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What were you doing at the Olympiastadion on August 3rd 1936, did you beat Jesse Owens in the 100m dash but were disqualified for running backwards.

Thats how Jesse Owens won four gold medals, and a certain Mr Hitler was not best pleased.

trivia

Running in Berlin, Owens (like most of the athletes) wore track shoes made by 69 Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik, a German firm. The company later split in two, becoming Adidas and PUMA.

Owens endorsed presidential candidate Alf Landon in 1936.

Owens was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.

doh

believe Mantis, believe

No

The most famous Mar bar rumour is one that involved Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger enjoying a rather special picnic. She denies it

Well, I am going to get a commodore 32, watch out for the chiggers, aaargghhh

I don't want to spoil the party.........but I do believe he was speaking to me, Les Fridge is the one. Yngwie, I've forgotten more about goalkeeping than Les could teach me, so

i'll give the tuition a miss thanks.

You are right cap'n Ender, the ground is wet.

Ok, how about Les Fridge, he played in goals for Saint Johnstone to allow them to keep Alan Main fit for league opener. This was Alan Herchers testimonial which Saints won 3-1.

What do I win, season ticket, free Guiness for a season...

Ian Stewart

Hmmmnnn, seagulls, they are a pest round the coastal areas.

Brightons nickname is The Seagulls.

however, try this to ease your frustrations

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/fun/p...llsattack.shtml

and remember, watch yer chips

Don't feed the gulls ... or else

PEOPLE caught feeding seagulls in Scottish towns and cities could be hit with antisocial behaviour orders and fines, it emerged today.

The drastic legal measure is one of the ways of tackling the threat posed by urban gull populations proposed in a new report for the Scottish Executive.

Fixed penalty notices are suggested in the document, which was compiled by the British Trust for Ornithology and Stirling University and which goes before ministers this week.

Antisocial behaviour orders could be used if offenders persist in feeding gulls, with fines and even jail a possibility if an order is breached.

A cull of birds is ruled out because the population of some species - particularly herring gulls - is low. In the past, residents have complained of being attacked by gulls guarding their nests.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Executive said: "We will consider in detail the report’s findings before taking any further action."

The problems posed by gulls in Scotland’s towns and cities have become so severe that MSPs held a debate on the subject in the Scottish Parliament in 2002

Rummaging through my drawers the other day, I unearthed a wee gem of a programme, all ten pages of it. This was the Scottish cup third round match at Station Park on Saturday 25th January 1986. Nairn had arrived at this game after beating Meadowbank 1-2 in Edinburgh, with goals from Charlie Innes and Dave Penman. The scorer in the first game was none other than our own Graeme Bennett

Graeme Bennett “Nicknamed 'Grasser' for some reason” according to the programme.

Interesting to note that Dundee are really going full circle, as this article from the programme relates:-

The Club was formed in 1893 when two local clubs, East End and Our Boys, amalgamated, (recognise any similarities to ICT ). In 1895 the club suffered the record defeat of the Scottish First Division history---- 11-0 at the hands of Celtic. In 1897-98 the Club finished at the bottom of the league with only four points and almost all of the team packed in and left. In December 1898 after playing four friendly games the Club was forced to go into liquidation. The crisis brought out a number of old hands and a plan of campaign was drawn out and on December 20th 1898 the start of the present Dundee came into being. At the end of Season 1898/99 the Club moved from Carolina Port to their present location, the agricultural land bordering Provost Road and DensRroad. The Grand Stand at Carolina Port was dismantled and transferred to the south side of the pitch at Dens Park.

But, cheer up HeilanDee, the clubs first success came in the 1911 Scottish cup, two down to Clyde with four minutes left, Dundee forced the game to a replay, equalising with thirty seconds on the clock, and won a replay 2-1 to lift the cup

Hmmmnnn…….. something for HeilanDee to chew over.

