^^What stuff of urban legend???

 

The O'Donovan Brothers .... and the people of Ireland... for being so ecstatic over a silver medal and for showing that it doesn't take a lot of money and fancy equipment to be world champions... oh and the best Olympic interview ever bar none.

 

@jillar this is the O'Donovan Brothers...

 

Edited August 8, 20188 yr by notsmokinjo

^^^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barometer_question the section on internet meme, sadly not true. Did the rounds back in the early 90s if I recall correctly.

 

Pelé

OK for Q I'm going with one of our Lord Kent's beknighted neighbours....

 

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake ... probably more for his charitable work with indigenous peoples even though his art work littered the imagination of my childhood.

^^^ Truly is a neighbour from the next town along, but I'm not sure that he can be forgiven for attending Chis&Sid Grammar School, though @Wee fluffy me will approve of the purple uniform no doubt.

 

Christopher and Dana Reeve.

 

 

Irena Sendler - Polish social worker who smuggled over 2,500 jewish kids out of the Warsaw Ghetto between 1942-43 and hid them with families, orphanages & convents until after the war. She kept meticulous records of every child, their family history, where they were hidden and when. In '43 she was captured by the Gestapo, tortured and never revealed where the kids were or her records on the morning of her execution she was rescued by the Polish resistance and spent the remainder of the war in hiding. After the war she spent her time trying to re-unite the children she rescued with any remaining family or to re-home them.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

^^ Awesome... thinking of leaving it on this topic or tweaking to unsung heros... of little known heros... I think this and sort of need it atm, feeling a bit princessy and need the reality check.

 

Ulysses... he got home eventually.

Lasse Viren 

Oh... just got a Fizchick in from @jillar ... she wants to play a W....

 

William Wimberforce

 

and now I get a Y... hmmm, if only I had one, oh wait... I do....

 

Max Yasgur... thank you for Woodstock.

So having had Viren, let's go with possibly the greatest distance runner of all time

 

Emil Zatopek

Aitzaz Hasan - a true hero.... Ok to save you googling... Aitzaz was a teenage Pakistani boy who died by throwing himself on a suicide bomber who was trying to enter his school of 2000 kids because the school had admitted female students.

 

 

Edited August 9, 20188 yr by notsmokinjo

What's a fizchick again @notsmokinjo?

@jillar a fizchick.... is a psychic connection/message.... you and fluffy and weegie always seem to know when I am stuck in this game and can't get the letter I want cos you fizchick me an answer and then magically I get to post the letter i really want... its great having awesome friends like you guys...

Edited August 9, 20188 yr by notsmokinjo

Benazir Bhutto

Dr Megan Coffee .. infectious disease specialist who arrived in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and is still there, working without pay.

Stephen Donaldson

^^ Fantasy/sci fi ??? never would have picked that one....

 

Philip Emeagwali

^^^ Yeah could be I guess or it could be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Donaldson_(activist)

 

Alexander Fleming

_{^^^ ... hahaha... failed by google...}

 

The Wees will be happy with Alexander Fleming and I didn't even need to look him up so unless you have found an obscure A. Fleming who has nothing to do with penicillin discover I'm sweet.

 

Gulabi Gang ... I know its not a person but its a group of peoples and they are inspiring.

Brenda Howard

^^

 

Iqbal Masih .... a little boy who fought for his freedom and the freedom of at least 3000 other child slave labourers... and was murdered at 13... today he would have been

35.... but instead he has inspired charities and humanitarian awards around the world... from a little town in Pakistan this kid did change the world because he knew it was wrong... and he more than paid forward the help he was given.

Jessica Cox

SWITEROO.... SWITCHEROO.....Its Sundee Slang Fest.... the Wee's favourite time of the week.... so lets get the ball rolling with a K...

 

Killah (kill-are) - to be really good.

 

Didjya watch the game last night? It woz frickin killah how close ay. = Did you watch the game last night? I was so good how close the scores where wasn't it?

Loupin - Thumping

 

Av goat a loupin sore heed.. = I have got a throbbing sore head..

 

Man a jist jammed ma wee toe in the door and it's pure loupin noo.. = oh dear, I just stubbed my little toe in the door and it is really throbbing now..

Mind - remember

 

Mind that time we camped oot n the tent had a leak?

 

Did you mind to double lock the door?