Another website - Leeds Myths

oldleedsman · Post by **oldleedsman** » Tue 11 Mar, 2008 11:41 pm

Anyone seen this website? Ridiculous fonts, but worth a browse.http://www.leedsmyths.co.uk/

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 12:04 am

oldleedsman wrote: Anyone seen this website? Ridiculous fonts, but worth a browse.http://www.leedsmyths.co.uk/ Did that load of illiterate old Codswallop receive public funding from five different sources ?To quote my old mum ..."We must want our brains washing"

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 12:39 pm

I partly agree with bramley, however the site does illustrate how myths arise as many of these have been mentioned and sifted on here aand facts established.It is nice to get correct spellings but it is the information that is the essence.

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 8:37 pm

Rather simplistic and lacking depth (could it be a Really Good Prodution perhaps!!), but I did remember this:'There used to be a newspaper seller on Lands Lane (near Barretts shoes) in the mid eighties who, instead of just shouting out “POST!!” every 10 seconds like all the others, shouted/sung very loudly……… “Evening Post! I’m having a TERRIBLE DAY! Haven’t sold a single paper !”This eventually endeared him to the public and he used to sell loads, thus getting a write up in the local paper he sold…..i.e. the Evening Post!'After Evening Post, he would call out, 'Beans on Toast'. Wonder how many people heard what he actually said?

liits · Post by **liits** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 12:59 am

I've just posted this as a response to one of their articles. Not too harsh I think?"I'm always sceptical of any site that says "we're.... DOING A..." whatever. This generally means that it's some sad sack who got a PC for Christmas and, whatever it is that they're doing will never get past B in the alphabet. Having been a publican for lots of years, this kind of request seems to come via the phone just after the new year and peters out by the end of January. This website smacks of that type of thing.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 10:04 am

Bramley4woods wrote: oldleedsman wrote: Anyone seen this website? Ridiculous fonts, but worth a browse.http://www.leedsmyths.co.uk/ Did that load of illiterate old Codswallop receive public funding from five different sources ?To quote my old mum ..."We must want our brains washing" it isn't an english examif people have s story to tell then here they have a chance to tell itwhat's the problem?some of the stories do show how folklore developsand some are of genuine historical interest.

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 1:11 pm

Ahem ...I thought it sounded familiar ...http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... ighLight=1

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 1:31 pm

Bramley4woods wrote: oldleedsman wrote: Anyone seen this website? Ridiculous fonts, but worth a browse.http://www.leedsmyths.co.uk/ Did that load of illiterate old Codswallop receive public funding from five different sources ?To quote my old mum ..."We must want our brains washing" OOPS!!

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 5:46 pm

some of these stories are interesting and well worth being on recordwe fiorget that 'folklore' comes from the stories told and passed on by 'folk', peoples' command of english, or level of education is totally irrelevant.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 12:02 am

its cr-p...i got bored after less than a minute.....cr-p