Pathetic Claims to Fame

[Hillonearth]

Used to have to fly to London a couple of times a week with work - as I mentioned in the thread about him, sat next to Richard Attenborough and got talking. Made him laugh when we hit bad turbulence and I told him:

"Course, you realise if this thing goes down, it's gonna ALL be about you..."

Another time was sat next to Midge Ure

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[Guest The Phoenix]

I let Artur Numan swap seats with me on a flight to London once, because he wanted to look out of the window.

He was probably trying to jump out.

[dirty dingus]

Tommy the drummer from wet wet wet was infront of me in a queue in Argos, seemed quite humble till the show off bassa bought the latest Dyson.

Also at a funeral and the big fat guy out of river city was at it, he was even signing autographs for all his mourning fans.

[Archie]

I've met Horace Panter and I once told the leader of the conservative party to f**k off.

[George Parr]

I knew two people who saw Hitler in the flesh.

This one's a belter. We need more details!

[eddiemunster]

I had tea in 10 downing street with john major

[Bigmouth Strikes Again]

I walked past Laurence Fishburne in the street.

[Guest honestrae95]

I clapped Glen Michael's dug.

He lives down the road from my parents.

[Monster]

My father lent his dictaphone to rugby player Gordon Brown for his autobiography.

My mates dad caddied for Sam Torrance.

My mate (who posts on here) had the BBC use his sound equipment for scenes in Waterloo Road.

My aunt's friend has a great great Grandfather who was an original partner in the Coca Cola Company.

I once worked with a guy who lived with a bird whose cousin was former Dundee midfielder Albert Craig.

Davie Cooper of Rangers and Motherwell once told me to f**k off.

Stephen Thomson of St. Mirren called me a c**t.

[Swarley]

This is one I believe least

No, he's right. Paolo Nutini was famous.

[madwullie]

I knew a boy who Richard Gough once asked for directions to Davie Cooper's house

[drs]

Former East Fife, Meadowbank, Forfar etc player Brian McNaughton was behind the counter in the Stirling Post Office earlier. I bought 2 stamps.

[EdgarusQPFC]

I am apparently Billy Connolly's Second Cousin first removed. I say apparently as i dont believe it, but my family insist that it is true.

When i worked as a debt collector i phoned a customers mobile number on the electoral register and a kinda posh bloke answered. I was looking to speak to a Mr Patel but the bloke said he didnt know anyone by that name, so I apologised and asked for his name, which he said was a Mr Jenson Button.

[Sweet Pete]

Glen Michael's gave me a Christmas present in a Clydebank snooker club when I was three or four years old. He was the booked celeb guest for ther member's kids' Christmas party. He also read out my birthday card that my sisters made for me once.

[madwullie]

Once, while waiting for my mum's work do to finish, I watched Jose Quitongo put about 5 notes into the puggy in the foyer of Burnbank Social Club

[Cardinal Richelieu]

When i worked as a debt collector i phoned a customers mobile number on the electoral register and a kinda posh bloke answered. I was looking to speak to a Mr Patel but the bloke said he didnt know anyone by that name, so I apologised and asked for his name, which he said was a Mr Jenson Button.

When I worked as a debt tracer, I had to track down Craig Burley's wife, who had moved house but neglected to tell her credit card provider.

[Bookies Love Me]

My father lent his dictaphone to rugby player Gordon Brown for his autobiography.

My mates dad caddied for Sam Torrance.

My mate (who posts on here) had the BBC use his sound equipment for scenes in Waterloo Road.

My aunt's friend has a great great Grandfather who was an original partner in the Coca Cola Company.

I once worked with a guy who lived with a bird whose cousin was former Dundee midfielder Albert Craig.

Davie Cooper of Rangers and Motherwell once told me to f**k off.

Stephen Thomson of St. Mirren called me a c**t.

Brilliant.

I was going to say, my mate in work whose dad's/grans/uncle who lives down the road from Glenn Michael's dog, told me to tell you to F**k off you c**t.

But Davie Cooper & Stephen Thomson beat him to it.

[Hedgecutter]

I've had Jordan Rhodes in my bedroom when he was a toddler.

Sounds bad, I know.

[Hillonearth]

Willem Dafoe grunted at me in Dublin once.

Was over with a couple of mates and we saw a film crew down by the river – we asked what they were shooting, and it turned out to be a film starring yer man, who at that moment walked by and acknowledged us.

[Newbornbairn]

One of my customers scored the first goal for Livingston at their current ground.