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General Category => General Scottish => Topic started by: John ThomsonHollingsworth on February 08, 2009, 03:16:43 PM

Title: "Slugger" Thomson
Post by: John ThomsonHollingsworth on February 08, 2009, 03:16:43 PM

Anyone claim this Thomson?

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Title: Re: "Slugger" Thomson
Post by: Mary on February 19, 2009, 09:53:34 PM

I'll take him!  But, I think when Ern picks up on this post I'll have a fight on my hands because HE will think the man should be an Australian Scot!

Looks like the Thompson tent will be up at Jacksonville on the 28th. I know you can't make it there, but it's nice to have Duke and Taylor out for another Scottish 'bonding' experience!

Title: Re: "Slugger" Thomson
Post by: Michael Thompson on February 21, 2009, 11:07:25 PM

We Thom(p)sons really take our football seriously, don't we?

Title: Re: "Slugger" Thomson
Post by: Ernest Thompson on February 23, 2009, 11:35:01 PM

Mary was quite right about Australia claiming Slugger Thompson as an Aussie-Scot in fact Andy Capp was the Emblem for my old Rifle Company's boozer.
Delta Coy, 1 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment.
Another fact was our Coy was the Battalion Rugby Champions and sported no less than 2 Thompsons at any time and all were called "Slugger" just to confuse the opposition.
Below is the emblen on a T-shirt worn only by Delta members.
(http://clanthompson.org/Images/Delta1RAR.jpg)

Title: Re: "Slugger" Thomson
Post by: Barbara on February 26, 2009, 03:39:38 PM

Love it Ern!  ;D  You keeping everyone straight down under?  Hope the drought and fires haven't affected you or yours.  Love the pictures of the little koalas having a drink. 

Barbara