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John Marwood
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Two for the price of one.
The OE word for 'foreigner' was weahlish, from which we derive the word 'Welsh'. Which is one.
And for another, one of the most common place names in England (though disappointingly not in the top ten) is Walton - we have two within the borough that i know of, one in Stone and one on-the-Hill - which translates as 'the village of the foreigners', ie the 'foreigners' that were here before the 'immigrants' came and presumably took all their jobs/women etc...
Which essentially means that despite the incursion of the Germanic upstarts, there were pockets of indigenous peoples in our midsts.
What objections they may have had toward urban expansion are unrecorded, though experience may tell us that they were probably in the 'anti' camp.
The OE word for 'foreigner' was weahlish, from which we derive the word 'Welsh'. Which is one.
And for another, one of the most common place names in England (though disappointingly not in the top ten) is Walton - we have two within the borough that i know of, one in Stone and one on-the-Hill - which translates as 'the village of the foreigners', ie the 'foreigners' that were here before the 'immigrants' came and presumably took all their jobs/women etc...
Which essentially means that despite the incursion of the Germanic upstarts, there were pockets of indigenous peoples in our midsts.
What objections they may have had toward urban expansion are unrecorded, though experience may tell us that they were probably in the 'anti' camp.
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Irish doesn't really have a proper word for "Wales" - An Bhreatain Bheag is the usual term - it actually means Little Britain, which amuses me, no end...
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No doubt the 'Welsh' would be, or indeed are, mortified.
Interestingly (or not etc) a 'true Brit' is nothing of the sort - the 'Brit' ish were almost entirely wiped out by the 'Angle' ish. Or so we have been led to believe - of course the commonness of 'Walton' as a place name automatically undermines this thesis.
Not all roses though, it would appear that the Welsh that didn't have the foresight to retreat to Wales became slaves of the Angleish.
Not hugely sure of the old 'ins and outs' of the subsequent developments, but i do happen to know that by 1000AD or so, one person would set you back the same amount of monies as that required for ten cows.
Now i like cows, but i also like people, but which is best...
Gramaisc
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I suspect that they don't know. The Welsh, and others, use the English term 'Little Britain' to mean what would be left of the UK if Scotland goes, which is very confusing to the people that have gone.
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They don't have bit on 'the flag' - so, I suspect they aren't as bothered.
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I was once told that the word for 'helicopter' in 'Irish' literally translates as 'flying spider' - but i was told this by someone who i had every reason not to believe - is this true?
Gramaisc
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No - héileacaptar - but, then, helicopter itself is not far off 'flying snail', is it..?
Anthony Fokker's first real aircraft was called 'Spin' - Dutch for 'spider', I understand.
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I've long been a bit surprised that, at the very least, the dragon was not considered to be a part of the design - here are the early thoughts upon the matter -
- one can only suppose the subjugation of the wealish was so complete that they could even be insulted semaphorically by then.
Imagine a Union Flag with a kick-ass Dragon in the middle of it, a la Sri Lanka's flag, and you can see where i'm coming from.
John Marwood
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All the carpets in the Grand Mosque of Bahrain were made in Paisley.
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And, of course, the 'Flying Snail' was the logo of CIÉ, back in the old days..
They had lots of different vehicles - trains, buses, trams, lorries, etc. - but I don't think they ever had a helicopter.
John Marwood
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Hartlepool beats Notts County 2-1 yesterday
The scorers for the home team were Hartley and Pool
The scorers for the home team were Hartley and Pool
Gramaisc
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I've long been a bit surprised that, at the very least, the dragon was not considered to be a part of the design - here are the early thoughts upon the matter -
- one can only suppose the subjugation of the wealish was so complete that they could even be insulted semaphorically by then.
Imagine a Union Flag with a kick-ass Dragon in the middle of it, a la Sri Lanka's flag, and you can see where i'm coming from.
One sometimes sees a Union Flag upside down, but Manchester City Council surpassed themselves yesterday and today.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24906040
Where the bloody hell did they get it from?
Ah, well - at least they had the thick side up by the pole...
John Marwood
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There are 43 different types of ambulance on the roads of Britain
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The border between Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire is
58 feet 3inches long
58 feet 3inches long
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The border between Zambia and Botswana is less than 100 metres long.
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