tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post6465415006885124824..comments2024-03-29T01:58:40.773+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: ChesterfieldYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-85260782779820353552013-11-30T04:04:47.872+00:002013-11-30T04:04:47.872+00:00Truly odd! One can surely realize at the outset t...Truly odd! One can surely realize at the outset that it was an added feature of the church. I found it on Corporation Street on Google Maps and then read about it some. Amazing that even centuries later, and with all the modern technology, they are still unable to be completely sure why it spirals and leans. But only looking at a picture of the spire taken from a distance did I realize how gigantic it is in comparison to the surrounding buildings and area. Pretty cool, Mr. Pudding.Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43380960129885185992013-11-29T16:54:10.905+00:002013-11-29T16:54:10.905+00:00You guys have obviously never had to deal with Cal...You guys have obviously never had to deal with Caltrans. There aren't enough swear words in a single language to suffice.<br />Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25409624347539663722013-11-29T15:13:15.383+00:002013-11-29T15:13:15.383+00:00Shakespeare? What a great surname! I think I have ...Shakespeare? What a great surname! I think I have come across it before somewhere.<br />Age, with his stealing steps,<br />Hath clawed me in his clutch.<br />..........Hamlet Act 5<br />I thought your beloved daughter was working in Sheffield. Does she drive to Chesterfield every day?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-9216168524034918392013-11-29T14:20:51.875+00:002013-11-29T14:20:51.875+00:00Next time you visit Chesterfield, pop into the hos...Next time you visit Chesterfield, pop into the hospital and ask for Dr Kath Shakespeare, consultant in care of the elderly - not for yourself, of course, just to say hello. :)Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67548518374364643552013-11-29T12:24:14.706+00:002013-11-29T12:24:14.706+00:00RWP - but there isn't an underground* in Chest...RWP - but there isn't an underground* in Chesterfield.<br /><br />*Note: "subway" in some parts of the world.<br />Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-1321745961444060512013-11-29T12:21:43.480+00:002013-11-29T12:21:43.480+00:00Don't worry, I have no problem with being call...Don't worry, I have no problem with being called Brain. In fact, if/when I get super-powers it may well be the name I choose.<br />Looks like we could get a petition up about all the **** bad language on TV then! If only ... <br />As you say YP, I can understand rebellious teens using bad language behind the bike-less bike shed, but openly in front of a man "of a certain age", well, the mind boggles!<br />One of my parents' neighbours goes up to teenagers in the street and politely requests them to stop swearing, be they anglo-saxons or not. Can't say I'd go so far myself though - until I get the super-powers.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-28640017293021614762013-11-29T09:55:37.503+00:002013-11-29T09:55:37.503+00:00Thanks for reminding me of the "legend" ...Thanks for reminding me of the "legend" Adrian. I'd forgotten.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59517674924474959892013-11-29T09:46:00.742+00:002013-11-29T09:46:00.742+00:00So you're inviting me to have a holiday stayin...So you're inviting me to have a holiday staying in your house? Don't worry. I won't swear. I was merely reporting. I shall bring you a gift from Sheffield. What would you like sir? Perhaps a woolly hat with a bobble? And for Mrs Brague some top quality kitchen scissors made in our illustrious city? We shall go out to local bars and carouse the night away!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73022180781619045482013-11-29T04:12:15.416+00:002013-11-29T04:12:15.416+00:00Chesterfield used to worry about the spire straigh...Chesterfield used to worry about the spire straightening. <br />The legend says that it will straighten if a virgin ever marries in the church.<br />They are a bit silly in Chesterfield, everyone knows the church won't marry a ten year old.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76455673367172648272013-11-29T00:46:03.230+00:002013-11-29T00:46:03.230+00:00I suppose it is perfectly "acceptable" f...I suppose it is perfectly "acceptable" for Anglo-Saxons to speak using Anglo-Saxonisms, but it isn't for anyone else. The choice Anglo-Saxonisms were not "swear words" in the beginning -- they were merely the Anglo-Saxon words that Anglo-Saxons used when speaking their own language. But after the dreaded Norman Conquest of 1066 thosee words went underground and were not used in polite society any more because French and Latin derivatives were preferred by the conquerors. You all are supposed to know these things.<br /><br />I raised my own children to believe -- and they have passed this belief along to the grandchildren -- that using swear words or vulgarities, besides being a sign of coarseness, is a sign of a poor vocabulary. <br /><br />I don't care what the Hollywood movies or the BBC do -- talk like that in my house and you'll be shown the door.