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psychocandy · 16-11-07, 15:43

think i can top anyone elses after this afternoon:

gordon brown was in liverpool doing some campaign work, we (labour students liverpool) got invited along for what was in a sense, a glorified photo opportunity. Anyway i met GB and instead of asking me about labour policy etc he said "oh, so what team do you support".....bit put out i simply muttered "hibs" at which point he exclaimed "really! have you sorted out that slope yet??" Spoke to him for a couple of minutes most of which was taken up by him talking about raith's victory in a cup a few years back

talking to the PM about the hibees, anyone got anything odder?

hughieo · 16-11-07, 16:15

Hard to beat!

What did you make of him?

psychocandy · 16-11-07, 16:30

seems like an alright bloke, quite approachable. bit of a stupid question to ask IMO but got a chance to chat about scottish football! Everyone else looked a bit stunned!

hughieo · 16-11-07, 16:52

He's a right enough Raith fan I know.
Just wondered if you got the impression he was going through the motions or whether you detected a human being there?
I saw him give a speech at a miners rally in the Meadows about 20 years ago and was amazed at how Left he was then.I was impressed that he was a genuine seeming son of the manse socialist even tho I could never quite swallow that politik
He seems now to have morphed into a middle -england vote seeker as power approached.
I trust you told him that!

**GforGallo** · 16-11-07, 17:21

i went on a day trip to gent on friday past there and was wearing my hibs scarf. i wandered across one of the many same looking squares in the city and thought i heard a shout of "big yin" i thought id heard it so when i heard it again i turned round and someone asked me if i was wearing a hibs scarf... turned out said person was a hibs fan also in gent for a dance festival called i love techno... pretty odd. showed a few of my mates how big a team we are though!

hibees here hibees there

psychocandy · 16-11-07, 17:35

you went to i love techno! How was it? Line up was superb this year.

Other odd experience was a few weeks before the semi final vs the yams i was in cambodia, absolutely mashed i started chatting to this bloke who lo and behold turned out to be a hibee who sat in the same section of the east!

tam4hibs · 16-11-07, 18:36

I was backpacking around Oz -

Went to a bar and started playing poker, a guy joined my table and noticed my scottish accent.

The conversation quickly led to hibs and i soon found out he was acually my cousin i had never met before. He stayed in edinburgh most of his years and then moved to Oz recently.

Considering the size of Oz - whats the chances of running into my cousin(and only relative over there) in a bar talking about hibs??

**GforGallo** · 16-11-07, 19:15

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Originally Posted by jacktaylor

you went to i love techno! How was it? Line up was superb this year.

Other odd experience was a few weeks before the semi final vs the yams i was in cambodia, absolutely mashed i started chatting to this bloke who lo and behold turned out to be a hibee who sat in the same section of the east!

no no, i didnt go to i love techno, the person i bumped into did, i was only there for a day trip

**SlovSam** · 16-11-07, 19:34

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Originally Posted by jacktaylor

think i can top anyone elses after this afternoon:

gordon brown was in liverpool doing some campaign work, we (labour students liverpool) got invited along for what was in a sense, a glorified photo opportunity. Anyway i met GB and instead of asking me about labour policy etc he said "oh, so what team do you support".....bit put out i simply muttered "hibs" at which point he exclaimed "really! have you sorted out that slope yet??" Spoke to him for a couple of minutes most of which was taken up by him talking about raith's victory in a cup a few years back

talking to the PM about the hibees, anyone got anything odder?

Bit of a giveaway that one for a man seemingly so interested in Scottish football

Hibs actually sorted out the slope about 10 years ago so you would have expected to Broon to know that

That's quite a similar story to that other part time Scotsman Blair when asked about his Newcastle supporting days claimed he used to sit in the Gallowgate end and cheer on the 'Toon'

except that his aides had to hurriedly backtrack when the big European nights in question were actually before any seats were actually put in.

Salmond isnae much better as he probably thinks Donald Ford or Drew Busby is still the Hearts centre forward.

Politicians

**Dr Shrink** · 17-11-07, 00:25

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Originally Posted by jacktaylor

think i can top anyone elses after this afternoon:

gordon brown was in liverpool doing some campaign work, we (labour students liverpool) got invited along for what was in a sense, a glorified photo opportunity. Anyway i met GB and instead of asking me about labour policy etc he said "oh, so what team do you support".....bit put out i simply muttered "hibs" at which point he exclaimed "really! have you sorted out that slope yet??" Spoke to him for a couple of minutes most of which was taken up by him talking about raith's victory in a cup a few years back

talking to the PM about the hibees, anyone got anything odder?

