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« on: August 24, 2006, 08:20:30 AM »
Scientists at the great university in the land of my ancestors Aberystwyth University have come up with a robotic competitor in that sport of kings: Wellington boot throwing.  While what I saw in one picture looked more like what people in Kansas call a "mud boot" than the leather Wellington boot I used wear it is kind of funny:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/5279884.stm

Perhaps Highmac or someone from GB could fill us in on this sport and whether it is replacing cricket in the hearts and minds; especially now after the latest cricket "scandal!" :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/cricket/231292.stm
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2006, 08:06:33 PM »
the OT king is at it again
hah we love you gunug!

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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2006, 02:07:45 AM »
QUOTE(gunug @ Aug 24 2006, 02:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Perhaps Highmac or someone from GB could fill us in on this sport and whether it is replacing cricket in the hearts and minds; especially now after the latest cricket "scandal!" :

 From my recollection it is an "ancient" pastime invented in the 70s by some far-sighted parish council that wanted publicity for its annual fair on the village green. Over here, waterproof rubber knee-length boots are wellingtons, or wellies, worn by agricultural workers, gardeners and so on. One of many stores that sell them.
 
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly had a minor hit over here with the Welly Boot Song. Lyrics (in dialect) here.
Edit to add: Just checked my Guinness Book of Hit Singles and it's not listed. Probably on the B-side of one of his hits

Somehow I doubt welly-wanging will replace cricket... and please don't ask me to explain THAT game. I've never understood it smile.gif
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2006, 06:20:30 AM »
Highmac: In Kansas those are mud boots and I have two pairs and they have come in handy.  I had a week in boy scout camp with my kids where it rained hard every day and the clay subsoil trapped it in the top layer so I lived in a pair of those.  But about throwing wellies replacing cricket?  I Just picking on you a bit!   smile.gif
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2006, 09:12:38 AM »
Why is this "OT"?  I take issue:

"Powered by a diesel engine, the wellingtons, up to six at a time, are fired from a two-metre diameter computer controlled disc which rotates at up to 250 times per minute.

"A second computer monitors wind speed and direction and relays the information via a third computer and a radio link to a laptop where team members can monitor its progress. "

(my emphasis added)
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2006, 11:33:13 AM »
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly had a minor hit over here with the Welly Boot Song. Lyrics (in dialect) here.
Edit to add: Just checked my Guinness Book of Hit Singles and it's not listed. Probably on the B-side of one of his hits
Dialect?
Hmmm.

Not an accent?

Neil (Highmac), I think that the next time I have a beer at Kettlebridge I'll tell them they have a Fife "dialect" rather than a Fife "Accent" biggrin.gif
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2006, 01:04:49 PM »
QUOTE(Highmac @ Aug 25 2006, 08:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Somehow I doubt welly-wanging will replace cricket... and please don't ask me to explain THAT game. I've never understood it smile.gif

The Rules of Cricket - as Explained to a Foreigner

"You have two sides; one out in the field and one in.

Each man that's in the side that's in, goes out, and when he's out, he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.

When they are all out the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.

Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When both sides have been in and out including the not-outs, that's the end of the game."

Howzat?
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« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2006, 01:06:57 PM »
They're always be an England because they're the one's that understand those rules!  
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« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2006, 01:40:24 PM »
QUOTE(sandyman @ Aug 25 2006, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly had a minor hit over here with the Welly Boot Song. Lyrics (in dialect) here.
Edit to add: Just checked my Guinness Book of Hit Singles and it's not listed. Probably on the B-side of one of his hits
Dialect?
Hmmm.

Not an accent?

Neil (Highmac), I think that the next time I have a beer at Kettlebridge I'll tell them they have a Fife "dialect" rather than a Fife "Accent" biggrin.gif


From a cached Google British Library page (the original gives a 404)
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Accent: This is how we pronounce words - how we make them sound. We all have an accent of some kind. [If several people with different accents all read the same story aloud, each one sounds different although the story looks the same on the page. ]

Received Pronunciation: this is a phrase meaning the most widely accepted accent.

Dialects: These are ways of speaking that involve different words, in sentences constructed differently and with different expressions.
[If several people each write a story in a different dialect, each version looks different on the page.]

Standard English: this is the most widely accepted dialect. It is not a better or worse dialect than any other, but it is the one that is used formally and the one you have to write in school most of the time. You can use it with any accent.


I think if you go back to Connolly at that time, he was using both Glasgow dialect AND accent... But those are the only ways he HAS moderated his language in the last 20 years... biggrin.gif

PS - Is Kettlebridge anywhere near Kingskettle? I can remember my father talking about it as the family home before they moved to Dunfermline.
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2006, 01:41:13 PM »
QUOTE(gunug @ Aug 25 2006, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They're always be an England because they're the one's that understand those rules!  
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"There'll Always Be An England. 'Cos Scotlands Always There" biggrin.gif
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« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2006, 01:54:13 PM »
QUOTE(Highmac @ Aug 25 2006, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
From a cached Google British Library page (the original gives a 404)
I think if you go back to Connolly at that time, he was using both Glasgow dialect AND accent... But those are the only ways he HAS moderated his language in the last 20 years... biggrin.gif

PS - Is Kettlebridge anywhere near Kingskettle? I can remember my father talking about it as the family home before they moved to Dunfermline.

Neil, In case you hadn't guessed. 'twas very much tongue in cheek biggrin.gif

Kettlebridge is about 400 metres from Kingskettle smile.gif . That's why I used the name  smile.gif

Kettlebridge has one of THE best pubs in Fife. Great beer, great atmosphere, great setiing, superb views over the Lomond Hills and the Howe of Fife. As an extra they also do superb Tex/Mex food.
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« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2006, 03:05:33 PM »
Sad but true: Many "Americans" find it hard to believe that some of the best food in the "Empire" is to be found in "pubs". Most here, assume a "pub" is just a "beer joint". Their misunderstanding is their loss when visiting the Isles! tears.gif And you never know what kind of 'cuisine' might be found in them, either. "Tex/Mex"!? As in Fish 'n Chips tacos? blush-anim-cl.gif harhar.gif

BTW, I'm amazed at the number of you 'Brits' who keep asking about where places are. Don't they still publish those Ordinance map books?! dntknw.gif Last one we bought was for Ireland. An essential item when travelling in places where the accent is often unfamiliar! smile.gif
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« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2006, 05:43:00 PM »
QUOTE(airbusdriver @ Aug 25 2006, 09:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Don't they still publish those Ordinance map books?! dntknw.gif Last one we bought was for Ireland. An essential item when travelling in places where the accent is often unfamiliar! smile.gif
Sorry Jim, but we haven't published an "Ordinance" map since we learned how to spel. oops.gif
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/mapshop/index.html
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« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2006, 06:15:53 AM »
My dad was given an ordinance map (I guess it is) of the area in Wales where our family came from (Carmanthenshire) and other than some roads being slightly different you could basically use it to get anywhere you needed.
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