Newsbot Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Council officials from Northern Ireland visit the Isle of Man to celebrate their twinning agreement. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/6176760.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Has anyone ever made up a more blatant excuse for a free piss-up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skig Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Has anyone ever made up a more blatant excuse for a free piss-up? Manx Radios current jolly to Australia comes to mind. I thought MR was a local radio station. They will be begging for more handouts from government again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Why have they wasted money doing this anyway? Who's going to benefit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadey Burger Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Has anyone ever made up a more blatant excuse for a free piss-up? Yes, its all down to Steven and Dot Pitts, they are the ones who wanted to twin with Ballymoney. And while they are here they will be wined and dined at the expense of Douglas Corporation. Strange how they seem to be away alot and can't do their deputy job, but when the Ballymoney people come over they make sure they can attend. That will be another extremely large bill for Douglas Corporation, mind you it might come out of the Mayors expense. But, hey the Mayor and the Pitts are good drinking buddies anyway !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Has anyone ever made up a more blatant excuse for a free piss-up? Manx Radios current jolly to Australia comes to mind. I thought MR was a local radio station. They will be begging for more handouts from government again soon. Total waste of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Mind you, it does seem to have a fair bit in common with Douglas nowadays - LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Kerr Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I hear the next twinning agreement is due to be between Foxdale and a landfill site just outside of Hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskeat Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Has anyone ever made up a more blatant excuse for a free piss-up? Yes, its all down to Steven and Dot Pitts, they are the ones who wanted to twin with Ballymoney. And while they are here they will be wined and dined at the expense of Douglas Corporation. Strange how they seem to be away alot and can't do their deputy job, but when the Ballymoney people come over they make sure they can attend. That will be another extremely large bill for Douglas Corporation, mind you it might come out of the Mayors expense. But, hey the Mayor and the Pitts are good drinking buddies anyway !! How true, but you forgot to add in Bill Kennedy and David Cretney, the amount of times ive seen that gang pissed up in the Railway Bar Ballamoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stookie Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I hear the next twinning agreement is due to be between Foxdale and a landfill site just outside of Hull. You mean they're not going to twin Brandish with Eau Rouge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadey Burger Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Why have they wasted money doing this anyway? Who's going to benefit? I will tell you who will benefit.....half of Douglas Town Council i.e Pitts, Quirk, McNichol, Christian, Ramsey There is a Policy and Resources meeting today, the Ballymoney people are in the Mayors parlour for drinks and nibbles and later they will all be in the Outback or the Rovers pissed as farts If you require any further information get yourself down to one of the above establishments later this evening!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian rush Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Has anyone ever made up a more blatant excuse for a free piss-up? I've had more blatant excuses but it wasn't free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskeat Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 If you hurry you may get a free drink out of them in the QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Who came up with the strange idea of town twinning? Town twinning just seems to be little more than the road sign stating its existence. I do know it's more but how much is it worth the bother? I do remember watching one movie and hearing one politician refer to the allocation of town twinning duties to any self-respecting civil servant as a coup de grace to one's career. Though this is the Isle of Man and no doubt Branding Isle of Man comes into it. What is Peel twinned with? San Francisco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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