What a tool.

Maybe if big Marvin puts his healing hands on Gordon's head his brain will recover.

Yeah Gogs. You are a real Scottish Football Fan eh!

Cantona · 17-11-07, 01:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacktaylor

you went to i love techno! How was it? Line up was superb this year.

Other odd experience was a few weeks before the semi final vs the yams i was in cambodia, absolutely mashed i started chatting to this bloke who lo and behold turned out to be a hibee who sat in the same section of the east!

Must be a thing about Hibbies and SE Asia. Ive met a Hibbie from Port Seton in a casino on the Cambodian/Thai border. I also met a guy and his wife from Lochend while in Laos.

**500miles** · 17-11-07, 01:18

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Originally Posted by Dr Shrink

What a tool.

Maybe if big Marvin puts his healing hands on Gordon's head his brain will recover.

Yeah Gogs. You are a real Scottish Football Fan eh!

TBF, it was seven years ago, and by that time he would have been living in London. How important was The end of our slope to a London based Raith fan? My History teacher when to University with GB. Supposedly a good guy, very intelligent, and not at all "dour" in person.

**1875** · 17-11-07, 07:37

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Originally Posted by Cantona

Must be a thing about Hibbies and SE Asia. Ive met a Hibbie from Port Seton in a casino on the Cambodian/Thai border. I also met a guy and his wife from Lochend while in Laos.

I lived in SE Asia for 6 years and never met another living Hibby. I came home and found out a guy who I often had a beer in the company with was a Hibby but he never mentioned it!

I did have a scuffle with a Gunt in a bar in Jakarta though.

Smurf · 17-11-07, 11:09

In Amsterdam last year on a stag weekend. All my other mates were back at the hotel but me and a mate found ourselves in some real sleaze joint that was a fantastic bar. Lots of odd looking dodgy characters but a fantastic underground atmosphere.

We got chatting to a group of girls from The States who were travelling all over Europe. One suddenly says "Do you guys like Football?" Then ensued a bit of banter between me and my Yam mate...

The American bird then says "Oh i love the Hibees! How's Tom McManus doing?" Maybe it was the alcohol or perhaps the other substances but i found this so funny. As indeed my mate.

Turns out her sister lived in Edinburgh and as her boyfriend was a Hibby she took a bit of an interest.

However, i had to explain that Tam was long gone..

**Gunnerhibby** · 17-11-07, 11:58

Posted this experience yonks ago but canny find it

I was working in Landan for nearly a year at the time of the Millenium Derby :YAYYY: but the bassa's widnae let me come hame for it.

So hunted down a boozer that showed Scottish fitbaw on a sunday night

Stumbled across a boozer on Streatham High Road called La Bamba, it was a wee bit scary at first cos I was the only white guy in the place

It was full of Africans, mainly from Kenya, and once it was established that I was Scottish they took me in as one of their own.

Got talking to the barman and it turned to fitbaw, I said I was a Hibby, not expecting him to have a clue, but he turns round and say, "Heebs, our Boss is a Heeby"

Took me by surprise likes then He explained to me that Benson, his Boss, was an athlete who competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games for Kenya. His trainer/coach in Edinburgh was George McNeil, and he took Ben to a few Hibs games whilst he was here. He was getting regular updates about the Hibees from folk he met up here. Met the guy later, and a nicer gent you'd be hard pushed tae find. He allowed me to turn the back bar area into my own little Hibees shrine, bringing in Hibs stuff calanders, pennants. pics, etc, which seriously pissed off the SDB's(the worlds greatest fans

) and the Huns in my squad when they started peeving in there and Ben KB'd their offer of "memoribillia"

EdinCapitals · 17-11-07, 13:07

I was in Huntsville, Ontario (200 miles north of Toronto) getting equipment for a few days canoing in the wilds of Algonquin Provincial Park; walking down the main street I bumped into 2 families of Hibs fans (wouldn't have suprised me to bump into Hibees in Toronto, but not in Huntsville...).

