10-07-2018, 07:54 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Originally Posted by gumbud
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nah fanks - can't tell the time in Bulgarian?
YOU asked for cigars - silly billy
10-07-2018, 08:19 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
On Sunday, before we came home, we went to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesebar.There was this very posh shop selling leather and fur coats.
Hubby was admiring one in the window. I eventually wandered up the road to see what he was doing. The next thing I knew was being escorted into the shop by the owner, he wanted to take some pics of me modelling some coats. I thought it was daft, considering I was wearing shorts, but I agreed for the laugh. So after having my pic taken wearing some, he then brought a mink coat out for me to try. WELL, it was 1000 lev, about £500. I know my furs, and for a start, I didn't think it was mink. He then stated that because I had modelled the other coats, he would reduce it by another 30%. No thank-you was my reply, my hubby thought I was crazy, he wanted to buy it for me. I told him when we left the shop, that I was sure it was cat fur!
10-07-2018, 08:28 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Originally Posted by spitfire
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Michael Finn? sounds a bit Fishy to me, next you'll be tellin us he only served booze by the "Gill".
Mickey Finn was a real character back in the 19th century.
"A 'Mickey Finn', which is sometimes called just a 'Mickey' is supposed to be named after a character from 19th century Chicago - 'Mickey Finn', of course. Finn was the keeper of Chicago's Lone Star Saloon in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was alleged to have drugged and robbed his customer" wiki.
There is also a lovely pub in Wicklow called ‘Mickey Finn’s Pub’ a smashing pub with plenty of traditional music and craic, well worth a visit if your ever in that beautiful county.
10-07-2018, 10:34 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Originally Posted by gumbud
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they'll be the fake exploding bulgarian ones will they?
Only the best Cuban cigars for the lovely Gummy Bear.
10-07-2018, 10:34 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Originally Posted by Jem
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It’s not so surprising, there are many ‘Finns’ in the Roscommon area, we had a shoemaker up the road called Harry Finn, and of course the greatest Irish hero of them all Finn McCool, Cool by name and cool by nature. It's said of Finn that he lifted a huge stone and cast it into the Irish sea, and it's known today as the Isle of Man. Mickey Finn was a real character back in the 19th century.
"A 'Mickey Finn', which is sometimes called just a 'Mickey' is supposed to be named after a character from 19th century Chicago - 'Mickey Finn', of course. Finn was the keeper of Chicago's Lone Star Saloon in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was alleged to have drugged and robbed his customer" wiki.
There is also a lovely pub in Wicklow called ‘Mickey Finn’s Pub’ a smashing pub with plenty of traditional music and craic, well worth a visit if your ever in that beautiful county.
I'm always suspicious about empty pubs reminds me of the "pub with no beer" Now Nobeer was a infamous irish bouncer employed by pubs during times of famine to stand at the door of pubs and declare " Nobeer" when the patrons asked "no beer" he just nodded and then thumped them - charming!
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