Weekend's Wassailing

Went to a fine party on Saturday night sprinkling cider round the apple
trees and firing off guns in the branches. What's that all about then? A
good bit of dancing afterwards with a long line stripping the willow.

All goes to show you can have plenty of fun without smoking

Tim W
Two weeks, three days, 11 hours, 17 minutes and 36 seconds. 209 cigarettes
not smoked, saving £47.17. Life saved: 17 hours, 25 minutes.
Going all the way this time.

On Jan 13, 7:15*pm, "Tim W" <tim.whittinghamn...@mtavirgin.net> wrote:
> Went to a fine party on Saturday night sprinkling cider round the apple
> trees and firing off guns in the branches. What's that all about then? A
> good bit of dancing afterwards with a long line stripping the willow.
>
> All goes to show you can have plenty of fun without smoking
>
> Tim W
> Two weeks, three days, 11 hours, 17 minutes and 36 seconds. 209 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving £47.17. Life saved: 17 hours, 25 minutes.
> Going all the way this time.

Were you sprinkling the cider before or after you drank it??? ;o)

were the willows the only thing that was stripping?
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Tim W" <tim.whittinghamnosp@mtavirgin.net> wrote in message
news:aQxij.51085$h35.17461@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
> Went to a fine party on Saturday night sprinkling cider round the apple
> trees and firing off guns in the branches. What's that all about then? A
> good bit of dancing afterwards with a long line stripping the willow.
>
> All goes to show you can have plenty of fun without smoking
>
> Tim W
> Two weeks, three days, 11 hours, 17 minutes and 36 seconds. 209 cigarettes
> not smoked, saving £47.17. Life saved: 17 hours, 25 minutes.
> Going all the way this time.
>
>

On Jan 13, 6:15*pm, "Tim W" <tim.whittinghamn...@mtavirgin.net> wrote:
> ......sprinkling cider round the apple trees and firing off guns in the branches.
>...... a long line stripping the willow.

Yeah, this ignorant, self-centered american is gonna need some
interpretation.
You gotta remember, I'm using AS3 to make up for my lack of a college
education.

"DavidL" <Dvd716@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 13, 6:15 pm, "Tim W" <tim.whittinghamn...@mtavirgin.net> wrote:
> ......sprinkling cider round the apple trees and firing off guns in the
> branches.
>...... a long line stripping the willow.

Yeah, this ignorant, self-centered american is gonna need some
interpretation.

Actually I didn't know what the party was about until it was explained to
me. A sort of pagan new year to do with putting back some of last year's
cider to ensure a good harvest next year, scaring off any evil spirits (with
gunshots) and then drinking and dancing.

Tim W
Two weeks, four days, 9 hours, 55 minutes and 51 seconds. 220 cigarettes not
smoked, saving £49.72. Life saved: 18 hours, 20 minutes.
Going all the way this time.

On Jan 14, 4:52*pm, "Tim W" <tim.whittinghamn...@mtavirgin.net> wrote:
> "DavidL" <Dvd...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:90f21354-e848-4eb8-ac0f-46f1c4ed1375@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 13, 6:15 pm, "Tim W" <tim.whittinghamn...@mtavirgin.net> wrote:
>
> > ......sprinkling cider round the apple trees and firing off guns in the
> > branches.
> >...... a long line stripping the willow.
>
> Yeah, this ignorant, self-centered american is gonna need some
> interpretation.
>
> Actually I didn't know what the party was about until it was explained to
> me. A sort of pagan new year to do with putting back some of last year's
> cider to ensure a good harvest next year, scaring off any evil spirits (with
> gunshots) and then drinking and dancing.
>
> Tim W
> Two weeks, four days, 9 hours, 55 minutes and 51 seconds. 220 cigarettes not
> smoked, saving £49.72. Life saved: 18 hours, 20 minutes.
> Going all the way this time.

Well all that did was increase my interest.
If no one fills me in by the time I get back later tonite, I'll have
to browse the web.

