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Thread #79877   Message #1484419
Posted By: GUEST,teaser
13-May-05 - 04:19 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Padstow's Obby Oss
Subject: RE: Folklore: Padstow's Obby Oss
Aziz
Sorry i'm a bit late entering this conversation but i've only just sobered up from Padstow. But I fear you have been sold a Bum Steer (if you pardon the pun)
I was always lead to believe that the OSS! OSS! WEE OSS! call was nothing to do with a small horse or inciting the OSS to urinate, but a calling tradition It is considered lucky to be visited by the OSS. and indeed you can observe many of the locals and some visitors alike deliberatley going out of thier way to touch the OSS. So the call is used firstly OSS OSS to attract the OSS's attention followed by the cry WEE OSS! this is so because the Cornish people instead of sayin US say WE so the cry is calling the OSS to come to US. OSS OSS US OSS (in English)but dos'nt sound so good
PS. Excellent Night Singing this year Mew verses not heard before and no hanging around drinking. Shame about Seans happy b/day though
We'll call once more unto your house.... OSS OSS