Talk:Partick Thistle F.C.
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[edit] Thistle in Finnegans Wake
The following lines are from James Joyce's masterpiece "Finnegans Wake". They cite two (2) Scottish football teams and two (2) English football teams.
Page 378 Lines 17-19
He's alight there still, by Mike! Loose afore! Bung! Bring forth your deed! Bang! Till is the right time. Bang! Partick Thistle agen S. Megan's versus Brystal Palace agus the Walsall! Putsch!
Can anyone comment or find an explanation for these references.
Is there any significance in Partick Thistle competing against St. Mirren in the 1920’s or 1930’s? Or, Crystal Palace versus Walsall?
--Irl32csc 18:55, 3 December 2006 (UTC)