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27-03-2015 08:08 PM #1
Does anyone remember Mr Wimpy getting a kick-in?!
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27-03-2015 08:21 PM #3
I witnessed it. Or at least, I witnessed one of the occasions on which it happened... I think it became a regular thing to do. It wasn't a kicking - I remember a plaintive but resigned 'oh come on guys' from Mr Wimpy or his assistant as he was tipped over and rolled down Princes St.
Doesn't it get a mention in one of Irvine Welsh's books? Myth and reality from that time are a bit blurred.
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27-03-2015 09:20 PM #4
There is still a Wimpy in Dingwall, but I don't recall any Mr Wimpy's getting a shoeing from any Hibs fans on our visits up there!
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27-03-2015 09:30 PM #5
Arcari's ice cream factory is still operating, up the Wisp, just round the bend up the road from Niddrie Mill x-roads! also, the son of Rudi Arcari stays round the corner from me and still goes about the schemes wi' the ice cream van. his laddie is a wee fat cheeky bugger though
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27-03-2015 10:14 PM #6
Haha i certainly do recall him getting a going over from the young BBC boys outside West end Wimpey. He got tripped then the boot. wasn't a serious doing though. Sounds like it was a regular thing along Prinny.
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27-03-2015 10:18 PM #7
Didn't see it but can verify it happened. Mates wee brother, good Hibby, suffered the indignity. Hasn't stopped us slagging him over the years 😀
"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.' - Paulo Freire
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27-03-2015 10:27 PM #8
On the same day I slso remember a guy in a Sinclair C5 going along Princes St and getting dogs abuse.
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27-03-2015 11:41 PM #9
Theres still a Wimpy in Southend, what a radge place that is! Russell Kane loves to slag the place, I doubt he walks down the promenade too often.
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28-03-2015 04:00 AM #10
There are still quite a few wimpy's in motorway service stations and I think I remember seeing the one in Dingwall. Mind you, shell suit tops and stonewashed jeans are the new thing up there so still having a wimpy doesn't surprise me.
That Fat Sams mural brings back a lot of memories. Not sure why Illegal Jacks merits any sort of mention though.
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28-03-2015 06:15 AM #11
Ah, good old BrassFannies in newington. Used to go there all the time post commie pool before getting the bus back to gilmerton.
Great times (apart from the Jambo's in gilmerton, that is)
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28-03-2015 07:30 AM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Agree about Illegal Jacks as well. Utter garbage. The Di Maggios Group pulled a masterstroke opening Pintos right next door, as soon as that happened IJs days were numbered. I'm all for supporting local business over big groups (Di Maggios also own the Cafe Andaluz and Amarone brands amongst others) but not when they are as terrible as IJs was. Best Mexican food in Edinburgh is Los Cardos on Leith Walk imo, take away but consistently decent.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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28-03-2015 07:32 AM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-03-2015 07:47 AM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-03-2015 09:36 AM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.' - Paulo Freire
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28-03-2015 01:16 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
You're right about the food, although I don't know what Gordon Ramsay would think of the nick of the kitchen or the presentation of his dishes.
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28-03-2015 02:56 PM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-03-2015 03:05 PM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
There's another Pintos opened on Shandwick Place a few weeks back.
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28-03-2015 03:16 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-03-2015 04:27 PM #20This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
IJs was i trouble pre the ceiling fall. They had a 'free burrito' day shortly after Pintos opened to try and drum up business and were 3 to 4 months behind on payments with a fair few suppliers, including my work. They seemed to be operating on a day to day basis.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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28-03-2015 05:48 PM #21This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Okay cheers. Sent you a PM
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