theowlsman Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Milan telling Chansiri he needs to get his wallet out? Hahahahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iron Hunter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Oxon Owl - Aardvarks I think originate in Hampshire,New England.A pioneer named Gustav Smith tried to crossbreed them with Wallabies in the late 60s.This as u can imagine,proved unsuccessful.Bullfinches however were born in England in 1976.Gustav tried to crossbreed these with Otters in July 1978 with mixed results.Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahrain Owl Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Many years ago when I was doing my Presto days, I always had the fishing rods on the roof of the car.... One day, John McGee (son of Bert) said to me...."good heavens Mark....you must be a fishing fanatic, you always have the fishing rods on the roof of the car..." I replied.... "Nahh...you're wrong there John....I just don't pay road tax anymore.........." Honestly, I drove around for 5-6-7 years and got caught only twice .....GET IN!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iron Hunter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Whilst on a short walk through Greno woods in the summer of 1985,I happened to stumble on a couple of fishing rods,partially hidden by a small hawthorn bush.On closer inspection I noticed they were signed by ex Southampton midfielder David Armstrong.Feeling my heart surge,I picked them up quickly,ran down into Ecclesfield and caught the 75 bus to Allens Cycles in Firth Park.Knowing he was a keen fisherman I strode in thinking he would give me a Raleigh Grifter for the rods.Imagine my disappointment when he offered me only £15 for them.Times were hard so I duly accepted.Imagine my horror years later when I found out that David Armstrong had bought them back off Allens Cycles for £125 each!.Never found out why they were in Greno woods though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Great , another fishing thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iron Hunter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 After extensive research, have found out about how and why David Armstrongs two fishing rods were in Greno woods.Mr Armstrong was on the verge of signing for Wednesday so he met up with Howard Wilkinson at the training ground.After 20mins Howard suggested a spot of fishing in a small river at the back of Greno woods.David, who already happened to have two rods with him, duly agreed.Whilst walking through the woods, it seems they were distracted by the sound of a bird theyd not heard before.Keen to investigate, they hid therods under the Hawthorn and went to take a look.Coincidentally, I walk past 10mins later and find the rods, and scarper.Turns out that David and Howard had heard the shrill of a Great spotted Woodpecker.They were ofcourse mystified when they came back and found no rods.This is probably why David did'nt sign.Hope this clears things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iron Hunter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The "Parrots" thread has gone !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The much maligned Bullfinch, much like its very closely related reptilian cousin, the aardvark, was actually invented by Gustav Smith in 1986. It is a little known fact that I discovered while fighting alongside Lee Chapman for the Russians in the Crimean War. It was 1985 and Lee had just got engaged to his soon to be wife Gillain Taylforth - he was on the up but she was struggling for work (she hadn't yet got a part in Men Behaving Badly and was only really known for her role opposite Damon Alban in The Whom film "Quadriplegic" - a story about young mob "Jimmy", fighting between mobs and rockets in Brighton, nicking policemen's helmets and shagging up alleyways). Lee and I were chatting in between fending off sorties from the allies; he was telling me how Gillian wanted her old mate LaToyah Wilcox to be her bridesmaid at their wedding but LaToyah had turned them down because she was auditioning for the voice of Teletubbies; at which point, I glanced over Lee's shoulder to see, at my great surprise, Gustav Smith pairing an actual bull and an actual finch. Would you believe it? Nine months later, that bull laid an egg and three weeks after that the first ever Bullfinch hatched out of that very egg - horns and all! True story that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iron Hunter Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Nice story Shandy but only about 87% true.The Lee Chapman part is correct as I fought with him at the battle of Bosworth field and he couldn't stop talking about the Crimean saga.The Bullfinch was created not in 1986 but 1976 as I already have stated.However,your theory with the Bull is indeed correct but from what I heard,the FBI were not suppose to release this information till 2024.In June 1982,Gustav Smith actually visited our school with a special guest star to talk about Bullfinches,Aardvarks and Fishing Rods.Imagine our suprise when on stage,US legendary actor Lee Majors appeared.Momentarilly we all forgot about Bullfinches and wanted to know about Big Foot and Jody of the Fall Guy.Gustav feeling left out,cut short the Big Foot talk and we all sat enthralled as he recounted a Bullfinch/Chaffinch love story.After a standing ovation,we all went with Gustav and Mr Majors looking for Bullfinches.A year later we all got invited to a Bullfinch sanctuary in California but none of us could afford it...A partially true story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Nice story Shandy but only about 87% true.The Lee Chapman part is correct as I fought with him at the battle of Bosworth field and he couldn't stop talking about the Crimean saga.The Bullfinch was created not in 1986 but 1976 as I already have stated.However,your theory with the Bull is indeed correct but from what I heard,the FBI were not suppose to release this information till 2024.In June 1982,Gustav Smith actually visited our school with a special guest star to talk about Bullfinches,Aardvarks and Fishing Rods.Imagine our suprise when on stage,US legendary actor Lee Majors appeared.Momentarilly we all forgot about Bullfinches and wanted to know about Big Foot and Jody of the Fall Guy.Gustav feeling left out,cut short the Big Foot talk and we all sat enthralled as he recounted a Bullfinch/Chaffinch love story.After a standing ovation,we all went with Gustav and Mr Majors looking for Bullfinches.A year later we all got invited to a Bullfinch sanctuary in California but none of us could afford it...A partially true story. Partially true stories are what Owls Talk has been built upon. