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jackthehat | 13:41 Thu 27th Nov 2014 | ChatterBank

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'Appy Lankyshur Day to all my fellow Lankies. :o)

Darkness At Noon.

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Bathsheba

@Talbot....no, it's not raining ;)

-Talbot-

Well it has got to be asked........

Why the blackened faces? summat t;do wi pit? or just so nobody can recognise them for being complete twonks?

-Talbot-

Are you at the shindig, Bathy?

Lets a vid and I bet I can beat it with a crazier gig.

jackthehat

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///Why the blackened faces? summat t;do wi pit? ///

Yes.

///or just so nobody can recognise them for being complete twonks?///

How very dare you! They are treated like Gods among Men in Bacup, I'll have you know! :o)

Bathsheba

No Talbot,....I'm not at the shindig, +the blackened faces ARE connected to working in the pits.
Actually, I lied.....it IS raining ;)

carrust

I do a lot of folk festivals and they don't look too bad for a Morris troupe. Many of the troupes have blackened faces, some have sticks and swords and others just waft around handkerchiefs. The majority to me are ***. Btw, happy Lancashire day, from a Yorkshireman.

ethandron

I were in Lancashire on Tuesday. There's something about elderly gentlemen speaking with a soft Lancashire accent that just makes me want to hug 'em, they sound right kind, and just like me grandad :)