Donkey Stones (& some stuff about bad wraps)

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 9:11 am

At the risk of getting rapped (ho hum!) by you lot, they aren't that bad those wrap things, but I will think twice about going there again now. Got to be Gravelys all the way, but thats for the fish n chips shop thread!

Post by **dsco** » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 6:41 pm

OK cnosni point taken - guess I'll add that to the fluff list as well!No doubt someone will start a thread about the secret history of caber tossing in Yorkshire, and I'll get a row for blocking it off Arry. Such is the fate of an SL moderator, ho hum...Cheers dsco

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Sat 08 Mar, 2008 3:47 pm

Nevah! dsco! (Goes off, stage left ,singing---"Wi' a sporran full o' porridgeand a caber up yer kilt!!! Awa' the noo,yer haggis coo'!")What makes you think I was a Spike Milligoondevotee?Arry

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sat 08 Mar, 2008 4:17 pm

arry awk wrote: Nevah! dsco! (Goes off, stage left ,singing---"Wi' a sporran full o' porridgeand a caber up yer kilt!!! Awa' the noo,yer haggis coo'!")What makes you think I was a Spike Milligoondevotee?Arry roflhow's your lass doing by the way arry??i hope yer looking after her like a good man should lol

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Sun 09 Mar, 2008 3:14 pm

Corse I yam! She's even putting on weight(Wash yer mouth out!)With my spam sarnies and chips. She's not complained yetanyroad up!Bless her! I even did the hoovering yesterdayAND dusting! Had to sit down afterwards! She'll be back, scrubbingthe kitchen and bathroom floors next week! And 'donkey stoning'the front steps mebe! (Kidding of course!)Think she's getting used to the 'lady' life!Thanx for asking ,Brandy lad.Cheers Arry

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 09 Mar, 2008 3:34 pm

arry awk wrote: Corse I yam! She's even putting on weight(Wash yer mouth out!)! And 'donkey stoning' Now there's something you don't see any more. You used to be able to buy "donkey" stones at the grocers. We had the remains of a demolished sandstone street behind our house so we used to use ordinary lumps of sandstone. My mum would swill the flags, then scrub the front step and donkey stone it.

Post by **dsco** » Sun 09 Mar, 2008 6:53 pm

nice one Arry

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sun 09 Mar, 2008 8:13 pm

Trojan wrote: arry awk wrote: Corse I yam! She's even putting on weight(Wash yer mouth out!)! And 'donkey stoning' Now there's something you don't see any more. You used to be able to buy "donkey" donkey stones at the grocers. We had the remains of a demolished sandstone street behind our house so we used to use ordinary lumps of sandstone. My mum would swill the flags, then scrub the front step and donkey stone it. I'm sure I've seen 'Donkey stones' on sale somewhere.It might have been in Haworth.I know they were used to clean door-steps butwhat exactly were 'Donkey stones'?And how did it aquire the name?

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Sun 09 Mar, 2008 10:16 pm

stevief wrote: Trojan wrote: arry awk wrote: Corse I yam! She's even putting on weight(Wash yer mouth out!)! And 'donkey stoning' Now there's something you don't see any more. You used to be able to buy "donkey" donkey stones at the grocers. We had the remains of a demolished sandstone street behind our house so we used to use ordinary lumps of sandstone. My mum would swill the flags, then scrub the front step and donkey stone it. I'm sure I've seen 'Donkey stones' on sale somewhere.It might have been in Haworth.I know they were used to clean door-steps butwhat exactly were 'Donkey stones'?And how did it aquire the name? Don't know exactly what they were. Just a block of compressed stone dust, water and a binder.The powdered stone gave old worn polished stone steps a non-slip effect.The biggest firm that made them had a picture of a Donkey as a trademark, and it was pressed into the surface of the stone blocks

liits · Post by **liits** » Sun 09 Mar, 2008 10:35 pm

Up until recently, the Carbolic Soap Company [http://www.carbolicsoap.com] sold Donkey Stone. They also sold that staple of every school lav, Izal toilet paper [in both cut sheet and rolls].