tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post814344086315877840..comments2024-03-27T11:23:43.902+00:00Comments on Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley: The Morris Dancing MenaceWodeWosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18381754587879658356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-74992410663595390262018-05-02T07:28:54.654+01:002018-05-02T07:28:54.654+01:00I once witnessed a Morris Men riot in a Cotswold t...I once witnessed a Morris Men riot in a Cotswold town, when two competing Morris troops turned up at the same time to a food fayre being run on a Sunny May Day.<br /><br />It wasn't a pretty sight, with handkerchiefs at 10 paces and duels of the bells and physical dancing around each other and shoulder barging.<br /><br />There were bells flying everywhere and the children had great fun, chasing them and throwing them back into the ring. (so to speak).<br /><br />In the end, the one with the larger, cider drinking rotund men, ran out of steam and retired to one of the pubs in the market place. Sadly, they were than besieged by the victorious troop who harangued them with calls of 'pansies' which I thought was a bit of the wrong season for them, and I'd not seen any on the flower stalls?<br /><br />Eventually, the Town Cryer was roped in to maintain the peace, and his bell proved to be a boon, as he struck the troop members besieging the pub, soundly and ringing tones. He was bought drinks for the rest of the day, but the losing troop.<br /><br />Lesson learned from this scene was that only a single troop of Morris Men can inhabit a space safely at a time, otherwise violence and hilarity will occur.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-22789623420218335932018-05-01T21:53:53.063+01:002018-05-01T21:53:53.063+01:00I have had to stifle my guffaws so as not to distu...I have had to stifle my guffaws so as not to disturb my housemate across the corridor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com