Another vacuous thread! Tenuous Claims to Fame

When I was a student in the late 70's, I worked as a waitress during the summer season in Blackpool. Paul Daniel's brother stayed in the hotel where I worked and I waited on his table...

Frank Carson sang 'I'll take you home again Kathleen', to me as an 11 year old when I asked him for his autograph while we were on holiday at Butlins Pwllheli...

Riverwalk, can't give you a virtual Nobel Peace Prize, but here is a little taste of what £800.000 looks like, in old U.S. dollars.

I went to stay with my cousin in Liverpool in the 1960s and she told me 'one of those Beatles lives just round the corner. There are always girls hanging around outside'.
I said 'Well, I'm not going to be one of them!'.

Auntieflo

FannyCornforth
How about a Virtual Wine and Chocolate tasting experience, for Riverwalk's prize?

The Nobel Peace Prize is worth about £800,000 - but I'll settle for less for this equally important award

My eldest daughter knows Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin enough to stop for a short chat if she encounters him. I was very jealous as I was a huge Led Zep fan. Daughter however, can’t stand their music ?

FannyCornforth
How about a Virtual Wine and Chocolate tasting experience, for Riverwalk's prize?

? what a lovely read this is ! I voted for the donkey.
Congratulations Riverwalk ?
Thank you for the thread, FannyCornforth ? and for the admin.

Round of applause for you Riverwalk . Well done. Lots of worthy contenders also. ? ? ?

I can’t believe I’ve won - didn’t write an acceptance speech! Thank you kindly for all who voted and joined in the fun.

Nice to see so much acceptance of the democratic vote?

Great fun. Is there a GN classics thread?

Well done everyone!

Thanks for the thread FannyCornforth Very enjoyable!

Trying to think of a prize now.....?

Oh no!
Flo and Aldom they are both great / rubbish CTF.

You could have been contenders!

Yes- brilliant idea AuntieFlo - any ideas for Riverwalk's prize?

I see I’m too late to say I have met Eric Morcombe’s daughter , and my son was in the same class at school as Michael Buerk’s twin boys.

Well......I live round the corner from a cousin of Pam Ayres.... Is there a booby prize for that!!!!

Thanks FC for this thread.
Many apologies that I didn't vote, and have only just realised that the worthy winner has been announced.
Will she receive a Vacuous, tenuous prize? and can we vote for what it might possibly be?

Very late to the thread, but we used to live in the next road to the owners of the original Dulux dogs, and my tin of paint may have had a few shed hairs on the lid.

Many congratulations to Riverwalk and the runners up.
Take a bow Fannycornforth for starting a thread that was amusing, enjoyable and kind

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Memorable competition! I’ll remember the worthy winners (and many of the other entries) far more than Strictly or Booker winners

Nortsat ?

Congratulations to Riverwalk and other winners.
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Am I bitter?
Of course not, as she smiles through gritted teeth

Thank you FannyCornforth
A most entertaining thread ??

Nortsat ??

Great winners she says, trying to be a good sport ?.

It was good fun, I can't remember the last time I got so invested in a thread.

Big thanks and ?for you FannyCornforth

I’ll add my thanks - really good fun

Thank you FC for a great thread ... it was much enjoyed.

Of course I WON not Riverwalk.
It’s a huge Gransnet Conspiracy to deny me and all the evil Democrats and Socialists on GN have cooked up fake tenuous claims to fame, to defeat me.
The Supreme Court at GNHQ will eventually overturn Riverwalk’s fake victory and my shortlisted (but not even in the top three) entry will be confirmed as the winner, after multiple recounts and several court battles.
(If you need me, I’ll be on the golf course ...)

Well done Riverwalk. Sorry I didn't vote but that's the one I would have voted for. Thanks Fanny for the thread.