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majorhoundii
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Isn't Charlie Chuck (Uncle Peter from Vic Reeves) from Leeds?    

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Curiosity roused .... being a bramley lad, any one know where in Bramley Ernie Wise lived as a nipper?

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Patexpat wrote: Curiosity roused .... being a bramley lad, any one know where in Bramley Ernie Wise lived as a nipper? From the BBC don't know how correct it ishttp://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8549000/8549145.stm

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unclemFine Oxbridge BBC Grammar:-".....Ernie's family was at the time of his birth is thought to have been living in Atlanta Street, Bramley.."

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majorhoundii wrote: Isn't Charlie Chuck (Uncle Peter from Vic Reeves) from Leeds?     He lives in Otley. I see him in Sainsbury's regularly, but I don't know if that's where he buys his Double Deckers...

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Jogon wrote: unclemFine Oxbridge BBC Grammar:-".....Ernie's family was at the time of his birth is thought to have been living in Atlanta Street, Bramley.." That is the sort of English up with which I shall not put...

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Jogon wrote: unclemFine Oxbridge BBC Grammar:-".....Ernie's family was at the time of his birth is thought to have been living in Atlanta Street, Bramley.." OK well thank you for that .. I did Google it but obviously faild miserably .... at Atlanta Street is all of 200 yards from where I grew up opposite the Brown Cow public house. Of course I was born somewhat later that Ernie ...

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Steve Delaney is acquired taste, Harry Worth for the 21st Century.    

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At the risk of being controversial, isn't the Civic Hall often full of comedians..?
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Leeds boy, Steve Delaney at 0.16http://youtu.be/mV1geAaA    

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