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  • Donald the Great
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    that is interesting @Zincubus

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  • Donald the Great
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    I recall reading about about Busby's Babes tex. Hey I too was a furniture salesman before I took up the pen.

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  • Zincubus
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    Originally posted by tex View Post
    Indeed it is the Busby babes boarding the ill fated flight to Munich, as a former furniture salesman i was priveleged to serve Nobby stiles and his lovely wife some years ago, he was very engaging and had a great sense of humour....i didn't raise the subject of the munich air crash, that would of been in bad taste i feel.
    Oddly enough one of my few claims to fame is that I was 'present' at the last official gathering of Busby's babes days before they flew off !!

    I say 'present' but my mum was there and she was pregnant with me [emoji4]

    She shared a birthday ( 29th Jan ) with Tommy Taylor and both parties were in the same celebration hall .. they sent a bottle of champagne across to my parent's table ..


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  • Zincubus
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    Originally posted by Donald the Great View Post
    this proves you are not rubbish at history @Zincubus. Quite A FEAT.

    London Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It was built in the 1830s and formerly spanned the River Thames in London, England. It was dismantled in 1967 and relocated to Arizona.
    Truly amazing .. still don't see what the attraction was though.. apart from the historical value ?


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  • Zincubus
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    Originally posted by tex View Post
    What is the historical significance of this photograph?
    Canelo Alves's 'drug awareness' team ?


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  • tex
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    Originally posted by Donald the Great View Post
    enjoying the new thread fellars? Jemima may also join us.
    Sure, nice idea Craig

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  • tex
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    Originally posted by Mulletino View Post
    Are they the "Busby Babes"? The Man Utd team that died in an aircrash, last photo of them all alive?
    Indeed it is the Busby babes boarding the ill fated flight to Munich, as a former furniture salesman i was priveleged to serve Nobby stiles and his lovely wife some years ago, he was very engaging and had a great sense of humour....i didn't raise the subject of the munich air crash, that would of been in bad taste i feel.

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  • Donald the Great
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    enjoying the new thread fellars? Jemima may also join us.

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  • Donald the Great
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    Last edited by Donald the Great; 09-01-2019, 00:33.

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  • Donald the Great
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    Originally posted by Zincubus View Post
    I'm actually rubbish at history [emoji4]

    My educated guess would be it's the London Bridge which was sold to the yanks ??

    That said .... it doesn't look 'that' impressive so it's prob not




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    this proves you are not rubbish at history @Zincubus. Quite A FEAT.

    London Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It was built in the 1830s and formerly spanned the River Thames in London, England. It was dismantled in 1967 and relocated to Arizona.
    Last edited by Donald the Great; 09-01-2019, 00:32.

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  • Mulletino
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    Originally posted by tex View Post
    What is the historical significance of this photograph?
    Are they the "Busby Babes"? The Man Utd team that died in an aircrash, last photo of them all alive?

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  • tex
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    What is the historical significance of this photograph?
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  • tex
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    Originally posted by zabadak View Post
    According to QI, that was an urban myth - they knew exactly what they were buying
    In that case it was not beyond the yanks to build a bridge of there own , as Zincubus pointed out its not that spectacular is it?

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  • zabadak
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    Originally posted by tex View Post
    Is it true that they thought they were buying tower bridge? more to the point how would one dismantle something this big and reconstruct it ?
    According to QI, that was an urban myth - they knew exactly what they were buying

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  • Zincubus
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    Originally posted by tex View Post
    Is it true that they thought they were buying tower bridge? more to the point how would one dismantle something this big and reconstruct it ?
    We can only imagine the costs involved of dismantling .. transporting.., reassembling plus all the people who took their own 'cut'


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