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Other Stuff in Bangor, Down*

Bangor, Down Stuff You Don't Get Anywhere Else

The Stuff We Can't Fit In Somewhere Else

• The banter
• Dental practice: Helens Bay Dental Practice www.helensbaydental.co.uk
• I have to say, I've only been living in Bangor for about six months now but already I would have to say that the Town is GREAT. I've never been anywhere that is full of so many ugly Biatches, filling the bars and clubs and willingly offerering themselves to anybody walking by. It's great. The only problem with the town as I see it is when you go to Play/Boom Boom Room and all the little stuck up Biatches are parading themselves up and down the building thinking they are something and the next time you see them they're behind the counter at bloody McDonalds or your local chippie. But you gotta laugh...especially in their face the stupid tarts, they do tend to give good head though !
• Seriously kids, get out while you can. It's not big and it's not funny. The beauty about leaving Bangor is once you are out, at least you have the choice to venture back to remind yourself of why you left. You just keep going back in the hope that some day it may be good. Or is that being too optimistic?
• Even if they built a lighthouse, Bangor would still be nowhere near emulating the fame and success of Donaghadee!
• I once saw a Mini roll over on its roof into the sunken garden at Kingsland.
• Bangor is actually OK, but Belfast is better!
• why are there always 4/5 members of staff talking at Bangor train station, they don't need the fuckers, although they are very nice people, I mean no offence.
• Amusement Arcades: Twilight Zone: 78% pay outs. Loads of fairly new machines. Level of sharking 9.9 on the Sharking Scale Palladium: 70% pay outs. Oldish - Old machines. Number of times is robbed per month: 5 Nidge A Pins: unknown pay outs. Davy = wierd. Number of customers: 6 Moss Beach Leisure: 1% pay outs. Oldish machines. Number of pasty suppers eaten by the Fat Bastard per day: 78 King Leisure: 50% pay outs. OLD OLD OLD. Trumps: 70% pay outs. VERY ANCIENT MACHINES. Number of times Millie will offer blow job / ask for time per hour: 1000
• bangor penticostal has a great concert with their band both called "the J zone"
• Paul "corky" McCarthy appears to have hung up his skates. What's that about? He'll be back soon but in the meantime look out for the LA UNDERGROUND bench at the Pickie side pier, featuring such boyz as RAZ, DOKE, ROTLA and NIZOH.
• Nick Argent the bearded brother of beelzebub
• Anyone haer in charge of the Boom Boom Room website - Please update your photos! Still from party on the pier!! COME ON!!!!!
• http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/18184 Interesting for the local angle on the chat
• Cross-community projects are arranged by Mark Montgumery who recently won the Roman Catholic cross award for work towards the faith's promotion in N.Ireland
• All students of BGS are special and better than the rest of humanity combined. I speak as an ex-pupil and my opinion has only be confirmed by my time at University. Remember if you are a current pupil lack of work has never stood in the way of straight 'A's' and we only don't win the schools cup every year as it would be unfair to the other teams. To all present pupils spare a thought for Matt and Peter "The best maintanance duo in North Down"-T. Patton; pick up those crisp packets and carry chairs whenever they want you too, remember "it is better to live one day as a tiger than one hundred as a sheep"-T. Patton.
• The Police in their infinite wisdom decided to have an unofficial crack-down on cyclists during the last 'Bangor Cycle Week' including formally cautioning two of my mates for thir wheels being 1 foot over the line at a red light. The Police also have an affinity fo following restricted drivers around town for up to 10 mins at a time for no particular reason.
• Go to the McKee Clock for a good time
• Just in case anyone decides to visit, I should point out that Cecil Greenwood died this year. If you are going to visit any newsagents, visit Pollocks on Gray's Hill, I would put money on it that you've never seen a finer selection of "jizz" mags, they are also a tobacconists with an absolutely enormous amount of things to choose from - including king-size rolling machines, hmmm... Get your hair cut next door in the Barbers Workshop, a really cool place...
• You have to try a cheesy-chip, Crisp & Dry's ones are particularly good. Basically it's a portion of chips with a small mountain of grated cheese scattered over it - nice with Brown Rurt. Slang - Brown Rurt = Brown Sauce Red Rurt = Tomato Sauce
• Writing this from Wales the memory is a little hazy, however you should be informed that Brice Park is now a dump after the early 90s posse left. P.S. Death to steeks.
• Slang:

  Skank

  A fine bit of totty (male or female)

  Scoping the Skank

  Checking out the Talent

  Millie

  Female with sad dress sense, like a Townie.

  Steek

  The male equivilant, red Fila boots and baseball caps. Bum fluff on the upper lip is an important lifestyle accessory.

  Face

  To snog.

  Taig

  Catholic, not many of these in Bangor.

  Jaffa

  Protestant, or English. Normally closely followed by "Bastard".

  The Sash

  A Protestant song. Trousers.

  A Chip

  A portion of chips.

  Pastie Supper-

  Weird cake thing, with vegetables. Supper means you get chips too.

  There's loads more, but this is all in very regular use.
• Head Shops. Phoenix and some new age one on Central Avenue. There's others round there too. Rough stuff on the sea Front sell all sorts of smoking stuff.
• Juggling shops/clubs. Clubs in Belfast (Old Museum arts centre, Belfast community circus) Shop in the Kite Loft, In a gift shop called "Just for you". The Upper Newtownards Road, East Belfast.

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