On Monday 1st May
the FRU in association with SCOOP, Sparky the Bear and The Snoozeletter
will be participating in the Belfast City Marathon.
This group of elite athletes has been pulled together
by the Snoozeletter's own Richard Mulligan and the team will be
running in aid of Omagh and District Parkinson's Support Group which
has helped Richard's mother Evelyn, a sufferer of Alzheimers. Richard
will be running the full marathon.
Some of the team got together just before the Glasgow
trip to swap some training tips. Fortunately for us this magical
moment was captured by the FRU's photographer. (It's a good job
too as the amateur from the Snoozeletter lost their pictures in
"cyberspace". Cyberspace my arse if they stayed out of
the bar they wouldn't loose these things!)
However later in the week the FRU
led team got together in Glasgow for some intensive training. The
team got rid of the celebs and were joined by fat bastard
super athlete Dewi Barnes who took the boys through some serious
pinting training.
Things got a bit competitive when
Dewi "accidentally" spoilt Kimbles training programme
by sampling one of his pints, but as can be seen from our picture
(below) Kimble recovered to complete the sprint relay in 45 seconds
(though he is looking a little pale).
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to donate to the team.
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you would like to pledge together with any messages of support.
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collect the pledges at the Cardiff, Borders, Llanelli and Ospreys
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If you want to support any of the guys you can
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for the route.
The running order is:-
Leg 1 Holywoodmike
Leg 2 Wee Kimble
Leg 3 Kimble
Leg 4 Dewi
Leg 5 Cap'n Grumps.
We will be finishing up in Ormeau Park somewhere
between 1:00pm and 2:00pm (probably nearer 2:00pm).
Come along and cheer Grumpy to the finish!
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Letters
to the Editor
Dear Ed,
I refer to your latest issue
17 and the following:
Things got a bit competitive when Dewi "accidentally"
spoilt Kimbles training programme by sampling one of his pints.
Can you reveal if the sample was positive, what did you find in
it, red diesel? pink paraffin? penicillin? We the charity loving
public have a rite 2 no, before we give freely to these performance
enhanced 'athletes'.
Yours,
BP
Dear sirs?
Just for clarification - when you mention the team is due to finish
the marathon in Ormeau Park between 1.00 and 2.00, which day do
you mean?
I would love to add my support and encouragement, but I'm only off
on Monday.
Your etc
Gary
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Despite
another away win from Ulster, both on and off the field, it seems
that the average Ulster supporter just can't seem to let any victory
go by without a bit of a moan.
This time the heinous crime was not
that the team didn't come over and thank each supporter personally
for coming, for it appeared that this time they did. No, it was
far worse than that - it was the fact that Ulster didn't get a bonus
point with their away win and we have in effect
lost the league to Leinster.
Despite the facts that we have won
six games on the bounce, that we have won more games than anyone
else and the Celtic League (in its full league format) has been
won by the team winning the most games, we still manage to turn
victory into defeat.
In order to try and turn the tide
of doom and gloom the FRU in association with Holywood Mike Enterprises
are proud to announce the The Support Ulster Campaign
featuring "The Cheeky Boys" Ulster's new cheerleaders.
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After a successful debut in Glasgow "The Cheeky Boys"
will be making an appearance at the Cardiff game.
Please remember the game will be played
after the 9:00pm watershed. It will not be for children!
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Caption Competition.
A pretty poor entry to Issue 16 Caption Competition.
It was saved at the last minute by this entry from Heres
me WHAATT! |
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Issue
15 Winner was Ballpark who was awarded his prize pint at
the Glasgow game. |
