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Offline Hugo

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1710 on: February 06, 2012, 02:12:24 pm »
If you don't know Hollins how on earth can we find you?      :)

It's not your place in Switzerland is it?

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« Reply #1711 on: February 06, 2012, 04:06:59 pm »
Sorry Hugo. I thought you would get it. I'm sure one of your trips went there.
Here are two more photo clues. It's in the UK, in fact in Fester's home county.


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« Reply #1712 on: February 06, 2012, 04:57:22 pm »
It looks like Harrogate so could that be Betty's Tearoom?

Lovely Fat Rascals there if it is!

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« Reply #1713 on: February 06, 2012, 05:03:21 pm »
Yes,
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Shall I bring you some back?

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« Reply #1714 on: February 06, 2012, 07:51:52 pm »
The Photoframe in the garden is a great idea.

I thought Bettys would have looked more traditional inside than that.

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« Reply #1715 on: February 06, 2012, 09:12:49 pm »
I can still taste them Fat Rascals, they are absolutely yummy!      $dins$

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« Reply #1716 on: February 06, 2012, 09:33:26 pm »
Somewhere like the Carlton in Llandudno would be an excellent location for a similar business to Bettys to open.

Would rake it in too...

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« Reply #1717 on: February 06, 2012, 09:49:51 pm »
So, what is a 'fat rascal' ?
A pigeon is for life not just Christmas

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« Reply #1718 on: February 06, 2012, 10:07:20 pm »
Its a biscuit of some description I believe.

The open area of parkland near Betty's is called 'The Stray'
Its a wide expanse of greenery and open space in the middle of town.

Played many a game of football on there.  Always a very long walk to the changing rooms, I recall.
Fester...
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« Reply #1719 on: February 06, 2012, 10:08:37 pm »
It's a sort of cross between a cake and a scone with cherries and raisins in it. Delicious with butter on . They are bigger than a scone and very filling.

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« Reply #1720 on: February 06, 2012, 10:11:14 pm »
Hmm, not my kind of thing then, I'll stick with the sponge cake that erindoors makes and Cadburys Twirls  D)
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« Reply #1721 on: February 06, 2012, 10:20:40 pm »
Here is a link to the Betty's ordering page for Fat Rascals. It makes them sound better than my description.

http://www.bettys.co.uk/product/Bettys-Fat-Rascals,19172,37.aspx

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« Reply #1722 on: February 06, 2012, 10:41:37 pm »
I used to spend a lot of time at a call centre in Harrogate. My one abiding memory of the town was being invited out on a staff Christmas do and staying at a hotel very near Betty's. As Christmas do's go it was rather a liquid one and I ended up back in my hotel at about 2 oclock in the morning and was so worse for wear I kept waking up thinking the ceiling was falling down on me!  I woke up the next morning to find the person in the room above had (probably in a similar state) in fact  left the bath running and the ceiling in my room had indeed fallen through and I'd slept through it. The perils of alcohol.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1723 on: February 07, 2012, 08:30:33 am »
Anyone remember a MOST unusual occurrence that happened one day around June 1976 or maybe 1977? All along the coast from Rhos through to Rhyl (maybe further) but only about a mile or so inland. All one day and to a reduced extent the next day. I have never experienced anything like it. I don't remember ever reading anything about it in the press, why it happened etc. I still don't know what caused it but I am sure everyone who experienced it will not have forgotten it Mike

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« Reply #1724 on: February 07, 2012, 09:01:30 am »
Anyone remember a MOST unusual occurrence
Fester buying a round?  :laugh:  &shake&