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caddyman ([personal profile] caddyman) wrote2007-11-22 11:32 am

Heddlu

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 [livejournal.com profile] ladkyis

[identity profile] caddyman.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe that it's pronounced "Heth-lie", but I'm not sure.
Edited 2007-11-22 12:02 (UTC)

[identity profile] fencingsculptor.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah...that old chestnut.

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

It's not proper I tell you !