I remember Newcastle when it was full of of Spender lookalikes.
How times have changed.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 8:57, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

We're positively cosmopolitan now.
Norwich, of course, is populated by Alan Partridge clones with unhealthy knowledge of their siblings and arable crop rotation systems.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 1 Dec 2010, 9:08, Reply)

As a fully qualified foreigner (pronounced "furriner") by Norfolk standards
I can confirm that this is entirely correct. You should see the place since Bernard Matthews died. There aren't this many long faces at the Grand National
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 9:11, Reply)

That's the idea, wear a black armband today
In memory of our Bernard
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 9:14, Reply)

Bah
No-one gives a shit about Robin Hood having carked it
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 9:16, Reply)

That was some time ago though

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 9:17, Reply)

Granted
But he did more than knacker a few turkeys. Assuming that films haven't lied to me, he overthrew a corrupt King whilst dealing with a wildly fluctuating accent
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 9:30, Reply)