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Started by Citizen Erased in Chit-Chat

Was discussing England’s fairest city of Newcastle with my beloved the other day and she was saying that no-one from Europe would bother going that far north because they don’t know of any really touristy things there - I said what about the wall?

So, was I naively optimistic, or did she do you all a dis-service?

(Before changing the message boards’ software in August 2007 this discussion contained a poll, which may return in the future)

Posted on Mon, 22 September 2003 at 23:30

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allroy wrote:

Well, heard of the wall, but wouldn’t bother to go there to see it. Maybe, ‘coz we Germans have had our share of walls.

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 06:07

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Alan wrote:

I think I remember Billy Connolly walking along the wall, while talking about it, during one of his “World Tour of England, Scotland & Ireland” TV shows.

I think I’ll pass.

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 07:40

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allroy wrote:

By the way. wasn’t Hadrian Rocky Balboa’s wife? :)

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 07:58

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rocking roxy wrote:

hey, you forgot a option to vote for!

i’ve heard about it and i saw it! and i’m a german, so…
i was for school-exchange in new castle and my host-family had been travelling with me to many places in the north of england…
(oh and for all the football fans…i had been at the stadium from nc united, when there was no game and had been standing on the green! :D)
well, i don’t want to mix s.th up now, but is hadrians wall also that wall where they were filming for that robin hood movie with kevin costner???

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 08:15

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Dermot (The Derm) wrote:

Yeah RR, I’ve heard of it and seen it too! :D I think the bit I saw was near Carlisle.

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 09:32

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Barbie wrote:

Ah, I’m going to Newcastle in half an hour. Not for the wall though, I go for the shoe shopping and the HMV experience.
I’ve seen the wall lots of times and heard about it and supposedly studied it and stuff. I dunno if I’d come see it if I lived faraway though. I suppose if you’re interested in walls it might be fun ..

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 09:53

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zm wrote:

I once saw a documentary about it. If I’m correct a long long very long time ago there was a vulcan. It erupted the whole area flooded, became land again, the level lowered, but the lava was too hard to sink, so when the rest of the land lowered the lava remained and became some sort of long hill. Because this hill was higher than the rest of the land, they (could it be Hadrian?)decided to build a wall on it as a defence to the enemy or to attack the enemy better. I’ve been a long time at the office now, so excuse me if my english is not correct. Very difficult to explain these things in a foreign language…*

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 15:58

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ctrlaltdelete (chris) wrote:

hey man I live in shity, sorry I meant city of Carlisle which is fairly close to the wall and to tell the truth I think it is crap like most of this region. Stay away folks, stay away…

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 16:53

#9

Widgibob wrote:

zm wrote:

If I’m correct a long long very long time ago there was a vulcan. It erupted the whole area flooded.*

I Thought Vulcan’s weren’t supposed to have emotions?
Why would he be mad?
Though they do live for a long time so it could be true?

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 17:23

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Citizen Erased wrote:

ctrlaltdelete wrote:

hey man I live in shity, sorry I meant city of Carlisle which is fairly close to the wall and to tell the truth I think it is crap like most of this region. Stay away folks, stay away…

You cynic! It’s a world heritage site!

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 20:30

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

rocking roxy wrote:

hey, you forgot a option to vote for!

I’ve edited Citizen’s poll to include this option - go vote!

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 20:55

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dano wrote:

ctrlaltdelete wrote:

hey man I live in shity, sorry I meant city of Carlisle which is fairly close to the wall and to tell the truth I think it is crap like most of this region. Stay away folks, stay away…

Whereabouts in Carlisle are you? I lived there for nearly 4 years, and do you say “eh?” alot and wear Kappa tracksuits?

Posted on Tue, 23 September 2003 at 22:51

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Lola* wrote:

Barbie wrote:

Ah, I’m going to Newcastle in half an hour. Not for the wall though, I go for the shoe shopping..

is the shoe shopping that good there???

Posted on Wed, 24 September 2003 at 18:28

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belfagor wrote:

I’ve been to the north a few times and even managed to see part of the Wall. The landscape’s cool, but I don’t seem to be so excited to vote IT’S A VERY GOOD ONE!!

Posted on Wed, 24 September 2003 at 19:17

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Barbie wrote:

Ci? wrote:

is the shoe shopping that good there???

it’s not that great but it’s got a big shoe section in Topshop and lots of little shoe shops that sell kind of different looking shoes.I could spend lots of money there. I bought some really cute sandals with a little heel and tiny flowers on. I’m in love with them but i bet i spill a ton of beer on them the first time i wear ‘em.

Posted on Wed, 24 September 2003 at 20:27

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Lola* wrote:

Barbie wrote:

I’m in love with them but i bet i spill a ton of beer on them the first time i wear ‘em.

aaagghhhh…i hate when that happens…before the summer i got the MOST DIVINE pair of turquoise sling backs in Shellys (75% off sale!!!!!) and did just that to them…i guess im lucky it wasnt vodka and raspberry…that would have been worse!

also, what’s the deal with this wall????????

Posted on Wed, 24 September 2003 at 23:12

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Citizen Erased wrote:

It,s a really, really old wall, it runs from the North East of England to the North West, and was used by the Romnas to kept the Picts out (before the Scots invaaded Scotland nad kicked all the Picts into Ireland, not that it made much of a difference, at least in terms of body hair or average gingerness

Come see! It’s lovely, you can meet people dressed up as Romans, and thank God for Nylon!

Posted on Thu, 25 September 2003 at 23:05

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