Dear All, Who is Spike Milligan ? Glenda

Don't want to boast but I know she's the toast of Kalamazoo zoo zoo! Rosa

Do you mean Jimmy or Tommy Dorsey? Rosa

Hi all, found this on the web, Hope you like it. Heaven Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for six days. Eventually, the Archangel Gabriel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?" God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look Gabriel, look what I've made." Archangel Gabriel looked puzzled and said, "What is it?" "It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance." "Balance?" inquired Gabriel, still confused. God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth, "For example, North America will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while South America is going to be poor. Over there I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people.," God continued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in ice." The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a small populated area in the land of Great Britain and said "What's that?" "Ah," said God. "That's Merseyside, the most glorious place on Earth. There's a beautiful river, glorious parks, and buildings, great music and world dominating football teams. The people from Liverpool are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they're going to be found traveling the worldas expatriats. They'll be extremely sociable, hard-working and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace." Gabriel gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there will be balance!" God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the lazy, arrogant, b'stards I'm putting next to them in Manchester." Tongue in cheek folks especilly jim Danny

Marge, I dont know who you are answering to here, but after reading freddie O Connors book , I am glad that, all over this country, people are more comfortable than our ancesters were. The poverty and deprivation take some imagination to behold. There was an arcticle in last saturdays guardian about a very middle class biographer who was writing about AJPTaylor the historian, this guy had thought that his family had always been from the comfortable middle classes down south, One day a few years ago a parcel containing old photos and letters was delivered from australia and there was a letter dated 1896 from a 13 year old girl in liverpool, her mother had just died in childbirth and she was left to look after herself and four brothers, her father was never around and was drunk most of the time, he had sold everything he could so the children had no shoes , no bed to sleep in and nothing to eat, they would have been dead in amatter of weeks except for this letter to her uncle in Altrincham cheshire ,he came ,took the children and brought them up as his own and but for this act of kindness this biographer would never have been born because one of the children was his grandfather. Shook him up a bit to realise that life is so tenuous and fragile, he came to liverpool and went to where his grandfather and great aunt (who wrote the letter) lived but by then every where was demolished, he gave thanks all the same to that very brave little 13 year old girl who made life possible to him. I can imagine tales like this happening all over , and worse. Think I will take up writing after this :-) Danny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:33 PM Subject: [NTH-ENG] MY LIFE > Yes, my life is comfortable, and if it's blinkered, well - I wouldn't know would > I? So perhaps you are going to make it your mission in life to tell me? > > That's Ok. > > > Marged > > Always looking for: > INGHAM, FISCHER, BENTLEY, > HUGHES, PEACOCK, MOUNIER, LATINIER > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00 > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > An alternative mailing list for genealogy research in > Northern England, this list covers the whole of the North of England >

OK DER LA - YERRONIT! Marged | Marged asked: | | >Anyone else out there want to claim Scousership? | | Get me name down on that List missus!!, or I'll put a flukes gob on | yer!. | No wonder Shirley Valentine and 'er Kostsas out on that Greek isle wuz | mad at yer :-( | | | Tara well.... | | Eric. Ottawa. | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00

That's great, Mike - think I'll pass that one on! Marged | Found this on the www. written ages ago re.Sprintlink service. | SING TO THE TUNE OF 'LET IT SNOW' | | | | Oh, the network outside is frightful, | But on campus, it's so delightful, | Our packets have nowhere to go, | Net is slow, net is slow, net is slow. | | It doesn't show signs of stopping, | All our packets, our hosts are dropping; | Bandwidth is turned way down low, | Net is slow, net is slow, net is slow. | | When we finally connect to a site, | It's time to go back to the dorm; | But if I could stay here all night, | I could submit their Web form. | | The network is slowly dying, | And, I fear, we're still denying, | But as long as Sprint is the way to go, | Net is slow, net is slow, net is slow. | | | Try this for the real thing: | http://www.homestead.com/stnick/christmassongs23.html MikeC in saudi (back on line) | | | | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | Don't forget you can also post your surnames or any other messages you may want to share in our on line forum message board, | http://amazingforums.com/forum/NORTH/forum.html | | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00

Hi Trish - I do read them all, but I don't feel compelled to answer them all, as some of them are not really for me anyway. Have a nice day now. Marged ----- Original Message ----- From: Trish Michael <gmichael@acay.com.au> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 8:13 PM Subject: [NTH-ENG] 115 messages | >Lovely, isn't it Brian. I came home to 80 messages. Makes me feel wanted. | Hi All, Well, I just woke up (an hour ago on this beaut Sunday morning) to | 367 messages. Fortunately I don't usually read them all or I'd be here all | day. Not that I mind of course but the family expect me spend some time | with them. Cheek eh?? | | > | >Marged | > | >What? | >| | >| 115 messages? | >| | >| I just come in from visiting - poeple and find one hundred and fer- fer- | >| fifteen messages. | > | Take care, | ttfn, | Trish, | ex Hull lass, | Central Coast of NSW, Oz where it's warm, dry, windy and roll on | summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | This list also allows Trivia postings about the region as well as serious genealogy research postings. | | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00

