[Social D]

Just pondering the amount of actual proper Cornish reefers on here so please tick the box that applies
To me the Cornish of true decent are actually outnumbered it seem so would like a overall picture of it


This is just a poll for those that attend the frag night and live locally ...

[Social D]

I ticked the born in Cornwall and mum is cornish and have loads of generations that go back years so therefore i am cornish.

Are you?

[Simon Garratt]

Born and bred in leicester...parents both from leicester, but i do stay down there on business for 1 week every month, so i consider myself 1/4 nealy Cornish..

does that count..?

[satsuma]

Is the second one meant to be "Born outside Cornwall, parents are Cornish"?

Both my parents were born in Cornwall, although only one Grandparent is proper Cornish. I was born in Buxton, Derbyshire and moved down with my parents 18 years ago. I don't consider myself Cornish, however I don't think I'm a grok' either.

[Social D]

No Simon But keep living the dream

Ill change the second one

[lindsay]

Moved to Cornwall at the age of 5 ,so how long does it take to become Cornish Tim ?,or is it a blood thingy ? .

[Cass1]

I was always told it takes 4 generations. Spose the other question should be....are you proud to be Cornish?
I was dragged up in Plymouth and we always thought the other side of the tamar was a scary place where their sisters were also their Aunties.But now i've jumped across the border and lived here for 20years I can see its a great place with alot of pride.
Martin

[Social D]

Lindsay it takes longer than that in some peoples eyes esp if you wernt even born down here
Another 30 years perhaps and you may be accepted to some degree ....

It is blood and generations but most importantly its where you are born ... Barns dont count

So far i think the poll is about right i think % wise .. obviously some arent voting from beyond the county

[Crabbit]

Well I'm a few generations Cornish so is my girl wouldn't have it any other way. Not allot of people know this but i was born in Penzance in the street i live in Mother was to lazy to go to the hospital so she had me at home. The way i see it, its up to me and my girl with our Cornish stud blood lines to repopulate this dying breed

[Social D]

I reckon jason should give us ones born here discount nothing greedy 50% or something like that
I know jason is a fair bloke .. well he ginger but fair in the sense that when the lands end complex was built they did consider giving entry to the cornish free admission.
It might sweeten him up if we can get our grans to cook ancient recipes of cornish food like pasties and saffron buns dont you think?
So maybe if we get a petition on the go and present it to him he might ponder it and you never know we could be onto a winner?

Or a Cornish discount card Six st pirans crosses for every coral bought = a free coral

[lindsay]

YEH RIGHT

[Social D]

I dont appreciate the sarky laugh boy , This is Cornwall me hansum if e dont like it bugger off back were ee come from.


Cummerson me luvver give us Cornish boys a break will e, Dreakly does it me cocker, i telly
if yous dont sort summin out soon we gonna rebell gainst you emmets commin down ere
und owing the place or summit, it aint right i telly

Aint happy pard

[Social D]

But on a lighter note one does think this needs to be addressed to higher employment staff than tea boys input

Will wait for higher staff inputs on Cornish discount cards

Jason please dont start a rebellion you know it makes sense mukka ...

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

Well home made cooking ,,,yep heavy cake so watch your toes corn lol .
You know that Lindsay's top dog when i need him to be and I'm top dog when he needs me to be lol ,,,hes boss on this one lol .

As the guy said in the fish room today Tim ,if we didn't come down you would still be in the Field with a cows a** bone ploughing it .
Up the line we wash our hands before we eat so didn't need to invent a food with a crust to hold onto ,,common man Knife and fork


jas

[jed]

jason@jasonsaquatics, on Jul 27 2008, 06:15 PM, said:

Well home made cooking ,,,yep heavy cake so watch your toes corn lol .
You know that Lindsay's top dog when i need him to be and I'm top dog when he needs me to be lol ,,,hes boss on this one lol .

As the guy said in the fish room today Tim ,if we didn't come down you would still be in the Field with a cows a** bone ploughing it .
Up the line we wash our hands before we eat so didn't need to invent a food with a crust to hold onto ,,common man Knife and fork
jas

[Social D]

