Heddlu

[caddyman]

Listening to Sir Terry on Radio 2 this morning, I am sure that I heard a bizarre news snippet (not in the regular news) about a policeman in Cardiff who found a dead donkey in the street. He started writing it up in his book, realised that he couldn’t spell the street name so dragged the body round the corner into Splot Street and wrote it up there.

Now while this is a rather gingery thing to do, I find it rather believable; it is Wales after all¹. Trouble is, I haven’t been able to find anything about it via Google, so it may be either a hallucination on my part, or just some spuff spouted by Radio 2…


¹I shall now officially go into hiding, to escape the caustic comments I expect from ladkyis

Comments

[fencingsculptor.livejournal.com]

I have heard many varients of this tale.

Could be true...could be urban myth...who knows.

The Welsh name for Plod has always made me laugh though.... Head(Navy term for the toilet) and Lu (well it sounds like Loo doesn't it).

Next time I'm back in Wales (it's been a very long time), if I happen across a copper I am minded to ask if he finds this as consistently funny as I do....

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

I believe that it's pronounced "Heth-lie", but I'm not sure.

[fencingsculptor.livejournal.com]

Ah...that old chestnut.

In Ireland 'Brid' is pronaaaunced 'Breath' or 'Breath-a'.

It's not proper I tell you !