AlanHo Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Tuesday is Yorkshire Day, when men and women from across this historic county gather to celebrate their... well, Yorkshireness - leaving outsiders baffled about why they have such a high opinion of themselves. Brass bands, flat caps, whippet racing, wrinkled stockings, beef dripping with bread, pie and peas. The above are just a few of the umpteen things associated with "God's own county". Many people - namely non-Tykes - would say that, as well as being stereotypes, they're also reasons to poke fun at Yorkshire folk. But try to get a rise out of any Yorkshireman or woman by invoking one of the above and your attempts will fall as flat as a Yorkshire Pudding baked by a southerner.Full sad story here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Read the story , but cant find any mention of where they grow the Tea in Yorkshire ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Ahh... chips wi' bits... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 It beats me. As one of them ( no...not one of them)I find it all a bit weird. I do not need a special day to celebrate my superiority. I think it must be that some of us are less sure than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 wrinkled stockingsAH, Good old Norah, what a dolly. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 A friend of mine from Huddersfield came to visit and my wife rashly did roast beef and yorkshire pudding. When served up he said with his usual directness that the yorkshire was enough to give him yellow jaundice! And we had enjoyed it all those years. To be fair, he and his wife suggested improvements which worked and my wife's yorkshire pud has been the envy of the neighbours ever since.As far as brass bands are concerned, yorkies do not have the monopoly. I lived close to Sandbach in Cheshire and, in fact, went to school there. Now Sandbach is the home of the Fodens Motor Works Brass Band, conducted by Harry Mortimer, probably the finest brass band and conductor that ever lived. In my teens, I belonged to to an Air Training Corps brass band with an honorary conductor of no less a person than the aforesaid Harry Mortimer. Thos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 So whats the secret for proper Yorkshire pudding then ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 A friend of mine from Huddersfield came to visit and my wife rashly did roast beef and yorkshire pudding. When served up he said with his usual directness that the yorkshire was enough to give him yellow jaundice! And we had enjoyed it all those years. To be fair, he and his wife suggested improvements which worked and my wife's yorkshire pud has been the envy of the neighbours ever since.As far as brass bands are concerned, yorkies do not have the monopoly. I lived close to Sandbach in Cheshire and, in fact, went to school there. Now Sandbach is the home of the Fodens Motor Works Brass Band, conducted by Harry Mortimer, probably the finest brass band and conductor that ever lived. In my teens, I belonged to to an Air Training Corps brass band with an honorary conductor of no less a person than the aforesaid Harry Mortimer. Thos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 A friend of mine from Huddersfield came to visit and my wife rashly did roast beef and yorkshire pudding. When served up he said with his usual directness that the yorkshire was enough to give him yellow jaundice! And we had enjoyed it all those years. To be fair, he and his wife suggested improvements which worked and my wife's yorkshire pud has been the envy of the neighbours ever since.As far as brass bands are concerned, yorkies do not have the monopoly. I lived close to Sandbach in Cheshire and, in fact, went to school there. Now Sandbach is the home of the Fodens Motor Works Brass Band, conducted by Harry Mortimer, probably the finest brass band and conductor that ever lived. In my teens, I belonged to to an Air Training Corps brass band with an honorary conductor of no less a person than the aforesaid Harry Mortimer. Thos.Someone just said that ;) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 A friend of mine from Huddersfield came to visit and my wife rashly did roast beef and yorkshire pudding. When served up he said with his usual directness that the yorkshire was enough to give him yellow jaundice! And we had enjoyed it all those years. To be fair, he and his wife suggested improvements which worked and my wife's yorkshire pud has been the envy of the neighbours ever since.As far as brass bands are concerned, yorkies do not have the monopoly. I lived close to Sandbach in Cheshire and, in fact, went to school there. Now Sandbach is the home of the Fodens Motor Works Brass Band, conducted by Harry Mortimer, probably the finest brass band and conductor that ever lived. In my teens, I belonged to to an Air Training Corps brass band with an honorary conductor of no less a person than the aforesaid Harry Mortimer. Thos.Someone just said that ;) ;)Badly made Yorkshire pudding always make a person repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 He is MUCH older than me of course. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Someone just said that ;) ;)Badly made Yorkshire pudding always make a person repeat.He is MUCH older than me of course. :DOf course I was just testing to see if you were all awake. Well done you three!Thos. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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