The Ultimate Martial Art - Ecky Thump

Discussion in 'Other Styles' started by Simon, Nov 14, 2010.

  1. Simon

    Simon Administrator Admin Supporter MAP 2017 Koyo Award

  2. embra

    embra Valued Member

    Rocking!
     
  3. Bigmikey

    Bigmikey Internet Pacifist.

    Some one say Honk Kong Fooey??
     
  4. wingchunapprent

    wingchunapprent Banned Banned

    never mess with a northern git in pit boots and a flat cap.
     
  5. wingchunapprent

    wingchunapprent Banned Banned

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdOCWUgwiWs"]Strawbs - Part of the union 1973 - YouTube[/ame]
    the real 70's go on spill ones pint i dare ya!
     
  6. wingchunapprent

    wingchunapprent Banned Banned

    when they say union the mean 'SUPER CHI KI ENERGY FLOW POWER'
     
  7. wingchunapprent

    wingchunapprent Banned Banned

    and striking
     
  8. Bigmikey

    Bigmikey Internet Pacifist.

    I don't have the slightest notion of what half the stuff in this thread means. Must be the American/English language barrier.
     
  9. embra

    embra Valued Member

    A lot of the <<'up north>> comments are a stereotypical parody/echo of gruff northern England (Lancashire and Yorkshire mostly) accents; as manifest in an old comedy show 'The Goodies' from the 1970s (when the music was good, but the fashion was crap) - which is not as well known as Monty Python.
     
  10. embra

    embra Valued Member

    Generally speaking Northern English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) accents drop the word 'of' and singular numerical quantities in everyday speech to contract to as simple an expression as possible e.g.

    Home Counties English (Surrey, Sussex etc) :- 'One pint of beer'
    'Up North (Lancashire, Yorkshire):- 'Pint beer'

    This then feeds into the 'plain speaking' and 'no nonsense' stereotypes of Northern Englanders.
     
  11. embra

    embra Valued Member

    'Black pudding' is a basic sausage type meal (cant remember whats in it, fortunately its a damm long time since I ate one) from Lancashire I think.
     
  12. finite monkey

    finite monkey Thought Criminal

    Ecky Thump for Dummies ;]
     
  13. Dean Winchester

    Dean Winchester Valued Member

    Basically it's congealed pig blood.
     
  14. Obewan

    Obewan "Hillbilly Jedi"

    Hence the "Ecky Thump" I presume, or should I say "icky thump"...yuck!
     
  15. Obewan

    Obewan "Hillbilly Jedi"

    Lancashire and Yorkshire? Wear the fox hat?
     

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