[Sussex] What should Sussaxons be proud of?

[bhafc99]

Beachy Head: the sixth most popular suicide spot in the world.

http://www.listal.com/list/10-most-popular-suicide-spots

 

[Lethargic]

Where does this come from? Television had many inventors but only one of them (a minor one) was British, John Logie Baird. He was from Helensburgh in Scotland and demonstrated his version of a television in London.

Are you thinking of cinema? William Friese-Green worked in Brighton - although his claim to be inventor of cinematography is almost as spurious as Baird's claim to be TV's progenitor

I believe Baird did a lot of his pioneering work in Hastings before actually "inventing" the tellybox.

Donald Campbell's 'Bluebird' was built at Bolney.

He also did many practice runs on the lake at Tillgate park.

In addition Sussex now produces some of the best sparkling wine in the world

 

[The Large One]

That we were once an independent kingdom with our own monarchy, army and (I presume) currency.

I guess the king had a capital "city", anyone know where it was?

Selsey.

 

[MissGull]

Natural beauty spots: The South Downs, Seven sisters, Birling Gap

 

[Bruntburger]

Our cows have the best accent. A very smooth mooooo with a delightful hint of Sussex twang.

 

[Wellesley]

Our cows have the smoothest......damn, beaten to it by Bruntburger.

 

[Bruntburger]

Our cows have the smoothest......damn, beaten to it by Bruntburger.

Glad you enjoy that smooth and perfect sound my friend.

Have to say the Jersey cow can certainly belt out a fair moo but still doesn't come close.

Some say the jersey cow is a descendent of the Sussex cow that cleverly relocated to avoid vat on its beef!

 

[TheBigUnit]

Stoolball, Trugs and Twittens

And if the Inuit think they have a lot of words for Snow, here are some sussex words for Mud

Clodgy - muddy and wet, like a field path after heavy rain
Gawm - especially sticky, foul-smelling mud
Gubber - black mud of rotting organic matter
Ike - a mess or area of mud
Pug - a kind of loam, particularly the sticky yellow Wealden clay
Slab - the thickest mud
Sleech - mud or river sediment used for manure
Slob - thick mud
Slough - a muddy hole
Slub - thick mud
Slurry - diluted mud, saturated with so much water that it cannot drain
Smeery - wet and sticky surface mud
Stoach - to trample ground, like cattle; also the silty mud at Rye harbour
Stodge - thick puddingy mud
Stug - watery mud
Swank - a bog

If this is serious, Brilliant!
Where did you find this?

 

[BlockDpete]

One of the most important Saxon Churches in England, Worth Church in Crawley.

 

[beorhthelm]

Pug - a kind of loam, particularly the sticky yellow Wealden clay

does this explain why, having grown up to use the word "pug" for brick mortar/cement, when i used the term with anyone outside of sussex they give me a weird look like i've had a seizure?

(incidently, apparently the Inuit only have a handfull of words for snow, but use alot of adjectives to descibe what its doing. we on the other hand have some a few dozen words to describe rain)

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

the dubry

 

[Screaming J]

does this explain why, having grown up to use the word "pug" for brick mortar/cement, when i used the term with anyone outside of sussex they give me a weird look like i've had a seizure?

(incidently, apparently the Inuit only have a handfull of words for snow, but use alot of adjectives to descibe what its doing. we on the other hand have some a few dozen words to describe rain)

Quite possibly. My Mum is always using the word 'pugy' to describe the clayey soil in her Ringmer back garden so I've grown up using the word too. Hadn't realised it was 'Sussex' but its a good word just describes that squelchy experience you get when trying to walk across it very well.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Stunning countryside and views from the downs.

 

[lawros left foot]

Sompting Church with its Rhenish helm Saxon tower