Wales and Welsh culture thread. Sorry, no Romans allowed.

CanuckAmok

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Thu Nov-25-04 04:01 AM
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Wales and Welsh culture thread. Sorry, no Romans allowed.

Well, paint me blue! I'm the only Welshman alive who can't carry a tune.

Leek soup, anyone? It's made with coal!

Running out of "L"s? here's some extras:
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nine23

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Thu Nov-25-04 05:02 AM
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1. Not Roman...

And I'm afraid the only thing I can add here is: Cardiff freakin' rocks, and it's one helluva' place to be a best man at a wedding.

My best friend of twenty years is from Cardiff, and he was married there last year. (His entire family has it's roots there; a Vancouver wedding was not an option.)

Seriously, the only thing I remember about the five days was being on the train back to London, and asking my partner: "What just happened there? And what's the Bumbles?"

I will definitely be returning under less chaotic circumstances.

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CanuckAmok

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Thu Nov-25-04 05:04 AM
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2. Newport is great, too...

...but it's a rough town. Drop into the Crossed Keys pup on tuesday; it's "Bulldyke Karaoke Night". I kid you not! And boy, did we find out the hard way!

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nine23

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Thu Nov-25-04 05:14 AM
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3. The whole place is pretty "rough"

Edited on Thu Nov-25-04 05:22 AM by nine23

But I was with a bunch of "the lads" in a wedding party, all of them firmly entrenched in the city and culture, so it all just kinda' "worked". I fit right in.

Although, some of the places we went to for the stag festivities (which, incidentally, lasted three of the five days) I'd never consider going to on my own. (Hell, I wouldn't remember where they were anyway!)

Peace, laddy!

on edit: RE: "Bulldyke Karaoke Night". I do remember seeing lotsa' serious biker/lesbians on ninja-style bikes. To me, it just added to the ambiance of the place.

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hinachan

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Thu Nov-25-04 06:14 AM
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4. I'm � Welsh...does that count?

My mother's maiden name is Evans...the Welsh equivalent of "Jones"! :D

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REP

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Thu Nov-25-04 08:20 AM
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8. Erm - You're Joking, Right?

Jones *is* the Welsh Jones. Evan and Jones is the Romanization of Ieuan (so is Ewing, a Scot clan that originated in Wales*). English surnames indicate "son of" by adding a "son" or simply an "s" to the end of a name, so EvanS is the Anglicized version of the Welsh ap'Evan or Bevan (Probert = ap'Robert; Bowen = ap'Owen; Pritchard = ap'Richard; Price = ap'Rhys, etc).

*Not MacEwen, though the Ewings did band with the Otter clan.

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6th Borough

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Thu Nov-25-04 06:35 AM
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5. ROMAN HIJACK 1111ONE!!1!

All youse Romans, I gots a Thanksgiving thread for us up top (well, I guess now that would be below).

Before I leave, can I borrow some sugar, milk, y's and g's, please? :P

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REP

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Thu Nov-25-04 08:08 AM
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6. Cenadl Heb Iaith, Cenadl Heb Garon

Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief
Taffy came to my house and stole a leg of beef
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not home
Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not in
Taffy came to my house and stole a silver pin
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed
I took up the marrow-bone and flung it at his head

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GingerSnaps

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Thu Nov-25-04 08:17 AM
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7. Spotted Dick?

:shrug:

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REP

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Thu Nov-25-04 08:26 AM
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9. That's Saesneg Food

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