Cherrybomb
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We used to have a family doctor called Dr. Blood. And at the same clinic there was a Dr. Smallbone. It's like something from Charles Dickins
This Wiki entry gives a clue:Former Falmouth docks blacksmith dies
7:00am Thursday 3rd January 2013 in Falmouth/Penryn
Former Falmouth Docks blacksmith Jack Angove died suddenly at his home in Oakfield Road, Falmouth, on Christmas Day night.
Mr Angove, who was 90, was born in Webber Street, Falmouth. He served on minesweepers during World War II and later went to sea with the Merchant Navy. He spent more than 30 years in the docks.
Married to Edith for 63 years, the couple celebrated their wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve.
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http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/fp ... mith_dies/
And by coincidence (or not) the Blacksmith's funeral will be handled by W. J. Angove, Falmouth Funeral Directors.Michael Joseph (better known as Michael An Gof, where An Gof is Cornish for "blacksmith"; died 27 June 1497[1]) and Thomas Flamank (a Bodmin landowner's son and London lawyer) were the leaders of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_An_Gof
And:
..An Gof (pronounced Angove), being Cornish for 'The Smith'..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Gof
... still nobody has made a childish South Park joke about this one.AsamiYamazaki said:When my grandad, Kenneth, went in to hospital for a very serious operation, he wasn't very happy to find out that the surgeon was a Mr Kilkenny. Luckily, Mr Kilkenny didn't live up to his name.
One of the doctors in my local surgery is called Dr Bone. 8)
Leading to a gift of a headline.Olaf Lies, a Volkswagen board member and the economy minister of Lower Saxony, has stated that some staff acted criminally in installing software which allowed cars to cheat on pollution tests.
Crotchrode Whiffing was a brewer in 1815-1817...
A bit yeasty, perhaps?Crotchrode Whiffing was a brewer in 1815-1817, according to this page.
http://barclayperkins.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/strong-beer-production-in-london-1815.html
Perhaps it was his apron that smelt.
Or maybe his leather trousers. Medieval Ale testers allegdedly poured some ale on a wooden bench and then, wearing leather trousers, sat in it for one, three, thirty minutes (sources seem to vary). If the bench then stuck to the trousers, the ale had passed (or failed) the test.Crotchrode Whiffing was a brewer in 1815-1817, according to this page.
http://barclayperkins.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/strong-beer-production-in-london-1815.html
Perhaps it was his apron that smelt.
Lies! Damn Lies and his statistics!Leading to a gift of a headline.
My favorite weather presenter is named Ramesha Shade. In the South US weather is bearable only in the the shade.