The Mighty Geordie Nation

Hentooth

Lord & Master

Joined

Oct 19, 2005

Messages

95

Location

Leeds in t'Yorkshire

• Nov 15, 2005

• #1

Greetings

As a geordie living in heathenlands I feel the urge to create a civilization for my brothers to be proud of.

This is the Mighty Geordie Nation.

(For those who don't know what that is - its basically a region in the North East of England)

I have some plans but would love some other inputs e.g. leaders with traits, etc.

Cheers

 

Feet

Warlord

Joined

Oct 25, 2005

Messages

143

Location

Southend, UK

• Nov 15, 2005

• #2

H'way the lads!!

 

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Dogzilla

Chieftain

Joined

Dec 7, 2003

Messages

81

Location

Colorado USA

• Nov 15, 2005

• #3

Hentooth,
as a Geordie, maybe you could tell me the origin of "Toon Army"??

 

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MattW

Chieftain

Joined

Nov 13, 2005

Messages

10

• Nov 15, 2005

• #4

I think toon army comes from the way someone with a Geordie accent pronounces "town".

BTW I'm not a Geordie but my Dad is.

 

Hentooth

Lord & Master

Joined

Oct 19, 2005

Messages

95

Location

Leeds in t'Yorkshire

• Nov 15, 2005

• #5

MattW is pretty much right.

'Toon' just derives from town and we are the Toon Army because the fanatasism we have for our football joins us together as a unit!

Ive lived all over England where football is big but the feeling on match day does not compare to what happens in Newcastle when the lads are going to war ( I live in Leeds now and when the Leeds fans go to the match it really is war, stuff the footie!)

That is the feel I want for my nation of Geordies!

 

Hentooth

Lord & Master

Joined

Oct 19, 2005

Messages

95

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Leeds in t'Yorkshire

• Nov 15, 2005

• #6

oh, and BTW, football here really means it, not the rugby mutation that is American Football (is it true that only one person on the American footbal team is only allowed to use his feet? odd name for the sport!!)

 

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Master Kodama

Nitpicker

Joined

May 2, 2004

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407

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Off Topic

• Nov 15, 2005

• #7

Hentooth said:

oh, and BTW, football here really means it, not the rugby mutation that is American Football (is it true that only one person on the American footbal team is only allowed to use his feet? odd name for the sport!!)

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Actually, everyone uses there feet. It's called "running."

 

Hentooth

Lord & Master

Joined

Oct 19, 2005

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95

Location

Leeds in t'Yorkshire

• Nov 16, 2005

• #8

Then why not call it footrun, as the foot does not make contact with the ball!

But we are getting off topic.....

 

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Iceman68

Chieftain

Joined

Nov 10, 2005

Messages

61

Location

Northallerton, North Yorkshire

• Nov 16, 2005

• #9

Hentooth said:

oh, and BTW, football here really means it, not the rugby mutation that is American Football (is it true that only one person on the American footbal team is only allowed to use his feet? odd name for the sport!!)

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Gridiron please!

Let us mutilate their attempt at a sport as well.