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02-04-2008, 17:47
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
I'm so glad I live in Ossy, rather than Aussie.
For anyone who might be planning a trip down under, please don't bring me back a bottle from the Wet Beaver Winery, thanks all the same.
Wet Beaver Winery
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02-04-2008, 17:59
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
As anyone heard of..Tittybong in Australia!!??
LOL
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02-04-2008, 18:46
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
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I'm so glad I live in Ossy, rather than Aussie.
For anyone who might be planning a trip down under, please don't bring me back a bottle from the Wet Beaver Winery, thanks all the same.
Wet Beaver Winery
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And it has the bouquet of a .... mmm, think I might like it. In Canada there is a picture of a beaver on the back of the five cent coin ... some Canadians think of it as a national symbol ... it is the emblem of the Royal 22nd Regiment ... Canadian beaver is the best in the world ....
And you all thought we were a boring bunch
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02-04-2008, 19:23
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
Cockermouth (sp?) always makes me giggle, been up there a few times and it always has me in stitches.
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02-04-2008, 19:41
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
In Norfolk we have Wymondham (pronounced windham) Happisburgh (pronounced haysbr)West Beckham,California and Little/Great Snoring to name but a few....cant think of any rude ones though.
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02-04-2008, 20:00
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
There are 2 'Heaven's in USA - just type something unusual in google earth search
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03-04-2008, 16:53
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
I used to live in Strongstry, most dont know where it is.
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03-04-2008, 17:14
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
if you set off from hyndburn road and follow these directions you will end up at the destination the site wont let me type
RAC Route planner - your route
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03-04-2008, 17:31
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
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if you set off from hyndburn road and follow these directions you will end up at the destination the site wont let me type
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I bet you found that by typing rude words in google earth
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03-04-2008, 17:41
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
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if you set off from hyndburn road and follow these directions you will end up at the destination the site wont let me type
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Though I managed it, way back in post #16 of this thread.
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03-04-2008, 18:27
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
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Though I managed it, way back in post #16 of this thread.
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could you imagine living there and been called richard ?
people would refer to you as dick in twa tt
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03-04-2008, 18:36
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
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could you imagine living there and been called richard ?
people would refer to you as dick in twa tt
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shock.gif....I beg ya pardon!!! ....LOL
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03-04-2008, 18:43
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
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could you imagine living there and been called richard ?
people would refer to you as dick in twa tt
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I wonder what they call people who live there? If you are from Accrington, you are an Accringtonian, from Kingston a Kingstonian ... if you have a group of people from Twa tt, do yo call them a bunch of Twa tts?
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04-04-2008, 11:36
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Re: Oswaldtwistle = Narnia!
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I wonder what they call people who live there? If you are from Accrington, you are an Accringtonian, from Kingston a Kingstonian ... if you have a group of people from Twa tt, do yo call them a bunch of Twa tts?
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i have no idea but i do believe a famous footballer was born there
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06-04-2008, 17:40
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