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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 29, 2013 6:57:57 GMT
I took the kids and dragged the wife to the Buxton Raceway on Monday, but our whole day was ruined. As we approached The Roaches, I told the boys to look left and they will see the winking man, I then had an argument with the wife, as she calls it the Winking Witch.
Anyway, back on topic, we get to the said rock of disputed name and find that trees had been planted/allowed to grow that completely obscured our winking view! Why has this been allowed to happen? I blame Europe, and I urge Fraise to write to Nigel so that we can leave and allow us to chop trees down willy nilly.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2013 7:56:04 GMT
Good heavens my eyes are bad.
When I read the thread I thought it said Man U stop man Wanking....Time for laser eye treatment....
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 29, 2013 8:03:53 GMT
Man U wouldn't have any fans left if they pulled that stunt.
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 29, 2013 9:45:05 GMT
First glance I thought this thread titkle was EU Stops Man Wanking
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2013 10:45:05 GMT
First glance I thought this thread titkle was EU Stops Man Wanking Give them time .....  |
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Post by marrer on Aug 29, 2013 12:31:10 GMT
I drove past the old winker last year on a trip back to England and actually saw it winking for the first time in my life. Didn't notice any trees but I did nearly come off the road looking.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 29, 2013 13:38:45 GMT
I drove past the old winker last year on a trip back to England and actually saw it winking for the first time in my life. Didn't notice any trees but I did nearly come off the road looking. It still works when your heading towards Leek, but it works better when your heading to Buxton. |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Aug 29, 2013 14:44:59 GMT
Witches Winking Eye when I was a youngster (1960s). When did it change to the Winking Man?
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 29, 2013 15:53:07 GMT
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Post by lawrieleslie on Aug 29, 2013 18:50:28 GMT
Thanks RBO. Now understand why. But the original name was because, side on, it looked like a witches head with long nose. Didn't it get vandalised some years ago to relieve it of the nose or something?
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 29, 2013 18:59:19 GMT
After a quick Google, I can only find reference to the Winking Man, and it was vandalised in the '70s.
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Post by ashbnkpotter on Sept 1, 2013 14:56:35 GMT
Couldnt be anything other than the Winking Man,afterall isnt the name of the nearest pub called The Winking Man?
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