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An old lady in our village made Dandelion pop .I wasn't fermented long enough to give it any alcohol content, it was cloudy and fizzy and everyone used to buy it from her at about 12d a flagon... I think.
Hubby made Dandelion wine in the past , I used to do the picking usually ...stains your hands something awful , but I can't wear gloves for picking small plants,except nettles !
And Yes , Dandelion wine is very potent ;-) :-D

My gran used to make all sorts of wine from wild flowers, fruit & veg - gorse, nettle, elderflower, raspberry (lovely) parsnip etc. I used to be allowed a glass, even when very young, when we visited.
I put my love of 'plonk' down to my 'classy' childhood drinking habits :-D

Sandie ~~~ my son is called Ian and I thought it wouldn't be shortened, but guess what, it is to E and I hate to hear his friends calling him that :-( I don't like to hear my daughters name shortened either, mine gets shortened to Di and I used to hate it but as I got older I learnt to except people doing it, it is usually my close friends who call me Di ( that includes you ) :-) but as a child some kids used to say Die Di and that is why I hated it when I was young.

Maggie I used to make wine, one of the better one's that I made was Elderflower wine, one bottle I left to ferment for 12mths and it blew my head off, sharted off with that warm feeling as it went down and then Bam a couple of glasses later ( not even big one's ) it hit me :-D :-D

Di~~ My cousin is Dianne ,and my aunt was told 'what a name to name a little baby girl .. Die Ann', ( horrible thing to say to someone with a new baby!! it's a lovely name) but whilst some refer to her as Dianne, her immediate family call her Di, as do I and my sis.( Mum and Dad did too) We see as it as a term of endearment,and she has no prob with it,
She introduces herself as Di.
I'm used to son's friends shortening his name now,cos that's what he uses and prefers.
I call him by his full name but write to to him in the shortened version ( if that makes sense)
Dau's name is Welsh and only gets 'changed ' by my son ;-)..she doesn't mind , she too thinks of it as a term of enearment by a loved one.
Perhaps it me, but if I'm called by my full name,I feel as if I am being brought to account for something I haven't done.lol

Call me slow, but I've only just read this thread, :-)
Dr Robyn Lewis is a thoroughly obnoxious bully who should be locked up for his own safety. How he can claim to have been humiliated is beyond comprehension.
My sympathy lies with the cashier who was humiliated by this goon.

Lewis resigned his membership from Plaid Cymru in 2006 in protest at the acceptance of an OBE by international harpist Elinor Bennett, the wife of former party leader Dafydd Wigley.

The man clearly has problems :-P :-P :-P

My late husband used to shorten everyones name, one of my girl friends is name Georgina and he called her George, she never allowed anyone to shorten her name but for some reason he got away with it.

OHs son has started to make home made wine, and I have to say the white tasted very nice. He called in on Saturday morning and said they were getting a bottle out to bring to us and one exploded and smashed the kitchen window :-D

Cath. Politically Robyn Lewis has been a bit of a gadfly, it seems. He was staunch Labour till age of 40, and stood as an MP. He then joined Plaid Cymru when it started to gain seats and influence back about 1970.

As you say he has resigned from Plaid. Did not know it was over an OBE for a harpist. If that was the problem, wonder why he did not resign when Dafydd Elis Thomas became Lord Elis Thomas. But now he is making overtures to local Plaid people like Elfyn Llwyd MP to re-join Plaid!!!!

Some Plaid members are Republicans. Some Welsh Labour are Republican. I have always been staunchly Royalist, but my Plaid leader (Leanne Wood) is firmly Republican.

I think in his mind, Robyn Lewis would have been pushing to be able to do everything in Welsh that day. Not getting a lot of sympathy within Welsh speaking community either, who tend to be a bit more pragmatic and less confrontational. If he felt aggrieved, there are ways to lose a battle but win the war ;-)

You seem to have changed your Bl***y tune John now that you know he isn't getting any support from his own people ?

i think john has been a little misunderstood of late,he does not make things better for himself with his comments on some threads,but think he likes to have fun ,rubbing people up the wrong way.
:-D

John thinks hes intelligent because he went to Bangor uni in 1966, but i went to B angor uni in the 80s, but im far from knowing it all. :-D

Diane. I must admit I was expecting a lot of Welsh language support for Robyn Lewis. I haven't seen it, so am slowly coming to the opinion that the 99 against him on Genes might be more correct than the one modest genius who is for.;-) Won't concede yet as I still have really only heard what was in that Cambrian News report in the OP. But will have no problem is saying I am wrong if that is the case. And I am sure the 99 on here wil have no problem apologising to me if that article was misleading.

