God was 5 days into his creation job and over a pint that evening he was discussing his plans for Newcastle with The Angel Gabriel in excited tones.

"I'm going to create a place called Newcastle" said God. "It will have a great river through it and some world famous bridges across. It will have a huge football stadium right in the city centre, which will be full of beautiful buildings. It will be one of the top partying cities in the World and it will be located in easy reach of some of the most beautiful and unspoiled countryside anywhere. The people will be called Geordies and they will be my chosen people. They will have the best brewery in the land and this nectar we are drinking here will become their 'Newcastle Broon'. They will have their own special unique dialect which will be much loved throughout the land. They will be a happy people and will love their city more than the residents of anywhere else."

"Hang on" interrupted Gabriel, "Aren't you overdoing it? Everyone will want to go there".

"Ah" smiled God - "I've thought of that - just wait till you see who I'm giving them as neighbours." :-)

This gem is from an idea I saw on a gift tea-towel today - it was about Scotland/England and made me smile.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

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That was a joke? I believed every word of it ;-)

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

...I last saw that one in New Zealand; mocking the sheep sh@gg@s across the Tasman!

-- Anonymous, August 04, 2001