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cannedmoose
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I'm seriously looking forward to this one... 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4349088.stm
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"I think having all 14,000 Morris dancers in the stadium at the same time would be a great idea."
The English "Olympick Games" - or Cotswold Games - which pre-dated the modern Olympics by around 300 years, featured such sports as shin-kicking and cudgel-play.
Morris dancing was an integral part of their opening ceremonies.
So, could frilly shirts, clogs, hankies, sticks and bells make a comeback, becoming as much a part of London 2012 as lycra and isotonic sports drinks? |
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brother
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I'm seriously looking forward to this one...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4349088.stm
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"I think having all 14,000 Morris dancers in the stadium at the same time would be a great idea."
The English "Olympick Games" - or Cotswold Games - which pre-dated the modern Olympics by around 300 years, featured such sports as shin-kicking and cudgel-play.
Morris dancing was an integral part of their opening ceremonies.
So, could frilly shirts, clogs, hankies, sticks and bells make a comeback, becoming as much a part of London 2012 as lycra and isotonic sports drinks? |
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...MAKE IT STOP...THE PAIN.. |
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Crash Test Dummy
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| brings back memories of a stone skimming thread |
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brother
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They are going to make us the laughing stock of the planet.  |
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