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57.5 Degrees of Pain Aug 2021 10:58pm, 8 Aug 2021 7,549 posts	Quote Pin 57.5 Degrees of Pain [No. I was reading about the US baseballer who just won silver in Japan after a short course speed skating silver in the last winter games. The rarity of the feat was commented on.]
Night-owl Aug 2021 11:06pm, 8 Aug 2021 37,586 posts	Quote Pin Night-owl en.m.wikipedia.org
Cheg Aug 2021 7:32am, 9 Aug 2021 3,250 posts	Quote Pin Cheg Thanks night owl
Dvorak Aug 2021 11:14pm, 9 Aug 2021 23,078 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak The Craggy Island Lovely Girls competition in Father Ted was based on an actual event, The Rose Of Tralee festival in County Kerry.
Fitz Aug 2021 8:28am, 10 Aug 2021 2,468 posts	Quote Pin Fitz [I have family from that part of the world, Dvorak. The RoT festival is still a thing, with young women from every county in Ireland and a fair contingent from overseas competing to be "crowned." Somewhat anachronistic, but at least there's no swimwear round in the contest. en.wikipedia.org ]
Nicholls595 Aug 2021 8:37am, 10 Aug 2021 25,447 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 Do they still have a King of Sheep too?
swittle Aug 2021 8:45am, 10 Aug 2021 78,314 posts	Quote Pin swittle ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEvUt2kUg0c
Homeless Kodo Aug 2021 8:53am, 10 Aug 2021 1,725 posts	Quote Pin Homeless Kodo The word stoic originates from the Ancient Greek stoa poikile. It means painted porch.
Dvorak Aug 2021 11:10am, 10 Aug 2021 23,079 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak (I was reading up about The Rose Of Tralee. Most watched thing annually on Irish TV.)
Serendippily Aug 2021 4:41pm, 10 Aug 2021 22,869 posts	Quote Pin Serendippily … And once won by Gabby Logan … who represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games as a rhythmic gymnast