You Can Tell...........................

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:22 pm

....................... it's the start of Wimbledon fortnight !

It's Persissing down ! Play suspended.

Oh Gawd, Not Sir Cliff singing 'Summer Holiday' on Centre Court - AGAIN !

Tim_MaA_MidB · Post by **Tim_MaA_MidB** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:11 pm

If it wasn't for Wimbledon we might have some nice weather at this time of year. It is supposed to be summer after all.

Wuppertal · Post by **Wuppertal** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:58 pm

But apart from the first Monday the weather's been impeccable for us! Though probably heavy disruptions later in the week with the thunderstorms

Go Roger!

huntertitus · Post by **huntertitus** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:44 pm

Sorry to interrupt the flow of conversation but how did the word "CYMRU" get translated to "WALES"?

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:23 pm

huntertitus wrote:Sorry to interrupt the flow of conversation but how did the word "CYMRU" get translated to "WALES"?

As I understand it, it didn't. Wales and Welsh come from the Saxon for foreigner and Cymru is a Welsh (Cymraig) word.

huntertitus · Post by **huntertitus** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:49 am

No wonder they call it Cymru

I was at art college in South Cymru but never met anyone there who spoke the language

I only heard it spoken up in the north

One thing to be said for them is that they are seriously proud of their country and their landscape - theyr'e passionate about that

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:51 pm

huntertitus wrote:One thing to be said for them is that they are seriously proud of their country and their landscape - theyr'e passionate about that

It's true of all the Celtic nations - it is their wonderful landscape that kept out the marauding and heathen Saxons.

huntertitus · Post by **huntertitus** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:02 pm

Well the welsh werent exactly christian so you cant accuse the saxons of a religion lesser than the welsh

everyone was a heathen then surely?

(I can feel a lecture coming on)

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:40 pm

Our parish church of St Mylor (where Plum is coming to preach or something) was founded in 411. We were always Christian down here - but had a problem with the new fangled Roman ideas that came in with St Augustine. Sorted at Synod of Whitby 664 but not, alas, in favour of the ancient Celtic rite which was the oldest in Europe.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:55 am

DavebytheSea wrote:Our parish church of St Mylor (where Plum is coming to preach or something) was founded in 411. We were always Christian down here - but had a problem with the new fangled Roman ideas that came in with St Augustine. Sorted at Synod of Whitby 664 but not, alas, in favour of the ancient Celtic rite which was the oldest in Europe.

I'm preaching??.... I learn something new everyday!

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:28 am

Don't you always?

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:36 am

Only on a good day!

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:05 am

........... Hence that wonderful advert by British Gas a couple of decades ago.

"Come Home To A Roaring Fire In Winter.................................

...............Buy A Cottage In North Wales !!!!"