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Celebrity duo enjoy a nice poke; TELEVISION.


Byline: PAT GRIFFIN

CELEBRITY couple Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC.  and Danielle Bux have spent six weekends exploring the North - and gone home with new words.

The Match Of The Day presenter enjoyed a curry chip with Danielle in Armagh before having a poke See peek/poke.

poke - The BASIC command to write a value to an absolute address.

See peek.
 in Fermanagh.

Former England international Gary said yesterday: "I had no idea that the language was so different.

"When we were asked if we wanted a poke I didn't know what to say but it turned out to be a local word for an ice-cream cone cone, in botany
cone or strobilus (strŏb`ələs), in botany, reproductive organ of the gymnosperms (the conifers, cycads, and ginkgoes).
.

"So Danielle and I ended up having a poke in Fermanagh. It was a lovely poke, the best one we have had in ages."

The couple were filming Gary and Danielle's Northern Exposure which sees them touring all six counties in an open-topped vintage red Volkswagen.

They spent just 48 hours in each county.

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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Geographic Code:4EUUK
Date:Jul 18, 2009
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