Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
That’s a story about the circle of life
You couldn’t make it up
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That’s a story about the circle of life
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
There used to be a pub in Taunton called the Ferret and Trouserleg. I suspect it has now been renamed.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I think it's the Putin and Nuke these days.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
It’s now called The Swollen Sausage
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
Wait till they find out about The Black Boy Inn at Caernarfon someone will have a seizure!!!
classic33
Leg End Member
Showing as still there.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
They did, but the origins aren't as obvious as the professionally offended would like to believe. Something to do with the second King Charles having stayed there, for twas his nickname. His surname was Stuart, but originated from Svart, which means black. Or something.
That doesn't stop the perpetually indignant from moaning about it sometimes and demanding it be changed.
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
It's awful isn't it. Something must be done about all this perpetual indignation. It makes me furious, and it tramples on my natural rights.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I'm furious about it! In the good old days I could write a letter to That's Life, but now that's not on the Beeb there's no outlet for my indignation.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
THey're trying to silence us. I know my Magna Carta rights.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
That's the spirit!
Profpointy
Legendary Member
Whilst I imagine you meant it as a joke, to make a more serious point, I suspect a lot of the so called "offence taking" is actually rage bait created for clicks by made up by the likes of the Daily Heil
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
In Stuttgart there's a town called Möhringen ("Town of the Moor") which always had the crest below:
I looked it up and discovered that after complaints for obvious reasons a couple of years ago, a competition was held to make a new town shield, and now they have this:
Möhringing is now part of a bigger town with "Sonnenberg" (top) "Möhringen" (middle) and "Fasanenhof (Pheasant Yard") (lower)
I understand why they wanted it changing, and why they chose the new designs biut the other three aspects go back for up to a thousand years, when Möhringen was part of a different country. It's a shame they couldn't ditch the admittedly rather crass caricature and keep the rest.
I looked it up and discovered that after complaints for obvious reasons a couple of years ago, a competition was held to make a new town shield, and now they have this:
Möhringing is now part of a bigger town with "Sonnenberg" (top) "Möhringen" (middle) and "Fasanenhof (Pheasant Yard") (lower)
I understand why they wanted it changing, and why they chose the new designs biut the other three aspects go back for up to a thousand years, when Möhringen was part of a different country. It's a shame they couldn't ditch the admittedly rather crass caricature and keep the rest.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Is that where they play the game "Möhringen Pheasant"
