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Title: Jeremy Clarkson is officially Scottish! Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, February 25, 2012, 09:27:34 As if being born in Yorkshire isn't bad enough.......you are born in Doncaster.....and then only to find out that you are Scottish to rub salt into that already manky wound :D
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/doncaster--is-part-of-scotland--after-900-year-old-administrative-error-comes-to-light.html Quote Jeremy Clarkson may have to don a kilt on Top Gear from now on after it was revealed the Yorkshire town of Doncaster historically belongs to Scotland. Doncaster may have to turn to tartanAncient documents have revealed the birthplace of Clarkson was signed over to Scotland in a treaty 900 years ago as part of the Treaty of Durham after King David successfully stormed large areas of northern England. It remained in Scottish hands for 21 years until Henry II appeared to reclaim the town under English rule in 1157. But experts have now found an official pact wasn't ever signed - meaning strictly speaking the South Yorkshire town still belongs to the Scots. Mayor of Doncaster Peter Davies said: "It's clearly in the interests of Doncaster to be in Scotland: we'll get free prescriptions, free tuition for students and free care for the elderly. "The town has a lot to offer Scotland and I'd like to invite its First Minister Alex Salmond here - maybe we could form an unholy alliance!" Charles Kelham, who discovered the oversight, said: "King David coins dating from that time have been found in Doncaster, so the links are there." PS sorry to insult you Scots saying that Jeremy Clarkson is now one of you :) Title: Re: Jeremy Clarkson is officially Scottish! Post by: Dazzza on Saturday, February 25, 2012, 10:06:35 He lives down the road from me and has got all the bearded ramblers up in arms after he closed part of his land, which the beardies are claiming right of way on.
Apparently the beardies kept staring in his kitchen. That's all fact fans. Title: Re: Jeremy Clarkson is officially Scottish! Post by: reeves4england on Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:36:39 So they've come across a bit of a pointless non-story (to anybody not from Donny), and chucked in the name of somebody famous to make it interesting?
Title: Re: Jeremy Clarkson is officially Scottish! Post by: Family at War on Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:40:43 Lives round the corner from me and if he is indeed scottish it serves him right - please move there.
Title: Re: Jeremy Clarkson is officially Scottish! Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:45:39 So they've come across a bit of a pointless non-story (to anybody not from Donny), and chucked in the name of somebody famous to make it interesting? Basically yes!Title: Re: Jeremy Clarkson is officially Scottish! Post by: Benzel on Saturday, February 25, 2012, 12:50:03 So they've come across a bit of a pointless non-story (to anybody not from Donny), and chucked in the name of somebody famous to make it interesting? Well he must be the most famous person from Donny I guess.Title: Re: Jeremy Clarkson is officially Scottish! Post by: reeves4england on Saturday, February 25, 2012, 13:43:09 Apparently Graham Rix was born there too. So all the class acts...
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