Thanks to this extended summer we are having a Bar B Q this weekend. Fish sourced, spare broom handle identified, nails and hammer ready. Thought I might try it, if its not been done before, since Arthur Bryan's reputed antics.
Look, the porpoise of this thread was to discover if any of you reprobates had tried to recreate a defining moment in the history of our club. All I'm seeing is fish based puns. You just dont seem in tuna with the thread!
For whichever game ends up being the gane where we know for certain that we're going up, I am doing this. All day.
(After searching for a pun) I will definately join you East Stand. I am still not 100% convinced its do-able, I'm thinking some kind of wire assistance will be required.
In the series of early 1900's cartoons (there are more than a hundred of them incidentally from The Kentish Independent, the first appearing in 1908) Arthur has the string tied around where the tail meets the body............on a smoked Haddock that would be quite firm I should imagine. There are no heads on the fish having been removed and the fish gutted before smoking.
He also wore a straw boater and striped apron. I assume it would have been blue and white as those were the colours of fishmonger aprons, at least the ones I can remember from my youth, though in the newspaper cartoons it naturally showed as black and white.
Finally, Arthur had one of those splendid waxed handle bar moustaches that were popular at the time.
Ah yes I remember those cartoons, but not the detail you kindly supply. No tache and short of one boater, but have appropriate apron. Procuring a large smoked haddock may be more tricky....though I have a friend who supplies Salmon to The Queen who may be the man to ask. Thanks for the fixing clue, too Soundas
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At least not yet.
They've nearly run out of Haddock in the local supermarket.
You'd better get your skates on!
All I'm seeing is fish based puns.
You just dont seem in tuna with the thread!
BBQ eh....that'll cost you a few squid.
Defining moment? Mark Fish on Cribs.
Practice makes perfect. now breaming with confidence
I am still not 100% convinced its do-able, I'm thinking some kind of wire assistance will be required.
It would be quite a sight if it gained momentum.
Is available as a radio controlled toy.
Dont think it would survive being nailed to a (fish) stick.
Available on fleabay and amazon for a fiver.....
Do you like fish sticks?
In the series of early 1900's cartoons (there are more than a hundred of them incidentally from The Kentish Independent, the first appearing in 1908) Arthur has the string tied around where the tail meets the body............on a smoked Haddock that would be quite firm I should imagine. There are no heads on the fish having been removed and the fish gutted before smoking.
He also wore a straw boater and striped apron. I assume it would have been blue and white as those were the colours of fishmonger aprons, at least the ones I can remember from my youth, though in the newspaper cartoons it naturally showed as black and white.
Finally, Arthur had one of those splendid waxed handle bar moustaches that were popular at the time.
No tache and short of one boater, but have appropriate apron. Procuring a large smoked haddock may be more tricky....though I have a friend who supplies Salmon to The Queen who may be the man to ask.
Thanks for the fixing clue, too Soundas