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Comment by Ceri Shaw on December 9, 2009 at 3:47pm

Someone really should have checked:-

http://cardiffblogger.co.uk/archives/welsh-assembly-fail

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Comment by mona everett on October 7, 2009 at 7:55pm

"Mollycoddle Trash'? That was my stripper name! LOL!

Comment by mona everett on October 6, 2009 at 8:18pm

Halloween
Anyone know a Welsh legend about Jack O'Lanterns??

History: The Irish O’ in Jack O’Lantern
Although you’ve probably never placed the signature O’ in Jack O’ Lantern as tracing back to Irish heritage, this story from History.com tells the story of the origin of the pumpkin-carving tradition…

Pumpkin carving is a popular part of modern America’s Halloween celebration. Come October, pumpkins can be found everywhere in the country from doorsteps to dinner tables. Despite the widespread carving that goes on in this country every autumn, few Americans really know why or when the jack o’lantern tradition began. Or, for that matter, whether the pumpkin is a fruit or a vegetable. Read on to find out!

People have been making jack o’lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.
Stingy Jack

Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.”

In Ireland and Scotland, people began to make their own versions of Jack’s lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits. In England, large beets are used. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o’lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o’lanterns.

Comment by Gareth Williams on September 28, 2009 at 7:28am

Astronaut* who flew to International Space Station in 1998.
Caused a stir at the 1978 Llangollen International Eisteddfod by flaunting his underpants to all.

"Eisteddfod officials at the Llangollen International in 1978 closed the stall as they deemed these items** as unsuitable for sale on the site. "

*Mistar Urdd Gonc
**Mistar Urdd underpants

Hei, Mistar Urdd, yn dy goch, gwyn a gwyrdd,
Mae hwyl i gael ym mhobman yn dy gwmni.
Hei, Mistar Urdd, tyrd am dro ar hyd y ffyrdd
Cawn ganu'n cân i holl ieuenctid Cymru.

which translates into English as:

Hey, Mr Urdd in your red, white and green,
There's fun to be had in your company everywhere.
Hey, Mr Urdd, come for a stroll along the roads,
We'll sing our song to all of Wales' youth.

Comment by Gareth Williams on September 28, 2009 at 7:12am

Below is a 2 letter sentence in welsh
Gyda('da) Dad(Dada) Da da(da iawn)
Father's got good cows

Comment by Gareth Williams on September 21, 2009 at 9:33pm

'Da Dada Da da'

Comment by mona everett on September 21, 2009 at 6:50pm

Ha! I was just going to post about the 91-year-old naked guy! Go Gramps!

Mona

Comment by Tam Ryan on September 21, 2009 at 12:40pm

The Best Talking Cat from AFB

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