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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

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  1. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Cheers BB. Which place was once known as the 'Land of sugar cake' ?
     
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  2. yorkshirehornet

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    The Caribbean?
     
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  3. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Sorry Yorkie, not the Caribbean.
     
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  4. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    More precisely the land of the sugar cake. Some knowledge of language - old and new is helpfull here. Think of some 'society' drugs !
     
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  5. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    There are clues in what links an album by a group called Soft Machine, with the 'Land of Toys' in Pinocchio and a painting by Peter Bruegel the Elder.
     
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    The Land of Cockaigne?
     
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    aha... you beat me...

    and of course something to do with Cocaine!
     
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  8. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Nearly there BB. Where does the word come from and from which language - and, who used it to describe a real place ? Also what is the connection to the Sexton Blake referred to previously ? <laugh>
     
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  9. yorkshirehornet

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    London??
     
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    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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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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    Very interesting..... and good clues too!
     
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    Ok..... what did grey and pink and cocaine have in common?
     
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    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...
     
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    Wild guess, are they all hospital alert codes ?
     
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    no.... similar theme to previous
     
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    Musical ?
     
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    Musical theme... and place related
     
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    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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    Part of the way there
    Link that to the band in the previous question.....
     
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    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    ok ok.... an other clue

    soft machine and caravan
     
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