**maheartwasbroke** · 21-11-07, 04:33

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Originally Posted by hughieo

He's a right enough Raith fan I know.

is that anywhere near govan ?

kirklistonhibee · 22-11-07, 10:49

Whilst in the caribean this summer i decided to play football on a staurday as u do, guests againt the staff and we were all given ACmilan tops but i wore my hibs shorts

!
In the middle of the dominican republic some bloke shouted out oi you, mon the hibs! and started shouted hibees every time we got the ball! scored the equaliser! and we went on to beat them!:YAYYY:

Brian · 23-11-07, 11:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlovSam

That's quite a similar story to that other part time Scotsman Blair when asked about his Newcastle supporting days claimed he used to sit in the Gallowgate end and cheer on the 'Toon'

except that his aides had to hurriedly backtrack when the big European nights in question were actually before any seats were actually put in.

Urban myth, see:

BBC NEWS | Talk about Newsnight | Myths and Fables

**wee 162** · 23-11-07, 11:27

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Originally Posted by Brian

Urban myth, see:

BBC NEWS | Talk about Newsnight | Myths and Fables

Sorry dude, but where does that say it's a myth? That's talking about him supposedly saying he seen Jackie Milburn.

Brian · 23-11-07, 11:34

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Originally Posted by wee 162

Sorry dude, but where does that say it's a myth? That's talking about him supposedly saying he seen Jackie Milburn.

It's referring to the same story, which went that Blair claimed to have sat in the Gallowgate end cheering on Jackie Milburn (who retired when TB was 4 and living in Australia).

Leader: Tony Blair | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited

**wee 162** · 23-11-07, 12:13

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Originally Posted by Brian

16-11-07, 15:43	#1
psychocandy A True Gadgie/Gadgess Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: it's grim up north Posts: 1,424 Casino cash: £4036 vCash: 10000 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 5	surreal experiance following hibs think i can top anyone elses after this afternoon: gordon brown was in liverpool doing some campaign work, we (labour students liverpool) got invited along for what was in a sense, a glorified photo opportunity. Anyway i met GB and instead of asking me about labour policy etc he said "oh, so what team do you support".....bit put out i simply muttered "hibs" at which point he exclaimed "really! have you sorted out that slope yet??" Spoke to him for a couple of minutes most of which was taken up by him talking about raith's victory in a cup a few years back talking to the PM about the hibees, anyone got anything odder? __________________ "You may not see me on the streets at night. But you'll definitely see my white three stripes"

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hughieo Nutty Radge Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Joppa Posts: 665 Casino cash: £1867 vCash: 10000 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 4	Re: surreal experiance following hibs Hard to beat! What did you make of him? __________________ Pith o' sense and pride o' worth

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psychocandy A True Gadgie/Gadgess Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: it's grim up north Posts: 1,424 Casino cash: £4036 vCash: 10000 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 5	Re: surreal experiance following hibs seems like an alright bloke, quite approachable. bit of a stupid question to ask IMO but got a chance to chat about scottish football! Everyone else looked a bit stunned! __________________ "You may not see me on the streets at night. But you'll definitely see my white three stripes"

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hughieo Nutty Radge Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Joppa Posts: 665 Casino cash: £1867 vCash: 10000 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 4	Re: surreal experiance following hibs He's a right enough Raith fan I know. Just wondered if you got the impression he was going through the motions or whether you detected a human being there? I saw him give a speech at a miners rally in the Meadows about 20 years ago and was amazed at how Left he was then.I was impressed that he was a genuine seeming son of the manse socialist even tho I could never quite swallow that politik He seems now to have morphed into a middle -england vote seeker as power approached. I trust you told him that! __________________ Pith o' sense and pride o' worth

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GforGallo Radge Private Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: here Age: 21 Posts: 1,511 Casino cash: £6723 vCash: 10000 Thanks: 36 Thanked 48 Times in 27 Posts Rep Power: 6	Re: surreal experiance following hibs i went on a day trip to gent on friday past there and was wearing my hibs scarf. i wandered across one of the many same looking squares in the city and thought i heard a shout of "big yin" i thought id heard it so when i heard it again i turned round and someone asked me if i was wearing a hibs scarf... turned out said person was a hibs fan also in gent for a dance festival called i love techno... pretty odd. showed a few of my mates how big a team we are though! hibees here hibees there

