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yorkshirehornet said:
London??
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You've got it Yorkie <applause> The word Cockaine derived from the old Norman Cocaigne which was a word for a mythical land of milk and honey - the 'Pais de Cocaigne' literally translated as the 'Land of the suger cake', which meant that everything was luxurious there. The Normans actually named London the land of the sugar cake (probably before they arrived and actually saw it) - once having seen it they may, of course, have been rather pissed off - particularly if they came from the south through Lewisham :grin: Different abbreviations of this ie. Cocagne, Cockayne could lead us to Cocknay and Cockney - but this is not known for sure. Particularly as the word cockney was used in the 17th Century for all city dwellers. There are references to a mythical land of Cocaigne in many older sources - but the only real place that was called this was London. Over to you.
 
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colognehornet said:
You've got it Yorkie <applause> The word Cockaine derived from the old Norman Cocaigne which was a word for a mythical land of milk and honey - the 'Pais de Cocaigne' literally translated as the 'Land of the suger cake', which meant that everything was luxurious there. The Normans actually named London the land of the sugar cake (probably before they arrived and actually saw it) - once having seen it they may, of course, have been rather pissed off - particularly if they came from the south through Lewisham :grin: Different abbreviations of this ie. Cocagne, Cockayne could lead us to Cocknay and Cockney - but this is not known for sure. Particularly as the word cockney was used in the 17th Century for all city dwellers. There are references to a mythical land of Cocaigne in many older sources - but the only real place that was called this was London. Over to you.
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Very interesting..... and good clues too!
 
Fleetwood Mac? They had a grey private jet, Stevie Nicks used to insist that every hotel room she stayed in had to be painted pink - and as a band, they probably sniffed more cocaine than anyone in history...
 
Caravan had an album called The Land of Grey And Pink and two of the lead members were brothers called Hastings. The Normans beat Harold at Hastings on their way to the land of sugar cake.
 
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