I have a theory
You know all the mysterious figures carved into hillsides around the country? White Horses, men with clubs and big nobs etc.?
I reckon they were advertising. Seriously. Man tends to trade, and to think hard about increasing his business. In a country without roads and with only word of mouth to serve as a business aid, early man wouldv'e wanted people to know where they could buy a horse.
"There's a bloke sells horses over to the east - head east and look for the big horse on the hill".
Similarly, the bloke with the club and the big nob: you can hire a mercenary army here. All big lads with their own weapons. healthy lads, too, big nobs throughout.
The big nob thing, I reckon, can be explained by the business about the Greeks and Romans carving their statues with small dicks to imply intelligence and wisdom - people with big nobs were seen as being thick and thuggish.
I have nothing to back up any of this, of course.
Posted By: Sugbad The Bad on July 26th 2009 at 11:47:32
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- The unfathomable patriotism of lay-by snack-bar owners (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 26, 11:30:09
- How about "Why do we question patriotism, and is it linked to Britain's decline" instead (n/m) (General Chat) - 1902, Jul 26, 13:05:26
- I wasn't questioning patriotism, I was questioning lay-by snack-bar operators (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 26, 14:02:18
- I like it. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 26, 12:04:03
- Just Britain, or do they do it elsewhere too? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 11:30:40
- Of course they do it in other countries - the only difference is (General Chat) - The Judge, Jul 26, 11:32:00
- really? Roadside snack bars all fly their national flags abroad? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 11:33:49
- i travel a fair bit (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 26, 11:37:11
- Is he in Swizz now, or was that a holiday, or do we have another overseas Dave? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 26, 11:40:28
- ha ha. I like that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 11:43:10
- he works in switzerland i think (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 26, 11:42:05
- Is he in Swizz now, or was that a holiday, or do we have another overseas Dave? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 26, 11:40:28
- It's so drivers can see it from a distance (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 26, 11:35:57
- not convinced that is the reason (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 26, 11:39:36
- oh. I bet that's right, too. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 11:37:28
- No need for that, Tricky (General Chat) - The Judge, Jul 26, 11:51:29
- I have a theory (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 26, 11:47:32
- I like your theory (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 12:02:33
- You're very welcome (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 26, 12:12:11
- I like your theory (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 12:02:33
- i travel a fair bit (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 26, 11:37:11
- how is it described in other countries? (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 26, 11:33:29
- really? Roadside snack bars all fly their national flags abroad? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 11:33:49
- Of course they do it in other countries - the only difference is (General Chat) - The Judge, Jul 26, 11:32:00
- How about "Why do we question patriotism, and is it linked to Britain's decline" instead (n/m) (General Chat) - 1902, Jul 26, 13:05:26
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