Nairn squad for the game

Joe Macmillan…………….signed from Muirpark

Kevin Fraser………………played for Springfield, in the welfare

Reynald Cameron……always played with Nairn

Rab Cleland……………….former Nairn St Ninian player

Steve Mackay……………from Nairn St Ninian, POY for last two seasons

Graeme Bennett………our own ‘Grasser’ ex Jaggie, signed from Dalneigh

Paul Macdonald………….signed from Renton Thistle, ex Brora & Clach

Dave Penman………………Captain, ex Clach, played for Berwick V Gers in cup.

Brian Fraser……………….ex Jaggie last year scored third goal V Killie in cup

Ian Mckie…………………...long time Nairn player, deputises as trainer

Charlie Innes………………signed from Craig Phadrig, Jaggies released him

Colin Mackenzie…………..Nairn for many seasons, ferocious shot

Derek Main………………..from Nairn Rangers supporters club

Dundee squad

Bobby Geddes….….keeping big money buy Tom Carson in the reserves

Rab Shannon……....19 year old ever present this year

Bobby Glennie..……fans favourite, signed from Dons in 1978

Jim Duffy………...…bought from Morton, was he bald then ?

Jim Smith………...…back from suspension, full back

Stuart Rafferty…...ex Motherwell

John Brown………...penalty taker, better known as Bomber Brown at Rangers

Graham Harvey..…..joined from Hibs last season

Ray Stephen…….…already scored ten goals this season

Robert Connor….…play maker, known as Rodger

Tosh Mackinlay…...left back, went on to play for Hearts, Celtic, Scotland

Albert Kidd……….....don’t mention THAT name to me, the man that broke Hearts

Colin Hendry…….ex Keith player, who went on to star in Braveheart!

Ross Jack…………signed from Lincoln City

One or two names in there for the where are they now brigade

Jim Duffy, surely he would go on to be a successful manager and TV pundit?

Colin Hendry, sometimes striker and sometimes centre half, would he ever make the grade. Tosh Mackinlay, the same Tosh……Robert Connor, now manager at Ayr United, and who would have thought that Graeme Bennet would be pulling some strings at ICT. Now for Hearts fans, look away now, Albert bloody Kidd, yes the man who wrecked the dreams and left many a Jambo in tears on the Dens Park terraces, he has changed his identity and now lives in Outer Mongolia, (wishful thinking)

Dundee’s manager was none other than Archie Knox, Nairn were managed by the lesser known Mansell Craib.

Local Inverness shop, Turnbull Sports have an ad in the programme, they were the suppliers of Nairn’s kit.

Support your local heroes…...was proclaimed by Wm Younger’s Tartan, can you still drink that?

Dave Love, North sports editor for the P&J added his bit as well.

So there you go, lots of history within the clubs that we are now facing, and a long way for ICT to go to match them. I’m sure there will be some rough times ahead as well as the good times we are having just now, but when we look back in a hundred years time don’t forget where we all came from.

Oh, nearly forgot the score, something like seven nil to Dundee.

Incidentally, Aberdeen beat Hearts three nil in the final this year.

makes note to wife for Xmas, a scanner would be nice.

My guess is

Jaffa Cakes

Jaffa cakes are small cakes/biscuits (see below). Traditional Jaffa Cakes comprise a round base of hard sponge, a jelly disc which is known as a 'smashing orangey bit', and a topping of chocolate. They are quite wonderful and should be enjoyed the world over.

There are many different types of Jaffa Cakes, but the original ones were (and still are) manufactured by McVities. A new 'Jaffa phenomenon' has recently appeared in the shape of Jaffa Cubes which are manufactured by Cadburys.

Jaffa Cake fans may be pleased to know that there are societies dedicated to the enjoyment of Jaffa Cakes, including 'Huggabuga Jaffacake Appreciation Society International' or HJASI for short, based at Edinburgh University.

Jaffa Cakes: Biscuit or Cake?

The source of one of the most complex conundrums ever to challenge mankind:

Is it a cake or is it a biscuit?

