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asterix

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Who is the greatest Manxperson?
« on: November 12, 2003, 08:03:53 AM »

.. was Nigel Mansell from the Isle of Man?  He did something special, I think - connected with cars though, so probably irrelevant.

nickwill

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Re: Who is the greatest Manxperson?
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2003, 04:58:58 PM »
Manx Bygraves.[;)]
 

James

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Re: Who is the greatest Manxperson?
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2003, 11:36:02 PM »
Tommy Smith
 

groucho

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Re: Who is the greatest Manxperson?
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2003, 09:02:20 AM »
Jake the Peg! [:D]
 

phat_tubes

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Re: Who is the greatest Manxperson?
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2003, 11:10:36 PM »
Major Robert Cain V.C.

He was the subject of a recent television documentary presented by Jeremy clarkson (spit) and if I remember he was from IoM.
 

redcogs

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Re: Who is the greatest Manxperson?
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2004, 11:10:44 AM »
Wasn't trotsky from the IoM? [;)]
 

redcogs

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Re: Who is the greatest Manxperson?
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2004, 11:12:58 AM »
Or perhaps I need a Geography lesson?[;)]
 

spen666

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Re: Who is the greatest Manxperson?
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2004, 02:19:59 PM »
quote:
Originally posted by asterix


.. was Nigel Mansell from the Isle of Man?  He did something special, I think - connected with cars though, so probably irrelevant.



Living here for a couple of years doesn't make you a Manxperson

Wasn't he a brummie anyway?
 

Pedaldog

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Re: Who is the greatest Manxperson?
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2004, 07:08:29 PM »
quote:
Originally posted by spen666

quote:
Originally posted by asterix


.. was Nigel Mansell from the Isle of Man?  He did something special, I think - connected with cars though, so probably irrelevant.



Living here for a couple of years doesn't make you a Manxperson

Wasn't he a brummie anyway?



Yeah, he went round corners in a fast car going "Brum... Brum!!!!"[:o)]