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Post by TheDaisy on May 24, 2012 13:12:17 GMT
www.abingdonmuseum.org.uk/museumbun.htmDoes everything except explain quite why ;D We also have cheese rolling, bog snorkelling, wife carrying, wellie hurling... Bun flinging is quite tame, considering ;D Round my way, we call it welly wanging. Never tried it, though.
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Post by pie on May 24, 2012 13:15:14 GMT
We also have cheese rolling, bog snorkelling, wife carrying, wellie hurling... Bun flinging is quite tame, considering ;D Hehe...my bucket list has just been extended. ;D So let me get this straight. Is the aim to catch as many buns as possible to minimise the risk of starvation until next year, or is it to dodge as many buns as possible, or if throwing, to hit as many targets as possible? ;D |
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Post by jacqui on May 24, 2012 13:30:26 GMT
We want pictures of your buns daisy ;D The ones you manage to catch that is.... nothing.... oh i'll shut up now  ;D It amazes me its been going so long and still the 'nanny state' hasn't stipulated the compulsary wearing of goggles and hard hats ;D |
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Post by Jester on May 24, 2012 14:22:00 GMT
And James arriving  A few comments have been made by the locals: Film crew waiting for James May to arrive in Whitstable harbour, for some potting
Sell him your slowest boat !!
He won't even buy a pair of waders,let alone a boat, I've had to lend them waders!
Mike went down the harbour to watch James May filming some fishing wotsit thingybobyumminess has arrived!! coming out of that thing doesnt help either!  |
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Post by amie8 on May 24, 2012 15:43:10 GMT
We also have cheese rolling, bog snorkelling, wife carrying, wellie hurling... Bun flinging is quite tame, considering ;D Hehe...my bucket list has just been extended. ;D So let me get this straight. Is the aim to catch as many buns as possible to minimise the risk of starvation until next year, or is it to dodge as many buns as possible, or if throwing, to hit as many targets as possible? ;D Personally, I'd catch rather than dodge. It's free food, innit! |
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Post by ambergris on May 24, 2012 21:24:04 GMT
Thanks for the info, dit. I work in Abingdon, and I'll definitely go over on that Sunday. I'm told that last year they had some disappointed people at the bun-throwing because most of the buns were caught by people in the middle of the crowd and those on the edges missed out. So it will be James's job to ensure an even distribution of buns. I expect he'll produce graphs  I'll be happy if I catch a few crumbs from his own fair hands! |
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Post by From Afar on May 24, 2012 22:52:18 GMT
Personally, I'd catch rather than dodge. It's free food, innit! I like your train of thought! ;D |
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Post by jmsquared on May 25, 2012 3:32:12 GMT
Thanks for the info, dit. I work in Abingdon, and I'll definitely go over on that Sunday. I'm told that last year they had some disappointed people at the bun-throwing because most of the buns were caught by people in the middle of the crowd and those on the edges missed out. So it will be James's job to ensure an even distribution of buns. I expect he'll produce graphs I'll be happy if I catch a few crumbs from his own fair hands! We want pictures and a full report of this momentous event, please Ambergris! |
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Post by ambergris on May 25, 2012 6:52:59 GMT
I'll do my best |
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Post by jacqui on May 25, 2012 11:31:21 GMT
Yes we want pics!!! Have sent daughter off with camera just in case she ctaches him during the week road testing a bun catapolt or something I would go but i'm decorating that weekend - yes painting a few walls is more important...... at the moment  Sorry James.  |
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Post by amie8 on May 25, 2012 12:31:46 GMT
I would go but i'm decorating that weekend - yes painting a few walls is more important...... at the moment Sorry James. Stick around and watch it dry, too, then you can let me know how the experience shapes up against watching an episode of "The Voice".  |
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Post by dit on May 25, 2012 18:07:50 GMT
He's been a busy boy today - Camden market at lunchtime   and by teatime he was in the market square at Abingdon   A lot of people had their cameras out and here's a really good shot - many thanks to the photographer. I have absolutely no idea what he has in his hands, by the way!  Abingdon Council's official website states SUNDAY 3 JUNE
6pm - Bun Throwing, our Abingdon-on-Thames tradition, from the roof of County Hall Museum, Market Place but I've also picked up info from people going (in the sense of going anyway, nothing to do with James) that you have to be there early to stand any chance of getting anywhere near. |
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Post by adrianmay on May 25, 2012 21:08:28 GMT
Surveying equipment? The pole thing I mean.  Don't know, just a wild guess. The top looks like a surveying prism. EDIT: Haa, haa. I just asked my husband what he thought it was and he said a lightsaber. "Maybe that's his next Man Lab task; building your own lightsaber", said my husband enthusiastically. He's such a geek. ;D |
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Post by FizzyLogician on May 26, 2012 1:31:12 GMT
I think he's adapted the pork sword as a bun-launcher. Like the belt of many things, it's the tool of many things.
