What is it?

fernando · 21st October 2021, 06:51 PM

Time for a break, Gentlemen.

kronckew · 21st October 2021, 08:33 PM

Noted: We now return you to our regularly scheduled subject - assuming the others do likewise.

ariel · 6th November 2021, 05:43 PM

I liked the digressions very much: they were not only funny, but full of useful additions to the noble game of cockfighting.
And I never knew that Shakespeare hailed from Stratford-on- River:-)
What language is the word "Avon" from?

BTW, are animal-loving Australians and Indonesians going to ban human cagefighting?
Or ice hockey, that is a charming mix of cagefighting and figure skating?

Don't ban me, please!!!

fernando · 6th November 2021, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

...Don't ban me, please!!!

Just don't get close to such 'noble' action

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kronckew · 6th November 2021, 06:18 PM

[QUOTE=ariel;267507...
What language is the word "Avon" from?...[/QUOTE]

Etymology. The name "Avon" is a cognate of the Welsh word afon [ˈavɔn] "river", both being derived from the Common Brittonic abona, "river". "River Avon", therefore, literally means "river river"; several other English and Scottish rivers share the name.

ariel · 8th November 2021, 03:18 AM

Thanks!

Bob A · 11th December 2021, 07:21 PM

Having been alerted to the scarcity of these chicken swords, when another set became available I jumped on it, so to speak. See below . . .

Having just been apprised of a Japanese tradition of animal fighting for sport, Kumo Gassen, I'll append a link to more information on dueling spiders:
https://sakuraculture.blogspot.com/2...-fighting.html

11th December 2021, 07:21 PM	#7
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 446	Having been alerted to the scarcity of these chicken swords, when another set became available I jumped on it, so to speak. See below . . . Having just been apprised of a Japanese tradition of animal fighting for sport, Kumo Gassen, I'll append a link to more information on dueling spiders: https://sakuraculture.blogspot.com/2...-fighting.html Attached Images

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fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Time for a break, Gentlemen.

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kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Noted: We now return you to our regularly scheduled subject - assuming the others do likewise.

6th November 2021, 05:43 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I liked the digressions very much: they were not only funny, but full of useful additions to the noble game of cockfighting. And I never knew that Shakespeare hailed from Stratford-on- River:-) What language is the word "Avon" from? BTW, are animal-loving Australians and Indonesians going to ban human cagefighting? Or ice hockey, that is a charming mix of cagefighting and figure skating? Don't ban me, please!!!

6th November 2021, 06:18 PM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	[QUOTE=ariel;267507... What language is the word "Avon" from?...[/QUOTE] Etymology. The name "Avon" is a cognate of the Welsh word afon [ˈavɔn] "river", both being derived from the Common Brittonic abona, "river". "River Avon", therefore, literally means "river river"; several other English and Scottish rivers share the name.

8th November 2021, 03:18 AM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Thanks!