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[FranklyB]

I'm hoping that my old mucker on KF Rock Doc will be joining the Grumpy fold soon. I know he loves a bit of Morris Dancing, the conversation cropped up last week and he gave me and The Barlord a short rendition, alas he got his frilly shirt caught in his jingly bell bits and that was that.

I'm looking forward to his cookery tips as well as his crumble was magnificent, perhaps he can help Alfie out with his faggots.

noodles i think you may find alfie is happy with his grandmothers recipe, i made a suggestion to him a couple of days ago, and i got a very pleasantly put no thank you, he told me to try it myself and to tell him, personally i would not touch a horrible dirt stinking faggot, , has the man never been to a thai pig farm, were there force fed with a cancerous substance, which just happens to be a steriod i hope he has checked inside pants recently, this steriod makes your willy go smaller, not that i am trying to put him off Pigs Liver that is

[Alfie]

I'm hoping that my old mucker on KF Rock Doc will be joining the Grumpy fold soon. I know he loves a bit of Morris Dancing, the conversation cropped up last week and he gave me and The Barlord a short rendition, alas he got his frilly shirt caught in his jingly bell bits and that was that.

I'm looking forward to his cookery tips as well as his crumble was magnificent, perhaps he can help Alfie out with his faggots.

noodles i think you may find alfie is happy with his grandmothers recipe, i made a suggestion to him a couple of days ago, and i got a very pleasantly put no thank you, he told me to try it myself and to tell him, personally i would not touch a horrible dirt stinking faggot, , has the man never been to a thai pig farm, were there force fed with a cancerous substance, which just happens to be a steriod i hope he has checked inside pants recently, this steriod makes your willy go smaller, not that i am trying to put him off Pigs Liver that is

Noodles - fingers crossed for RockDoc joining the fold. It'll be good to swap Morris Dancing techniques and discuss the Mendip Hills with a like minded fellow Wurzel.

THM - Thanks for the heads up on the steroid effects. That'll be another excuse I can use now when Mrs Alfie starts her nagging again. Whoops! Forget I said that

[Noodles]

He loves a discussion on cheese, got very upset when I said I liked Belgian anf French cheeses, he stabbed me with his "I love Cheddar" badge!

[PAT]

Noodles...Alfie claims not to understand footie MORRIS DANCING

Whats that all about mate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxeU-bwS ... re=related












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[Alfie]

Pat, a great link mate. And here's one more for all you conneseurs of our lovely culture - dancing round the May pole.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wAhuycssbI

Ahhh, memories, memories. Those were the days. Have you ever done that, Pat? What sort of traditional cultural activities did you do as a young lad?

[saf]

Alfie, have you tried introducing Morris dancing to your Isaan neighbours?

I used to live in Stony Stratford where Morris dancing was popular. There seemed to be something rather dark and sinister about it. Just a feeling I had. Isn't it based on some pagan ritual from way back?

[FranklyB]

alfie alfie alfie are you really a morris dancer , i suppose the next thig is you will be telling us you run down hills after blocks of cheese but from what i been told has to be cheddar mind

[Alfie]

Alfie, have you tried introducing Morris dancing to your Isaan neighbours?

I used to live in Stony Stratford where Morris dancing was popular. There seemed to be something rather dark and sinister about it. Just a feeling I had. Isn't it based on some pagan ritual from way back?

Funny you should say that, Saf. Here's the text that was added to another Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ctK4tswNEs

(also note the website links given - Dark Dorset!)


The most well known symbol of May Day (1st May) is the maypole. The custom of dancing around the maypole is an ancient fertility rite, which is still performed today on village greens and at spring fetes.

The origins of the maypole hark back to ancient times when tree spirits were worshiped and indeed the first maypoles were tall slender trees, usually birch, which had their branches lopped off, leaving just a few at the top to be adorned with garlands and blossom: a far cry from the more elaborate designs of today.

The maypole itself is a phallic symbol representing the planting of the god's phallus into the mother earth's womb, there by illustrating the bringing forth of new life. In addition some maypoles are painted with red and white spiral stripes in much the same way as a barber's pole and this too has sexual meaning: the red representing the female menstrual blood and the white the male semen. The sexual symbolism of the maypole and all the immoral revelry that went along with it led the Puritans to out-law the maypole custom in 1644. However, this prohibition was soon repealed after the restoration of Charles II in 1660. Many towns and parishes erected permanent maypoles in celebration, some boasting 80 or 90 feet! These permanent poles were left to stand throughout the year but only decorated and danced around on May Day.

Dancing around the maypole was once a very merry and frivolous affair, yet today's maypole dancing with its colourful ribbons is a relatively modern dance, only dating back to the nineteenth century. However, this new adaptation is now accepted as a very important aspect of the maypole dance. By taking two ribbons and weaving them together the dancers make a new element, thus two makes three representing the sexual union and the offspring.

Discover more Dorset traditions in the book 'Dark Dorset Calendar Customs', by Robert Newland, now available at Amazon.co.uk. Visit the Dark Dorset website, http://www.darkdorset.co.uk or blog http://darkdorset.blogspot.com
and open the door to a world of fascinating folklore and legends.

[FranklyB]

so seen as its been adapted now, and men do it together is it now a male bonding sexual thing

[Alfie]

:roll: alfie alfie alfie are you really a morris dancer , i suppose the next thig is you will be telling us you run down hills after blocks of cheese but from what i been told has to be cheddar mind

Morris dancing turns a boy into a man THM. It turns you to tungsten - honest guv

In all honesty, I've never done it, no, but I did do some Maypole dancing as a young boy - at the school fete if I remember correctly. And as for running down hills after blocks of cheese, what a silly idea. If you know there will be blocks of cheese coming down the hill, why not just wait at the bottom? That's where I would be !

so seen as its been adapted now, and men do it together is it now a male bonding sexual thing :?:

You could be right there, THM. And perhaps it has been adapted yet again, going by pictures of the activities at Hash House Harrier meets!