Aha, we have a problem! Derrick's 'research' alleges Morris derived from a haka performed during WW1 (1914-1918) by a shop steward: Octavious Pinta Daley at the UK Morris motor-works. Now Little Robyn advises of 'evidence' (possibly anecdotal but who cares er…...knows) that Morris dancing was happening in Hawkes Bay in NZ in 1912 or thereabouts. This means Morris was alive and well in NZ at least two years before Pinta Daley's 'performance' in the UK. So 'ow did it get to NZ first? We have a contradiction here folks. Derrick is at risk of losing his publishing deal/s and I am thinking of upgrading my provisional assessment of the Birth of Morris via haka thesis to the final assessment Bollocks 2. Is there any possibility of resolution here or are we talkin' about the All Black arts 'ere, sez 'e wit a sheepish grin:-) Cheers, Andrez
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