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Aha, Dulwich Mumski! Just as well there isn't a Rose of Volgograd competition: I'm sure you'd walk it :)


Actually, I was thinking of a Dulwich entrant for the male escort section. I'm not sure if it would be fair to the other female contestants to allow any of the gorgeous women of Dulwich to enter the Rose competition itself.

Dannyboy Wrote:

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> Definitely not London. Personally I'd go for

> Limerick Rose, but bearing in mind past winners,

> Florida Rose should probably shade it. More

> importantly, it looks like they're still picking

> male Escorts to accompany the Rose (surely they

> could have found a better word?). Obviously we

> need to arrange a Dulwich entrant. Anyone feel

> suitably qualified?



dont know if it still happens now but there used to be regional heats held in the swan in stockwell,it was actually a fairly good nights craic. on another note dm when i was a young buck roaming the leafy lanes of armagh i was deemed suitably handsome enough to be an escort on several occasions in both county and provincial heats of the rose actually did it 3 times. anyone ever hear of the term "a spare prick at a wedding" well that sums up escort duty in one phrase.

Oh Spadetownboy,


I bet you are a looker! My sister was escorted by this chap who later went on to be a priest - I think she still writes to him. She wore a cerise pink "ra-ra" dress and had a great big spiral perm. I was so proud of my big sister, I remember my mother weeping with pride!

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Swan ?n stockw?ll and h?at are two t?rms that

> c?rta?nly un?te ?n my mind *shudd?rs with the

> memor??s*

>

> Ooh, btw, anyone up for wexford v kilkenny this

> afternoon?


lord almighty i was glad of the smoking ban after that pile of pants, was able to nip out at my leisure and not miss a thing,maybe its not a bad idea after all.

Dannyboy Wrote:

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> Aha, Dulwich Mumski! Just as well there isn't a

> Rose of Volgograd competition: I'm sure you'd walk

> it :)

>

> Actually, I was thinking of a Dulwich entrant for

> the male escort section. I'm not sure if it would

> be fair to the other female contestants to allow

> any of the gorgeous women of Dulwich to enter the

> Rose competition itself.


Well, there isn't quite a Rose of Volgograd competition but the annual Miss Nuclear Russia is quite a hoot. If you're Russian and work in the nuclear power/nuclear weapons industry, this is the beauty competition for you. This year's winners can be found here and I'm sure with her impeccable Russian parentage, Dulwich Mum would beat the lot of them hands down.


Do you think they glow in the dark?

Keef Wrote:

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> Ah the Swan, a place that holds disturbing

> memories for most of us.... I'm sure Mrs Keef told

> me she fell down a flight of stairs in there on

> more than one occasion.... That's my girl! :)-D



certainly holds disturbing memories for me thats where i met the wife

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