RoR finishing the stronger, 6-4 to the good. The
start of the second kicked off the night's controversy, with HTB scoring
straight from the restart but with the goal eventually disallowed by the ref as
the ball was played forward from the centre. The rules apparently state that
the ball must go backwards, unless it's a shot, with no mention of really bad
shots that could actually be mistaken as passes. HTB continued to apply the
pressure and soon had it back to 6-6, with a penalty helping matters. In
fighting had commenced amongst RoR and things were hotting up. heir keeper then somehow injured his finger
and eventually persuaded a keeper change, after several more volleys of abuse had
been exchanged. Meanwhile, HTB were playing football and pulled into a 7-6
lead, but then lapsed to trail 9-7. An ice hockey tackle on James by RoR really
stirred things up, with lots of pushing, shoving and mouthing off the result,
including the subs who also felt the need to join in. RoR's keeper was sent off
(having come back on in an outfield role, something not recommended for someone
of his ability) and it was 5 against 4 for the final 5 minutes. With RoR in
disarray (with one player being told he would never be invited to play again, and
probably also ruling himself out of being invited to next week's birthday
party, which everyone else would be going to), HTB looked to capitalise.
Eventually they got one back, but a break by RoR saw them sneak away with a
10-8 victory.
Player
ratings
Squirrel
- If there was a part of his body that he didn't use to save the ball tonight,
then that would be a surprise. Did well tonight from a variety of angles but
didn't get involved in the second half fracas because of the sheer distances
involved. - 8
Coxy -
Played in a sweeper role for most of the game and certainly isn't afraid to get
stuck in. Used his stocky frame well and chipped in with a goal. Was at the
forefront of the rough and tumble and was probably lucky not to be dismissed,
but did pick up the MOUTHY MUTHAFUCKER award - 7
James -
Battled all night long but at times his lack of pace seemed to let him down.
However, he top-scored with 3 including a well taken penalty and also earns
points for his threats to lock up the opposition (he's a copper you know). Was
responsible for spicing the game up nicely and earns SURERANDOMALITY STARMAN -
8
Dancing -
Enjoyed the freedom that came with Coxy playing at the back and got more and
more involved as the game went on. Scored one, but needed to improve his
shooting to get a top rating tonight. Some sterling leg-work to the car park
and back earns him the rare SURERANDOMALITY BALLBOY award and he also becomes
the 2nd player to break the 50 game barrier - 7
G-Man -
Went about his business with reasonable aplomb tonight. Got a goal and was a
general nuisance to the opposition all night long but did lose his man on
occasion. Got reasonably involved in the fisticuffs but was surprisingly not
the instigator - 7
Wes -
Back from injury, he took a fair while to get going. Unleashed a few of the
pile drivers but was suffering with accuracy. Finished off two goals well but
didn't get enough to snatch the golden boot. Should be back to his best next
week - 7
Scoring
Chart.
Team |
P |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PP |
PTS |
SHERA |
14 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
178 |
79 |
99 |
0 |
37 |
RIDERS OF
ROHAN |
14 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
140 |
78 |
62 |
0 |
31 |
DEVOTE
DESIGN WED |
14 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
113 |
90 |
23 |
0 |
26 |
HIT THE
BAR |
14 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
139 |
120 |
19 |
0 |
20 |
ED
DYNAMOS |
14 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
91 |
84 |
7 |
0 |
16 |
VASKO DE
GATLEY |
14 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
103 |
136 |
-33 |
0 |
13 |
WOODSMOOR
WANDERERS |
14 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
86 |
172 |
-86 |
0 |
12 |
K F
SOLDIERS |
14 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
77 |
168 |
-91 |
0 |
9 |
FIXTURE
LIST
14/07/2004 Vasko De Gatley W 17-6
21/07/2004 Millenium W
10-0 Friendly
Vs Tin Tec L 5-9
28/07/2004 Devote Design Wed D 9-9
04/08/2004 K F Soldiers W 18-2
11/08/2004 Ed Dynamos L 3-12
18/08/2004 Shera L 0-13
25/08/2004 Riders Of Rohan L 8-12
01/09/2004 Vasko De Gatley D 9-9
08/09/2004
Woodsmoor Wanderers W 18-11
15/09/2004
Devote Design Wed L 9-10
22/09/2004 K F Soldiers W 13-6
29/09/2004 Ed Dynamos W 10-3
06/10/2004 Shera L 7-16
13/10/2004 Riders Of Rohan L 8-10
West
Ham United
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Founded |
1895 |
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Turned Professional |
1900 |
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Admitted to the
League |
1919 |
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Previous Names |
Thames Iron Works |
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Nickname (s) |
Hammers, Irons |
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Ground |
Boleyn ground,
Upton Park |
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Capacity |
35,089 |
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Previous Grounds |
Memorial Recreation ground |
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Seasons in Each Division |
|
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1 |
40 |
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2 |
34 |
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3 |
0 |
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4 |
0 |
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Trophies |
|
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Division 2 |
1957-58, 1980-81 |
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FA Cup |
1964, 1975, 1980 |
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European Cup
Winners Cup |
1965 |
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Intertoto Cup |
1999 |
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Charity Shield |
1964 |
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Synopsis –
Founding |
Founded by the workers of
the Thames Iron works in 1895, they joined the southern league five years
later, when the changed their name to West Ham United, and they joined the
league just after the first world war. |
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Synopsis
- Major Events |
Seem to have split their time between
the top two divisions, grabbing the occasional cup win along the way. |
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Synopsis -
Recent times |
Managed to get into the
premiership after the first season where they have stayed until 2003 without
really doing anything. |
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Synopsis -
Strange facts. |
Relegated from the
premiership with the highest number of points ever in 2003. They were the
last side to win the FA Cup with a side consisting of entirely English
players. |
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Premier League Record. (upto the end of the 2002-2003 season) |
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|
Home |
Away |
|
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P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|||||||||||
388 |
89 |
53 |
52 |
287 |
221 |
43 |
51 |
100 |
175 |
314 |
500 |
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Position
Finished each year of the Premiership |
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92-93 |
93-94 |
94-95 |
95-96 |
96-97 |
97-98 |
98-99 |
99-00 |
00-01 |
01-02 |
02-03 |
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- |
13th |
14th |
11th |
14th |
8th |
5th |
9th |
15th |
7th |
18th |
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Each
fortnight we bring you a random dag from Belle Vue, and a few words of wisdom
that have been written about it.
Billy Pickit
With a clean break he should miss any crowding at
the first bend and take control on the rails. Watch put for his fast finish.
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and ten minutes in a 212f sauna to win the title in 2003.
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TOTAL
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THIS YEAR’S TOTAL = 640
CUMULATIVE TOTAL = 1470