h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

At the weekend I was walking past this shop in town that sells retro football tops(*), and what was in the window?

Yes, that's right: a Dukla Prague away kit





(*)In fact actually that's all it sells. So that's another example of the rich and diverse tapestry that makes up this fine city, and a further reason as to why Brighton is way cooler than where you live

How random is that?

OMG the first mention of Chr*stm*s in my earshot this year!

Look just cause the shops started mentioning Christmas before my Birthday there is no need for you to break my Halloween embargo on that word.

I'm guessing that only Psycorp so far has clocked that this is a Half Man Half Biscuit reference, and not one that has anything to do with the December holiday season...

You've gone sailing over my head I'm afraid!

I can comment on Brighton - I 'wild camped' there a couple of weeks ago. Not keen on the beach, too stony, didn't see many shops, but the texaco and the Wimpey opposite covered all our needs for the night.

I got the HMHB reference as well. I once saw a Dukla Prague Away Kit in toffs in newcastle- another retro football shop

I also got the HMHB reference... there are only two football strips I'd ever buy: the Iron Maiden one, and a Dukla Prague away kit.

So you wouldn't be tempted by Deportivo Wanka's? Which is just a green shirt with WANKA written across the front in big white block capitals. It's among the most popular of Toffs' range

In Coventry there's a firm makes 'club abd country' kits, half your club, half your country, divided vertically, down the front.

They're popular but the most popular sporting top in Coventry has been taken off the market.

The Coventry University Netball Team.

Sorry I was more a Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry man myself.