I thought it originated in the 1960s?


On a Thursday??

Now I've told you before about looking things up on Wikipedia.

I'm with Dave though, anyone who is still perpetuating the 'pagan fertility rites' guff needs their bellpads taken from them, their sticks lopped, and (if Cotswold) their white hankies besmirched.

I'm reminded of the 'revoking membership of the Morris Circle' scene from A Life With Bells On ....