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Denburybob | Report | 29 May 2015 16:32 |
It appears that PETA, the animal rights group, want one of England's oldest pubs, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, to change it's name to Ye Olde Clever Cocks, to "reflect compassion for animals" and "...reflect today's rejection of needless violence and help celebrate chickens as the intelligent, sensitive and social animals they are". Did I miss 1st April somewhere? Having kept chickens, I saw no sign of intelligence, in fact it would be easy to deduce that they are among God's more stupid creatures. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 29 May 2015 16:41 |
alongside sheep...........(not Errol, I hasten to add) |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 29 May 2015 17:27 |
I heard that ! |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 29 May 2015 17:42 |
Here is a very good but PC incorrectly named pub I found when visiting the Preston Bus Station ( which was going to be demolished but wasn't) |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 29 May 2015 17:50 |
One that regularly appears in the news is the Labour In Vain which I used to frequent on a regular basis. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 29 May 2015 18:00 |
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Denburybob | Report | 29 May 2015 20:07 |
There was a pub called The Black Boy not far from us, the PC mob had the sign changed from a small black lad to a chimney sweep.. Perhaps all pubs named for kings or queens should be re-named The Monarch's Head, to appease feminists. Any more suggestions? Try to keep it light-hearted please. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 29 May 2015 20:26 |
My local is called the Black Boy. When the current owner bought it, (about 25 years ago)there was pressure on him to change the name. |
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Andysmum | Report | 29 May 2015 20:27 |
The Hung Drawn and Quartered, near Tower Hill in London. |
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Denburybob | Report | 29 May 2015 20:47 |
Didn't Guy Gibson, of DamBusters fame have a dog named...... |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 29 May 2015 20:52 |
He did! ....and it used to be the name of a colour. |
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Kense | Report | 29 May 2015 20:54 |
Black Boy pubs are usually named after Charles II. That was the nickname his mother used for him on account of his dark skin and eyes. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 30 May 2015 00:39 |
He did and "Nigger" WAS removed from some versions of the film, BUT it WAS re-instated later |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 30 May 2015 00:44 |
Our 'Black Boy' pub was definitely there in the 1840's, same basic building (it's extended since David has had it). as was the' Dog & Duck' (directly opposite, now a green area with trees), and what is now the Black Rat restaurant was 'The Kings Arms' pub. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 30 May 2015 07:03 |
There's a village named Blackboys in Sussex. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 30 May 2015 09:33 |
If PETA want to sanitise pub names, do they want all the 'Hare and Hounds' renamed? |
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Graham | Report | 30 May 2015 09:50 |
I take it this pub's name refers to a bird |
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LadyScozz | Report | 30 May 2015 12:02 |
Lots of places in Oz named Black Butt. |
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Andrew | Report | 30 May 2015 13:03 |
Been past this pub a few times.......weere plans to demolish it at one time. |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 30 May 2015 15:01 |
Andy - I drive past that one regularly and used to stop off there for a pint and a bite to eat - or at least I did until it was knocked down. |
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