<br /><br />rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-46606205367822519272013-11-29T00:11:17.726+00:002013-11-29T00:11:17.726+00:00Fuck offFuck offJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7051186478991363072013-11-28T23:50:32.012+00:002013-11-28T23:50:32.012+00:00Helen...Surely they could get a f***ing job in a f...Helen...Surely they could get a f***ing job in a f***ing factory! As for virgins, they are an endangered species in North East Derbyshire.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-18049698632657293102013-11-28T23:47:21.947+00:002013-11-28T23:47:21.947+00:00I've driven through Chesterfield and gazed at ...I've driven through Chesterfield and gazed at its famous spire. I love it and I love that they just ignored it and finished it off despite the twist and lean. Isn't there a legend about virgins to go with it. I must look it up.<br />Pity about the young people's language...... they wonder why they find it hard to get a decent job !Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74136906365707924222013-11-28T23:40:26.216+00:002013-11-28T23:40:26.216+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-19099149102302927402013-11-28T23:34:53.940+00:002013-11-28T23:34:53.940+00:00Me too !Me too !Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-23729430312696293192013-11-28T21:31:29.300+00:002013-11-28T21:31:29.300+00:00I am on Brian's bandwagon ~ such an overused w...I am on Brian's bandwagon ~ such an overused word these days.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7021754623692370832013-11-28T21:22:00.005+00:002013-11-28T21:22:00.005+00:00If you visit that pub you'll be the crooked sq...If you visit that pub you'll be the crooked squire in "The Crooked Spire" - but go soon as it has a "To Let" sign on it - the kiss of death for a pub these days.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2815138907540120192013-11-28T21:14:25.840+00:002013-11-28T21:14:25.840+00:00Ha! Ha! Katherine called you "Brain" Bri...Ha! Ha! Katherine called you "Brain" Brian! She cannot have heard of the lobotomy!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42114068225091870302013-11-28T21:10:21.361+00:002013-11-28T21:10:21.361+00:00Brian and Katherine.... I am with you and would be...Brian and Katherine.... I am with you and would be happy to join the anti-f word brigade. It only cropped up here because of that overheard "conversation". And when I think about it, they shamelessly refused to moderate their language even though there was clearly a man of letters standing close by munching on a cheese roll!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74738264888598270062013-11-28T21:03:14.597+00:002013-11-28T21:03:14.597+00:00The spire looks like something out of Hogwarts. I...The spire looks like something out of Hogwarts. It is a nice town, though. If I ever get there again I shall definitely stand there with a pint in my hand appreciating the crooked spire from the Crooked Spire!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-1910887265042667932013-11-28T20:39:56.472+00:002013-11-28T20:39:56.472+00:00Ha. I love that strip. But I prefer Tin Tin ...
...Ha. I love that strip. But I prefer Tin Tin ...<br />Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59595819486037935452013-11-28T20:38:45.829+00:002013-11-28T20:38:45.829+00:00I'm the same Brain, despite my use of it above...I'm the same Brain, despite my use of it above. It makes me uncomfortable even seeing what I wrote with all the ***'s, I was thinking of deleting it but then I'd look silly...<br />I have a young nephew (12) who uses it all the time on Facebook. But then my sister... at home... Nah. Don't jolly well like it at all.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78484006507560917322013-11-28T20:07:40.457+00:002013-11-28T20:07:40.457+00:00You know yesterday afternoon I listened to a speec...You know yesterday afternoon I listened to a speech by two young ladies on communication skills and the etiquette of doing business in Britain. I must revise their mark, they never dropped the F bomb.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10089173155506277772013-11-28T19:49:45.590+00:002013-11-28T19:49:45.590+00:00On my trips between Sheffield bus station and Birm...On my trips between Sheffield bus station and Birmingham bus station, with National Express, we always used to stop at Chesterfield bus station. So I got to see the spire too, on and off for the 3 years I was bettering myself at Brummy University. Always wondered why it was crooked - perhaps now I'll Google it ...<br />... as for the choice language - I know it's an "acceptable" old English word, and that young people (like me) are supposed to use it all the time, and even the BBC use it now in all their programmes to show they are with it (not to mention Hollywood!) - but, call me a fuddy duddy, I don't like it. Never really been a user of "swear words" even at school, and it still gets at me when I hear it used openly in public spaces. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78993144999914698002013-11-28T18:42:03.605+00:002013-11-28T18:42:03.605+00:00The lead cladding on it must weigh a helluva lot. ...The lead cladding on it must weigh a helluva lot. Chesterfield is where real people live. Visiting American tourists would never go there unless they happened to have friends or family there. The crooked spire is not symbolic of the town's morality.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com