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oldherbaceous
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Can anyone tell me in what year the next Shrove Tuesday falls on the 29th of february, and when you know that, how many years will it be from that date until the next one.
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no fool like an old fool.
OH....
I seem to remember this as an 'old' question years ago to which the answer was that Shrove Tuesday was a racehorse that fell in a race on that date.
I am not sure that Shrove Tuesday (the racehorse)is still around and if so is in any fit state to race anymore....it must be fifty years ago at least the story did the rounds
Oh Dear ...second thoughts....I think it was Good Friday, the horse that fell
My memories definitely gone
I seem to remember this as an 'old' question years ago to which the answer was that Shrove Tuesday was a racehorse that fell in a race on that date.
I am not sure that Shrove Tuesday (the racehorse)is still around and if so is in any fit state to race anymore....it must be fifty years ago at least the story did the rounds
Oh Dear ...second thoughts....I think it was Good Friday, the horse that fell
My memories definitely gone
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alan refail
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2028 unless as weed says it's a trick
Cred air o bob deg a glywi, a thi a gei rywfaint bach o wir (hen ddihareb Gymraeg)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)
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Cider Boys
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2028 will be the first followed by 2158.
so 130 years on
Barney
so 130 years on
Barney
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Well, Weed made me laugh, 
Alan has the first bit right, and Barney has got the first bit right too, but the second bit wrong, unless the really old book that i found it in is wrong.
Alan has the first bit right, and Barney has got the first bit right too, but the second bit wrong, unless the really old book that i found it in is wrong.Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
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Dear OH
I now make it 2180
Barney
I now make it 2180
Barney
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Well done Barney, well worked out, no prize i'm afraid, just the knowledge that you beat it.
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no fool like an old fool.