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I'm up.

The owner of this establishment is still in bed so it looks like I am making my own tea:ohmy:
Morning @Hill Wimp. I'm on my way :smile:
 

Gravity Aided

Legendary Member
Location
Land of Lincoln
Possibly Welsh!
The curse of the goat was based on an area restaurateur, who wanted to take his pet goat(who had a ticket) to the Cubs World Series game in 1945, but was ejected by Phillip Wrigley, due to the animals smell.. This fellow owned a place called The Billy Goat Tavern, (the goat was a mascot).. He pronounced a curse on the Cubs, and they never went back to the World Series until now, 71 years after the incident, and 108 years after their last win in the World Series. Billy Goat Tavern was mentioned a lot by Chicago Newspaper columnist Mike Royko, and Don Novello, and area comedian, as well as Bill Murray, were regulars. They told John Belushi about it, and the place became the setting for the Saturday Night Live sketch Olympia Cafe.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1tFx5xKrSI

In the skit, the cafe is above ground, but the actual place was subterranean, on Lower Wacker Drive.
 
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classic33

Leg End Member
After the last player at the time had died.

Similar to Biddy Early & County Clare GAA.

Knew I'd seen it before.
 

Lullabelle

Banana
Location
Midlands UK
Can anyone else hear her purr

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