hi A, thanks for the welcome. bit of a.e. housman eh?? did you know that when he wrote a shropshire lad he'd never set foot in the place. he actually lived in bromsgrove (poor lad)! he was inspired by the views though.
right that's enough, this forum has been far too intellectual so far, surely someone can lower the tone a bit??.
didn't expect to find anyone else from the county on here. thought shropshire was dead from the waist down.
cheers mate,
bed head
No indeed Bed Head - this little part of Shropshire is alive and kicking. Welcome to SH by the way! Have fun in the forum!
Sappho xxx
wow another salopian, and this time a girl!!!! this site is like waiting for the proverbial bus isn't it....
anyway, hi sappho, thanks for the welcome, nice to be here. who'd have thought it eh, sleepy old shropshire... not sure yet what you mean by alive and kicking but should be good finding out.
cheers,
bed head.
ps love the name by the way.
that country girl has witched your wishes,
all dressed up in her country clothes
and she hasn't got the sense
to hitch her rags above her ankles.
it's good stuff but i think i prefer Dr. Seuss to child of Zeus..
hi kat, i really wish i had a sexy, exciting, thought provoking answer, but as is usually the case......... i don't.
a salopian is anyone from the county of salop, which is the old name for shropshire.
now how dull was that??
bed head.
I'm just an adopted Salopian through the force of circumstance - unlike out own Artificer who is the real McCoy.
Love the county though and very happy here in the north of it. The county has a lot to offer its inhabitants and its visitors.
Sappho xxx
northener eh??? personally i've never been further than Yorton in case i fall of the edge of the map.
i'm from down south but wouldn't live anywhere else now. it's got everything. well now i've discovered this site it definetely has everything!
bed headx
I'm even more confused now. Is McCoy another word for Salopian? How many words do you need?
Ah... I'm starting to see the cause of Sappho's love of language.
hi A,
well that was how it happened for me too.
had never heard of the place, came for a look round and here i am.
will probably never leave cus of all the good things it has to offer, most of which you mentioned.
but i like it to be a well kept secret. don't want everyone muscling in on the place.
if anyone asks i say its just outside milton keynes.
sure we'll get together sometime. probably for a pint of shropshire lad!
(better clarify for any of our viewers outside shropshire, this is not a double entendre or kinky sex act, just a beer). so calm down.
bed head.
hello ts,
yeh i see what you mean. i've been catching up on some reading.....
bed head
Welcome bed head :welcome:
Salop (and yes, I did know that was the old name) is indeed a wonderful county, with some wonderful people there - native, immigrant and also those born there and now living elsewhere (which does not include me).
Good to have you on board. Hope you have fun!
hi yes im a true salopian to those that dont know we tried to drop the name salop as it has a french meaning to do with women of low moral standards pity as i cant find any around shrewsbury he he