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10 1/2 things you never knew about Southampton

Henry IrvingHenry Irving
edited November 2007 in General Charlton
In the middle ages Southampton and Northampton were one town on either side of a river in Middlesex. There was only a very narrow bridge, called the Wick, between the two. There were often fights and arguements as people tried to cross from one side to the other carry goods to market etc. This is where the expression for someone annoying you "getting on my Hampton Wick" comes from. Finally the fighting became so bad that Richard III ordered the two towns to be moved to different parts of the country.
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  • WSSWSS
    I use the the name every day at work when telling people how to spell my surname.

    Supplier: So how do you spell Southam?
    Me: It's like Southampton but without the "pton"

    Easy
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    The city of Soton changed names during WW2. Soton was the only area of England to be accurately hit by a chemical bomb. The resulting damage left 93% of Soton males unable to sustain an erection.

    The city then become known by the frustrated females as South Hampton. FACT
  • kigeliakigelia
    Local Byelaws in southampton forbid anyone from keeping Stick Insects as Pets

    It is also not widely known but none of the streets have a house with the number 97, this is in memorial to the 97 carpenters who were executed for failing to inform his Majesty that they had forgotten to put the plug in on the Mary Rose
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Southampton FC were originally called Southampton St Mary's as they were formed at St Mary's YMCA.

    The Village People, all of whom come from Hampshire and some of whom support the Saints (the Cop, The red indian and the contruction worker), wrote their big hit YMCA as a tribute to the club.

    To even things out the remaining three members insisted that the groups next single be about Portsmouth FC hence the "in the Navy"
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    Southampton was built around 70AD when the Romans built a town around the bend in the River Itchen. In 74AD it become the birthplace of modern day music following a hysterical woman screaming 'aaarrrggghhh. There's a rat in the Itchen, what am i gonna do ?'
  • kigeliakigelia
    the university of Southampton holds the worlds largest collection of fossilised guinea pig droppings. The curator, Melvyn Ramswood travels the world searching for specimens to add to the collection.
  • Alex WrightAlex Wright
    The worshipful Mayor of Southampton, Dinsdale Gollum, has two pet Llamas, one called Kipper, the other one Not.
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    The River Test acquired it's name as young men who wished to play football for Southampton in it's pre league days were commanded to swim the stretch of water as a "test" of character and physical ability.
  • BDLBDL
    edited November 2007
    When Southern TV filmed Runaround (G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-GO) at their Southampton Studios they used a chemical drink to enhance the running ability of the kids on the show so that it speeded them up and made the show go faster, hence the name of Speed was given to the drug amphetines.
  • thai malaysia addickthai malaysia addick
    Southampton is an anagram of Mutants Pooh
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  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    WIth Pompey in the Cup Final and Southampton in danger of relegation the the third tier for the first time since 1960 2008 has been declared null and void by Southampton CIty Council.

    All references to the year have been removed from official documents and no council tax will have to be paid.
  • GoonerhaterGoonerhater
    When St Marys was being built the dry walling etc was contracted to a firm who were mainly CAFC faces (one used to own Tracks in Bexley). They subbed the work out to a localish group who happened to be Pompey faces. legend has it they walled up a Pompey shirt in St Marys.
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]Southampton was built around 70AD when the Romans built a town around the bend in the River Itchen. In 74AD it become the birthplace of modern day music following a hysterical woman screaming 'aaarrrggghhh. There's a rat in the Itchen, what am i gonna do ?'

    I was a lot funnier in 2007 than i am this year :-(
  • southamptonaddicksouthamptonaddick
    I live there.

    When I watch Charlton at St Marys its an away game on Saturday when I travel from Southampton to The Valley it will be a home game.

    COME ON YOU ADDICKS
  • The EqualiserThe Equaliser
    Matt Le Tissier was voted Southamptons best looking player of all time.He won by a nose.
  • RiscardoRiscardo
    Southampton used to play at the Dingley Dell ... but they dropped the dingley
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    A local Southampton newspaper narrowly avoided a defamation action by a Mr Forbes Phillipson some years ago.

    A piece of sloppy journalism comparing the former player Forbes Phillipson-Masters and legendary manager Ted Bates was inadvertently published as Forbes Phillipson masterbates!

    The paper apologised profusely to Mr Phillipson and made a substantial donation to a charity supporting victims of (self) abuse.
  • ThommoThommo
    Southamptons nickname for their rivals Pompey is the Skates whilst Pompey fans call Southampton scum. This historic rivalry derives from dockyard competition between Pompey as a naval base and southamption as a civilian port. Scum and scummers as names of 'affection' for Soton are thought to be derived from the striking days where the civilian dockers were named the Southampton Company Union Men (SCUM)
  • WhenIwasLittleBoyWhenIwasLittleBoy
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Thommo[/cite]Southamptons nickname for their rivals Pompey is the Skates whilst Pompey fans call Southampton scum. This historic rivalry derives from dockyard competition between Pompey as a naval base and southamption as a civilian port. Scum and scummers as names of 'affection' for Soton are thought to be derived from the striking days where the civilian dockers were named the Southampton Company Union Men (SCUM)[/quote]good hit. Thommo there was a strike at Portsmouth docks and all cargo into the country was unloaded at soton docks will the strike continued hence why they affectionatly known as the scummers
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    bump
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  • KetmanKetman
    Their idiot fans decided to start a Fight in the Liberal Club last season which has resulted in them being banned from said pub this year !
  • Amos on the wingAmos on the wing
    In the words of Oz from Auf Pet:

    "Kevin Keegan must have been pretty desperate if he preferred Southampton!!"
  • cafcpolocafcpolo
    edited November 2008
    Didn't someone on here get hit with a bottle? Enough were thrown mind.
  • RedArmySE7RedArmySE7
    I pulled a stripper on a stag do down there! :o)
  • adamtheaddickadamtheaddick
    Southampton is the birth place for some of this countries musical murderers. the list includes:

    Radio One DJ Scott 'is he or isnt he' Mills

    The Drummer from Cold Play

    Craig 'Comeon Kez' David

    And Benny Hill who took the insperation for his one hit wonder 'Earnie the fastest milkmen in the west' from a job he had as youngster.
  • SwisdomSwisdom
    SOUTHAMPTON'S most famous export is Francis Benali

    Southampton were actually relegated because of Matt Le Tissier and Iain Dowie's hideous faces and not as was previously thought, for their lack of points
  • MiserableoldgitMiserableoldgit
    [quote][cite]Posted By: RedArmySE7[/cite]I pulled a stripper on a stag do down there! :o)[/quote]

    YOUR stag-do Red ?
  • PlaaayerPlaaayer
    [cite]Posted By: RedArmySE7[/cite]I pulled a stripper on a stag do down there! :o)

    Didn't you have the chip n dales? :-)
  • RedArmySE7RedArmySE7
    [cite]Posted By: miserableold-ish git[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: RedArmySE7[/cite]I pulled a stripper on a stag do down there! :o)

    YOUR stag-do Red ?

    Nope it was a friends!


    [cite]Posted By: Plaaayer[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: RedArmySE7[/cite]I pulled a stripper on a stag do down there! :o)

    Didn't you have the chip n dales? :-)

    Trust you! Although I think you'll find they're called the Chippendales and his name was Joshua!
  • Alex WrightAlex Wright
    Southampton was a candidate for European City of Culture in 1994. It was beaten into fourth place by Swansea, Rotterdam, and Middlesborough.

    It beat Peckham who were disqualified as they have no Cathedral and therefore don't qualify as a city
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