Michael Rice.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12368

I know you are all dying to announce that a Poolie is representing the country in the Eurovision song contest but are too shy to do so, therefore let me do it for you.
A POOLIE IS REPRESENTING THE ENTIRE NATION IN THE FORTHCOMING EUROVISION SONG CONTEST.
Whoopee, aren't we all so immensely proud of the young fella.

horden · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2019 12:01 am

Nope !

Kenny Bottles · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:00 am

phil wrote:

If he wins does Hartlepool get to host next year's? That'd be good, wouldn't it?

Depends.

Will it be held in the Boilermakers', or the Richie's..?

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37538

I have it from a reliable fantasist that the Borough Hall is already booked and you can’t book a bed anywhere for that date next year.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Had the pleasure of meeting Michael rice at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny.

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Hartleblue · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:44 am

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST = The Vanarama league of the music world. :angry-screaming:

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:47 am

Some of our former Chairman would have had the lad performing his winning entry during the half-time break in days gone by. Good luck to the lad, it would be great if he won it.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:57 am

Is this another brexit thread?

horden · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:59 am

Currently being interviewed on BBC Breakfast , seems a decent enough lad, not wearing tracky bottoms or a Newcastle top , proper North East lad , used the word Nanna, rather than that southern grandma, gran, granny crap.

Monkeybutt · **Joined:** Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:22 pm **Posts:** 2428

I know his Uncle Ben bbolt

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22670

Well done and congratulations to the lad. I seen him on breakfast telly earlier today and he's a credit to the town. Very unassuming and genuinely excited. I wish the lad well and the best of luck in this competition. It has its detractors but there are some who did very well out of it;

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Monkeybutt wrote:

I know his Uncle Ben bbolt

Finding his auntie Anneka is the real challenge.

Compo · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:15 pm

If anything would have brought POK out of exile this would have.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Compo wrote:

If anything would have brought POK out of exile this would have.

Gotta be his ultimate dream come true

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derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12368

horden wrote:

Currently being interviewed on BBC Breakfast , seems a decent enough lad, not wearing tracky bottoms or a Newcastle top , proper North East lad , used the word Nanna, rather than that southern grandma, gran, granny crap.

Funny you should mention "Grandma". I only know two females who insisted on being referred to as "Grandma" and they were both Yakkers born in Easington Colliery. Not exactly Surrey is it?

My Mother in Law, who was an out and out Northern Lass from St Helens in Lancashire, liked to be called Gran.
I don't think it matters but I understand why you would think so.
It would be wonderful if it was the only debatable problem we had in the World.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

I call my 91 year old grandma grandma.

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PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

My kids grandmothers are Grandma and Granny as my two Nanas are still alive and the kids call them Nana. I’d say ‘Nan’ as popular in the South but I don’t think it’s really a thing based on area.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9620

Me mams mam was me Nanna.
And me dad's mam who's 99 is me Grandma.

Michael Rice.

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