Who are your hometown team?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 23:56, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

The mighty Berwick Rangers.
*weeps*
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Sun 19 Dec 2010, 23:57, Reply)

Bloody hell
Berwick has a football team?
(berk, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 23:58, Reply)

Oh yeah.
Only team in England to play in the Scottish league, you know.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:00, Reply)

Were they not also at war (still) with Germany until 'fairly recently'
Owing to neither England or Scotland wanting them?

Or is that a urban myth?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:02, Reply)

I'm sure that was on QI recently
but I can't remember what the answer was. I think you may be right...
(berk, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:04, Reply)

So the answer is
'It might be an urban myth?'
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:05, Reply)

Russia.
And it was true on a technicality, something to do with the town having changed hands so often that it was named separately when England and Scotland were being referred to. Berwick got missed off one time, hence it was never formally included in the peace treaty.

*EDIT* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwick-upon-Tweed#Relations_with_Russia
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:06, Reply)

I've never been to Berwick.
It is supposed to be lovely.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:08, Reply)

It is one of the nicest towns in the UK to arrive in by train.
From the south, anyway. The town itself is very pretty, but having left 20 odd years ago I have no desire to ever live there again.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:12, Reply)

I've only ever been through on the train
but it did look very pretty.
(berk, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:12, Reply)

It evokes 'Miss Marple' type thoughts in my head.
I'm probably miles away from the mark though.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:16, Reply)

Miss Marple?
Do you mean Miss Jean Brodie? Marple was set in Kent somewhere, wasn't it?
(berk, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 0:20, Reply)