Happy Sunrise Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 How did the terms 'in the van' and 'to the chair' come about? Quote
Flagship uberalles Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Happy Sunrise said: How did the terms 'in the van' and 'to the chair' come about? the chair, I guess refers to (death) seat...just the word chair replaces seat.........and "in the van" doesn't make sense to me, i always think of the gaurds van on a train but that was always the very last carriage! Quote
Happy Sunrise Posted January 18, 2020 Author Posted January 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, Flagship uberalles said: the chair, I guess refers to (death) seat...just the word chair replaces seat.........and "in the van" doesn't make sense to me, i always think of the gaurds van on a train but that was always the very last carriage! I had a search. As in vanguard. 1 Quote
Happy Sunrise Posted January 18, 2020 Author Posted January 18, 2020 23 minutes ago, Flagship uberalles said: the chair, I guess refers to (death) seat...just the word chair replaces seat.........and "in the van" doesn't make sense to me, i always think of the gaurds van on a train but that was always the very last carriage! So I suppose Brodie is in the van in his crusade against the TAB and Rangatira is in the van in his crusade against Brodie. I just wonder how much petrol is left in the tank before the 'vans' run out. 2 Quote
Rangatira Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said: I had a search. As in vanguard. 1 Quote
Rangatira Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said: So I suppose Brodie is in the van in his crusade against the TAB and Rangatira is in the van in his crusade against Brodie. I just wonder how much petrol is left in the tank before the 'vans' run out. no crusade just pointing out the brodsters lies in an attempt to preserve history Quote
Flagship uberalles Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 56 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said: I had a search. As in vanguard. nice one happy, one cryptic clue sorted....I'm sure half the comentators don't know the real meaning either, these terms are just passed down. I remember reg clapp never (in my memory) called "the chair" or even "death seat" he just called it "sitting in the death" 1 Quote
Rangatira Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 Just now, Flagship uberalles said: nice one happy, one cryptic clue sorted....I'm sure half the comentators don't know the real meaning either, these terms are just passed down. I remember reg clapp never (in my memory) called "the chair" or even "death seat" he just called it "sitting in the death" did murray burns say "playing the iron horse" ? Quote
Flagship uberalles Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 57 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said: So I suppose Brodie is in the van in his crusade against the TAB and Rangatira is in the van in his crusade against Brodie. I just wonder how much petrol is left in the tank before the 'vans' run out. tit begs the question ....who alllllllllllll dressed up blah blah blah.....what would Aaron's nick name for brodster and Ranga be? Quote
Flagship uberalles Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 Just now, Rangatira said: did murray burns say "playing the iron horse" ? yes I think it was Murray, I completely forgot about that phrase Quote
Rangatira Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Flagship uberalles said: tit begs the question ....who alllllllllllll dressed up blah blah blah.....what would Aaron's nick name for brodster and Ranga be? i am sure i would be chief no bull 2 Quote
Flagship uberalles Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rangatira said: i am sure i would be chief no bull brodster "the barracuda" 1 Quote
Happy Sunrise Posted January 18, 2020 Author Posted January 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, Flagship uberalles said: what would Aaron's nick name for brodster and Ranga be? .....Here comes Brodie 'the Anchovy' down the outside with Flame Lady..........? Works for me. 1 Quote
Flagship uberalles Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said: .....Here comes Brodie 'the Anchovy' down the outside with Flame Lady..........? Works for me. that's a bit of a red herring happy 1 Quote
Happy Sunrise Posted January 18, 2020 Author Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Flagship uberalles said: that's a bit of a red herring happy Red Herring was a distant second after sitting in the death chair outside 'the Anchovy' in the van on Flame Lady. Whip, blinds and plugs untouched. 1 Quote
Happy Sunrise Posted January 18, 2020 Author Posted January 18, 2020 22 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said: Red Herring was a distant second after sitting in the death chair outside 'the Anchovy' in the van on Flame Lady. Whip, blinds and plugs untouched. Race 7 at Greymouth. 1 Quote
eljay Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 who would get orl dressed up, if they had nowhere to go anyway? 1 Quote
Flagship uberalles Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 40 minutes ago, eljay said: who would get orl dressed up, if they had nowhere to go anyway? Aaron's great grandfather from America is responsible! handed down through generations.. 1 Quote
Brodie Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 8 hours ago, Rangatira said: i am sure i would be chief no bull Ranga, more like Chief Bull Shite 5 Quote
Shad Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 On 18/01/2020 at 5:25 PM, Happy Sunrise said: Red Herring was a distant second after sitting in the death chair outside 'the Anchovy' in the van on Flame Lady. Whip, blinds and plugs untouched. All sounds abit fishy to me. 1 Quote
eljay Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 ? No - doesn't sound fishy. Smells fishy!? Quote
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