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:52:44 GMT, "Tim W"
<tim.whittinghamnosp@mtavirgin.net> wrote:

>
>"DavidL" <Dvd716@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:90f21354-e848-4eb8-ac0f-46f1c4ed1375@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
>On Jan 13, 6:15 pm, "Tim W" <tim.whittinghamn...@mtavirgin.net> wrote:
>> ......sprinkling cider round the apple trees and firing off guns in the
>> branches.
>>...... a long line stripping the willow.
>
>Yeah, this ignorant, self-centered american is gonna need some
>interpretation.
>
>Actually I didn't know what the party was about until it was explained to
>me. A sort of pagan new year to do with putting back some of last year's
>cider to ensure a good harvest next year, scaring off any evil spirits (with
>gunshots) and then drinking and dancing.

Which pound using country are you in? I'm surprised that gunshots
wouldn't get you thrown in gaol.
Sue

>
>Tim W
>Two weeks, four days, 9 hours, 55 minutes and 51 seconds. 220 cigarettes not
>smoked, saving £49.72. Life saved: 18 hours, 20 minutes.
>Going all the way this time.
>

Quick search came up empty.
Anyone have any ideas what words I should be searching on.

I only have a second but try
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/200...trum/main6.htm

and
http://altreligion.about.com/library...ilofisis34.htm

"DavidL" <Dvd716@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Quick search came up empty.
> Anyone have any ideas what words I should be searching on.

"Sue" <sebrady@thegrid.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:52:44 GMT, "Tim W"
>
> Which pound using country are you in? I'm surprised that gunshots
> wouldn't get you thrown in gaol.

I live in England. Lots of people in the countryside keep guns for game
shooting. They have to be licensed, they have to be kept in locked steel
boxes, they can only be sporting guns etc etc but there are lots of them.

Tim W
Two weeks, five days, 8 hours, 30 minutes and 55 seconds. 232 cigarettes not
smoked, saving £52.26. Life saved: 19 hours, 20 minutes.
Going all the way this time.

"DavidL" <Dvd716@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Quick search came up empty.
> Anyone have any ideas what words I should be searching on.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=was...UK%7CcountryGB
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassail

Tim W
Two weeks, five days, 8 hours, 35 minutes and 45 seconds. 232 cigarettes not
smoked, saving £52.27. Life saved: 19 hours, 20 minutes.
Going all the way this time.

Sue!!!
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Sue" <sebrady@thegrid.net> wrote in message
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> Which pound using country are you in?
> Sue

On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:30:18 GMT, "Tim W"
<tim.whittinghamnosp@mtavirgin.net> wrote:

>
>"Sue" <sebrady@thegrid.net> wrote in message
>news:3p2oo3hqbkqsamk4cbjbfd6fl4n54ju5v0@4ax.com.. .
>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:52:44 GMT, "Tim W"
>>
>> Which pound using country are you in? I'm surprised that gunshots
>> wouldn't get you thrown in gaol.
>
>I live in England. Lots of people in the countryside keep guns for game
>shooting. They have to be licensed, they have to be kept in locked steel
>boxes, they can only be sporting guns etc etc but there are lots of them.

Thanks for the info, Tim. I always think of indiscriminate gun firing
as being sort of a USA phenomenon.
Sue

>
>Tim W
>Two weeks, five days, 8 hours, 30 minutes and 55 seconds. 232 cigarettes not
>smoked, saving £52.26. Life saved: 19 hours, 20 minutes.
>Going all the way this time.
>

On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:06:38 -0400, "Lynn"
<lynn.scott@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote:

>Sue!!!

