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A Totally Pointless Topic . Leeks !


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Before ither posters try to destroy me for raising this issue ... Please mind it does come under General Chat:chaplin:

Whist looking through a long list of Euro Countries online this morning, I noticed beside the UK there was a flag.

The idea I presume, was to help the person indentify quickly the country they were searching for in the long list.

Just got me thinking about the small emblems representing UK Countries ... Rose, Shamrock, Thistle, the LEEK.

The first three mentioned had for me a romantic feel aboot them. But then eh thought Wales choice was, a leek !!

Time to research & investigate ...Could understand the Land of Wild Men & Wild Mountains with the Red Dragon.

Could understand the Less Wild Men of Wales maybe being attracted to something less aggressive, daffodils ;)

But LEEKS ... Come on lads, please. The history picked up in my wee bit research, made it even mair amazing :wacko:

It seems, that in 633AD, whist the Welsh were in a battle against the Saxons, to distinguish theirselves from the

Enemy English, the Welsh Warriors were persuaded to wear a LEEK in their Bonnets. They then went on to win :lol2:

Obviously, this is so far back in time, it could be folk-lore. But this makes the source even more baffling & dafter.

There's a futher explanation CENIHEN PEHR is the Welsh word for daffodil (original emblem)   But in the course

of time the last bit wis dropped. They decided it was cenihen , meaning leek. (Maybe eh've got this erse to elbow)

Appreciate this topic is no wildly exciting  (Hence Topic Title)  But eh coulnae get it oot meh heid this morning :wub:

(Suppose it could've been worse mind, if the battle had taken place beside a field o' ready-for-pluckin cauliflowers)

 

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3 hours ago, Harold Finch said:

You should start a website about Welsh scandals.........Wiki Leeks

Topics could include

Exactly how much did Shirley Bassey spend

The secret code in that train station name Llannghejferishggododo......The Davidinci Code

What is Tom Jones real age

 

 

 

 

I've been involved in Welsh scandal, I pumped a mate's sister which didn't go down too well, especially as I never saw her again. :lol::o:ph34r:

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37 minutes ago, chomp my root said:

I need to hear a good tomato story, we've not grown any this year.

This could  be meh last year on the Tomato Growing .... POOR CROP :(

No blaming KH, unless he left me wi' the Devils Curse on his last visit :o

Or maybe been doing some, New Cult Recruiting in the Welsh Valleys :sadno:

Anyone  goes into Battle wi' bunch o Leeks on their heid are suspect :wacko:

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6 hours ago, Gedee said:

This could  be meh last year on the Tomato Growing .... POOR CROP :(

No blaming KH, unless he left me wi' the Devils Curse on his last visit :o

Or maybe been doing some, New Cult Recruiting in the Welsh Valleys :sadno:

Anyone  goes into Battle wi' bunch o Leeks on their heid are suspect :wacko:

Maybe its better to have a leeky heid than a leaky bottom.... :chin:

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4 minutes ago, chomp my root said:

I was 18, I like to think I've grown up a bit since then.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The jury is still out on that though..... :blush:

As we have seemed to drifted away from the main topic Chomp ... Namely The Welsh Leek.

May I ask what kind of vegetable did you have on your head, during this sordid deed? And can you recall if it enhanced your performance? :)

Or did either party find it a distraction. I think your carrot may have had the resilience needed Sturdy & Reliable. Sadly, the leek can go limp :wacko:

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