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by TFF » 09 Mar 2007 01:19

M4 Junction 11 Check out the school the sculptor went to and look near the end of the list of past students :shock:


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by M4 Junction 11 » 09 Mar 2007 01:24

The one on top of Claudia :roll:
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by RoyalBlue » 09 Mar 2007 08:23

willz_royal Is the lion on the crest of the forbury variety?

i havw wondered this for some time now :?


Don't be silly - everyone knows it's Kingsley!
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by Silver Fox » 09 Mar 2007 08:31

M4 Junction 11 Check out the school the sculptor went to and look near the end of the list of past students :shock:


auto-asphyxiated Conservative MP Steven Milligan? :lol:
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by mattyougg » 12 Mar 2007 19:24

M4 Junction 11 Check out the school the sculptor went to and look near the end of the list of past students :shock:

Tim DeLOLlor :lol:
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by shadesrwrf » 12 Mar 2007 19:53

Didn't he commit suicide after sculpting the lion? :wink:
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by 1871 Royal » 12 Mar 2007 20:10

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M4 Junction 11 Check out the school the sculptor went to and look near the end of the list of past students :shock:

Tim DeLOLlor :lol:


Good effort but you missed out the second LOL.

Tim DeLOLLOLor
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by rabidbee » 12 Mar 2007 20:22



"A pint?!"
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by mattyougg » 12 Mar 2007 20:36

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M4 Junction 11 Check out the school the sculptor went to and look near the end of the list of past students :shock:

Tim DeLOLlor :lol:


Good effort but you missed out the second LOL.

Tim DeLOLLOLor

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by barmy_army008 » 12 Mar 2007 21:10

Does anyone have pictures of the other crest options that lost out to the current one?
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by shadesrwrf » 12 Mar 2007 22:36

barmy_army008 Does anyone have pictures of the other crest options that lost out to the current one?


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by Barbazza » 13 Mar 2007 09:19

Coppelloadofthat Are you sure? I thought it was in homage to kids' TV favourite Parsley the Lion:


That rings a few bells. Names left to right please.
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by Dirk Gently » 13 Mar 2007 11:34

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Coppelloadofthat Are you sure? I thought it was in homage to kids' TV favourite Parsley the Lion:


That rings a few bells. Names left to right please.


Dill the dog, Madame Cholet???, one of the chives, Parsely the Lion, Taragon the Dragon, Sage the gardener
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by Skyline » 13 Mar 2007 11:47

Wasn't Madame Cholet (sp?) in the Wombles?

Or is the old memory bank fading ?
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by T.R.O.L.I. » 13 Mar 2007 11:50

Skyline Wasn't Madame Cholet (sp?) in the Wombles?


You are correct, Skyline. Not bad for an old git :wink:
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by Dirk Gently » 13 Mar 2007 12:25

Skyline Wasn't Madame Cholet (sp?) in the Wombles?

Or is the old memory bank fading ?


Of course! :oops:

Which proves I am an old git! Was it someone Rosemary?
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by Deadlock » 13 Mar 2007 13:04

Lady Rosemary, yes. And the gardener was Bayleaf, not Sage. Sage was the owl.
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by M Brook » 13 Mar 2007 13:21

M4 Junction 11 Check out the school the sculptor went to and look near the end of the list of past students :shock:


Will Lyons. Spooky!
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by valiant royal » 13 Mar 2007 13:21

There was a Lady Rosemary who was married to Sir Basil, but I think the one in the picture is Mrs. Onion - she was married to Mr Onion the schoolteacher who taught all the little chives...
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by TFF » 13 Mar 2007 13:37

valiant royal There was a Lady Rosemary who was married to Sir Basil, but I think the one in the picture is Mrs. Onion - she was married to Mr Onion the schoolteacher who taught all the little chives...


Good call - Mrs Onion it is.

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