Happy St David's Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi

[daftandbarmy]

March 1st, St David's Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David's_Day

Sing along with the 24th of Foot at Brecon-on-Veldt to celebrate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1csr0dxalpI

 

[Kirkhill]

Chief Buthelezi of the Zulu learns the secret to his ancestors defeat by the Welsh: Leeks.

 

[Marchog]

Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus (ac ati)!

Seems only yesterday I was there in person watching people walk around with those crazy daffodil hat things.

 

[Edward Campbell]

KING HENRY V
    Praised be God, and not our strength, for it!
    What is this castle call'd that stands hard by?
MONTJOY
    They call it Agincourt.
KING HENRY V
    Then call we this the field of Agincourt,
    Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus.
FLUELLEN
    Your grandfather of famous memory, an't please your
    majesty, and your great-uncle Edward the Plack
    Prince of Wales, as I have read in the chronicles,
    fought a most prave pattle here in France.
KING HENRY V
    They did, Fluellen.
FLUELLEN
    Your majesty says very true: if your majesties is
    remembered of it, the Welshmen did good service in a
    garden where leeks did grow, wearing leeks in their
    Monmouth caps; which, your majesty know, to this
    hour is an honourable badge of the service; and I do
    believe your majesty takes no scorn to wear the leek
    upon Saint Tavy's day.
KING HENRY V
    I wear it for a memorable honour;
    For I am Welsh, you know, good countryman.

From Henry V, Act 4, Scene 7

 

[daftandbarmy]

KING HENRY V
    Praised be God, and not our strength, for it!
    What is this castle call'd that stands hard by?
MONTJOY
    They call it Agincourt.
KING HENRY V
    Then call we this the field of Agincourt,
    Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus.
FLUELLEN
    Your grandfather of famous memory, an't please your
    majesty, and your great-uncle Edward the Plack
    Prince of Wales, as I have read in the chronicles,
    fought a most prave pattle here in France.
KING HENRY V
    They did, Fluellen.
FLUELLEN
    Your majesty says very true: if your majesties is
    remembered of it, the Welshmen did good service in a
    garden where leeks did grow, wearing leeks in their
    Monmouth caps; which, your majesty know, to this
    hour is an honourable badge of the service; and I do
    believe your majesty takes no scorn to wear the leek
    upon Saint Tavy's day.
KING HENRY V
    I wear it for a memorable honour;
    For I am Welsh, you know, good countryman.

From Henry V, Act 4, Scene 7

Be joyful, and keep your faith and your creed. Do the little things that you have seen me do and heard about. I will walk the path that our fathers have trod before us.

-- Saint David of Wales


And the Welsh bowmen did slaughter the French in heaps  :nod:

 

[Journeyman]

And the Welsh bowmen did slaughter the French in heaps  :nod:

Hence the two archers' fingers, vice the North American one.


But you knew that.  

 

[medicineman]

And the Welsh bowmen did slaughter the French in heaps  :nod:

Pity the French are getting back at them on the rugby pitch...

 

[AJFitzpatrick]

Pity the French are getting back at them on the rugby pitch...

Wow you have high standards for Wales (or alternatively low ones for France)

Friday 21st February 2014
RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
Wales 27 - 6 France

 

[medicineman]

Wow you have high standards for Wales (or alternatively low ones for France)

Friday 21st February 2014
RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
Wales 27 - 6 France

Coolness - they'd been having problems in the past...a fair number of teachers in my high school were Welshmen, and I've a feeling a lot were hired to teach whatever secondarily (some had accents you could cut with a knife) and coach rugby primarily.  The teachers certainly had a good staff choir as well  .

MM

 

[Fishbone Jones]

  The teachers certainly had a good staff choir as well  .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxvlpnbdIJI

 

[Kat Stevens]

Any time three Welshmen get together, they form a choir.  Family reunions were a source of constant amusement.