dekandgord
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This stihl ms 660 has the wide rear handle, would this not be the case of the same saw in the states?
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dekandgord said:
Ha - just kidding. I know the handle was for standing upon, just never saw one with that much foot room - a welcome change from most saws I've seen!
Just saw your next post - the handle on yours seems to extend farther from the back of the saw than normal - perhaps just looks that way from the photo. In any event, it's a nice looking saw and I'm glad you have it running well!
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Monkeyhanger
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Sprig said:Dekandgord, great little tale LOLOL!
Hi,
it might seem funny but it really isn't all that far from the truth. Now try and work out why I'm living in Germany (which is now, unfortunately, rapidly catching up with the UKs regulatory madness) rather than in Hartlepool or Nottingham where I used to live...
Please, no comments about me wearing green tights because of Nottingham. And for the Brits here NO comments about HARTLEPOOL! I couldn't bear the thought of being accused of wearing green tights whilst hanging monkeys...
Bye
dekandgord
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who is going to eplain wht the people of hartlepool suffer from the monkey jokes?Me or thee?
Oh what the heck it may as well be me:
The monkey-hanging legend is the most famous story connected with Hartlepool. During the Napoleonic Wars a ship was wrecked off the Hartlepool coast.
During the Napoleonic Wars there was a fear of a French invasion of Britain and much public concern about the possibility of French infiltrators and spies.
The fishermen of Hartlepool fearing an invasion kept a close watch on the French vessel as it struggled against the storm but when the vessel was severely battered and sunk they turned their attention to the wreckage washed ashore. Among the wreckage lay one wet and sorrowful looking survivor, the ship's pet monkey dressed to amuse in a military style uniform.
The fishermen apparently questioned the monkey and held a beach-based trial. Unfamiliar with what a Frenchman looked like they came to the conclusion that this monkey was a French spy and should be sentenced to death. The unfortunate creature was to die by hanging, with the mast of a fishing boat (a coble) providing a convenient gallows.
What makes this even funnier is:
The mascot of Hartlepool United F.C. is H'Angus the monkey, a man in a monkeycostume. The man in the monkey costume, Stuart Drummond, stood for the post of Mayor in 2002 as H'angus the monkey, and campaigned on a platform which included free bananas for schoolchildren. To widespread surprise, he won, becoming the first directly-elected Mayor of Hartlepool, winning 7,400 votes with a 52% share of the vote and a turnout of 30%. He was re-elected by a landslide in 2005, winning 16,912 on a turnout of 51% – 10,000 votes more than his nearest rival, the Labour Party candidate.
Oh what the heck it may as well be me:
The monkey-hanging legend is the most famous story connected with Hartlepool. During the Napoleonic Wars a ship was wrecked off the Hartlepool coast.
During the Napoleonic Wars there was a fear of a French invasion of Britain and much public concern about the possibility of French infiltrators and spies.
The fishermen of Hartlepool fearing an invasion kept a close watch on the French vessel as it struggled against the storm but when the vessel was severely battered and sunk they turned their attention to the wreckage washed ashore. Among the wreckage lay one wet and sorrowful looking survivor, the ship's pet monkey dressed to amuse in a military style uniform.
The fishermen apparently questioned the monkey and held a beach-based trial. Unfamiliar with what a Frenchman looked like they came to the conclusion that this monkey was a French spy and should be sentenced to death. The unfortunate creature was to die by hanging, with the mast of a fishing boat (a coble) providing a convenient gallows.
What makes this even funnier is:
The mascot of Hartlepool United F.C. is H'Angus the monkey, a man in a monkeycostume. The man in the monkey costume, Stuart Drummond, stood for the post of Mayor in 2002 as H'angus the monkey, and campaigned on a platform which included free bananas for schoolchildren. To widespread surprise, he won, becoming the first directly-elected Mayor of Hartlepool, winning 7,400 votes with a 52% share of the vote and a turnout of 30%. He was re-elected by a landslide in 2005, winning 16,912 on a turnout of 51% – 10,000 votes more than his nearest rival, the Labour Party candidate.
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Monkeyhanger
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Dan Forsh said:
Hi,
funny you should say that but I can't recall ever seeing a monkey in Hartlepool...
Bye
Monkeyhanger
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Dan Forsh said:
Yes, but that was a long time ago. Or maybe I've just missed the recent hangings through being in Germany so long...
Bye
dekandgord said:
Ughhh, that saw looks UGLY :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:
Hey, what happened to the 2 belgians and the belgian lady on the island ?. just wondering if you know the bravest people on the continent ?(that's what Ceasar said at least...)
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dekandgord
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Apparently the Belgians made the beds !!!!!!!!!!!! that saw is not ugly !!!
dekandgord said:that saw is not ugly !!!
Sureeeeeh, just kiddin.
I am pretty sure the men were having fun over a good belgium brewed beer, while the wife was making french fries and steak... Ceasar knew it all too well...:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:
dekandgord
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so now we are taking the word of invading Italians are we??????:greenchainsaw:
