davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 27, 2009 22:22:21 GMT
30 The Phoney War
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 27, 2009 22:21:18 GMT
26 Crete
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 27, 2009 12:26:30 GMT
10 Operation Market Garden 14 Australia NewZealand Army Corps 20 Dowding
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 24, 2009 14:04:18 GMT
15 2nd part.....on 2 tablets of stone
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 24, 2009 14:03:29 GMT
30 1611
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 24, 2009 14:02:46 GMT
10 At a place called Golgotha
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 21, 2009 22:52:47 GMT
9..........Bram Stoker...............having just visited Bran Castle in Transylvania, where the Fictional character was supposed to have resided.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 19, 2009 22:18:00 GMT
16 Hampshire 17 Nottinghamshire 19 Northamptonshire 20 Nottinghamshire 21 Kent 22 Worcestershire 25 Lancashire 28 Worcestershire
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 18, 2009 21:45:07 GMT
16...........1959.............Alex Olmedo defeated the Great " Rocket " Rod Laver in the final, and also did not defend his title the following year.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 18, 2009 14:35:09 GMT
24.....1957.................Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard, and did not defend her title in 1958
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 18, 2009 9:40:19 GMT
Pease add Dave May into the over 50s, and over 60s
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Nov 4, 2009 19:20:19 GMT
There is food for thought here,
When you see the players who are noticably absent this year. Is it possible that the cost of staying at the venue ( the Merton ) has now become almost prohibitive, and the players from the mainland have voted with their wallets, and not booked anything. from paying less than £30 at the DeNormandie for half board, to paying £64+ at the Merton ( yes I know of all the available facilities there) and the increases in the cost of getting to Jersey by air, it seems that the tournament entries will decrease year on year. Also the recession has not helped either, but that is just another nail in the coffin.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Oct 12, 2009 19:05:52 GMT
If it's pints tonight, one thing I think everybody can be sure of, they are not Milk............have a great day Keith.......You will soon be catching me up
All the best mate
Dave May
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Sept 22, 2009 19:20:01 GMT
Keith
I have sent you a PM and explained what happened last year
Dave May
PS.........It worked very well as far as I could see
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Sept 16, 2009 20:30:47 GMT
A man is driving down a deserted stretch of highway, when he notices a sign out of the corner of his eye...........it reads
SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS HOUSE OF PROSTITIUTION 10 MILES
He thinks this is a figment of his imagination, and drives on without a second thought........
Then he sees another sign.....
SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION 5 MILES
He begins to realise that the signs are for real, and drives past a third sign saying.... SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION NEXT RIGHT
Curiosity gets the better of him and he turns into the drive. On the far side of the car park is a stone building with a small sign next to the door reading.......
SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
he climbs up the steps and rings the bell. The door is answered by a nun in a long black habit who asks " What may we do for you my son ? "
He answers...." I saw your signs along the highway and was interseted in possibly doing business.........."
" Very well my son....Please follow me "........He is led through many winding passages, and is soon quite disoriented. The nun stops at a closed door, and tells the man....." Please knock on this door "
He does so, and another nun in a long habit, holding a tin cup, answers the door........This nun instructs " Please place $100 in the cup, then go through the large wooden door at the end of the hallway."
He puts the $100 in the cup, and trots eagerly down the hall and slips through the door, pulling it shut behind him.
The door locks, and he finds himself back in the car park facing another sign
GO IN PEACE YOU HAVE JUST BEEN SCREWED BY THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS SERVES YOU RIGHT, YOU SINNER
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Sept 7, 2009 21:15:43 GMT
Also a book with 10,000 questions and answers to work through as well. ;D
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Aug 14, 2009 12:13:39 GMT
This team I think would do us better than the lot that "played" at Headingly.
Named in batting order
A Strauss A Cook R Key M Ramprakash P Collingwood M Prior A Flintoff ( if fit ) S Broad G Swann J Anderson M Panesar
If Flintoff is not fit to play, then move the 4 players under him up 1 batting place ( except Monte ) and put S harmison in at No 10
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Aug 11, 2009 14:31:28 GMT
23 1922 committee 24 mossad
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Aug 11, 2009 14:26:26 GMT
21 canadian Dollar 22 schilling 23 pesata 24 danish krone 25 rupee 26 schekel 27 lire 28 escudo 29 vietnam 30 pound
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Jul 22, 2009 19:20:50 GMT
While it is always nice to stay at the venue where the tournament is being played, there are a few hotels around the vicinity of the Merton, that offer rooms and meals on a B & B basis. Try going onto the jersey tourism web-site, and looking up the various hotels and guest houses that are there, and have availability for the week-end of the tournament.
