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QI - Derby day 1911
Taff Agent of kaos Started conversation Jul 17, 2009
what can you tell me about the horrifying events of that day
yes
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 17, 2009
It was raining.
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 17, 2009
rain is hardly that horrific.......is it?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 17, 2009
Depends.
You could be reincarnated as a sugar cube. 
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van-smeiter Posted Jul 17, 2009
Are you sure you don't mean 1913, Taff or s it a trick question?
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 17, 2009
i refer you to francis urquhart
i could not possibly comment
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van-smeiter Posted Jul 17, 2009
I'll risk a by saying that, in 1913, Emily Davison threw herself under the King's horse at the Derby 
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 17, 2009
now some will say that its unfair
but i will refer you to the program
lovely Stephen has no qualms about leading Alan down the path clearly marked "minefield"
and van you are quite correct 'threw herself under the kings horse' is indeed the 
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 18, 2009
if there was a good sport bonus
i would give you one van
or maybe the double entendres bonus!!!!
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van-smeiter Posted Jul 18, 2009
It's my own fault; I should've thought twice before opening my mouth and letting the king's horse come into my head 
Now I'm thinking that you've cleverly made your subject line misguiding. Looking at it from a different aspect, derby day says football to me.
Was there a disaster at a Glasgow/Sheffield/Manchester/Birmingham/London football match? Nothing springs to mind as Ibrox, Bradford and Hillsborough were all *much* later. Hmmmm...
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 18, 2009
no it is the horse race day
and there was a little rain
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Jul 18, 2009
Is this the one where the ing's horse jumped a 'ghost' fence, and in doing so lost the race?? I believe it had a broken leg, and had to be shot.
GT
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Jul 18, 2009
Rapidly inserts 'K'.......
GT
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 18, 2009
a little more horrific than a horses broken leg, which at racing events a hundred years ago, were not that uncommon!!
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Jul 18, 2009
We are not in Britain, are we????
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 18, 2009
yes derby day 1911, running horses, little blokes on thier backs, on and around the downs
rain and horror?????????
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McKay The Disorganised Posted Jul 18, 2009
Rain & horror ~ was somebody (several people ?) struck by lightening ?
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- 1: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 17, 2009)
- 2: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 17, 2009)
- 3: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 17, 2009)
- 4: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 17, 2009)
- 5: van-smeiter (Jul 17, 2009)
- 6: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 17, 2009)
- 7: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 17, 2009)
- 8: van-smeiter (Jul 17, 2009)
- 9: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 17, 2009)
- 10: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 17, 2009)
- 11: van-smeiter (Jul 18, 2009)
- 12: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 18, 2009)
- 13: van-smeiter (Jul 18, 2009)
- 14: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 18, 2009)
- 15: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Jul 18, 2009)
- 16: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Jul 18, 2009)
- 17: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 18, 2009)
- 18: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Jul 18, 2009)
- 19: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 18, 2009)
- 20: McKay The Disorganised (Jul 18, 2009)
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