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welshkev

i was watching the rugby yesterday and for some reason i wondered which rugby/football team people from the isle of man support? do you consider yourselves english? or is that like asking a welsh, irish or scottish person if they consider themselves english? :oops:

just curious, don't really know why

thekickingmule

They consider themselves Manx, and they only listen to The Begees. Fact.

Rouge Penguin

thekickingmule wrote:

They consider themselves Manx, and they only listen to The Begees. Fact.

Are they a local band?

psymon

the have the oldest parliment in the world, being gay is illegal and leads to you being birched and there is a healthy history of inbreeding.
fact.

Stevo_666

Maybe it's my eyesight but if I just glance at the screen, I keep reading the 'W' in C.W.N.T as a 'U'

cat_with_no_tail

welshkev wrote:

i was watching the rugby yesterday and for some reason i wondered which rugby/football team people from the isle of man support? do you consider yourselves english? or is that like asking a welsh, irish or scottish person if they consider themselves english? :oops:

just curious, don't really know why

We most cetainly do NOT consider ourselves English! Yes, it's similar to asking the Welsh, Scottish or Irish if they think they're English, so don't do it.

I'm an England fan myself, but there is a large Irish contingent too.

Oh, and another tip if you're ever over. Don't ask a Manx person if they often get over to "the Mainland". We ARE the mainland! England is "across".

Oh, and we don't like the word rat. It's a superstition thing (somewhat misguided actually). They are referred to as "longtails" or "r.a.t". :roll: Fkn inbreds.

All the other facts in this thread are of course, completely true.

I have to laugh at how fiercly patriotic some manxies are. You only need to drive down the road and look at the number of people flying the flag from their house / garden etc.

The nations favourite saying to come-overs (non-manxies) when they moan about *anything (even if it's a valid point) - "If you don't like it, there's a boat in the morning!"

Stevo 666 - I answer to either one.

Andy

Cat With No Tail wrote:

We most cetainly do NOT consider ourselves English! Yes, it's similar to asking the Welsh, Scottish or Irish if they think they're English, so don't do it.

Wales, Ireland and Scotland aren't part of England though...

cat_with_no_tail

Neither is France, Iceland, Mexico or the Isle of Man. What's your point?

Andy

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Neither is ... the Isle of Man. What's your point?

It is. Thats my point.

Cleat Eastwood

Being gay is illegal but you can still enter douglas.....mmmmm

cat_with_no_tail

Andy wrote:

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Neither is ... the Isle of Man. What's your point?

It is. Thats my point.

The Isle of Man is not part of the UK.

Andy

OK

Tartanyak

Do the Manx regard themselves as human?

cat_with_no_tail

Tartanyak wrote:

Do the Manx regard themselves as human?

Yes but only in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Tartanyak

Is it true you can re-animate tripe and grow your houses out of your ancestors' hair?

welshkev

cheers C.W.N.T. i've just remembered why i thought of it. one of the fiji supporters was waving a manx flag for some reason? :?

so is it like the channel islands when you can choose which country to play for if you were good at sport?

cat_with_no_tail

I'm not sure to be honest. It's not something I've ever needed to worry about

I think if you're proper Manx (as in, both parents, grandparents, great grandparents all the way back) not only do you have webbed feet, but you'd play for England.

There are very few "real" Manx left though. Most people have parents or grandparents from somewhere else, and in those cases, I think you play for whichever country they originate from.

That Manx flag gets everywhere though. I remember when I was on my honeymoon in Sri-Lanka. We went to visit this massive tea plantation and when we arrived we drove through the main gates which were made of iron and featured the Manx triskellion. I've been quite a few places and always come across something manx. I think it's because it sticks out more than say the St George cross. Plus, with us being such a small nation, it does look out of place when you see it elsewhere.

Daz555

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Plus, with us being such a small nation, it does look out of place when you see it elsewhere.

Is the Isle Of Man a nation? I thought it was owned by the Crown. I know for example that Wesminster can pass legislation re the island's affairs if it wants to but actually rarely does so.

cat_with_no_tail

We're classed as a crown dependancy (sp). So we can officially be called a nation I think.

Essentially, it's all very complicated. We're independent in many ways, and of course have our own parliament, but because we're a British Protectorate, we still rely on the UK for defence and foreign policies. Other than that, we pretty much make our own rules.

The fact we're so small means we can change policy quite quickly, which is the main reason my industry (e-gaming) is doing so well. If the island sees an industry they want to attract, they can change things around pretty quickly to make the Island more attractive for these businesses.

edhornby

Cat With No Tail wrote:

That Manx flag gets everywhere though.

it does - the sicilian flag also has 3 legs on it, but I guess you'd spot the difference as the sicilian flag has a face at the wheel of the 3 legs

sniper68

There's a pub called the Manx Arms just outside Barnsley town centre(dunno why?).
until recently it was a gay bar
http://www.viewsheffield.co.uk/pubsandb ... 43858.html

cat_with_no_tail

I'm pretty sure there was another Manx Arms in Leeds City centre. Not sure if it's still there, it's a good 8-10 years since I was in there. It was proper rough too!

There's also another Manx Arms just down the road from me here (although it's not as close as the Cat With No Tail).

Strangely enough, we've not got any gay bars.

Andy

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Strangely enough, we've not got any gay bars.

They just call them 'bars' over there.

cat_with_no_tail

Andy wrote:

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Strangely enough, we've not got any gay bars.

They just call them 'bars' over there.

:roll:

thekickingmule

Cat With No Tail wrote:

I'm pretty sure there was another Manx Arms in Leeds City centre. Not sure if it's still there, it's a good 8-10 years since I was in there. It was proper rough too!

There's the Three Legs pub in Leeds. Never been in it as it's rough as dogs poo.

cat_with_no_tail

Yeh that's the one.

It wasnt too bad, just don't make eye contact with the animals. A lot of the market traders used to go in there on a Saturday afternoon after work.