QUOTE (Gordon EF @ Nov 29 2008, 21:17)

Arbroath are making a strong claim for that spot on our mantle piece, recently vacated by Stranraer.
That would be the same Arbroath that you previously chickened out of betting that East Fife would beat, Gordon? You were so convinced that East Fife would win that you weren't willing to risk any money whatsoever on the results?
Incidentally, it might also help if you learned to use the English language before posting
mantle
noun, verb, -tled, -tling.
–noun 1. a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
2. something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness.
3. Geology. the portion of the earth, about 1800 mi. (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the core. Compare core 1 (def. 10), crust (def. 6).
4. Zoology. a single or paired outgrowth of the body wall that lines the inner surface of the valves of the shell in mollusks and brachiopods.
5. a chemically prepared, incombustible network hood for a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., that, when the jet or wick is lighted, becomes incandescent and gives off a brilliant light.
6. Ornithology. the back, scapular, and inner wing plumage, esp. when of the same color and distinct from other plumage.
7. mantel.
8. Metallurgy. a continuous beam set on a ring of columns and supporting the upper brickwork of a blast furnace in such a way that the brickwork of the hearth and bosh may be readily replaced.
–verb (used with object) 9. to cover with or as if with a mantle; envelop; conceal.
–verb (used without object) 10. to spread or cover a surface, as a blush over the face.
11. to flush; blush.
12. (of a hawk) to spread out one wing and then the other over the corresponding outstretched leg.
13. to be or become covered with a coating, as a liquid; foam: The champagne mantled in the glass.
I think you meant to use the term "Mantelpiece". It's all one word and the "e" comes before the "l".
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