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gureenlegend | 10:01 Tue 15th Jul 2008 | ChatterBank
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Better hope it dont rain where you are .


Watch out : 0)
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St Swithin was ordained the Bishop of Winchester in 852, and after his death, requested to be buried outside of Wincester Cathedral, so the rain could wash over him. However, some time later, it was decided to move Swithin�s body inside the cathedral, to a shrine. According to LEGEND, there was a massive storm and it rained for 40 days following the move, citing Swithin�s posthumous displeasure at being dry once more.


It is from this single misstep from a dead man�s wishes that Britons look to 15 July as an indicator of the weather for the next 40 days. If it rains on St Swithin�s day, it is said to continue to do so for the next 40 days, but if it is fair, that good weather will also continue for the same period of time.




ANDCWE ALLL KNOW LEGEND IS NEVER WRONG :0)
Morning,leggy......Well-it is looking 'iffy' here,to say the least.....but then it always rains here. So St Swithin and his displeasure won't make much difference!!
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Oh welll watchout if it rains today then invest in one of them tiny brollies for your handbag

lol

if it rains here todauy ill be a monkeys uncle


oooh oooh oooh




wheres my nephew whiffy lol :0)
What today???

Let's hope not!!!
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Lol watch out funny

todays the day


oooh ooooh
well today it's rained and is sunny so what an intresting 40 days it'll be!!
anyway legend where did you copy and paste that from :-p
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Msn home`page , then click on link.
And LEGEND was in it
lol

http://news.uk.msn.com/st-swithins-day-2008.as px



The LEGEND of st swithins day.
I thought that was a lot of (accurate) typing for a "green "name.
Still I don't see owt wrong with cut n' paste.
I thought St Swithin was burried/moved on 1st of Jan and the curse lasted 365 days!!!
LOL.. Will it ever be warm and calm again here in Lanc's
'St Swithin�s Day, if it does rain
Full forty days, it will remain
St Swithin�s Day, if it be fair
For forty days, t'will rain no more'

So far it is dry, cloudy but warm!!!

Better than rain eh!
We have beautiful sunshine, i have washing out on the line and it could not be better even the houseworks nearly done!
Ah life is good!
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I never claimed it to be my own.I only copied it alll because of the LEGEND reference


im soooooooooooooooo vain



oooh la laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
lol I noticed that it stands out by like a mile!!
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Welll thank you skaaaaaaaaaaa



oooh la laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa skaaaaaaaa
"23:19.....no rain ;-)
23.21 and no rain here either
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lol
old foookerr
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11.28 no rain herer since march none expected until november


ooooh la laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
SHAAAADUPPP!!!.......some people.....
Leg, doesnt apply in the reef as St Swithin an English sint not Spanish. Its not rained all day today so hopefully ok, if you accept the myth.
It will now p*ss down for the rest of the year.
BTW, cd still applicable
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rosetta i saw u in green today.

btw cd applicable????


you wot?
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