Reading sounds like a grrrreatt place
Sleeping man with two dogs on string leads, Not much of an entertainer but at least he isn't in yer face like some of the others, Can ussually be found opposite Yates in Friar Street.
Buskers they always has some poor bloke outside Heelas (I WILL NEVER CALL IT JOHN LEWIS) playing a guitar with a dog that looks half dead and the dog shows no sign of life.
The guy outside Heelas who plays 60's ballads. Top summer entertainment.
in he main street theres allsorts..yesterday it was a guy juggling fire..
Giv money to the buskers they deserve it, not the bums who beg... i see them buying crack and drinking in pubs.
Lenny the tramp was fantastic, he lived under the bridge near Rivermead for years - sadly someone set fire to his self build house... there's Elvis too. He won the lottery rumour has it and he gave it all to the salvation army. Also breaks into elvis like moves and turns at random moments down Broad st. Sometimes accompanied by a Uh huh Auh.
Robot Man. Every few weeks, you get a man dressed in spray-painted cardboard boxes dancing in the middle of Broad Street. There's also a guy convinced he's Elvis, and some annoying buskers who play Simon & Garfunkle. Plus fundy Christians trying to recruit people to become Scientologists.
Reading has a huge selection of mentally ill people who (are paid?) to roam the streets in obvious need of assistance and supervision. This form of street performance is going to really take off when fairmile is closed and the new hospital is built in prospect park.
The 'Pattergoniuns', if thats how u spell it, they always seem 2 be here! Also the Chinaman & his twangy foot guitar thingy!
Not as many as there once was. Unless you count the people who sell Socialist Worker on a Saturday (who hope to god thattrue socialist action never happens because they'd have to find something else to do at weekends)
Dr Didg. Try his tapes, he's excellent.
Dunno if he's still around but 'Elvis' was always a bit of a character. If you've ever seen him you'll know who I mean.
THe council actively encourages busking on the pedestrianised Broad St. THe standard varies from excellent to embarrassing. There is an excellent Folk-rock band who seem to play quite regularly and the Peruvian Pan Pipers have been busking in Reading for about 20 years. However there is usually a kilted pillock drowing out everyone with his bagpipes.
I can't believe no-one's mentioned the bagpipe player yet ! He's normally on the corner of Smelly Alley deafening the hell out of everyone. He's very good, but doesn't play for more than 20 minutes at a time, thank God. Practices on the roof of the Ramada hotel !
Everywhere you look!!!
there were your normal middle class pretenders doing oasis covers on inferior acoustic guitars, nothing to write home about really.
Broad Street on a Saturday is excellent for street entertainers... and quite a few beggars too unfortunately.
The Huckleberries come to Reading lots- they're a folky string band and they're great!
HAs anyone seen the Digeridoo Man lately?
Brilliant violinist, young lady, often outside Hellas, Broad street. Elvis... well known in Reading, ask him to give a song and he will be more than willing. He lives...?
There is no end of music going on Broad Street, in there today and I walked past DR. Didj, the didgeridoo player and violinis who was actually quite good a trumpet player who wasn't and a blind man with a white stick whistling the neighbours theme outside boots. But on a saturday the entertainment can range from a huge band of drummers doing your head in, the salvation army or some woman walking around quoting the bible. Or for alternative therapy theres always a great laugh instore for all those who venture into the broad street mall. Lokk out for a guy nickname "Mr T" at the bottom of the escalators. You'll know why he's called Mr T when you see him, try gold jacket about 50 gold medallions and chains and a fistful off rings. But don't be fooled it's all fake. He thinks he's bad but he ain't I mean come on, two strip adidas trouser just aren't dapper style now are they?
A little harsh but there's a care-in-the-community type who wanders the highstreet and answers to the name of Elvis. Give him a lollipop ask him if he is "lonesome tonight" and get the best rendition this side of Las Vagas. This could sound cruel but he generally seems to enjoy himself. Wears jeans and elvis t-shirt and Jeremy Clarkson hair. A must
One known professional beggar - sits outside the Royal Bank of Scotland on Station Road. Don't give him anything - he drives a red BMW on his "off days" and has three properties. Usually starts at 7am and knocks off at 9pm with a break for lunch around 1pm. Has a Psion organiser and wears designer trainers.
Peruvian PanPipe players every four weeks. Blind Whistler - stands outside WHS and whistles tunes - very good. Didgeridoo - sits in the centre of Broad Street with a didgeridoo and flanger making outback-y music.
On Saturdays, Broad street is starting to become quite lively. Two noteworthy fast food stands sell hot dogs and sugar-coated peanuts. In the winter, there's also one selling roast chestnuts. Every other week there are (alternating) mini merry-go-rounds and mini-big-wheels for the kids. These are either outside Waterstones bookshop, or the Broad Street Mall.

[chriss]

Social D, on Jul 27 2008, 09:04 PM, said:

