songanddance Posted September 17, 2007 #101 Share Posted September 17, 2007 She shoots, She scores! Way to shoot - Bevo Francis Now there is an arcane bit of sports trivia from the mid 1950's - Who was Bevo Francis? No fair rushing to google or other web info centers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyscot Posted September 17, 2007 #102 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Way to shoot - Bevo Francis Now there is an arcane bit of sports trivia from the mid 1950's - Who was Bevo Francis? No fair rushing to google or other web info centers. Bevo Francis was an American who played sports in the mid 1950's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dak Posted September 17, 2007 #103 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Way to shoot - Bevo Francis Now there is an arcane bit of sports trivia from the mid 1950's - Who was Bevo Francis? No fair rushing to google or other web info centers. Actually, you have the name wrong. Bev O'Francis was the daughter of a famous Irish drunk Wogan O'Francis. Upon hearing that his wife was expecting their first child, he got drunk. When the child was born, he got drunk again. At the christening, the priest (this was Southern Ireland) asked the baby's name. Just at that time, Wogan's sister said "Put down that bevvy O'Francis and tell yer man the baby's name". Unfortunately the priest misheard and the baby was duly christened Bev O'Francis. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songanddance Posted September 17, 2007 #104 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Come come boys your'e not putting in the heavy lifting required on this one. Although after all the sleep deprived stories being told on other threads I marvel that you are even slightly coherent. Give it another run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyscot Posted September 17, 2007 #105 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Come come boys your'e not putting in the heavy lifting required on this one. Although after all the sleep deprived stories being told on other threads I marvel that you are even slightly coherent. Give it another run. Oh crap................... You do of course have the name backwards. Sicnarf Evob was an Albanian weight lifter of considerable skill and not insubstantial charm, particularly when it came to the ladies. But to begin at the beginning. Born in the small village of Ch' (pronounced Chuningskivriayah), Sicnarf attended first his local Preparatory School (motto: Not Quite Ready Yet) before moving on to attend the reknowned (only) University in the capital, named after the country's long-time ("only fivedolla") Communist ruler, Comrade Somethingwithxes Looneytunes. It was whilst attending this august institution (for the other 11 months of the year it served as a potato farm) that Sicnarf learned the art of taking steroids, becoming a very funny shape, growing man-boobies and lifting whacking great lumps of metal above his head. He was picked for the Albanian Olympic Team for 1926, which was a dubious honour as nobody had remembered to tell the Albanians that the Olympics were in fact in 1924. Shattered by this bodyblow, Sicnarf left for the land of freedom and democracy, but ended up in America, where he eked a living selling....well, ekes obviously. He was reputed to be the man who didn't put the eke in oblong. Unfortunately, the Great Depression meant that he was really sad when a stock market crash shortly afterwards saw the bottom falling out of ekes, which is a lot less unplesant than the opposite, I can promise you. Heeelllppppp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legallady Posted September 17, 2007 #106 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Oh crap................... You do of course have the name backwards. Sicnarf Evob was an Albanian weight lifter of considerable skill and not insubstantial charm, particularly when it came to the ladies. But to begin at the beginning. Born in the small village of Ch' (pronounced Chuningskivriayah), Sicnarf attended first his local Preparatory School (motto: Not Quite Ready Yet) before moving on to attend the reknowned (only) University in the capital, named after the country's long-time ("only fivedolla") Communist ruler, Comrade Somethingwithxes Looneytunes. It was whilst attending this august institution (for the other 11 months of the year it served as a potato farm) that Sicnarf learned the art of taking steroids, becoming a very funny shape, growing man-boobies and lifting whacking great lumps of metal above his head. He was picked for the Albanian Olympic Team for 1926, which was a dubious honour as nobody had remembered to tell the Albanians that the Olympics were in fact in 1924. Shattered by this bodyblow, Sicnarf left for the land of freedom and democracy, but ended up in America, where he eked a living selling....well, ekes obviously. He was reputed to be the man who didn't put the eke in oblong. Unfortunately, the Great Depression meant that he was really sad when a stock market crash shortly afterwards saw the bottom falling out of ekes, which is a lot less unplesant than the opposite, I can promise you. Heeelllppppp C'mon guys -- it's too early here for that involved creative stuff. And I too have spit up my coffee all over my company-owned keyboard while reading Hs' contribution! :eek: Short verse is all <I> can manage at this hour, per Karie's suggestion: We think that we shall never see Our host thought known as one "Andy." A host whose post we’ve never seen -- C’mon Andy, just where’ve you been?!?!?! Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel-to-go Posted September 17, 2007 #107 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Okay, now folks. I am thinking of running a pool. What say you to five bucks a pop (2.5 pound) for guessing the post number we reach before "the powers-that-be" yank the entire thread? Winner takes all! I'm thinking it will be a few as yet, because I don't think he can bear the though of having to come over here and read our drivel. That's the only reason we get away with what we do. In order to pull it, he'd actually have to read it! Karie, who is innocent of all charges... I swear! P.S. Just kidding about the pool! I would never do illegal gambling on line. Besides, How do I know you guys would pay up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyscot Posted September 17, 2007 #108 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Okay, now folks. I am thinking of running a pool. P.S. Just kidding about the pool! I would never do illegal gambling on line. Besides, How do I know you guys would pay up? Er....it's only illegal where you are. Good idea, you can watch. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 17, 2007 #109 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Didn't the Beatles have a hit called Nowhere Man? I always wondered what it was talking about.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patwell Posted September 17, 2007 #110 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Besides, How do I know you guys would pay up? Not so fast Miss Smarty-Pants (British cousins, please note the hyphen)....who says you'd win???:p Cheers, Penny Penny’s Affair to Remember QM2 Review http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=471053 November 10,2007...the “Affair” continues.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patwell Posted September 17, 2007 #111 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Nowhere man, oh Nowhere man Please show up, if you can We're not so bad You're making us sad You might even become a fan... Cheers, ANON...for reasons of personal safety Penny’s Affair to Remember QM2 Review http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=471053 November 10,2007...the “Affair” continues.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patwell Posted September 17, 2007 #112 Share Posted September 17, 2007 C'mon guys -- it's too early here for that involved creative stuff. And I too have spit up my coffee all over my company-owned keyboard while reading Hs' contribution! :eek: Short verse is all <I> can manage at this hour, per Karie's suggestion: We think that we shall never see Our host thought known as one "Andy." A host whose post we’ve never seen -- C’mon Andy, just where’ve you been?!?!?! Carol Hey Carol...these are actually GOOD...not like some of our other drivel...:rolleyes: Cheers, Penny Penny’s Affair to Remember QM2 Review http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=471053 November 10,2007...the “Affair” continues.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legallady Posted September 17, 2007 #113 Share Posted September 17, 2007 It seems that Host Andy is a difficult guy to track down. Perhaps he could be tempted out of hiding by a Haiku or two (wow - that rhymes. Look at that HS, I'm a poet too). Here's my contribution: Andy is our host We cannot lure him to us We drift, rudderless Jimmy I thought "haiku" was what they give out those black belts for. :D Whatever -- I'll give it a crack, although sometimes it's difficult to count so early in the morning: Ever vigilant, we look in vain for Andy. Does he lurk, afraid to join the posting repartee? Do our creative efforts not entice? Maybe you have to have sushi to get the haiku juices flowing? Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rare LauraS Posted September 17, 2007 Administrators #114 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Hi folks, I'm sure Host Andy was enjoying his weekend; and will stop by very soon. During the transition, I will be co-hosting the forum with Host Andy. Yes, you're stuck with me for awhile. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dak Posted September 17, 2007 #115 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Hi folks, I'm sure Host Andy was enjoying his weekend; and will stop by very soon. During the transition, I will be co-hosting the forum with Host Andy. Yes, you're stuck with me for awhile. Laura Hey, Somebody loves us! Thank you for making us feel wanted, Laura. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnhmrk Posted September 17, 2007 #116 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Yes, you're stuck with me for awhile. :eek: :eek: :eek: (Laura - in case you're not used to the humour we've developed here - that is meant as a joke:) Welcome new co-host:) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songanddance Posted September 17, 2007 #117 Share Posted September 17, 2007 A voice from the dark side - May the force be with you. A couple of asprin will help before reading all of these threads or since it is now south of noon a Bloody Mary instead. Glad to have you on board for the ride. Hopefully you are of sufficient age to have delevoped a good sense of humor. Always needed when conversing across the language barrier of two different forms of English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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