These small circular sponges topped with chocolate and squidgy orange stuff have been the subject of much debate over the years. Even the British government has become embroiled in this web of snack-related intrigue. At present the Jaffa Cake is classified as a cake but the British government is attempting to get it reclassified as a biscuit. This would mean it would come under a higher tax bracket as biscuits aren't as perishable as cakes, or something technical like that.

It is not clear how much more expensive the Jaffa Cake would become should this proposal go through Parliament, but it's possible they could move from the realms of 'everyday favourite' to become more a much more exclusive item. In which case, they could end up being treated similarly to fine wines, so that in the future, small groups of Jaffa Cake connoisseurs might be found in darkened cellars discussing texture, nose, and full-bodied flavour.

Whatever happens, the Jaffa Cake will retain a unique place in the biscuit/cake market.

So I reckon it's a biscake :016:

I don't know

I believe they find them in Dingwall, some absolute toppers in the house this time, in fact thats a novelty for some of them being in a house.

Crikey, wrong website again, these dating agencies are a nuisance.

Tough luck on Peterhead, they hit the post twice in a couple of minutes late in the second half and Partick salvaged the game with a deflected free kick two minutes into injury time. You just knew when it went to penalties the game was up for Stewarty. Paul Ritchie putting the final nail in Stewart and Bavidges coffins. Hard to bare, but credit I suppose to Jags for battling to the end.

Huh, 12 out of fourteen, made an erse out of a couple of them :017:

Don't know how accurate wikipedia is, but this is what it states

FC København will, as Danish champions, qualify for UEFA Champions League 2006-07 qualification and the Royal League 2006-07. Brøndby IF will, as runners-up, qualify for UEFA Cup 2006-07 qualification and Royal League. Odense BK will, as 3rd placed, qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 and Royal League, while Viborg FF, as the 4th placed team, just qualify for Royal League.

I am none the wiser?????????

Just read that 1 minute ago, not good for us, would imagine they will be able to pay a pretty big wage as well, just have to wait and see what happens.

Look out, the better I get, the drunker I am.....watch out for thorogoods destroyers...

I'll speak to you Manny, entertaining game, always interesting, Dougie Macdonald tried hard to let Gretna off the hook, dreadful decision when Skacel was blocked by Main, however well Gretna played, Hearts probably deserved to win on clear cut chances, but it's goals that count and credit to Gretna for making a fist of it.

Thought Main showed Gordon and our own Broonie how to command yer penalty box, great performance from him and the guy Skelton looks useful. Good entertainment, penalties are a lottery, but Hearts ones were deadly, Gretna's couple let them down, that's pressure, it happens to the best, look at West Ham, big name players did the same and blew it.

Overall for me nice.

Hearts scarfs out of the cupboard and dust them down. Wonder how my wee team will do today, maybe not as easy as some people think. I won't lose any sleep if they don't win, in fact that would be fairly amusing.

2003 - 2004 has to be my pick, coming from way back on the home straight to pip Clyde was fantastic, especially the thoroughly deserved win at Cumbernauld, great day out only surpassed by the final victory over Perth, everything about that day will live with us all forever, the craic before the game, the brilliant weather, the big crowds, taking the lead, even Parkers brilliant goal against us, then closing them out in the second half, the final whistle, the promise to the stewards not to invade the pitch.......the pitch invasion, the joy on every ones face, Robbo and Parky beaming, Bobby Mann, the wait for the helicopter, the trophy eventually in ICT hands, the singing and chanting, the swagger on the walk back over the Kessock Bridge, the pints of Guinness in the Kessock hotel whilst goading the local County and old firm fans, the quick wash and scrub before going to the Chieftain, meeting the players, and best of all, getting my hands on the first division trophy...........where else would you get a day like that, staying on my feet, just, waking up the next day with no voice, but a warm glow inside and the head still buzzing, the grin still on the face for a week................aye, I suppose it was ok.