Reading sounds like a grrrreatt place
Sleeping man with two dogs on string leads, Not much of an entertainer but at least he isn't in yer face like some of the others, Can ussually be found opposite Yates in Friar Street.
Buskers they always has some poor bloke outside Heelas (I WILL NEVER CALL IT JOHN LEWIS) playing a guitar with a dog that looks half dead and the dog shows no sign of life.
The guy outside Heelas who plays 60's ballads. Top summer entertainment.
in he main street theres allsorts..yesterday it was a guy juggling fire..
Giv money to the buskers they deserve it, not the bums who beg... i see them buying crack and drinking in pubs.
Lenny the tramp was fantastic, he lived under the bridge near Rivermead for years - sadly someone set fire to his self build house... there's Elvis too. He won the lottery rumour has it and he gave it all to the salvation army. Also breaks into elvis like moves and turns at random moments down Broad st. Sometimes accompanied by a Uh huh Auh.
Robot Man. Every few weeks, you get a man dressed in spray-painted cardboard boxes dancing in the middle of Broad Street. There's also a guy convinced he's Elvis, and some annoying buskers who play Simon & Garfunkle. Plus fundy Christians trying to recruit people to become Scientologists.
Reading has a huge selection of mentally ill people who (are paid?) to roam the streets in obvious need of assistance and supervision. This form of street performance is going to really take off when fairmile is closed and the new hospital is built in prospect park.
The 'Pattergoniuns', if thats how u spell it, they always seem 2 be here! Also the Chinaman & his twangy foot guitar thingy!
Not as many as there once was. Unless you count the people who sell Socialist Worker on a Saturday (who hope to god thattrue socialist action never happens because they'd have to find something else to do at weekends)
Dr Didg. Try his tapes, he's excellent.
Dunno if he's still around but 'Elvis' was always a bit of a character. If you've ever seen him you'll know who I mean.
THe council actively encourages busking on the pedestrianised Broad St. THe standard varies from excellent to embarrassing. There is an excellent Folk-rock band who seem to play quite regularly and the Peruvian Pan Pipers have been busking in Reading for about 20 years. However there is usually a kilted pillock drowing out everyone with his bagpipes.
I can't believe no-one's mentioned the bagpipe player yet ! He's normally on the corner of Smelly Alley deafening the hell out of everyone. He's very good, but doesn't play for more than 20 minutes at a time, thank God. Practices on the roof of the Ramada hotel !
Everywhere you look!!!
there were your normal middle class pretenders doing oasis covers on inferior acoustic guitars, nothing to write home about really.
Broad Street on a Saturday is excellent for street entertainers... and quite a few beggars too unfortunately.
The Huckleberries come to Reading lots- they're a folky string band and they're great!
HAs anyone seen the Digeridoo Man lately?
Brilliant violinist, young lady, often outside Hellas, Broad street. Elvis... well known in Reading, ask him to give a song and he will be more than willing. He lives...?
There is no end of music going on Broad Street, in there today and I walked past DR. Didj, the didgeridoo player and violinis who was actually quite good a trumpet player who wasn't and a blind man with a white stick whistling the neighbours theme outside boots. But on a saturday the entertainment can range from a huge band of drummers doing your head in, the salvation army or some woman walking around quoting the bible. Or for alternative therapy theres always a great laugh instore for all those who venture into the broad street mall. Lokk out for a guy nickname "Mr T" at the bottom of the escalators. You'll know why he's called Mr T when you see him, try gold jacket about 50 gold medallions and chains and a fistful off rings. But don't be fooled it's all fake. He thinks he's bad but he ain't I mean come on, two strip adidas trouser just aren't dapper style now are they?
A little harsh but there's a care-in-the-community type who wanders the highstreet and answers to the name of Elvis. Give him a lollipop ask him if he is "lonesome tonight" and get the best rendition this side of Las Vagas. This could sound cruel but he generally seems to enjoy himself. Wears jeans and elvis t-shirt and Jeremy Clarkson hair. A must
One known professional beggar - sits outside the Royal Bank of Scotland on Station Road. Don't give him anything - he drives a red BMW on his "off days" and has three properties. Usually starts at 7am and knocks off at 9pm with a break for lunch around 1pm. Has a Psion organiser and wears designer trainers.
Peruvian PanPipe players every four weeks. Blind Whistler - stands outside WHS and whistles tunes - very good. Didgeridoo - sits in the centre of Broad Street with a didgeridoo and flanger making outback-y music.
On Saturdays, Broad street is starting to become quite lively. Two noteworthy fast food stands sell hot dogs and sugar-coated peanuts. In the winter, there's also one selling roast chestnuts. Every other week there are (alternating) mini merry-go-rounds and mini-big-wheels for the kids. These are either outside Waterstones bookshop, or the Broad Street Mall.

Hell Tim, you wrote that all yourself did ee? You must've gone to some big proper job school!

See you dreckly.

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

Dont encourage him Chris.
Reading is not such a grrrreatt place so booked a one way ticket to Cornwall,I'm Elvis and i work in a fish shop ,they say I'm mad i say i fit into Cornwall quite well


jas

[Social D]

Maybe one day you will .. but until your bro gives you time off from the shop i do feel your sanity may be at risk .. staring at SPS all day long does funny things to the mind.

Nearly an intellectual thread kinda went wide of the mark but overall an insight for me as to who comes from where and inferiority complexes that do seem deep seated from a few immigrants that move down here and like to class themselves as Corns.


I fully expect to get thumped on frag night for bringing this topic up


Anyhows with respect to emmets (another beating) i do feel that born and bred customers should revieve some kinda Cornish Card discount.


This is our land afterall .. and we plouged it long before the romans interbred with you southern soft crew

Ever wondered why the south has so many Italian footballers .. tracing their roots, OMG THIS explains why you live on Reef Italia Jason

Arrivederci jase