1. The centre of Plymouth was very heavily bombed during World War II which is one reason why it is such an ugly, soulless place (see also Coventry although they at least have the new catherdra)
2. Plymouth Arygle fans who had moved to Scotland to work in the local dockyards set up Dunfermaline FC. This fact is remembered in the Scottish clubs nickname, The Pars, which stands for Plymouth Arygle Rosyth Supporters
3. Arygle are one of only two English league teams to play in Green. Ipswich Town are the other.
4. Arygle once finished runners up in the 3rd Division South 6 times on the trot. At the time only the Champions were promoted
5. People from Plymouth are know as Plymophobians
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The locals discovered that Plywood was actually cheaper than many of their foodstuffs and hence the name Ply-Mouth was formed.
Plymouth was formerly known as Chestington (but thats another story)
Apart from Yeovil of course!
7. One tourist spot in Plymouth is the Hoe where Francis Drake is meant to have played bowls while the Spanish Amarda approached. Unfortunately this is not true. Drake was acatually playing Boule, a french game still played actively across France. History was re-written to avoid it seeming that a great British hero was really a Frenchie lover.
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I know this because we went through plymouth on the way to Par station. The tide was out and it stunk.
This is in fact wrong.
The name plymouth came before the term plywood. In fact Plywood. or 'Plymouth Layered Wood' to use the full name. Was invented by a Mr Roger Frellman of Plymouth in 1802. The patent rights were split between Mr Frellman and local glue factory owner, Frederick Hammond.
Now I'm confused or is one of you making it up. Come on, own up.
Now I'm confused or is one of you making it up. Come on, own up.[/quote]
I am telling the truth. I would have thought that the assertion that locals sat in trees eating bits of shakespeare was a bit of a giveaway.
"Plymouth is the birthplace of both the nanny state and road signs as it is illegal to cross the road with an open umbrella there in accordance with a 62 year old by-law. Mrs G. Templesmead brought the law about and subsequently started the use of imagery instead of words for roadsigns. Mrs Templesmead was cycling along Potter Street in the north of the town when a lady stepped into the road with an umbrella tilted towards the oncoming rain; Unfortunately this was also the direction Mrs Templesmead was heading from. The cyclist avoided a collision by hurling herself onto market stall selling offal, ripping her dress off and leaving her covered in entrails. When she confronted the careless pedestrian the latter was remorseless and a fight broke out. When split up the umbrella barer shouted "you can have your guts for garters" in reference to the sartorial state of Mrs Templesmead, the phrase became altered over time to become words of threat, but the origin is still obvious.
Mrs Templesmead took the issue to the courts and through her persistence got the aforementioned by-law in place. She designed a sign to make the law known herself and was concerned that "irresponsible and most likely illiterate" people like the woman that so upset her that day wouldn't understand the written word, so she made one with an image only that can be seen today. A quick look through the court notes points to the origin of another common phrase - Mrs Templesmead's occupation was noted down as 'nanny'."
The "put down your umbrella" sign:
Acually Yeovil don't play in Green they play in Glover Pink.
lol
But sometimes you worry me.
Oggy is celebrating his 2,000 post. That represents a lot of time spent posting a lot of rubbish.
Brilliant Sco :)
This is in fact wrong.
The name plymouth came before the term plywood. In fact Plywood. or 'Plymouth Layered Wood' to use the full name. Was invented by a Mr Roger Frellman of Plymouth in 1802. The patent rights were split between Mr Frellman and local glue factory owner, Frederick Hammond.[/quote]
I may have got this wrong, I do remember a team having problems with animals eating in the goal area, it mat well be Portsmouth and to get rid of the goats they laced the grass with port and hence the name ports mouth.
I am sorry to have confused anyone.