Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, Had to pass this along to a good friend who comes from the Lake District but who now lives in Huddersfield. :-) BR William At 10:21 AM 2/5/2006 +0000, you wrote: >I love this Lancashire Yorkshire rivalry. Whilst born in >Nottinghamshire I moved to Lancashire, the Fylde, at the age of 2 and >did not leave until starting my apprenticeship in Huddersfield in >what was then the West Riding of Yorkshire. >Lots of good natured banter. My welding teacher, who was a clog >wearing Yorkshire nationalist, said, on learning that I was from >Lancashire that "there must be a lot of good blokes in Lancashire" >then, as he turned away quietly said "'cause there's never been a >good one come out" >The lab technician who worked for me after I finished training very >reluctantly accepted that whilst Yorkshire was 't best County in't >World Lancashire was second and the whole rest of the World was >nowhere :-) >Of course Lancashire did win the War of the Roses and the Monarch is >the Duke of Lancaster....... >Frank > > >On 5 Feb, 2006, at 00:49, Steve Unsworth wrote: > >>God's own country? Yorkshire? Only one mistake there :-) >> >>Steve