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  1. Petrol

    in General Nonsense

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    This story is true, loosely based on petrol and has a St.Mirren connection. Might interest some of you.

    About ten years ago I was in my local one Saturday afternoon. I was in company with a few of my mates. One of them, Olly, had been a part time member of the RUC for nearly thirty years at at one point I heard him kind of catch his breath. I looked up and I saw he was looking at a big tall fair haired guy across the bar from us. During the troubles, it was an occupational hazard for a policeman to be recognised in the wrong place, (Especially without his gun). The fair haired guy kind of smiled and came round towards us. I have to admit, I was nervous. In these situations you just never know what can happen. The big fella said to Olly,'Do I know you?' and Olly said,yes, I worked with your dad. The atmosphere changed, it was smiles all round and we got back to enjoying ourselves. I caught that the big man's name was Jim and he and Olly started talking about the Jim's dad and people they both knew. I was kind of in the conversation but I had an eye on final score trying to see the Saints result. Eventually the guy Jim said to me,'So you're a Scotchman then?' Sharp as a tack these Ulstermen. I think it's my accent. I gave up years ago trying to correct the Scotchman thing. Before I could say a word, Olly chipped in 'Not only is he a Scotsman, he supports St.Mirren and he knew Davy Lapsley!' Now, I've never claimed to have known Davy Lapsley. I probably got his autograph about a dozen times because that what we did in those days. Olly I knew had worked with Shell all his life and so it turned out had Jim's dad. Probably quite a few of you will recall that so too did Davy Lapsley. Virtually all Northern Ireland's petrol used to come from Scotland and still does. Olly and Jim's dad knew Davy well and Jim as a boy had often accompanied his dad to Grangemouth and had come to regard Davy as an uncle. We had a right old chin-wag about St.Mirren. And then a couple of Jim's mates appeared from the pool-room and he had to go. Jim had to pay their bill and you've heard of a guy producing a wad of notes that would choke a horse. Well, think hippo and you might get the picture.Jim bought nearly everybody in the bar a drink before they left.

    When they had gone ,Olly asked me if I had recognised Jim. When I said no , he told me,'He is Doris Day!' You could have knocked me over with a feather. Some of you will probably know who I mean but if not google Jim 'Doris Day'Gray, UDA commander. Easy to find. Just months later, he was shot in the face apparently on the orders of Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair. He as you may know until recently lived in Troon. Jim survived that shooting but needed a lot of plastic surgery to his face. Three years later he was killed in a hail of bullets in his father's garden. Killed by his own side.

    He was no loss to humanity. He undoubtedly murdered several people personally and ordered the deaths of many more. The google entries only covers part of the story. His name still crops up over here now and again. Everyone says there isn't a good word to say about him and of course that's true. But he did kind of follow St.Mirren.

    No one cares about your terror loving bigoted country. Thankfully we won't be supporting you by 2020.

  2. Petrol

    in General Nonsense

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    Electric cars are the future.

    Having said that it's pretty hilarious to see people stupid enough to panic buy when clearly there is no strike date yet.

    That will require 7 days notice. Therefore all those muppets buying now should know that even if the date is announced tonight they will have run out of fuel again by the time the strike starts. In other words, panic buying at this stage is bloody stupid.

    Indeed yet the government will continue to talk the talk about greener motors, yet does nothing about it. Bit similar to how smoking will never get banned, whitehall are loving the intake from the pumps, conceed it does damage, yet won't do nothing.

    The Hydrogen powered car looks interesting(althogh I don;t know lots about it) popular in California, and the electric car would sell IF the government really wanted to push it out and provide insentives to switch.

  4. Recommend A Movie

    in General Nonsense

    Posted

    Realy enjoyed The Wind that shakes the Barley. Seen quite a few Ken Loach movies going right back to Kes and they usually draw you in. My Name is Joe and Sweet Sixteen (lovely setting!) are great as well. Looking for Eric made me laugh partly just because it was him.

    The Help just arrived this morning. Better be good...

    I found the last 20 mins f**king fantastic.

  7. Tough Mudder?

    in General Nonsense

    Posted

    Aye, fat is now disabled, ya nugget.

    Away and visit yer best pal, the fridge. whistling.gif

    I prefer my Toblerone at room temperature.

    I watched the video on this one and it looks hard work but Americanised shite. Id rather have a night in the castle featured enjoy a wee dram and watch the action from afar.

  8. Tough Mudder?

    in General Nonsense

    Posted

    Perthshirebell will be up for that, although he might need to adjust the totals....................1 press up, swim 10 yards (Well float) but he'll manage the walk, as long as their is a desperate dan pie waiting at the finish line.

    Mocking the disabled. I bet you feel very proud.

  10. Poor R*ngers Theads Merged.....

    in Other Football

    Posted

    Excuse my ignorance but what does this mean now ?

    The end I hope but would imagine this is a way of maybe wrangling out?

    It means there are in adminstration ( where the administrator, will look to after business afairs) Should they ended liquidation (where liquid assets are sold) then the laughing will start.

    There is no chance of r*ngers folding, they will be deducted 10 points, c*ltic have won the league, and r*ngers will finish 2nd above motherwell.

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