Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Silent Blade]

 

[HarryHaslam]

H Block early-mid 80s

 

[Silent Blade]

H Block early-mid 80s

The home game against Derby in April 1987

 

[Cuypers]

Photo was during the 1975-76 season, we did keep the badge for the 1976-77 season

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My favourite kit of them all.

 

[PrestwichBlade]

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First season I remember that!

 

[Maurice Maurice]

I read a good biography of Doc Holiday and what an interesting man with a very interesting life. Nasty piece of work, but not that dissimilar to the role that Val Kilmer played in Tombstone.

 

[XH536]

My favourite kit of them all.

Woodward's face says it all, sees the writing ono the wall.
Previously what United had been to what is in this photo.

 

[XH536]

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Feight???

 

[Freddie]

 

[XH536]

When I was 12 years old at Grammar School I wrote an essay in which I included the word plummeting .

The English teacher who marked it struck it out in red ink and wrote in the side column “ No such word “.!!

Language, such a lucid environment. words move into and out of fashion over time.
Doesn't "plummet" mean something plummeting therefore the "ing" is redundant. Maybe.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Language, such a lucid environment. words move into and out of fashion over time.
Doesn't "plummet" mean something plummeting therefore the "ing" is redundant. Maybe.

I don’t think so .

It is the present participle of the verb to plummet and has its own definition In any decent dictionary .

If your theory were to be correct , the same would have to apply to many other words with a similar meaning such as plunging and falling and hundreds if not thousands of others ending in ‘ing ‘ such as calling or falling etc. etc .

 

[Maurice Maurice]

The funeral of Martha Jane Cannary who sadly died August 1st, 1903. Led quite the life, alcoholic from an early age, petty criminal, sex worker, sharpshooter, you name it. One thing's for sure though, this real life Calamity Jane wasn't anywhere as pretty as Doris Day...

 

[Greenwich Blade]

I don’t think so .

It is the present participle of the verb to plummet and has its own definition In any decent dictionary .

If your theory were to be correct , the same would have to apply to many other words with a similar meaning such as plunging and falling and hundreds if not thousands of others ending in ‘ing ‘ such as calling or falling etc. etc .

When I was 8, my teacher marked my piece on dinosaurs by writing in red ink next to the word "Pteranodon", "I've not heard of this one - are you sure it existed?" I wouldn't mind, but an 8-year-old spelling "Pteranodon" correctly was no mean feat, I can tell you. It was only when Ozric Tentacles released Jurassic Shift in 1993, 19 years on, that I was finally satisfied I was right and Mrs Hill was wrong.

 

[Maurice Maurice]

Joe Choynski and a very young Jack Johnson in prison in Texas, 1901. They were both arrested after a prize fight back when it was illegal. At the time both Jews and blacks were looked upon very unfavourably but both men were quite famous for their 'fuck you'attitude and thumbing their noises at the prejudices thrown at them.

Choynski actually knocked Johnson out in the 3rd round which was no mean feat. Anyhow, when they were banged up together, they took a shine to each other and Choynski taught Johnson all the skills of the noble art and in later years, when no one could get near him, old Jack always credited his fighting prowess to Choynski for teaching him to box.

I have a biography of Jack Johnson called Unforgivable Blackness by Geoffrey C. Ward, a very long and detailed account of his life and the shocking by today's standards racism that was thrown his way. Heavy going but an excellent read that I'd definitely recommend.

Real tough guys in a tough world.

 

[BadgersBigToe]

I read a good biography of Doc Holiday and what an interesting man with a very interesting life. Nasty piece of work, but not that dissimilar to the role that Val Kilmer played in Tombstone.

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My brother and me visited Tombstone about 3 years ago, fascinating if you have an interest in ‘The Wild West’…..OK Corral, Boot Hill cemetery and the Birdcage Theatre were interesting.

 

[LSF]

Joe Choynski and a very young Jack Johnson in prison in Texas, 1901. They were both arrested after a prize fight back when it was illegal. At the time both Jews and blacks were looked upon very unfavourably but both men were quite famous for their 'fuck you'attitude and thumbing their noises at the prejudices thrown at them.

Choynski actually knocked Johnson out in the 3rd round which was no mean feat. Anyhow, when they were banged up together, they took a shine to each other and Choynski taught Johnson all the skills of the noble art and in later years, when no one could get near him, old Jack always credited his fighting prowess to Choynski for teaching him to box.

I have a biography of Jack Johnson called Unforgivable Blackness by Geoffrey C. Ward, a very long and detailed account of his life and the shocking by today's standards racism that was thrown his way. Heavy going but an excellent read that I'd definitely recommend.

Real tough guys in a tough world.

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I too have that book in my boxing collection MM.
A superb read and the levels of racism back then were sickening to say the least.
I've probably read read it 2 or 3 times over the years it's been on my shelf, a stark reminder of how human beings are capable of treating fellow man....
Fair to say Johnson is one of my sporting heroes.