Goodbye Paul Faulkner.

[peter w]

Ah. Depends on the pub, surely?

[mr underhill]

and on what ley line it is on.

[robbo1874]

Back in the days when mirrors were comparatively expensive you'd have just one in the house if you were lucky, and chances are it would be a family heirloom. If you broke it a replacement would take on average seven years to save for.

ze Germans have a similar saying- 7 years bad sex. Apparently if you don't look somebody in the eye who you are clinking steins with and saying cheers to, that is the result. Not sure if there is any factual basis to it though...

[mr underhill]

it's worse. I haven't had a decent shag in more like eight years since it happened to me at an Oktober Fest.

[claret and blue blood]

So why is it bad luck to "cross on the stairs" answer this and we will have no problems next season as it sometimes takes me 8 attempts to take my seat without some awkward sod coming down them!

[Ron Manager]

I didn't.

and neither did I. Scored a few but never looked like sustaining a goalscoring run. John Woodward looked as if he had something. Then he got a serious injury(against the Baggies I think) and that more or less finished him as a top level player.

[Witton Warrior]

Continuing on the theme. The only one I think I may know is the saying "touch wood". Which I believe came from the christian crosses that were originally made of wood that hung around their necks and that they would touch for comfort and guidance before (as an example) they were fed to the lions...

Even earlier I think - Saxon heathenry held that there was a spirit in all living things - they worshipped in open tree groves - to "touch wood" was to make an wish, oath or promise on the living spirit of a holy tree (oak/ash etc)

[Olneythelonely]

Back in the days when mirrors were comparatively expensive you'd have just one in the house if you were lucky, and chances are it would be a family heirloom. If you broke it a replacement would take on average seven years to save for.

ze Germans have a similar saying- 7 years bad sex. Apparently if you don't look somebody in the eye who you are clinking steins with and saying cheers to, that is the result. Not sure if there is any factual basis to it though...

I usually like to clink steins whilst having bad sex.

[Diablo]

Continuing on the theme. The only one I think I may know is the saying "touch wood". Which I believe came from the christian crosses that were originally made of wood that hung around their necks and that they would touch for comfort and guidance before (as an example) they were fed to the lions...

Damn, I was convinced that this phrase came from fluffers in the porn industry.

Hahaha! Brilliant. This is my favourite explanation.

[Diablo]

Continuing on the theme. The only one I think I may know is the saying "touch wood". Which I believe came from the christian crosses that were originally made of wood that hung around their necks and that they would touch for comfort and guidance before (as an example) they were fed to the lions...

Even earlier I think - Saxon heathenry held that there was a spirit in all living things - they worshipped in open tree groves - to "touch wood" was to make an wish, oath or promise on the living spirit of a holy tree (oak/ash etc)

This would actually make much more sense to me especially with the christians having a track record of "adopting" lots of things (symbolism, names etc) from pagan religions. Yep. I obviously made the mistake of listening to a christian. School boy error! Doh!

[kippaxvilla2]

What about 'no flies on you?'

[Tony Erdington]

So we see Paul off Friday 1st August, the chosen few will be there.

the nineteenth that is.

[Dante Lavelli]

So we see Paul off Friday 1st August, the chosen few will be there.

the nineteenth that is.

I've never heard of that expression and I don't understand it in the context of Faulkner leaving too.
Can you rephrase please?

[LeeB]

So we see Paul off Friday 1st August, the chosen few will be there.

the nineteenth that is.

Say what, brother?

[Legion]

So we see Paul off Friday 1st August, the chosen few will be there.

the nineteenth that is.

?

Is that a golfing reference?