Germans lose their marbles crown

[Mugu]

Competitors at the annual World Marble Championships celebrated long into the evening after a British team beat the Germans for the first time in years.

The Yorkshire Meds took the silver trophy from reigning champions, 1st MC Erzgebirge II at the tournament in Tinsley Green, West Sussex.

German teams had won for several years, with a break of one year in 2005.

"It was very good to see the Germans beaten for once," said landlord of the Greyhound Inn, Dennis Baxindale.




Read complete article at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7309349.stm

[C_U_L8R]

1. Best headline of the week : -)))

[saltpoint]

2. Two world wars, and now this.

These people can't BUY a break, can they?

[Canuckistanian]

3. People always tell me that I've lost my marbles crown

Or something like that.

[Mugu]

4. I don't remember any mention of a crown.

:hide:

Cheers, Mugu

[ensho]

5. my brother and me used to play marbles on the livingroom rug which

had a circular pattern. marbles can be beautiful in their coloring.

I thought the thread would be about Merkel visiting Israel recently and what she had to say.