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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 6:41:08 GMT
 So now we know why Steve Evans moved to Rotherham...... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 8:03:19 GMT
That's got me thinking about Pukka Pies, Wildebeeste.
I'm pretty sure my childhood was free of Pukka Pies and I don't recall encountering them until I arrived in Sheffield in 1974. There they appeared to be in every chip shop in all the different varieties. And, naturally, they came with gravy whether you liked it or not. It wasn't the case that you "opted in" on the matter of gravy. You had "opt out" if you didn't fancy it.
At this stage I automatically assumed that Pukka Pies were a South Yorkshire product which hadn't percolated too far south of Chesterfield. Then, not too long afterwards, I noticed the distinctive Pukka Pies symbol over the chippy in Kingskerswell. Had it been there all the time? Or were Pukka Pies on the march beyond that cultural fault line which divides the gravy north and the non-gravy south? Perhaps the proprietors were exiled Sheffielders on a mission?
So, when I bought my ticket to sit in the Eric Twigg Pukka Pies stand for the pre-season friendly between Rotherham and Sheffield United, I felt pleased to be back in what I assumed to be the home of Pukka Pies.
Alas, no, for it's a relatively southern brand coming from northern Home Counties Leicestershire. They've been around since 1963 and Eric Twigg, who sponsor the stand at Rotherham with the Pukka Pie symbol, are actually only the local suppliers. Mind you, Eric Twigg claim that Millmoor was the first ground to sell Pukka Pies. And, although the Wiki "fact" leads in a circle, the makers of Pukka Pies say that - on a pro rata basis - Rotherham United are particularly good customers.
As for the chip shop owners in Kingskerswell, they may have been Lancastrians. I met them once staying in the same B&B in New Zealand.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 16:01:34 GMT
That definitely calls for a vaguely pie-related quiz: Thinking caps on now.
1 The Pie was the title of one of the original and best fanzines of the 1980s. Which teams fans were responsible for it?
2 Following on from the above, in which 1960s English novel did a young Northern footballer describe the missionary position as "Original and best, like Nuttall's Mintoes"?
3 Canadian singer Neil Young described right wing Americans as considering themselves to be the last stonghold of what, what, what and apple pie?
4 Which team's chairman drove a Rolls Royce with the number PYE 1?
5 American Pie by Don McLean referred to "the day the music died". Why?
6 Which footballer advertised Quorn products (which could be made into a pie) on TV?
7 Which two types of pie were mentioned in the Detroit Emeralds' hit, Feel the Need in Me?
8 According to Bruce Willis's French girlfriend in Pulp Fiction, when is the right time for pie?
9 Which Lancashire club had a home match postponed in the 1960s because of a (possibly pie-related) outbreak of food poisoning in the town?
10 What was the most notable presentational feature of a cow pie, as eaten by Desperate Dan?
Prize for the anyone scoring 10 out of 10: a 1946/7 Daily Worker football annual.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 19:28:24 GMT
Notts County is the fanzine.
And PYE 1 would be Freddie Pye's car. I'm sure I read Soccer Star articles about him written by Ken Outram. Manager of Alty; later chairman of Stockport County.
Was he a wide boy?
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Post by Rags on Sept 17, 2012 19:42:17 GMT
10 What was the most notable presentational feature of a cow pie, as eaten by Desperate Dan?Horns sticking out of the top of the pastry. Now, not being a dairy farmer, it's suddenly struck me: are there any breeds of cow that have horns; as in surely it's a bull pie as only the male of the species has horns. Is that true or am I getting radio interference in my synapse? |
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Post by stuartB on Sept 17, 2012 19:54:12 GMT
10 What was the most notable presentational feature of a cow pie, as eaten by Desperate Dan?Horns sticking out of the top of the pastry. Now, not being a dairy farmer, it's suddenly struck me: are there any breeds of cow that have horns; as in surely it's a bull pie as only the male of the species has horns. Is that true or am I getting radio interference in my synapse? like this?  |
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Post by Rags on Sept 17, 2012 19:54:27 GMT
5 American Pie by Don McLean referred to "the day the music died". Why? Well, The Day The Music Died was the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper. I know that McLean had a paper round when he was young and that he read about the crash while delivering papers. But that doesn't answer the Why? of the question. I'd always wondered what the significance of the dry levee was ("drove my chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry") given that the levee is the dry bit of land separating or surrounding water; but I suppose that if the sides or base of the levee was dry it would signify a drought. Anyway, you asked for all 10 answers from somebody and I'm just chucking odd answers into the ring. So maybe I'll go away and let someone give all ten answers. Except that I think that Chevy relates to the Neil Young answer as well...  |
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Post by Rags on Sept 17, 2012 19:58:50 GMT
Horns sticking out of the top of the pastry. Now, not being a dairy farmer, it's suddenly struck me: are there any breeds of cow that have horns; as in surely it's a bull pie as only the male of the species has horns.Is that true or am I getting radio interference in my synapse? That's exactly the shape - now, is that a bull or a cow? Or can the noun "cow" be used for the male of the species as well? Meltdown...  |
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Post by stuartB on Sept 17, 2012 20:05:38 GMT
like this? That's exactly the shape - now, is that a bull or a cow? Or can the noun "cow" be used for the male of the species as well? Meltdown... definitely a cow. highland cattle on the Isle of Mull in this example |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 20:29:33 GMT
That's a picture that Dan would have enjoyed, but I wonder why he was desperate? 4 answers down. 6 to go. Will it help with number 2 if I mention that the team the lad played for in the novel was almost certainly supposed to be Barnsley? Think Kes and you are on the way there. The Neil Young quote is from his film and album Journey Through The Past and finishes with "and they're fulla shit!" The others are so easy that I shan't insult you all by offering any clues at all |
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Post by rjdgull on Sept 17, 2012 20:47:03 GMT
I can get one of the easy ones: Any time of the day is the right time for a pie. Pulp Fiction is a great film but the dialogue would hit a few hurdles on this site...  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 20:53:47 GMT
4 answers down. 6 to go. Will it help with number 2 if I mention that the team the lad played for in the novel was almost certainly supposed to be Barnsley? Think Kes and you are on the way there. The Blinder. Cheated. Googled it.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 21:16:43 GMT
That postponement.
Were it polio?
Were it the Rovers?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 21:23:49 GMT
Giggsy did the Quorn advert.
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