Every Saturday I go down to my local Waitrose to do the shop. I get stopped by an old fellah, very proud, who introduces himself as an old tighthead from Loughborough and then Leicester. He's a lovely chap and we spend a good half an hour talking rugby whilst the heads up their backsides shoppers curse and swear at us.
Problem is ..........I don't know who he is.........I'm embarrassed to ask in case he thinks I should know! So if any one has got a dad or granddad down these parts who fits the above description............he's doing very well!
Old Tight Head
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Old Tight Head
Exile Wigstonite living in Wales.
Poet laureate of the "One Eyed Turk".
Bar stool philosopher in the "Wilted Daffodil"
Poet laureate of the "One Eyed Turk".
Bar stool philosopher in the "Wilted Daffodil"
Re: Old Tight Head
Big Dai not even a first name, you are slipping what era does he talk about 50's,60's or 70's. I very much doubt that anyone from the 30's is kicking about if so they will be approaching their century?
Re: Old Tight Head
Either slipping or senile Noddy! At a guess I'd say he'd be Wheeler / Cowling era?
Exile Wigstonite living in Wales.
Poet laureate of the "One Eyed Turk".
Bar stool philosopher in the "Wilted Daffodil"
Poet laureate of the "One Eyed Turk".
Bar stool philosopher in the "Wilted Daffodil"
Re: Old Tight Head
I sincerely hope the trip to Waitrose is only to re-stock on the Remy? 
Just ask him - nobody will die? I hope?
Just ask him - nobody will die? I hope?
Whoever said "one person cannot change the world' never ate undercooked bat
Re: Old Tight Head
..................Obvious! But embarrassing!TigerCam wrote:I sincerely hope the trip to Waitrose is only to re-stock on the Remy?
Just ask him - nobody will die? I hope?
Exile Wigstonite living in Wales.
Poet laureate of the "One Eyed Turk".
Bar stool philosopher in the "Wilted Daffodil"
Poet laureate of the "One Eyed Turk".
Bar stool philosopher in the "Wilted Daffodil"
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Re: Old Tight Head
John Thomas?
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Oh Yes Big Dai, I have been in the same situation, I suppose it's a sign of all the past history one has to store as one gets older!!Big Dai wrote:..................Obvious! But embarrassing!TigerCam wrote:I sincerely hope the trip to Waitrose is only to re-stock on the Remy?
Just ask him - nobody will die? I hope?
I ask them "What was your nickname at ....?" and that often works.
Then it's Remy time !
Re: Old Tight Head
Ask him who he liked playing against most/least. Completely legit question and should give a few clues.
I am neither clever enough to understand nor stupid enough to play this game
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Don't do as I did at a function a couple of months back. Not recognising him I asked the very trim and fit guy who I was chatting to who he was. Phil Blakeway was the response, now shorn of his frizzy hair and four stones of weight, he said! I cringed!!
If I had been polite I would have offered my hand first and said 'I'm Tom Weston' and I'm sure he would have responded as to who he was.
If I had been polite I would have offered my hand first and said 'I'm Tom Weston' and I'm sure he would have responded as to who he was.