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Thread #76390   Message #1354597
Posted By: LesB
12-Dec-04 - 07:02 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Traditional Games at Folk Festivals
Subject: RE: Folklore: Traditional Games at Folk Festivals
There used to be the 'wars of the roses' at Whitby each year. When the Lancs & Yorks contingent uesd to have a daily contest such as, relays up the Abbey steps involving beer, a tiddly wink contest ( a number of pints were lined up & you tiddle your wink into the pint, which you had to drink in order to move on), on one famous occassion the late Tony Wilson swallowed his tiddle amid much choking & application of dried bread, he swore unto his dying day that the tiddle never saw the light of day again. And the beach cricket match, which still survives as Yorks v The Rest of The World.
Cheers
Les