tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post2104561222745791799..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: Cornish IndependenceBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-91667027015031954222007-05-24T18:29:00.000+01:002007-05-24T18:29:00.000+01:00David:I must warn you that, as a Lancastrian, I al...David:<BR/>I must warn you that, as a Lancastrian, I always thought 'd'rectly' meant 'at once' but I learned to my cost that it means 'sometime between next week and 2 years hence' in Devon and Cornwall.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-35699005134265745222007-05-24T18:13:00.000+01:002007-05-24T18:13:00.000+01:00David: That, and also real work has recently clobb...David: That, and also real work has recently clobbered me. But normal service will be resumed 'd'rectly' (as they say in Cornwall).Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-24317725445219687132007-05-24T14:04:00.000+01:002007-05-24T14:04:00.000+01:00Bit of a blogging lull, innit. Sulking over the W...Bit of a blogging lull, innit. Sulking over the Winehouse nuptials?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-90614303146552940782007-05-24T13:33:00.000+01:002007-05-24T13:33:00.000+01:00Brit:Well, seeing how you native Anglophiles seem ...Brit:<BR/><BR/>Well, seeing how you native Anglophiles seem to be completely absorbed by whether every city block in the realm has a good case for independance and its own parliament, you may need us Anglophile forriners. My goodness, even we Canadians fought harder against the Quebec separatists. Have you all overdosed on J. Alfred Prufrock?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-31761614071566297082007-05-24T13:14:00.000+01:002007-05-24T13:14:00.000+01:00Our parents used to take us on holiday to Cornwall...Our parents used to take us on holiday to Cornwall every year. We always stayed at the same hotel, which was perfectly pleasant but had an odd habit of serving fresh fish (not kippers) for breakfast. Outside every morning stood a seagull which the hotel staff named Percy, tapping his beak on the window in the hope of a bit of locally-caught haddock. The lazy bugger.martpolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508497057736355841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-88893358747033071332007-05-24T12:33:00.000+01:002007-05-24T12:33:00.000+01:00Very wise, Skipper, very wise.Thanks for that, Pet...Very wise, Skipper, very wise.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that, Peter. However, the presence of Mr Bean proves it must have been made by an Anglophile forriner, not a bona fide Brit. That's a popular export with no resonance in its own country, as with Bill Clinton.<BR/><BR/>Harry:<BR/><BR/>There's a famous Cornish cheese with the brilliant name of Yarg. The best cheddar comes, naturally enough, from Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-47702000722928091622007-05-24T06:16:00.000+01:002007-05-24T06:16:00.000+01:00Does Cornwall make cheese? Is it har cheese? North...Does Cornwall make cheese? Is it har cheese? <BR/><BR/>North Devon cheddar showed up today in Safeway, for the first time here.<BR/><BR/>I bought some but haven't tasted it yet.Harry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-44789614862250415642007-05-24T00:30:00.000+01:002007-05-24T00:30:00.000+01:00Brit:You do realise that the chance of Cornish or ...Brit:<BR/><BR/>You do realise that the chance of Cornish or anyone else's independence is in direct proportion to the propensity of Brights in London or Bristol or wherever to take the ideas seriously and give them credence?<BR/><BR/>Here's a little <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6IWmDAAeXk" REL="nofollow">treat</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-2412860988151687842007-05-23T23:36:00.000+01:002007-05-23T23:36:00.000+01:00I think the great Clarkson recently said something...I think the great Clarkson recently said something similar, but the really depressing thing about a trip to Cornwall/Devon is that you think you're almost there when you reach Exeter, when in fact, nothing could be further from the truth!Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-42608983377653557322007-05-23T20:52:00.000+01:002007-05-23T20:52:00.000+01:00Did [I] try the scrumpy?Heavens, no.I'm not comple...<I>Did [I] try the scrumpy?</I><BR/><BR/>Heavens, no.<BR/><BR/>I'm not completely daft.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-47095532551515357402007-05-23T12:44:00.000+01:002007-05-23T12:44:00.000+01:00I think the Cornish are just thinking of semi-inde...I think the Cornish are just thinking of semi-independence. They'll demand that the English not speak to them when they're around cool countries, and not drop in unnanounced, but still expect that they can drop off their dirty laundry in England and be served chocolate cake.Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-15241272636077704432007-05-23T01:40:00.000+01:002007-05-23T01:40:00.000+01:00Did you try the scrumpy? You wouldn't need piskies...Did you try the scrumpy? You wouldn't need piskies to lead you astray, you could get lost all by yourself.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-82614382459144350182007-05-23T01:26:00.000+01:002007-05-23T01:26:00.000+01:00My most memorable moment from my Devon - Cornwall ...My most memorable moment from my Devon - Cornwall trip was stopping in a pub, and noticing a porcelain jug on a shelf behind the bar.<BR/><BR/>On it was a bucolic scene. <BR/><BR/>Underneath was the motto: Cornish Scrumpy -- Legless but Smiling.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-87820410108278135822007-05-22T20:52:00.000+01:002007-05-22T20:52:00.000+01:00Quiet, or I'll put you in a home.Quiet, or I'll put you in a home.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-78440843163195211582007-05-22T20:40:00.000+01:002007-05-22T20:40:00.000+01:00Not too much independence, Duck, I'm hoping all th...Not too much independence, Duck, I'm hoping all the chocolate cakes will earn me a bit of support in my approaching dotage.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-72690830630280563282007-05-22T19:20:00.000+01:002007-05-22T19:20:00.000+01:00If only children would declare independence, eh Mo...If only children would declare independence, eh Monix?Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-33318231370019473962007-05-22T18:59:00.000+01:002007-05-22T18:59:00.000+01:00Navigational incompetence, eh? I won't be able to ...Navigational incompetence, eh? I won't be able to find my way to the kitchen for your next visit then!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.com