What!!! What have I done? There are a few other countries that use
the pound - Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Gibraltar.
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=116391
OK, not many. And, it's unlikely that someone named Tim would be from
some of those countries. But, Ireland.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Sue

>--
> Lynn VOF Leaper
>"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
>
>
>
>"Sue" <sebrady@thegrid.net> wrote in message
>news:3p2oo3hqbkqsamk4cbjbfd6fl4n54ju5v0@4ax.com.. .
>> Which pound using country are you in?
>> Sue

On Jan 15, 9:09*pm, Sue <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:06:38 -0400, "Lynn"
>
> <lynn.sc...@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote:
> >Sue!!!
>
> What!!! *What have I done? *There are a few other countries that use
> the pound - Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Gibraltar.http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=116391
> OK, not many. And, it's unlikely that someone named Tim would be from
> some of those countries. *But, Ireland.
> That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
> Sue
>
>
>
> >--
> > Lynn VOF Leaper
> >"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
>
> >"Sue" <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote in message
> >news:3p2oo3hqbkqsamk4cbjbfd6fl4n54ju5v0@4ax.com.. .
> >> Which pound using country are you in?
> >> Sue- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

This had me intrigued to the point of doing some homework - I am
originally from UK originally and never knew anyone else used the £
symbol, although I was aware of the Cyprus pound - I found this on
google http://www.xe.com/symbols.php
By the way unfortunately for them Ireland are now on Euro - except
Northern Ireland who are part of the UK.
Thanks for the distraction Sue!!
Karen
One week, three days, 21 hours, 40 minutes and 3 seconds. 218
cigarettes not smoked, saving $81.77. Life saved: 18 hours, 10
minutes.

On Jan 15, 8:39*pm, Karen <sendka...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 15, 9:09*pm, Sue <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:06:38 -0400, "Lynn"
>
> > <lynn.sc...@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote:
> > >Sue!!!
>
> > What!!! *What have I done? *There are a few other countries that use
> > the pound - Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Gibraltar.http://www..everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=116391
> > OK, not many. And, it's unlikely that someone named Tim would be from
> > some of those countries. *But, Ireland.
> > That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
> > Sue
>
> > >--
> > > Lynn VOF Leaper
> > >"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
>
> > >"Sue" <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote in message
> > >news:3p2oo3hqbkqsamk4cbjbfd6fl4n54ju5v0@4ax.com.. .
> > >> Which pound using country are you in?
> > >> Sue- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> This had me intrigued to the point of doing some homework - I am
> originally from UK originally and never knew anyone else used the £
> symbol, although I was aware of the Cyprus pound - I found this on
> googlehttp://www.xe.com/symbols.php
> By the way unfortunately for them Ireland are now on Euro - except
> Northern Ireland who are part of the UK.
> Thanks for the distraction Sue!!
> Karen
> One week, three days, 21 hours, 40 minutes and 3 seconds. 218
> cigarettes not smoked, saving $81.77. Life saved: 18 hours, 10
> minutes.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

See how educational this place is.

On Jan 16, 12:24�am, DavidL <Dvd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 15, 8:39�pm, Karen <sendka...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 15, 9:09�pm, Sue <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote:
>
> > > On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:06:38 -0400, "Lynn"
>
> > > <lynn.sc...@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote:
> > > >Sue!!!
>
> > > What!!! �What have I done? �There are a few other countries that use
> > > the pound - Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Gibraltar.http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=116391
> > > OK, not many. And, it's unlikely that someone named Tim would be from
> > > some of those countries. �But, Ireland.
> > > That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
> > > Sue
>
> > > >--
> > > > Lynn VOF Leaper
> > > >"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
>
> > > >"Sue" <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote in message
> > > >news:3p2oo3hqbkqsamk4cbjbfd6fl4n54ju5v0@4ax.com.. .
> > > >> Which pound using country are you in?
> > > >> Sue- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > This had me intrigued to the point of doing some homework - I am
> > originally from UK originally and never knew anyone else used the �
> > symbol, although I was aware of the Cyprus pound - I found this on
> > googlehttp://www.xe.com/symbols.php
> > By the way unfortunately for them Ireland are now on Euro - except
> > Northern Ireland who are part of the UK.
> > Thanks for the distraction Sue!!
> > Karen
> > One week, three days, 21 hours, 40 minutes and 3 seconds. 218
> > cigarettes not smoked, saving $81.77. Life saved: 18 hours, 10
> > minutes.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> See how educational this place is.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Did you ever find out what "stripping the willow" means? Sounds kind
of dirty for some reason...
Grace- 28 days