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevdi9 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 ..buy our own boat, catch our own fish, cut out the middleman ... august 1st we will empty the bugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Iron Hunter - you're correct; it was 1976. I heard that Gustav Smith and Lee Majors had a bit of a love/hate relationship. I heard the Lee Majors was actually called Lee Lieutenants and would often be teased by Gustav Smith who had allegedly held rank of Captain in the British Army (unconfirmed). To stop the teasing, Lee Lieutenants changed his surname to "Majors" thus seizing control of the relationship due to his higher rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Can't stand fishing.One and only time I went was back in 1992 with a bloke from work(not uncle Bryn or Jason).It was a dam somewhere off motorway.Sat there from five in morning till 2pm and dint catch owt!.Bored silly,I decided to go exploring(A bit like the Famous Five,but just me).Within 5mins,I'd seen a Fox,an Aardvark,and a Bullfinch.As I wondered back to my mate I began to realise how Wordsworth felt when he did those poems in the 1960s"?".Told my mate what I'd seen but told me there were no Bullfinches around here.Undettered,I went looking again with the camera I've forgot to mention I had.Unfortunately,it had started to snow and all we saw was a Kingfisher and an Ants nest.Hope this helps. Shandypants-Not sure pal.Lost interest in Aardvarks in the late 80s so my mind was at a blank.Thought I saw one in Twycross Zoo many years later but it turned out to be a Pelican.Will investigate thoroughly at weekend and see if anything rings a bell. Was it the Greater Crested British Aardvark? why have aardvarks 2 a's at the beginning of it's name... did the bloke who named them have a stammer??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iron Hunter Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Shandy - You are ofcourse correct but I actually thought that was classified information.During the Cold War,"Lee Leiutenants" was deep inside East German intelligence.When he was allowed 2days leave,he went to watch Hertha Berlin play Cologne(which incidentally finished 1-1).He was though sure he was being followed and afterwards his suspicions proved to be correct.Loyal friend Gustav Smith approached him saying his cover had been blown and that he needed Lee to get him out of the country quickly.KGB operatives posing as Aardvarks were soon on the case and after blood.Lee and Gustav managed to escape to Leipzig and met up with Lee Chapman,who had just been injured in Burma.The three of them opened the Bullfinch sanctuary in California many years later.........Has anyone else fought with ex SWFC footballers on World Battlefields? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I fought with John Richie at Gallipoli. Poor guy got his head shot off, that's what happens when you are 6'2" in a 5'6" trench. Some said he was trying to head the bullet but we will never know. RIP big guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iron Hunter Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Prowl - My next door neighbours best mate marched in to Goose Green with Tony Galvin and Glyn Snodin in 1982.Tony's left knee was shattered by a bayonet whilst Glyn had is moustache blown off in the minus 15 conditions.In Port Stanley,Lee Chapman gave out beef sandwiches and Tizer to the weary survivors.Gustav and Lee were doing a seminar in Michigan,Ohio at the time and were unable to fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerwyldesmullet Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 These stories make me even more proud to be a Wednesdayite. What heroes! What men of valour! Always struck me that Len Ashurst deserves credit for putting some military steel into Wednesday which lasted for decades until Sir Prancelot Pleat arrived. Is it true though that the gallant Lee Chapman ended up married to a fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan48 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Glad I started something that has promoted such intellectual and informative discussion , beats Countryfile , but back to the subject matter , which fish would you keep and which ones would you throw back into the pool , or to the seagulls in Eric Cantona speak ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iron Hunter Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Alan - Heard a story you might be interested in.Feb 31st,2001 and John Craven is lying in hospital after being viciously attacked by 15 Coal boobies.The BBC under immense pressure for scheduling had the idea of getting Gustav Smith to be a guest presenter on Countryfile while Mr Craven lay stricken in hospital.Gustav duly agreed and John was ok about it aswell as he'd met Gustav in a Walsall shoe shop in 1983 and got on quite well with him.The problems started to arise when Gustav insisted that Lee Majors be his co-presenter.The BBC were fine about this but Mr Craven hit the roof.The BBC,mystified by John's sudden aggression decide to probe further.It turns out that John Craven was in line to have a special guest appearance on US 80s cop series TJ Hooker.Everything was fine until William Shatner(Mr Hooker) was told by close friend Lee Majors,that Mr Craven was unsuitable and had ate all the pretzels beforehand.Mr Shatner duly had Mr Craven escorted off the premises by security and John has held a grudge ever since.In the end,Gustav and Lee Majors did the show with John Craven talking about Lapwings from his hospital bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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