Barry Sanchez Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-27252841 Hampshire does have the most boring towns in it in the Country but is this too far? It sure is funny though ha ha.
Twiggy Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 Loving the list of "attractions" they must of been getting desperate.
Barry Sanchez Posted 2 May, 2014 Author Posted 2 May, 2014 Loving the list of "attractions" they must of been getting desperate. It would have been better if the fellow laughed about it but saying its amazing and a central hub for airports (which will take you away from the amazing place) is amusing, its more famous than its ever been.
TwoPints Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 I work in Basingstoke and I'd noticed that on the maps. I thought it was just my phone though. I can understand why you might want to exclude it from your maps though as there's really no reason to go there unless you work or live there. Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk
Saintandy666 Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 The guy who gave the quote must be being sarcastic... Farnborough airport?!
SuperMikey Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 The guy who gave the quote must be being sarcastic... Farnborough airport?! I thought that as well...grew up a couple of miles from Basingstoke and I can't help but feel that the guy knew what he was doing when he took Basingstoke off the map!
Saintandy666 Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 I thought that as well...grew up a couple of miles from Basingstoke and I can't help but feel that the guy knew what he was doing when he took Basingstoke off the map! I grew up in Basingstoke, and know there is definitely a lot tongue in cheek bigging it up - but always in a jokey way. Including Heathrow and Farnborough airport in the same sentence sounds like exactly the kind of joke thing someone from Basingstoke would say!
SuperMikey Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 I grew up in Basingstoke, and know there is definitely a lot tongue in cheek bigging it up - but always in a jokey way. Including Heathrow and Farnborough airport in the same sentence sounds like exactly the kind of joke thing someone from Basingstoke would say! If he's going to mention Farnborough Airport as an attraction for Basingstoke, i'm surprised he didn't also mention the glorious bus station round the back of Festival Place (now with 7 berths!) and the wide range of dirt weed you can buy from the kids in Eastrop.
TwoPints Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 If he's going to mention Farnborough Airport as an attraction for Basingstoke, i'm surprised he didn't also mention the glorious bus station round the back of Festival Place (now with 7 berths!) and the wide range of dirt weed you can buy from the kids in Eastrop. Fair point. I'd forgotten the tourist attractions. Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk
pap Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 Fair point. I'd forgotten the tourist attractions. Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk Sort your Tapatalk situation out mush.
TwoPints Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 Sort your Tapatalk situation out mush. Is there a problem? Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk
pap Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 Is there a problem? Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk No, but your opinions would be better served without a pointless signature at the end. Your call.
Alain Perrin Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 I don't understand, he didn't sign it? Sent from my RM-821_eu_euro1_276 using Tapatalk
Twiggy Posted 3 May, 2014 Posted 3 May, 2014 Hey that weed from Eastdrop is relatively decent dont diss... hah But realistically i grew up in Fleet, but went to college in Bstoke, Farnborough Airport is entirely useless. All they seem to do is destroy the woods around Fleet. Spoiling the badass cycling that is available around Fleet. Mind you... Fleet is s**t too...
TwoPints Posted 3 May, 2014 Posted 3 May, 2014 No, but your opinions would be better served without a pointless signature at the end. Your call. Not sure how my opinions would be better served if the signature wasn't there but hey ho, each to their own. Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk
pap Posted 3 May, 2014 Posted 3 May, 2014 Not sure how my opinions would be better served if the signature wasn't there but hey ho, each to their own. Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk Dunno if you know this, but when viewed on a web browser, your signature is the same size (font-wise) as everything else you post. Sticks out like a sore thumb on your posts, mate. Sent from (no one cares) using (no one cares)
TwoPints Posted 3 May, 2014 Posted 3 May, 2014 Well as you've asked so nicely I might think about removing it. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
david in sweden Posted 3 May, 2014 Posted 3 May, 2014 yes it sounds a bit boring I know, but as someone who has a yearning for history, anywhere that was mentioned in the Domesday Book, .......or was once the capital of England (Winchester - of course), deserves to be preserved in its own little " time-warp " .....for a few cebturies more, at least.... ...... and I hope they can be preserved from the inevitable conversion into a " concrete ghetto" .
pap Posted 3 May, 2014 Posted 3 May, 2014 Well as you've asked so nicely I might think about removing it. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Good man. Don't think you've been singled out either. Many have had the tapa "talk"
The Kraken Posted 3 May, 2014 Posted 3 May, 2014 They should rename it Amazingstoke. Sent from my Acorn Electron using Internet Explorer 1.
Barry Sanchez Posted 3 May, 2014 Author Posted 3 May, 2014 Wintonians never tire of telling anyone their City (in name only) was Englands Capital, 135533 years ago. Sent from my R2D2 unit from the Hoth System.
SuperMikey Posted 3 May, 2014 Posted 3 May, 2014 Hey that weed from Eastdrop is relatively decent dont diss... hah But realistically i grew up in Fleet, but went to college in Bstoke, Farnborough Airport is entirely useless. All they seem to do is destroy the woods around Fleet. Spoiling the badass cycling that is available around Fleet. Mind you... Fleet is s**t too... I'm a Hartley boy myself, we're a superior breed y'know Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk
TheCholulaKid Posted 5 May, 2014 Posted 5 May, 2014 I'm a Hartley boy myself, we're a superior breed y'know Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk Pfft! You haven't even got a train station that gets you to Farnborough. All about Hook. Better pubs in Hartley though.
Twiggy Posted 5 May, 2014 Posted 5 May, 2014 The Hook Tandoori near the station is the only redeeming factor of Hook
SuperMikey Posted 5 May, 2014 Posted 5 May, 2014 Pfft! You haven't even got a train station that gets you to Farnborough. All about Hook. Better pubs in Hartley though. Winchfield is in walking distance, which is one stop closer to Farnborough than Hook is! Stuff that up yer ar5es
Big Bad Bob Posted 5 May, 2014 Posted 5 May, 2014 Basingstoke used to be by the sea but the sea got bored and moved away.. Sent from my Internet Warrior Keyboard using some electron excitment
Halo Stickman Posted 5 May, 2014 Posted 5 May, 2014 I’ve just received news that my brother has shacked up with a local tart in Basingstoke. Sent from my sister-in-law using extremely bad language.
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