The Craick was 90

Subject: The Craick was 90
From: GUEST,Nick
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 04:32 PM

I have a good handle on craik, but what is meant when it is 90? Is that related to 90 shilling ale? As in better than others? Just wondering

Subject: RE: The Craick was 90
From: bill\sables
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 05:32 PM

Could it be a scale of one to one hundred and 90 being pretty good craick

Subject: RE: The Craick was 90
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 06:01 PM

Try

this thread and this post

Jon

Subject: RE: The Craick was 90
From: greg stephens
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 08:12 PM

Save you reading all the old posts, there's no speed limits on Manx country roads, its a good place to go for a burnup.90mph is low. Or a pissup.Come to the Peel Traditional Boat Festival in July, the Boat Band will be there(but the boat only makes 7 knots)

Subject: RE: The Craick was 90
From: michaelr
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 08:15 PM

Yup Bill, that's it - 90 on a scale of 100 is pretty good craic (no K, please). I've also heard the song ("The Craic was 90 in the Isle of Man", by Barney Rush, recorded by Christy Moore) sung as "The craic was mighty".

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: The Craick was 90
From: GUEST,Moleskin Joe
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 03:14 AM

If you were to drive a motor car at 90 mph on any road in the Isle of Man you would not be long killing yourself and probably someone else as well.

Subject: RE: The Craick was 90
From: GUEST,Roger O'K
Date: 15 Apr 02 - 07:01 PM

My gut feeling as someone woh was around when the expression became popular is that it's 90 on a scale of 0 to 60, which was the legal maximum speed on the roads in Ireland at the time.

And yes, "Crack" will do fine unless it's in the consecrated phrase "Ceol agus craic".