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Thread #78748   Message #1450230
Posted By: GUEST
02-Apr-05 - 02:33 PM
Thread Name: Padstow Darkie Days
Subject: RE: Padstow Darkie Days
That's right, it was a play on words. Turning Azizi into St. Francis of Assisi. I'm going to check into membership here. Perhaps that would reveal who I am? Lodenek by the way is the original Cornish (Kernewek)name for Padstow. That name was used prior to the arrival of St. Petroc when the name changed to Petrockstow and later corrupted by common useage to Padstow. Stow is the Cornish word for Place, hence the place of Petroc. I intend to write to the Padstow Echo, and include a similar letter to the one I wrote in this Forum. Frankly, this will not make me any friends in Padstow. In fact, it will probably alienate me from many friends and also from my two siblings. That's unfortunate, but I have to stand up and be counted on the subject of Darkie Days. The citizens of Padstow really need to think carefully about this politically incorrect celebration, and do the right thing, euthanize it. Gorguytheugh...Cornish for Take Care. Alexander