I looked at 1 hotel in particular, and was quoted on-line for 5 nights on a B & B basis of £ 200. If anybody is interested in looking you will find the hotel I am refering to.
It is directly opposite Howard Davis Park.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Jul 13, 2009 19:05:59 GMT
Thanks to all those who remembered, as i reached the last milestone now, and joined the ranks of the Old Age Pensioners, as I was 65 last Thursday. A few friends and neighbours came round to help, but I will do some more celebrating after the 15th August when i return to Romania for a few weeks.
Thanks again for all your kind wishes
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Jul 2, 2009 21:42:12 GMT
Who among our tennis fans remember those great Australians who dominated Wimbledon in the 1960s, and early 1970s. Just to remind you of a few, you have:-
Rocket Rod Laver, the only man to win the Grand Slam twice. Lew Hoad, dominated the late 1950s, Roy Emerson, but for a horrific crash into the umpires chair, would have won the title more than he actually did John Newcombe, who won twice in the 1970s, and once in the 1960s Tony Roche, who is now the Australian Davis Cup captain, and part time coach of Lleyton Hewitt. Quite probably the best player never to lift the Wimbledon crown Ken Rosewall, who lost in 3 finals at Wimbledon. 1954, 1956, and 1970.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Jul 2, 2009 21:30:30 GMT
Tommo, have you forgotten quite possibly the greatest Wimbledon Champion, who has 7 singles titles to his name. I know that he only won it 4 times in a row, and 3 times in a row, but in my opinion there was more competition for the top spot over a greater number of years than Roger Federer has had, probably until the last 12 months. please do not count out Mr Pete Sampras, if, and until Roger Federer does go past his record of 7 at the All England Club.
He probably will surpass the 14 Major titles that Sampras won, and probably on Sunday 5th July, but to get another 2 after that to take Sampras' record will take some doing.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Jun 28, 2009 21:55:17 GMT
Just to enlighten everybody with the last 16 draw for the men in the championships, it is as follows:-
Top Half
Lleyton Hewitt v Radek Stepanek Tomas Berdych v Andy Roddick Andy Murray v Stanislas Wawrinka Juan Carlos Ferrero v Gilles Simon
Bottom Half
Igor Andreev v Tommy Haas Dudi Sela v Novak Djokovic Fernando Verdasco v Ivo Karlovic Robin Soderling v Roger Federer
Any one of these players would be worthy of the title, but the man to beat, simply because he has the chance to make history on Sunday by winning his 15th Major Title is Roger Federer.
Also if he wins Wimbledon on Sunday he will regain the No1 ranking from Rafael Nadal.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Jun 28, 2009 21:41:13 GMT
Sad that some-one so relatively young passes away. The media have had a frenzy just the same as when Princess Diana died. In my humble opinion, the media coverage has been way, way, WAY over the top.
I for one will not mourn his passing.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Jun 28, 2009 21:37:46 GMT
Tommo,
You started this thread by asking " can Andy win wimbledon ?". The short answer to that is .....yes he can.
The question is...........Will he win Wimbledon, and there lies the problem, with former champions still in the draw, ( Lleyton Hewitt, and Roger Federer ), a 2 time runner up ( Andy Roddick ), and if he is to win then he will have to beat 2 of those 3 players to do so.
I think he has a good chance of getting through to the week-end, but standing in his way on Monday is the Swiss No2, Stanislas Wawrinka, who incidentally practises with a certain Roger Federer.
The one thing that is certain though, is that who ever wins this year, it will not be an easy ride to the title.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Jun 11, 2009 19:42:14 GMT
Belated greetings Mr Secretary ( retired ), raise a glass for me as well.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on Jun 11, 2009 19:40:18 GMT
My ups and downs this season....................none, because I have not taken my cue from its case since the last match of last season. Those who will be at the Kent Classic, I will enjoy renewing friendships, and chatting about past events. Good luck to 1 and all.
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on May 16, 2009 19:26:21 GMT
I also wish Neil a speedy recovery, and hope that everything goes as the doctors say they hope it will. Please pass on my best wishes.
Dave May
|
|
davemay
Full Forum Member
Dave May
Posts: 458
|
Post by davemay on May 7, 2009 19:45:19 GMT
Here's keeping everything crossed for success in this operation Pauline, I hope that you will make a speedy recovery.
Best Wishes
Dave May
|
|