stortfordred Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Just now, BS2 Red said: My kind of town, it's equidistant between London and Reading. And has Europe's largest trading estate. Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough It isn't fit for humans now, There isn't grass to graze a cow Swarm over, Death! Come, bombs, and blow to smithereens Those air-conditioned, bright canteens, Tinned fruit, tinned meat, tinned milk, tinned beans Tinned minds, tinned breath. Mess up the mess they call a town - A house for ninety-seven down And once a week for half-a-crown For twenty years, And get that man with double chin Who'll always cheat and always win, Who washes his repulsive skin In women's tears, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Just now, stortfordred said: Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough It isn't fit for humans now, There isn't grass to graze a cow Swarm over, Death! Come, bombs, and blow to smithereens Those air-conditioned, bright canteens, Tinned fruit, tinned meat, tinned milk, tinned beans Tinned minds, tinned breath. Mess up the mess they call a town - A house for ninety-seven down And once a week for half-a-crown For twenty years, And get that man with double chin Who'll always cheat and always win, Who washes his repulsive skin In women's tears, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stortfordred Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, BS2 Red said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 22 hours ago, Robbored said: It’s Slough I reckon………. Well, wadda you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 as soon as the answer is on the OS we will know !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 43 minutes ago, stortfordred said: Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough It isn't fit for humans now, There isn't grass to graze a cow Swarm over, Death! Come, bombs, and blow to smithereens Those air-conditioned, bright canteens, Tinned fruit, tinned meat, tinned milk, tinned beans Tinned minds, tinned breath. Mess up the mess they call a town - A house for ninety-seven down And once a week for half-a-crown For twenty years, And get that man with double chin Who'll always cheat and always win, Who washes his repulsive skin In women's tears, And they made him a Knight of the Realm... Overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Only Robbored would do a quiz without knowing the answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: I've seen this a number of times, but Dudley is a borough. There is a Dudley town in it, but it is all part of the Black Country conurbation - a continuous built-up area that has WBA, Wolves and Walsall as clubs representing it. It's only the vagaries of how local government divides up the Black Country that mean there is no actual league side in Dudley Borough. As a stand-alone town, I always understood Chelmsford was the largest town never to have seen league football. Except that Chelmsford is a City, it was granted City status in 2012. RR said Town. But didn't specify dates for his quiz question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted September 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, CodeRed said: RR said Town. But didn't specify dates for his quiz question. It was a straightforward question CR. If posters see it as quiz question………. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, CodeRed said: Except that Chelmsford is a City, it was granted City status in 2012. RR said Town. But didn't specify dates for his quiz question. That would rule out Bath and Wakefield as well. Dudley is part of a continuous built-up area, not really a massive town in its own right. Maybe somewhere like Hastings or Eastbourne would be the largest specific TOWN without a professional club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 so we have established so far nobody has any idea of what the answer is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 4 hours ago, BS2 Red said: My kind of town, it's equidistant between London and Reading. And has Europe's largest trading estate. Lets hope you don't read the poem John Betjeman wrote about Slough.. and they made him a knight of the realm, overrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 It's a never ending story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 48 minutes ago, 2015 said: Lets hope you don't read the poem John Betjeman wrote about Slough.. and they made him a knight of the realm, overrated You don't solve town planning problems by dropping bombs all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 6 hours ago, DaveF said: And they made him a Knight of the Realm... Overrated. 2 hours ago, 2015 said: Lets hope you don't read the poem John Betjeman wrote about Slough.. and they made him a knight of the realm, overrated An amateur will often stitch up a professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 6 hours ago, DaveF said: An amateur will often stitch up a professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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