Crickey DM! Silas Greenback nearly got you that time! Kevin Graeme
BTW, pikie is a derogetory term like spick, kike, nigger, etc. It apparently comes from a shortening of the word turnpike, or roads where they would often set up camp. > -----Original Message----- > From: Cantrell, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 9:11 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: What a crock > > > Krikey, did I say krikey? Of course I meant pikie. I'll have to throw that > movie in when I get home tonight, all this talk about pikies and what not > has me in the mood for some snatch ;) > > Adam. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stephen Moretti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 4:03 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: What a crock > > > > > > You mean "pikie" > > > > Its an insulting term for the Romany/Gypsy. Gypsies been the Irish > > equivalent of Romanies. > > A pikie is a gypsy that's been expelled from the tribe in the > > Romany sense > > > > http://www.aldertons.com/question.htm Do a find on the page > > for pikie - the > > various descriptions are about hlaf way down the page. > > > > Stephen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cantrell, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:08 PM > > Subject: RE: What a crock > > > > > > > I second Patrick, interesting indeed. I think they referred to the > > > itinerants in Snatch as "krikeys". Was that a correct reference? > > > > > > Adam. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Kevin Gilchrist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 3:18 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: FW: What a crock > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh and the other things they're famous for are trading > > ponies and bare > > > > fist fighting tournaments. > > > > There's a so-called "King of the Knackers" competition every in > > > > Ballinasloe, Co. Galway every year. > > > > > > > > Friend of mine has an amusing story how one of the finalists > > > > made a show > > > > of going around all the pubs in the town looking for his opponent, > > > > knowing that he was hiding from the cops. 'Course the > > guy turns up > > > > outside one of the pubs and knocks the crap out of him. > > > > > > > > A rowing club I belonged to in Dublin used to rent out > > their function > > > > room for itinerant weddings because no hotels would dream > > of it (the > > > > room was extremely spartan nothing redeeming at all). Some of the > > > > rowers used to help out as bouncers and they said there would > > > > be massive > > > > fights every time, not with the bouncers but over women, > > money horses > > > > you name. But they'd take it outside, while plastered > > drunk, and then > > > > they'd fight for a bit and afterwards they'd be the best > > of friends. > > > > Unbelievable behavior. The rower guys used to run a book between > > > > themselves to guess who'd end up fighting and winning. Kept > > > > them amused > > > > I suppose. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Kevin Gilchrist > > > > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:06 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: What a crock > > > > > > > > > > > > That's a better generalization although not exactly true. > > > > > > > > They are officially referred to as itinerants in Ireland > > and are the > > > > equivalent of roaming trailer parks. > > > > > > > > Their history is allegedly the dispossessed of land by the > > > > English over > > > > the centuries who were turfed out on the road and > > essentially never > > > > settled and kept moving. In the early parts of the > > century they were > > > > known as "tinkers", they would repair tin pots and pans > > etc. Nowadays > > > > they operate junk yard types of things. > > > > > > > > People go nuts when they set up camp near them due to > > concerns about > > > > crime etc. There have been numerous schems to create > > permanent halting > > > > sites for them to settle but they have never really been that > > > > successful. Many have also been offered free government > > > > housing. Most > > > > just don't want to settle. > > > > > > > > Brad Pitt plays the role of an Irish itinerant perfectly in > > > > Snatch, his > > > > accent was spot-on (I was really impressed, I'd written him > > > > off up till > > > > then). > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Cantrell, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 2:52 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: What a crock > > > > > > > > > > > > > She also described herself as an "Irish traveler" a > > person who does > > > > > not have a permanent home, but travels around doing odd > > > > jobs....and I > > > > > also heard that irish travelers also many times run scams > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think the correct term here is - Gypsy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. 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