I second that Angela, and a big welcome to karen as well. Danny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kostas & Angela Nicolaou" <titina23@spidernet.com.cy> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 9:36 PM Subject: [NTH-ENG] Re:Our Norwegian visitor > A very big welcome Pal (sorry can't see that little accent you have) > > nice to see someone who knows the origin of our scouse. > > Best wishes > Angela > Scouser in Cyprus > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit the lists Pulse Page here, > http://212.19.69.91/north/ >

Becky, I remember Johny Mathis singing "Let it snow" on tv back in the sixties. Danny ----- Original Message ----- From: <RHALL451@aol.com> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Let it snow! > Jim, > I used to enjoy playing a lot of Glenn Miller's Big Band music. Been > so long I can't recall the titles, but it was his for sure. I used to play > the clarinet & we were always recognized for our ability to play "swing." > Are you talking of the song "Let it snow"? I can't think who the > artist was that sang it, though. I could likely find out in short order. > > Becky > > In a message dated 11/25/00 12:36:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, > sharpe@britishlibrary.net writes: > > > > Somewhere around 1940 with the Glenn Millar Orchestra. You have heard of > > Glenn Millar? > > I don't know where the subject title came from but it also appeared in a > > song of the time. Anyone remember? > > > > Jim Sharpe > > > > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > An alternative mailing list for genealogy research in > Northern England, this list covers the whole of the North of England >

Hi Angela, As I remember , the word scouse comes from the norwegian "Skaus" and was brought to us by norwegian sailors and taken over as a good idea etc, Nice to talk to you again, was the map ok? Danny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kostas & Angela Nicolaou" <titina23@spidernet.com.cy> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:06 PM Subject: [NTH-ENG] Re: Scouse > And wasn't there a heavy discussion on this before, that Scouse actually > originated from Norway (you remember Danny) Lobscouse was a Norwegian > word or something ? > > Best wishes > angela > Cyprus > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list in mail mode send a message to > NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L-request@rootsweb.com > that contains the word unsubscribe and nothing else. > If you are in digest mode, then send the command instead to > NORTHERN-ENGLAND-D-request@rootsweb.com >

Hi Becky I know the song you mean, but can only recall the last line. Have just looked on a CD page, but it's not there for Bing Crosby, even on a Christmas CD. However, I think it has a very "Bing" sound to it! Marged | Hi, Jim, | I still am not sure if you are talking of the song "Let it snow", but | I am thinking it may have been either Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra that sang | it. Can anyone tell me for sure? It's driving me crazy, because I know I | should know who sang it! It might have been written by Sammy Cahn & Jule | Styne, but am not sure. | | Becky | In a message dated 11/25/00 12:36:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, | sharpe@britishlibrary.net writes: | | | > Somewhere around 1940 with the Glenn Millar Orchestra. You have heard of | > Glenn Millar? | > I don't know where the subject title came from but it also appeared in a | > song of the time. Anyone remember? | > | > | | | | | | | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | This list also allows Trivia postings about the region as well as serious genealogy research postings. | | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00

ROFLOL Mikey. angela Cyprus

BT are admitting to a few problems, especially in the UK West Coast area and for "mail re-directed from other customers" Marged Always looking for: INGHAM, FISCHER, BENTLEY, HUGHES, PEACOCK, MOUNIER, LATINIER --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00

Hi Becky - I am certainly no expert on this. It was one of my sister's interests, and I think she had Lonny on a record. Is that the one that goes "I've got, horses, I've got sheep, " etc., Marged | Don't quote me on it, but I believe Johnny Cash wrote & sang Rock | Island Line, maybe as late as the 60's. Good song, whoever did the writing. | | Becky | | In a message dated 11/25/00 1:00:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, | marged@btinternet.com writes: | | | > | > | > Well, Lonny Donergan was lucky because he was around (may have invented?) | > when | > skiffle came in, with the home made tea chests etc., and the kids just went | > for | > it like mad. | > | > Oh, the Rock Island Line is a mighty good Line | > the Rock Island Line is the road to ride | > | > I bet someone else sang that, too? | > | > | > Marged | > | > | | | | | | | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | Don't forget you can also post your surnames or any other messages you may want to share in our on line forum message board, | http://amazingforums.com/forum/NORTH/forum.html | | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00

