Expert know-alls

[DanTribe]

I learnt some interesting facts yesterday while looking over Lively Lady.
A bloke was explaining to his wife that Francis Chichester was the first man to sail round the world in Lively Lady. She said that she thought that was Alec Rose. Not so, apparently.
Alec Rose did it later in a boat called Mary Rose, which is the boat now in dry dock in Greenham.
I've been getting it wrong all these years.

Dan

 

[jimi]

One of my daughters informed me that the Spanish Armada was defeated by Nelson Mandela!

 

[clouty]

Safest words in the English language are "I don't know"

But some people always have to know

Even when they don't.

This way for disaster.

 

[StugeronSteve]

It must have been Francis Chichester, coz they named the harbour after him. Alec Rose probably made his first attempt in the ill fated Mary Rose and, due to the distinct lack of DIY Superstores at the time, had to wait a long time for the sponsorship to try again.

 

[StugeronSteve]

Clever girl!!

A lot of people think it was the bloke that invented the bicycle wot whooped them.

 

[Colin_S]

Alec Rose - wasn't he something to do with the War of the Guns N Roses?

 

[ubuysa]

This bloke.....he wouldn't be George W Bush would he???

 

[Rowana]

The Spanish went 2000 miles on a gallion. I didn't know spanish cars were that good /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[Wiggo]

A forumite who shall remain nameless argued very loudly and at length on evening in Yarmouth that the far side of the road bridge was North...

 

[Sans Bateau]

But 'e woz a good cook, 'e invented that Mary Rose sauce wot you puts on shrimps

 

[jimi]

Depends what side of the bridge you're on /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Cornishman]

Depends which Yarmouth you're in, too

 

[longjohnsadler]

Depends which planet you're on as well ;-)

 

[bobupanddown]

Dantribe

This chap you saw was obviously an expert know all .I consider myself an expert on everything as well. Just ask?

 

[bendyone]

Where do all the flys go in winter??

 

[StugeronSteve]

Australia of course.

 

[Wiggo]

Good point. For the avoidance of doubt, we was this one, and we was in the main harbour.

In case the culprit has forgotten, it got quite heated, and I seem to remember someone saying something about fightin' talk, or at least that was what it sounded like...

 

[nicho]

No, that was Axel Grease......!

 

[jimi]

Sure it was'nt Alexis Korner? A no that was the term for old timers who sailed with him round the Horn was'nt it!

 

[Sgeir]

an' wuz 'at no Long John Sadler, big lanky baldy guy, that played the moothie wi' Alexis?