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psychocandy A True Gadgie/Gadgess Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: it's grim up north Posts: 1,424 Casino cash: £4036 vCash: 10000 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 5	Re: surreal experiance following hibs you went to i love techno! How was it? Line up was superb this year. Other odd experience was a few weeks before the semi final vs the yams i was in cambodia, absolutely mashed i started chatting to this bloke who lo and behold turned out to be a hibee who sat in the same section of the east! __________________ "You may not see me on the streets at night. But you'll definitely see my white three stripes"

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tam4hibs Toddler Radge Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dalkeith Age: 22 Posts: 187 Casino cash: £534 vCash: 10000 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 3	Re: surreal experiance following hibs I was backpacking around Oz - Went to a bar and started playing poker, a guy joined my table and noticed my scottish accent. The conversation quickly led to hibs and i soon found out he was acually my cousin i had never met before. He stayed in edinburgh most of his years and then moved to Oz recently. Considering the size of Oz - whats the chances of running into my cousin(and only relative over there) in a bar talking about hibs?? __________________ Cabbage n Ribs!

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Smurf Away doing some work for a few weeks Join Date: May 2003 Location: Suburbia Age: 35 Posts: 22,573 Casino cash: £30563 vCash: 10000 My Mood: Thanks: 16 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: surreal experiance following hibs In Amsterdam last year on a stag weekend. All my other mates were back at the hotel but me and a mate found ourselves in some real sleaze joint that was a fantastic bar. Lots of odd looking dodgy characters but a fantastic underground atmosphere. We got chatting to a group of girls from The States who were travelling all over Europe. One suddenly says "Do you guys like Football?" Then ensued a bit of banter between me and my Yam mate... The American bird then says "Oh i love the Hibees! How's Tom McManus doing?" Maybe it was the alcohol or perhaps the other substances but i found this so funny. As indeed my mate. Turns out her sister lived in Edinburgh and as her boyfriend was a Hibby she took a bit of an interest. However, i had to explain that Tam was long gone..

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Gunnerhibby Freeloading Admin Radge Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Muirhouse Age: 49 Posts: 11,984 Casino cash: £8216 vCash: 10000 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 11 Posts Rep Power: 24	Re: surreal experiance following hibs Posted this experience yonks ago but canny find it I was working in Landan for nearly a year at the time of the Millenium Derby :YAYYY: but the bassa's widnae let me come hame for it. So hunted down a boozer that showed Scottish fitbaw on a sunday night Stumbled across a boozer on Streatham High Road called La Bamba, it was a wee bit scary at first cos I was the only white guy in the place It was full of Africans, mainly from Kenya, and once it was established that I was Scottish they took me in as one of their own. Got talking to the barman and it turned to fitbaw, I said I was a Hibby, not expecting him to have a clue, but he turns round and say, *"Heebs, our Boss is a Heeby"* Took me by surprise likes then He explained to me that Benson, his Boss, was an athlete who competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games for Kenya. His trainer/coach in Edinburgh was George McNeil, and he took Ben to a few Hibs games whilst he was here. He was getting regular updates about the Hibees from folk he met up here. Met the guy later, and a nicer gent you'd be hard pushed tae find. He allowed me to turn the back bar area into my own little Hibees shrine, bringing in Hibs stuff calanders, pennants. pics, etc, which seriously pissed off the SDB's(the worlds greatest fans ) and the Huns in my squad when they started peeving in there and Ben KB'd their offer of "memoribillia" __________________ *The Daily Record* *The jobs not finished 'til the paperworks done*

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EdinCapitals Adult Radge Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ma hoose Posts: 318 Casino cash: £1231 vCash: 10000 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 4	Re: surreal experiance following hibs I was in Huntsville, Ontario (200 miles north of Toronto) getting equipment for a few days canoing in the wilds of Algonquin Provincial Park; walking down the main street I bumped into 2 families of Hibs fans (wouldn't have suprised me to bump into Hibees in Toronto, but not in Huntsville...).

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kirklistonhibee Baby Radge Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kirkliston Age: 19 Posts: 23 Casino cash: £357 vCash: 10000 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: surreal experiance following hibs Whilst in the caribean this summer i decided to play football on a staurday as u do, guests againt the staff and we were all given ACmilan tops but i wore my hibs shorts! In the middle of the dominican republic some bloke shouted out oi you, mon the hibs! and started shouted hibees every time we got the ball! scored the equaliser! and we went on to beat them!:YAYYY: