Why'aye, man: a perfect weekend in Newcastle?

[sir_arthur_strebe-grebling]

http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/online-magazine/summer-2013/your-perfect-weekend/

I am an occasional user of Trans-Pennine Express, mostly to Leeds or York, so they send me their advertising e-blurb.Their latest is to suggest getting the train to Newcastle, where they assume everyone is going to get drunk, but there's no mention of Sid James' Park, or of suitable clothing (t-shirt or topless, depending on whether it's freezing or not), or indeed of seeing Margaret or Pete. They do suggest visiting Gee-erts-hid, though.

[charliebird123]

Go to Sunderland,tho folks are much more civilised.

They've even got running water and leccy.;-)

[Anonymous]

mind you though the water is straight from the river wear, and their lecky is DC, where as up in proper Geordie land the water is crystal clear and the lecky is 230v ac. Newcastle central is just that, central to our great city where the blokes are men and the women are so beautiful, well after a few jars anyway. up here in Geordie land a friend is a friend, wy aye man a much better place than what's that place again sundy, sunder, ah yes slumberland.  😉

[charliebird123]

Aye.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuLK_vvcJsw&hd=1:^O

[margaret*e]

It only took a few hours, but the pennies dropped as to what that last bit in the OP means.:^O

Nice walk over the Millennium bridge to it.

[margaret*e]

Go to Sunderland,tho folks are much more civilised.

They've even got running water and leccy.;-)

Not to worry Charlie, it could hae been worse.:^O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLh8mnfChzo

[Anonymous]

so proud to be a Geordie, long live the toon

http://youtu.be/mgrCpsd2R8o

[margaret*e]

They do suggest visiting Gee-erts-hid, though.

Arthurs Geordie accent needs some working on.:^O:-x

[jimbo1lee]

Had awee a divvert gi-a munkeez

[Anonymous]

Gatesheeed isna propa Geordieland though maan. its sooth of the riva ya knaa. north of the riva tyne is where ya want ta be ya na. wy I maan am so Geordie an prood of it.

[lhasa.two]

I have happy memories of Newcastle as my OH was at Uni there. I was living and working in London and used to drive up there at weekends - in those days it took forever via the A1...  I haven't been there since the 70's though so no doubt it's changed a lot. The pubs were always good, if a bit rowdy sometimes but I presume they still make "Newcastle brown"... 😉 

[margaret*e]

Newcastle brown is now made by foreigners.:-(

:^O

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8696240.stm

[bankhaunter]

Scott missed a trick by not having a team from Newcastle.

With a plentiful supply of ale and possibly slightly thicker teeshirts, he would have found the South Pole with no problem.

[Anonymous]

and that's just the lasses.     Saturday night in the depths of winter, wor lasses are so hard that while. walking around the toon they wear bikinis. well the might as well with their plunging neck line and their two inch mini skirts on.

[cee-dee]

Ah-ha, so THAT'S what Pete get's up to on a Saturday night? Ogling the girlies eh? ^O

[charliebird123]

Last time i was up there the women had beards:^O

[margaret*e]

No need to be personal Charlie .X-(

Goes off for a shave .]:)

[charliebird123]

:^O

[Anonymous]

hi C/B naaa that's not beards ya see, its just the lasses who have had one face lift to many?

[sir_arthur_strebe-grebling]

I think it's time for a reprise of the Geordie temperature scale:

50 DEGREES Southerners turn on the heating.
People in Newcastle plant their gardens.

40 DEGREES Southerners shiver uncontrollably.
People in Newcastle sunbathe.

35 DEGREES Southern cars will not start.
People in Newcastle drive with the windows down.

20 DEGREES Southerners wear coats, gloves and wool hats.
People in Newcastle throw on a T-shirt (girls start wearing mini skirts.)

15 DEGREES Southerners begin to evacuate.
People in Newcastle go swimming in the North Sea.

ZERO DEGREES Southern landlords turn up the heat.
People in Newcastle have the last barbecue before it gets cold.

MINUS 10 DEGREES Southerners cease to exist.
People in Newcastle throw on a lightweight jacket.

MINUS 80 DEGREES Polar bears wonder if it's worth it.
Boy scouts in Newcastle start wearing long trousers.

MINUS 100 DEGREES Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
People in Newcastle put on their long johns.

MINUS 173 DEGREES Alcohol freezes.
People in Newcastle become frustrated because the pubs are shut.

MINUS 297 DEGREES Microbial life starts to disappear.
The cows on Newcastle Town Moor complain about vets with cold hands.

MINUS 460 DEGREES All atomic motion stops.
People in Newcastle start to stamp their feet and blow on their hands.

MINUS 500 DEGREES Hell freezes over.
Sunderland qualify for Europe.