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Post by jmsquared on May 26, 2012 6:41:16 GMT
I thinks it's some sort of device to measure the distances and angles required for precision bun-launching. Expecting great things James.
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Post by antonia on May 26, 2012 9:37:20 GMT
Aww! look at the flossy haired man.
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Post by dit on May 26, 2012 11:21:40 GMT
Surveying equipment? The pole thing I mean. Don't know, just a wild guess. The top looks like a surveying prism. Good guess, adrianmay. This has been tweeted this morning mksurveysþ@mksurveys
Having spent 2 1/2 hours with him i think James May is all set to use our TS15 and start surveying.from mksurveys - Land, Building & Utility Surveyors with offices in Milton Keynes, Oxford, Kidderminster, Nuneaton & Horsham. www.mksurveys.com Oh, and they also posted these  Oh look, it's Simmy!  |
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Post by FizzyLogician on May 26, 2012 14:35:30 GMT
Oh look, the cameraman has stolen one of James' shirts!
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Post by Jester on May 26, 2012 14:36:08 GMT
Beautiful blue sky noted!! |
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Post by TheDaisy on May 26, 2012 20:15:00 GMT
Beautiful blue sky noted!! It was beautiful weather yesterday. James and Simmy did NOT need long sleeved tops on at all ;D |
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Post by amie8 on May 26, 2012 22:21:25 GMT
It's one of my chief bugbears with James - I wish he'd undo his cuff buttons and roll his flippin' sleeves up sometimes. Apart from anything else, I happen to like elbows.
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Post by jmsquared on May 27, 2012 5:28:29 GMT
Oh look, the cameraman has stolen one of James' shirts! And his gut cuddly belly! ;D |
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Post by jacqui on May 28, 2012 12:14:50 GMT
Beautiful blue sky noted!! It was beautiful weather yesterday. James and Simmy did NOT need long sleeved tops on at all ;D he does actually look a bit sunburnt!  |
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Post by eolise on May 28, 2012 12:56:47 GMT
Thanks for the pics, Dit! I noticed he wore his striped purple pink sweatshirt as welll..! He must have felt H.O.T. And I do think he looks hot so cute.. That thing he has in his hands looks like where workmen measure the tiles on the street with, if they are all straight lying next to each other. Maybe when you'1e a man you gotta know how to lay roads? |
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Post by melly on May 28, 2012 14:48:55 GMT
His hair is growing again...me happy |
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Post by From Afar on May 28, 2012 15:07:21 GMT
James AND Simmy...... *sigh* Thank you Dit my day is complete  |
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Post by melly on May 28, 2012 17:08:09 GMT
I really love that shirt,it's my favorite. Especially with his brown jacket.
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Post by dit on May 30, 2012 22:26:27 GMT
The letters page of the Telegraph has been including missives from people saying how they will be celebrating the Queen's Jubilee, and this cropped up today. (I'm not offering the webpage as there's a lot on it)
SIR – Here in Abingdon-on-Thames, the second largest town in Oxfordshire, we are organising not only a long street party with more than 1,500 people, but also a weekend of events for local people to enjoy, including bun-throwing.
Bun-throwing is unique to Abingdon. Councillors and Freemen go to the top of the 17th-century County Hall (now a museum) and throw buns to the townspeople in the Market Place. This has been going on for more than 300 years to celebrate royal and other important occasions. Last year, for the royal wedding, 5,000 buns were thrown to some 6,000 people. This year we have 6,000 buns, 100 for each year of the Queen’s reign. It is difficult to throw the buns to the back of the crowd, but James May (the presenter of Man Lab) has made a couple of devices that he will be trying out to help us.
We look forward to celebrating the Diamond Jubilee with fervour and style.
Monica Lovatt
Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
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Post by dit on May 31, 2012 11:44:38 GMT
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Post by dit on Jun 1, 2012 17:44:09 GMT
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;D
I love a man who can handle a gun 
I'll be happy if I catch a few crumbs from his own fair hands!
Sorry James. 
Don't know, just a wild guess. The top looks like a surveying prism. 
