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Post by kal on Feb 3, 2012 10:00:39 GMT
I did notice that people didn't chat much on the usa forum! that's a shame cos i was looking forward to having a nice chat with our american cousins.  Used to have that on the TL forum I used to go on, we had our own UK section and some of the Americans would come on and have a good ol laugh where as the rest of the site was quite serious!!   I reckon Joe could have a bit of Cockney in him Wayne if he checked his family tree!! Lol ;D |
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Post by joek0044 on Feb 3, 2012 11:09:44 GMT
My mother was mostly Irish and my father was mostly Polish. My 7 times great grandfather was a Polish war hero, and don't EVEN start with the wise cracks on that one!!!!!!! His name was Jan Kilinski and he has a statue in the center of the old town of Warsaw. He fought in a revolution against the Russians and sent them packing back to Russia. A few months later they came back with 17,000 more soldiers and kicked his arse and exiled him to Siberia for a few years. He was allowed back later and went back to both his shoe making business and he owned a house of ill repute across the street from his shop. He is my idol!!!!
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Post by 4737carling on Feb 3, 2012 11:46:33 GMT
What a top bloke! and a great business brain! he got the people to take there shoes off when entering the house of ill repute then sold them in his shoe shop across the road!!! Genious! ;D ;D
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Post by iloveschwinns on Feb 3, 2012 14:45:22 GMT
what a brill story about your 7 times granfather and he has a statue aswell wow,is,nt it brill when you do have an idol to look upto...we have 1 over here joe his name is billy???
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Post by joek0044 on Feb 4, 2012 0:15:45 GMT
Billy Idol? Wow, I think I finally got a joke!!!!
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Post by iloveschwinns on Feb 4, 2012 0:51:18 GMT
Billy Idol? Wow, I think I finally got a joke!!!! ;D ;D ;D yes congratulations joe you sure did get the joke.well done mate. ;D ;D ;D your catching on now to us. |
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Post by joek0044 on Feb 4, 2012 1:24:04 GMT
That's pretty scary.........
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Post by iloveschwinns on Feb 4, 2012 12:39:20 GMT
why is that scary,cus you are a normal every day man,and did,nt want to turn into a nutter.haha
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Post by mactire on Sept 24, 2012 19:48:03 GMT
I will check for a jacket badge. Might have one left. I have tons of Raleigh versions.
If you are talking about my forum I didn't install the chat mod. Might try again next season.
There has always been a bit of Schwinn Snobery here in the states with some owners which I have never understood. Just a freakin bike. And plenty of great models besides Schwinn.
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Post by kal on Sept 25, 2012 0:00:03 GMT
That's a bit freaky Mactire, Joe eventually found me a patch, came across it tonight while I was working on the mtb, and thought I might sow that on me bike overall I wear when I'm doing stuff!! Had it for about 6 months so quite a coincidence when I just read your reply!!  Yeah that's our philosophy, they are kids bikes after all, although I have to say the Schwinn doesn't feel like it size wise when yea ride em!! You always get some that do take it quite serious, that's fine as it does keep a lot of the bikes original and helps new collectors get there bikes bang on if they want to, but when it starts to get nit picky with people that ain't too bothered about the originality of a bike then that's just detrimental to the whole retro scene imho!!! I have to say though it was nice how easy going your site was when i posted photos of me Fastback, no one mentioned or picked fault that I had put on white and not grey cables and bow pedals not the normal flat ones... |
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Post by mactire on Sept 25, 2012 3:42:51 GMT
I even have a Fastback in white which they never made. All original parts just custom color. I figured 70-71 was a popular year for white Schwinn's. Why not the fastback.
Glad to here Joe found you a patch. I had one extra vintage patch. I am always n the lookout for patches from the UK to go with some of the head badges I have collected from England.
I have traced my english side back to 1434 to Raysthorpe, Norfolk and workingon my Irish side. Hope to break into the 1300'soon on my English bloodline.
Anyone know where Raysthorpe might have been in Norfolk?
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Post by kal on Sept 25, 2012 7:15:05 GMT
Got any pics of yea FB, bet white really suits it! I'd love to be able to research my family tree, find stuff like that fascinating, never heard of Raysthorpe though!! If ever yea find any patches in blighty and they don't post to the US your more than welcome to get em sent to me and I'll post em on for you.. |
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Post by 4737carling on Sept 25, 2012 17:02:30 GMT
Family trees are cool i want to trace mine. We have always had a chill out view to our bikes, I'm not saying we haven't built bikes exactly to spec but we don't ridicule people who don't. Its just a bit of fun at the end of the day and were always up for a laugh and fun. P.s did i say we love pictures?? come on mac post some pictures up mate. ;D ;D |
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