Interesting. Thanks for the detective work.tungsten tossers wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 7:41 pmOr Randy is off to Gravesend...
I found this...
It’s archaic short form for “des”, which means “of the”. “Grave” is a form of “graaf”, Count.
The most well-known example is The Hague, the city which is called ‘s-Gravenhage (though nowadays, officially simply “Den Haag”, as in English). The Hague basically means “the hedge” (around a park or hunting grounds), which from the 15th century was the Count’s; therefore, “the Count’s Hague”, or “des Graven Hage”, or… ‘s-Gravenhage.
Likewise, ‘s-Gravesande would be “des Grave sande”, “the Count’s sands”, and in Dutch, we just add those words together to make a longer one: “the Count’s sands street” is therefore ‘s-Gravesandestraat.
It is very archaic though (not that many Counts around nowadays… I only know two)… and it wreaks havock on most navigation systems, where the ‘ isn’t expected to be the first character of a street or city name.
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Van Gerwen without a title during first four months of the season for first time since 2011
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Nothing against him or his credentials, just don't see him selling many tickets in comparison to the others. He's the Jason Orange of the group.Dfc180 wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 4:58 pmI'm not sure how a former world champ would fit into that group containing 2 other world champs eitherSuperSwede wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:37 amI like Webster but i'm not sure I see the selling point of him in that group. Must be a tag-on of an agent/manager of one of the others surely.Rogg wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:02 pm I see that this is scheduled for the piss palace in May next year. Just to confirm that the place still exists.
http://www.lakesidesurrey.co.uk/showdet ... ts-2022-91
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This. A breath of fresh air on comms, and I know dartitis sucks/my sympathies are there, but this is an exhibition - are people really going to pay to watch Webby struggle to release every single dart?SuperSwede wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:39 pmNothing against him or his credentials, just don't see him selling many tickets in comparison to the others. He's the Jason Orange of the group.Dfc180 wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 4:58 pmI'm not sure how a former world champ would fit into that group containing 2 other world champs eitherSuperSwede wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:37 amI like Webster but i'm not sure I see the selling point of him in that group. Must be a tag-on of an agent/manager of one of the others surely.Rogg wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:02 pm I see that this is scheduled for the piss palace in May next year. Just to confirm that the place still exists.
http://www.lakesidesurrey.co.uk/showdet ... ts-2022-91
Even the ARTICLE seems to be taking the piss, only thing I see about his inclusion is just one line:
'Mark Webster has just been added to this great event.'
Uh....thumbs up I guess?
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Webster was probably the next most famous player they coulda got, I’d guess him being a regular commentator now has boosted his reputation as well, I’d like to see him give the tour one more crack but it doesn’t sound like he fancies it atm
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He will be earning more money from Sky than he would win on the tour, so I am not surprised that he is giving it a miss...TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 11:29 am Webster was probably the next most famous player they coulda got, I’d guess him being a regular commentator now has boosted his reputation as well, I’d like to see him give the tour one more crack but it doesn’t sound like he fancies it atm
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So this occured yesterday.
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Van Barneveld works as bricklayer on repair work at home: 'Brick by brick we are getting to the final result'
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Makes a change from him being a home wrecker.
Big changes on the way ! We've heard it before but it's different this time !!!! , I believe Bdo gonna grow x
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A few ET's thrown in would be nice.......Rogg wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 9:06 am The calendar is filling up nicely.
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tungsten tossers wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 10:30 amA few ET's thrown in would be nice.......Rogg wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 9:06 am The calendar is filling up nicely.
https://www.pdc.tv/tournaments/calendar
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I hadn't noticed that....Rogg wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 1:42 pmtungsten tossers wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 10:30 amA few ET's thrown in would be nice.......Rogg wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 9:06 am The calendar is filling up nicely.
https://www.pdc.tv/tournaments/calendar
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Hmmm...
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Will fans be allowed for the GS?
We could well be back in another lockdown by then........
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They should just give out free tickets?
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CDC confirm American dates for 2021 tournament return
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Quite possible that the European Championships are played early November or maybe in the Grand Slam slot to buy time for Euro Tours. Either way the EC won't be at Halloween as usual, WSFs are in that slot.tungsten tossers wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 1:45 pmI hadn't noticed that....Rogg wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 1:42 pmtungsten tossers wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 10:30 amA few ET's thrown in would be nice.......Rogg wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 9:06 am The calendar is filling up nicely.
https://www.pdc.tv/tournaments/calendar
+1
The Grand Slam remains the other big mystery.
Hmmm...
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