hahaha I just get a laugh out of you at times.
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Sue" <sebrady@thegrid.net> wrote in message
news:b9pqo3p1n7b48oub2aa3hu54hgv4dpgq9o@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:06:38 -0400, "Lynn"
> <lynn.scott@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>>Sue!!!
>
> What!!! What have I done? There are a few other countries that use
> the pound - Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Gibraltar.
> http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=116391
> OK, not many. And, it's unlikely that someone named Tim would be from
> some of those countries. But, Ireland.
> That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
> Sue
>
>>--
>> Lynn VOF Leaper
>>"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
>>
>>
>>
>>"Sue" <sebrady@thegrid.net> wrote in message
>>news:3p2oo3hqbkqsamk4cbjbfd6fl4n54ju5v0@4ax.com. ..
>>> Which pound using country are you in?
>>> Sue

On Jan 16, 12:49Â*am, Gracenote <Augustagl...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Jan 16, 12:24�am, DavidL <Dvd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 15, 8:39�pm, Karen <sendka...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Jan 15, 9:09�pm, Sue <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote:
>
> > > > On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:06:38 -0400, "Lynn"
>
> > > > <lynn.sc...@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote:
> > > > >Sue!!!
>
> > > > What!!! �What have I done? �There are a few other countries that use
> > > > the pound - Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Gibraltar.http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=116391
> > > > OK, not many. And, it's unlikely that someone named Tim would be from
> > > > some of those countries. �But, Ireland.
> > > > That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
> > > > Sue
>
> > > > >--
> > > > > Lynn VOF Leaper
> > > > >"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
>
> > > > >"Sue" <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote in message
> > > > >news:3p2oo3hqbkqsamk4cbjbfd6fl4n54ju5v0@4ax.com.. .
> > > > >> Which pound using country are you in?
> > > > >> Sue- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > > This had me intrigued to the point of doing some homework - I am
> > > originally from UK originally and never knew anyone else used the �
> > > symbol, although I was aware of the Cyprus pound - I found this on
> > > googlehttp://www.xe.com/symbols.php
> > > By the way unfortunately for them Ireland are now on Euro - except
> > > Northern Ireland who are part of the UK.
> > > Thanks for the distraction Sue!!
> > > Karen
> > > One week, three days, 21 hours, 40 minutes and 3 seconds. 218
> > > cigarettes not smoked, saving $81.77. Life saved: 18 hours, 10
> > > minutes.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > See how educational this place is.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Did you ever find out what "stripping the willow" means? Sounds kind
> of dirty for some reason...
> Grace- 28 days- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Wikipedia says it's an English barn dance.
That could be dirty too.

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:00:40 -0400, "Lynn"
<lynn.scott@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote:

>hahaha I just get a laugh out of you at times.

That is the greatest compliment you could give me. One of my favorite
things to do - make people laugh. Preferably *not* at my own expense
but that's OK, too. )
Sue

I think it depends, David, on whether the barn is dirty or not...<G>

/ducks

FlatironMike
Eleven months, five days, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 16 seconds. 6789
cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,036.90. Life saved: 3 weeks, 2 days,
13 hours, 45 minutes.

On Jan 16, 9:05*am, FlatIronMike <FlatironMike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it depends, David, on whether the barn is dirty or not...<G>
>
> /ducks
>
> FlatironMike
> Eleven months, five days, 11 hours, 35 minutes and 16 seconds. 6789
> cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,036.90. Life saved: 3 weeks, 2 days,
> 13 hours, 45 minutes.

"roll in the hay"