Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
...in the Golden Hinde, Plymouth yesterday. I was watching the Everton match with a pint, in my Albion shirt, and this old-ish fella at the bar pipes up "I support the other lot up the road".
"What, Exeter ?" says I. He shakes his head.
"Torquay ?".
"Nope", he says". "Manchester United".
I rolled my eyes and went back to the match.
"Yeah, I know what you're thinking" he says.
"Well, I don't need to say it then" I said.
Then comes the startling bit. Bearing in mind this bloke must have been in his fifties, he asks me "Manchesters not far from here though, is it ? How far is Manchester from here ?" He was not asking rhetorically - the guy was unsure as to where Manchester actually is. I considered getting the map from the car, but thought better of it and concentrated on my beer until he went away.
I ask you though - its one thing to "support" Manchester United from afar, but to not even know where it IS - that takes some beating.
"What, Exeter ?" says I. He shakes his head.
"Torquay ?".
"Nope", he says". "Manchester United".
I rolled my eyes and went back to the match.
"Yeah, I know what you're thinking" he says.
"Well, I don't need to say it then" I said.
Then comes the startling bit. Bearing in mind this bloke must have been in his fifties, he asks me "Manchesters not far from here though, is it ? How far is Manchester from here ?" He was not asking rhetorically - the guy was unsure as to where Manchester actually is. I considered getting the map from the car, but thought better of it and concentrated on my beer until he went away.
I ask you though - its one thing to "support" Manchester United from afar, but to not even know where it IS - that takes some beating.
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