Suzanne. 1966 and that era was the time to go. You had to have over 1,000 UCAS points in those days :-D ;-) One of few times I am not sorry you are much younger than me.

trying to stick up for you John. :-D

Saw a load of Druids and an archdruid..think it was jim Park Nest on Welsh news this evening also a lot of the green garbed ones .....forgot what you called them......as they were protesting about the funding for Welsh music on BBC?.
Reminded me of the dreaded Robyn!

Brenda :-D :-D

Saw part of that on news. Have not listened to radio this week, but apparently they are playing Classical Music and English language records on Welsh language radio.

First Minister (Carwyn Jones) was not at all impressed the BBC had failed to sort things out with EOS. Had to field a couple of questions about it in Senedd today. Hopefully get resolved tomorrow.

Suzanne. Thanks for support. I need it :-D

If John thinks he knows everything then he is a fools fool. He may have gone to Banger university but let's face it, it's not Oxford university or Cambridge university, there is always somebody that’s been given a better education & better chances in the world.
Yes he likes to play games with other people & wind them up a bit; He knows just what he is doing. It's because of that I don't think John is ever misunderstood. He likes to dish it out but he don't like it if somebody treats him the way he treats others
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BK. The more you know, the more you realise you don't know.

Must admit, I think quite a few have not realised that truth yet ;-)

Yes, I like winding up perceived pomposity or intransigence. And like being wound up myself. But do not like mob rule and people defending friends on here. That is when I get a bit shirty. You know what I mean - "John has given an opinion, let's all have a go. You check his past posts, I'll check his tree and google him. We'll try and make him look stupid and chase him off our site".

Have laid enough traps to know what happens - and it stinks :-( :-( :-( And only a few doing it - presumably because it makes them feel better about themselves.

John it's not a case of if I like you or not, I don't know you. This is cyber world how you portrey yourself on here is an impresstion you give of who you are.

It's a fine line of being funny & entertaining or rude & arrogant to the point you upset others. By upsetting others you're getting the attention you want? I find that hard to understand as most people like to just have a chat on here, & not be confrontational.

Why lay traps can't you see what you are doing or how you come across to other people?
Like you we all have our own opinions.

BK. I really don't crave attention. Yes, I like to be a bit confrontational, and this thread would not have lasted this long had I not confronted the majority opinion about the former Archdruid.

I have no real idea how I come across. I do get some people say "take no notice, I love your posts, very funny". But those people hardly ever come on to post and when they do they tend to also give me a ritual kicking.

I come across quite well in my normal life - caring, quite funny, loving, fairly humble about myself. And I have never tried to be any different since I started posting on chat.

I have not met anyone on chat, have no intention of ever meeting anyone on chat, am very happy that there are groups of friends on here - but not so happy that some of those groups like to chase people off sites by reporting posts, pm'ing friends to wind up posters they don't appreciate, and using expressions like "poor me" "wum" when those expressons decribe them much more accurately than their target.

Could go on with my rant, but will stop there for now.

You see John the following bit...

I come across quite well in my normal life - caring, quite funny, loving, fairly humble about myself. And I have never tried to be any different since I started posting on chat.

is not working on here is it?

You can't claim the RRer he/she has been around for a long time now. Unless you know some thing we don't?


As for the following

I have not met anyone on chat, have no intention of ever meeting anyone on chat, am very happy that there are groups of friends on here - but not so happy that some of those groups like to chase people off sites by reporting posts, pm'ing friends to wind up posters they don't appreciate, and using expressions like "poor me" "wum" when those expressons decribe them much more accurately than their target.

Could go on with my rant, but will stop there for now.

You'r doing it again arnt you. You would be better off trying to get to know people rather than judging them, then maybe they will stop judging you.

BK. I don't want to make friends on here. I don't want to make enemies either.

I want to use the board for general chat. I do want to give my opinion sometimes. My opinions are not that outlandish. Anything Welsh tends to be supported 100%. Anything religious grabs my attention, particularly anything Christian. Anybody who is ill or in need tends to get supported 100%. And I love the witty exchanges that people get involved in.

Others come on here for social support and to make friends. And some have friends of many years standing. Not my scene. Not something I want to get involved in. Not requiring friends or company via a chat board. Possibly I will meet someone I have posted with on here by accident, and I think they would be quite surprised how pleasant and caring I am. And probably vice versa.

I try very hard not to hurt anybody or their feelings - I really do. But I do like goading if I feel someone would benefit from it. And I quite like being goaded if I need it - but prefer an individual goad rather than have the pack descend.