Re: R: How about Sisters?

On 3 Dec 2003 14:22:59 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Stephen Halchuk) wrote:

>Please, let me know if this gets to the newsgroup. Google seems to be
>at least 24 hours behind real time and I'm not sure if our work
>newsreader (xvnews) allows us to post - it has been blocked in the
>past.

No worries. It made it to my German news server at least. 

May I suggest http://www.mailgate.org/. The reason most people don't
use Mailgate includes the fact that they have stricter shutting down
policies than Google, so few trolls use it. Unlike Google, something
is posted, and it appears immediately.

>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Victoria Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>On 2 Dec 2003 12:54:37 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stephen
>>Halchuk) wrote:
>
>>Out of curiosity, who was the first true Canadian (born and raised) to
>>play in England, anyone know?
>>
>This isn't the definitive answer but I think it will be hard to beat.
>Canada made its first tour of the Ireland and Great Britain in 1888.

Good grief! 1888.

>The played 23 games, W9 D5 L9. Amongst their victories was a 2-0 win
>over Newton Heath (who've since changed their name, perhaps you've
>heard of them - Manchester United). 

Oh I've heard of Newton Heath alright. Recently, I have heard that
name quite a bit, interestingly enough.

> 4 of the losses came at the end of
>the exhaustive tour (23 games in 2 months!) when the team was decimated
>by injuries. The 17 man squad, with the exception of Scottish born
>David Forsyth (Known as "the father of Canadian Soccer" who moved to
>Canada when he was 1), was supposedly Canadian born. Players had such
>colourful nicknames as:
>
>"Silent City Dave" - David Forsyth

Silent Ciy!

>Alex "Zip-Zip" Gibson
>William "Graveyard Bill" Mustard

Do we know the reasons why? At least Dixie Dean was dark. :)

>One of the half-backs, Walter Bowman, remained in England and played for both 
>Accrington and Manchester City, who he scored 3 goals for in 47 appearances.
>
>I think this may be the first Canadian born and raised player to ply
>his trade in England.

Great!

>>>You'll appreciate this Veronica, 
>
>D'oh, my sincere apologies, perhaps I had the Elvis Costello ditty
>rolling around my head - some of the lyrics almost apply here
>
>"Is it all in that pretty little head of yours?
>      What goes on in that place in the dark?"
>"And they call her a name that they never get right..."
>"You can call me anything you like, but my name is Veronica"

For the record, I think Veronica is sexier than stately old Victoria,
but you is what you am. :)

>>Hehe. Common enough mistake, Stephen, I get that all the time. I think
>>Gaborzinho once called me Virginia. :)
>
>wishful thinking no doubt

*LOL!* What are you implying. *g*

>Yes, I've recently just left my mis-spent youth behind and am settling
>uncomfortably into "middle" age.

Yes, but "middle" age, as your inverted commas suggest, is like being
30 all over again these days.

>>Is that near Willowdale? :)
>
>west end of Ottawa

Bah. I thought we had a connexion for a mo'...thanks for the
fact-ridden informative post, as ever. You're like Jim Riley that way,
and boy are RSS'ers lucky to have you.