The historian who now calls himself William Dalrymple was

William Hamilton-Dalrymple at Trinity, where I promptly christened him Willy-Hally-Dally. He didn't like it and I sometimes wonder if I am personally responsible for his rebranding.

Posted By: Old Git on May 1st 2024 at 11:01:04

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I never knew Ayrton Senna lived in Norwich for a while. (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, May 1, 09:43:44
- lead singer steve ignorant of punk band crass is now a crew member of sea palling lifeboat (General Chat) - Tombs, May 1, 10:51:48
  - Not anymore (n/m) (General Chat) - Cellophane Flowers, May 1, 11:01:08
    - he dedded? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, May 1, 11:07:21
      - no he is very much alive (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, May 1, 13:36:48
- This made me think of Jake Humphrey for some reason (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 1, 10:36:23
  - What a throbber (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, May 1, 11:21:59
  - The daffodil lol (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, May 1, 10:39:00
- did you know Mike and Bernie winters used to sell (General Chat) - KevinBond, May 1, 10:20:51
  - With Schnorbitz? (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, May 1, 10:43:01
    - Best dog ever (n/m) (General Chat) - Biggles, May 1, 22:27:16
  - Used or new? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, May 1, 10:26:43
    - rofl (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, May 1, 12:15:28
  - Winter’s Bloomers? (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, May 1, 10:22:44
- Met Mario Andretti in Earlham Park (might have been Eaton Pk) once... (General Chat) - Pixelman, May 1, 10:19:07
- so many racing drivers are named after scottish towns (General Chat) - Tombs, May 1, 10:14:20
  - Ha (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 1, 10:57:26
  - 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, May 1, 10:24:48
  - Love that one! (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, May 1, 10:21:21
    - once had an officer went by the title 2nd lieutenant the earl of stair viscount dalrymple. (General Chat) - Tombs, May 1, 10:34:18
      - The historian who now calls himself William Dalrymple was (General Chat) - Old Git, May 1, 11:01:04
        
        any relation to Sir Hew Dalrymple (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 1, 11:13:07
        
        Yes, one of his many sons (General Chat) - Old Git, May 1, 12:12:01
        
        yes, I know the current Baronet (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 1, 12:30:41
        
        I had no idea (General Chat) - Old Git, May 1, 12:45:04
        
        Bully! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 1, 21:08:33
- And also Attleborough in his first season with Van Diemen FF1600 (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, May 1, 10:03:51
- Two bedroom semi in Rugge drive apparently (n/m) (General Chat) - littletinyphil, May 1, 09:54:29
  - I hope he abided by the Highway code in a quiet residential area (General Chat) - KevinBond, May 1, 13:08:37
    - No Hill lol classic stuff (n/m) (General Chat) - littletinyphil, May 1, 16:05:30
- Frank Skinner used to call those 'Big Mo-ments' (General Chat) - norwaay, May 1, 09:46:32
  - He was with Lotus, yes, but don't think he lived in Norfolk then (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, May 1, 10:58:27
    - Yep, the van Diemen family team (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, May 1, 11:23:50
    - You've reached the very limit of my motor racing knowledge there 😄 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, May 1, 11:22:46
  - And Gary Oldman is younger than Gary Numan (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, May 1, 10:14:02
    - Cliff Richards is older than all of them (n/m) (General Chat) - Bristol Graham, May 1, 11:12:06
    - Andy Summers is older than Keith Richards! (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, May 1, 10:47:43
    - But only by two weeks. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cellophane Flowers, May 1, 10:18:03

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