No Jim - I realise what I said - I didn't mean one for one. I meant the sum was easy for me to do, because we get something over two dollars for one pound, so I just translate that as two for one and forget about the spare change. Nice and easy. Marged ----- Original Message ----- From: James SHARPE <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] BRITISH POUND/US$/CDN$ Marj you surely don't pay £1 for $Can1. Jim Sharpe ----- Original Message ----- From: Marged <marged@btinternet.com> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] BRITISH POUND/US$/CDN$ > Hi Frances - I'm not very familiar with the US dollar, but have had plenty of > opportunity lately to get to know the Canadian dollar, and it's a fairly even > exchange for us, but you don't come off quite as well. > > Marged > > | Yes..Marged..you are right in your calculations > | of > | the three currencies!...I purchased a Pound > | Sterling Draft this week and paid CDN$2.25 for > | one > | British Pound...so 35 Pounds sterling cost > | CDN$78.75. Also..had to purchase a US$ Draft two > | weeks ago for US$30. which cost me CDN$45.90. > | AND..the Canadian Dollar is going down further... > | ouch! > | > | Frances > | Toronto > | > | > | __________________________________________________ > | Do You Yahoo!? > | Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. > | http://shopping.yahoo.com/ > | > | > | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > | An alternative mailing list for genealogy research in > | Northern England, this list covers the whole of the North of England > | > | > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00 > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Browse the archives, > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L/ > Search the list archives, > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=NORTHERN-ENGLAND > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00 ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== Add a link to your website here, http://pub23.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=1926973379&cpv=1 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00

No sign of any certificate yet but I'll not despair. Jim Sharpe ----- Original Message ----- From: Marged <marged@btinternet.com> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] STILL HERE > It's acute, I think, and the spellchecker offered it to me. I don't know how to > get it myself, although I suppose I could. But I wouldn't normally bother. > > Seen your susstifficate yet Jim? > > Marj > > Marj how did you get that grave accent or is it acute. > > Jim Sharpe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Marged <marged@btinternet.com> > To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:04 PM > Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] STILL HERE > > > > Well, the spellchecker may have passed it, but what does it mean in > relation to > > me? Is it a séance? > > > > Marged > > > > | > > | Been having another sceance, have you, Marged? > > | > > | That doesn't look right but the spell checker passed it. > > | > > | Brian B > > | Lancashire, UK. > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.211 / Virus Database: 100 - Release Date: 14/11/00 > > > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > > Browse the archives, > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L/ > > Search the list archives, > > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=NORTHERN-ENGLAND > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00 > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Don't forget you can also post your surnames or any other messages you may want > to share in our on line forum message board, > http://amazingforums.com/forum/NORTH/forum.html > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00 > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > This list also allows Trivia postings about the region as well as serious genealogy research postings. > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00

French mustard is too WEAK. Jim Sharpe ----- Original Message ----- From: Lancelot Barron <lancelot@barron40.fsnet.co.uk> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 6:07 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Re: Mustard > There's only one mustard for steaks, in my opinion, and it's > French mustard. > > Lancelot Howard Barron > Middlesbrough > U.K. > > Web Page > www.barron40.fsnet.co.uk/New_Web/Page_1x.html > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > ENG-DURHAM-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com > A mailing list for those whose ancestors moved between County Durham and > Yorkshire, discussion of the history and migration of the region as well as for people looking for ancestors in either County. > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00

Going to bed at tea time, drunken git. Jim Sharpe ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Bramhall <brian_bramhall@LineOne.net> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 6:15 PM Subject: [NTH-ENG] MESSAGES > Now you see what I mean. > > I go out for half an hour of pleaseur and I come back to 117 messages. I > am now convinced this is a conspiracy.....but I like it. > > Read them later, going to bed, at 18.14. [UK time}. > > Brian B > Lancashire, UK. > > brian_bramhall@lineone.net > http://website.lineone.net/~brian_bramhall/index.htm > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free - checked by AVG anti-virus system . > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/2000 > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Add a link to your website here, > http://pub23.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=1926973379&cpv=1 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00

It was something about Christmas Becky. Jim Sharpe ----- Original Message ----- From: <RHALL451@aol.com> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Let it snow! > Jim, > I used to enjoy playing a lot of Glenn Miller's Big Band music. Been > so long I can't recall the titles, but it was his for sure. I used to play > the clarinet & we were always recognized for our ability to play "swing." > Are you talking of the song "Let it snow"? I can't think who the > artist was that sang it, though. I could likely find out in short order. > > Becky > > In a message dated 11/25/00 12:36:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, > sharpe@britishlibrary.net writes: > > > > Somewhere around 1940 with the Glenn Millar Orchestra. You have heard of > > Glenn Millar? > > I don't know where the subject title came from but it also appeared in a > > song of the time. Anyone remember? > > > > Jim Sharpe > > > > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > An alternative mailing list for genealogy research in > Northern England, this list covers the whole of the North of England > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00