NEW YEAR!!!!

trish · Member Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 20

WHATS EVERYONE UP TO AT NEW YR????
IS THERE ANY PARTIES GOING ON IN CATTERLINE??? Shocked

stephen · Site Admin Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 348

Not sure about New Year, but I'll be taking my trebuchet down to the harbour on Boxing Day to fling a few fireballs into the sea. Roughly 6.00pm.

(See here for a couple of videos from last year).
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trish · Member Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 20

please explain a little more i have never heard of this ritual !!! Embarassed

is it an anual event and why on boxing day???
how long have you been in charge of such an old weapon ???
Rolling Eyes

stephen · Site Admin Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 348

This will be the fourth year we've done it. It's on Boxing Day so as not to clash with Stonehaven and also because it's St Stephen's Day. It's not really a big thing - just something I like to do and people like to watch, but it's fun and usually quite spectacular.

The "weapon" itself is an old design, but is actually not that old. I built it about 3 years ago, just for a laugh.
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trish · Member Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 20

wow!!!
just went on to the tube and saw the trebuchet in action!!!
tommy told me a bit about it today!!!!
after having a good laugh at me for saying it wrong!!!
im welsh and blond what does he expect!!!! Embarassed

tommo · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:56 am Post subject:

trebuchet ...... pronounced "tray-bucket" in Welsh apparently...... Very Happy

stephen · Site Admin Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 348

Believe it or not, "trebucket" is a perfectly acceptable alternative pronunciation. (See here).
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trish · Member Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 20

:lol:see tommy!!!! bet you didnt know i was so full of knowledge eh!!!!
hee! hee! Twisted Evil

you can take all that sniggering you did right back!!! Rolling Eyes

tommo · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:04 am Post subject:

You dont get away that easily Trish ..... "trebuchet" is not pronounced "tray-bucket" only Stephen's new alternative word "trebucket" might be pronounced that way (and indeed perhaps we should check the pronunuciation to be sure !) Very Happy

trish · Member Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 20

bring it on!!!!! Twisted Evil

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