For emmerson

[LMH]

Hi emmerson

I know you're not back till tomorrow but I thought I'd put this on.

It was really nice to meet you and Anne on Sunday and your dogs of course. Thanks for your hospitality. Did you go for a ride on the horse in the field next door?

Here's a couple of pics of you know what.

p.s. Little Gaylord and your dogs got on great didn't they. LOL!!!

Lisa x

 

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And here's a couple for LB who might have a peek at this thread:

 

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For clarification purposes (last two photos), nowt to do with homophobia, more to do with proving you can mingle with gypsies and live to tell the tale. Smiley icon thingy.

Lisa

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Bonsoir Lisa, mine master the Lord eez not here at hom now. I am his french dresser, Mimibelle. My Arbynot eez to redblooded a homme to want rumpypumpy, those geezers wud do nothin for eem.

Me has saw them again before Lisa, last month, they laid the tarmac in the stables yard or wos that they laid the stablesmaid on the tarmac in the yard? I am so fused.

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Something in context .. read the comments at the bottom (serious po-faced icon thingy)...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7446274.stm

 

[LMH]

Hi LB

Someone told me about this, this morning.

Quoted from the link you posted:

'Ban pikey, and then you might as well outlaw chav, townie, trailer trash, Hooray Henry, goth, Sloane, tinker and many more fairly innocuous labels.'

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I agree with the quote above. I use the term traveller or gypo although I'm not sure when speaking to them as I do quite often, whether I would say 'oh, is he a gypo?' - I'd say 'oh is he a traveller?' I don't think I'd dare use the term pikey however, I don't know why, it's just something I wouldn't do in their presence.

When we lived in Kent, gypsies were referred to as 'pikeys' all the time, when we moved to Notts they used 'gypso or traveller' but the word pikey seems to be the norm now.

Lisa

 

[LMH]

Hi LB

Someone told me about this, this morning.

Quoted from the link you posted:

'Ban pikey, and then you might as well outlaw chav, townie, trailer trash, Hooray Henry, goth, Sloane, tinker and many more fairly innocuous labels.'

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I agree with the quote above. I use the term traveller or gypo although I'm not sure when speaking to them as I do quite often, whether I would say 'oh, is he a gypo?' - I'd say 'oh is he a traveller?' I don't think I'd dare use the term pikey however, I don't know why, it's just something I wouldn't do in their presence.

When we lived in Kent, gypsies were referred to as 'pikeys' all the time, when we moved to Notts they used 'gypso or traveller' but the word pikey seems to be the norm now.

Lisa

'gypso' typo 'gypo'

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Hi LB

Someone told me about this, this morning.

Quoted from the link you posted:

'Ban pikey, and then you might as well outlaw chav, townie, trailer trash, Hooray Henry, goth, Sloane, tinker and many more fairly innocuous labels.'

-----

I agree with the quote above. I use the term traveller or gypo although I'm not sure when speaking to them as I do quite often, whether I would say 'oh, is he a gypo?' - I'd say 'oh is he a traveller?' I don't think I'd dare use the term pikey however, I don't know why, it's just something I wouldn't do in their presence.

When we lived in Kent, gypsies were referred to as 'pikeys' all the time, when we moved to Notts they used 'gypso or traveller' but the word pikey seems to be the norm now.

Lisa

I was brought up using the name gypo or gypsy referring to those of Roma extraction. These I believe originated from the Indian sub-continent. Travellers as they are called today were referred to as Irish tinkers.

When I moved to this part of the world the gypsies were and still are called Diddycoys and tinkers for the others from Ireland.

I thought I would find out if the word diddycoy was local but no, it isn't.

Interestingly, historically, Diddies "were real Romany gypsies who were expert field workers, who expected to be allowed 'perks' from the land, but would 'guard the crop as if their own'. Their time on the farm was mutually beneficial. The word 'diddies' derived from the lowland British 'diddithr' - meaning a stranger.

" They were not to be confused with the 'diddy-coy', who were also 'travellers' or 'tinkers' but would steal, leave a trail of mess in their wake and quite a different sort of people. Their name derives from the British 'diddim-kai' - meaning 'worthless dogs'.

It doesn't seem as things change Lisa (rolling eyes/pouting icon thingy)

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

I was brought up using the name gypo or gypsy referring to those of Roma extraction. These I believe originated from the Indian sub-continent. Travellers as they are called today were referred to as Irish tinkers.

When I moved to this part of the world the gypsies were and still are called Diddycoys and tinkers for the others from Ireland.

I thought I would find out if the word diddycoy was local but no, it isn't.

Interestingly, historically, Diddies "were real Romany gypsies who were expert field workers, who expected to be allowed 'perks' from the land, but would 'guard the crop as if their own'. Their time on the farm was mutually beneficial. The word 'diddies' derived from the lowland British 'diddithr' - meaning a stranger.

" They were not to be confused with the 'diddy-coy', who were also 'travellers' or 'tinkers' but would steal, leave a trail of mess in their wake and quite a different sort of people. Their name derives from the British 'diddim-kai' - meaning 'worthless dogs'.

It doesn't seem as things change Lisa (rolling eyes/pouting icon thingy)

 

[LMH]

Interesting reading there. Walking around Appleby, you could spot the different 'types' shall we say.

I have been given the addresses of quite a few gypsy campsites (as some people asked me to take pics of them/horses). Looking on google earth and googling, the sites are all permanent ones.

There were only two children who I could have smacked, one who ran up to my little Gaylord and tried to push a feather up his nose. The second who ruined a group photo by pulling grotesque faces and went on to state 'if I had that dog (Gaylord), I'd beat it with a big stick and smash its head with big rocks and kill it dead' - I think TES should send her to a psychologist. LOL!

Lisa

 

[emmerson2]

Hi Lisa. Yeah, Sunday was good, and no, I did not ride the horse!! I don't dislike horses, I just think they're uncomfortable in the middle and dangerous at both ends!

Great pics though.

Did you have a good meal at the Highland Drove? We went on Monday; the steak pie was gorgeous!

 

[LMH]

Hi emmo

Yes, we did go for a meal in the Highland Drove, it was a lovely country pub, we had the gammon and bro had the soup too. What a lovely location too, the church bells were ringing. (That was probably because the locals had heard I was in the area).

Lisa xxxx