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Old 24th February 2012 | 17:01
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Doncaster

I know there are a lot of people on here who enjoyed a good night out in Dony while going through 6 FTS at Finningley but i have some bad news.
Doncaster belongs to Scotland, and the mayor wants to return his town to its roots.
Doncaster 'is part of Scotland' after 900-year-old administrative error comes to light - Yahoo!
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Old 24th February 2012 | 17:48
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So all navs were/are honorary jocks?!

explains a lot.....
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Old 24th February 2012 | 17:55
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How will we manage with the re-drawn border? Without Donny?!?! OMG!
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Old 24th February 2012 | 18:02
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Probably the same way we managed when Berwick-upon-Tweed was at war with Russia...

..just treat it as a MEZ and make sure you have your goolie chit.

..and if captured, pray they don't force feed you deep-fried mars bars whilst you have to listen to the Bay City Rollers...
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Old 24th February 2012 | 18:10
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The Scots are not thrifty enough to be part of Doncaster....
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Old 24th February 2012 | 18:35
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...Doncaster belongs to Scotland...
Which explains a lot. Dreadful place.

Navigators and Doncaster - they deserved each other...
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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:08
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Being a navigator and a Yorkshireman I think I resemble that remark

Although not from Donny, does that mean we get a say in the referendum?
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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:13
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I always knew there was sump'n funny about the place.

Can they come and fetch it back very soon, please?
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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:21
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You can keep it mate.

We Scots are generous that way
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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:31
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We don't want your rejects, come and get it shifted! Anyway, it's been parked on a double yellow line for years.

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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:38
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Bit difficult, think the wheels fell off that wagon quite some time ago. We've just kept quiet about it until now so we can play the Argie "colonialism" card during the referendum. Except it'll be over who has to put up with the place
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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:41
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thank goodnes for that - it'll mean the trip for the Duty-Free's will be a lot shorter!

And I could possibly run for a whole week on a tank of cheap Diesel from there....
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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:45
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Well it would just be typical if some smart nut struck oil there. Then there'd really be something to fight over!
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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:50
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Heaven forbid! Arthur McScargill!
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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:52
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Just one word

CRUDE!!

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Old 24th February 2012 | 19:56
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Can we not just hope that the plot of 'Threads' comes true?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/synopsis
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Old 24th February 2012 | 20:03
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Bit of an extreme solution but I'm with you in spirit!

But then if they did H the place, would you really notice much difference?
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Old 24th February 2012 | 20:45
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Darn it, I've just bought a house in Everton.
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Old 24th February 2012 | 20:51
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Obviously explains the blue leg and stiletto brigade we loved to watch tripping up the main street at the weekend in short skirts and freezing to death...Fantastic!!!

The post- Finningley aircrew have certainly missed a lesson or two in life.
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Old 25th February 2012 | 06:52
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When I lived in the area in the 70's there were many Scots who had moved to take up work in the coal mines. There must be a lot people in S Yorks who are descendants of the ones who migrated there since WWII.
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