Thursday, 09 September 2010

Copeland Crack: On the move

Deputy Editor, Alan Cleaver, reports on just the interesting bits from the newsroom...

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Yes, in some sources the lyrics are by Parsons and Turner.

Posted by Joseph Ciolino on 3 March 2010 at 16:52

Southerner!

Crack is Irish and imported into West Cumbria by the miners and fishermen who came to the area.

Charlie Chaplin came to write his songs when he had a spat with someone - probably America when he was thrown out for being a "leftie". It was all explained on Radio4 last week, but I didn't pay attention.

Union Flag has come into common usage in the past twenty years just as 'substantive' came into common usage with John Major and is now frequently used. Union Jack is only now used by uneducated persons or so the BBC would have us believe.

Posted by Charlie on 3 March 2010 at 11:52

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