Since I went to Sherwood Forest today, here are the goods on Robin’s hood…My PIC (partner in crime) Jordan Jacobo, and I took the bus to city centre today about a quarter after 12 and then had to hustle to get on our bus to Edwinstowe. We made it with a couple minutes to spare and after about an hour’s ride we found ourselves on Robin’s doorstep.
Now to be honest, going to Sherwood Forest was kind of disappointing, similar to turning on Sportscenter when they’re showing WNBA highlights. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad I went; I mean it’s something you have to do. You can’t not go. When you’re this close to a semi-well known/mythical/legendary/possibly real/definitely Disney character’s stomping grounds you are obligated to go if only to say that you’ve gone. It’s just that the forest itself wasn’t overly awe inspiring or magnificent. But it was cool to think that Robin Hood was probably in that area at some point in time.
The best part of the forest was seeing its crown jewel, the “Major Oak”. The “Major Oak” is actually similar to what was the Old Oak at Linfield except larger and in retrospect, better supported. Even though it’s over 1000 years old that thing is still making acorns. So the “Major Oak” was fun to see and it’s fun to think that Robin probably had brewskies there with his merry men “on the reg” back in the day. Other than that though, “Sherwood Forest” was more like a park, and while apparently at one point it was huge, it’s now quite small. I guess Robin Hood and his merry men while humanitarians, were not great conservationists…no, actually I think the English just cut it down for more farmland…
Anyway what I thought was quite interesting and humorous was that there are birds that live in the forest and they are known as “Great Tits”. I’m not sure who came up with that name but they should consider updating it in light of modern language connotations. On a semi-related tangent, the popular dessert here in Britain known as “Spotted Dick” which is a steamed pudding with fruit served with custard, could possibly be getting a name change to “Spotted Richard” in order to hopefully regain respectability and reclaim the lofty status it once held in the dog eat dog dessert world before the shifts in modern vernacular led to its fall from glory. So you learn something new each day; like for instance that the “Major Oak” has “Great Tits”. I hope everyone feels more intelligent and informed now.
I know this is a long post so I’m going to give a real quick summary of the pictures I took. I’ve included the “Major Oak”, various pictures of Robin Hood statues etc, the aforementioned “Great Tits, and there’s also one picture of me with a big Shrek figurine that Jordan and I randomly came across in Edwinstowe. Thanks for reading; the Robin Hood Beer Festival and a trip to Manchester are on the docket for next weekend. So if ya don’t know, now ya know…
Now to be honest, going to Sherwood Forest was kind of disappointing, similar to turning on Sportscenter when they’re showing WNBA highlights. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad I went; I mean it’s something you have to do. You can’t not go. When you’re this close to a semi-well known/mythical/legendary/possibly real/definitely Disney character’s stomping grounds you are obligated to go if only to say that you’ve gone. It’s just that the forest itself wasn’t overly awe inspiring or magnificent. But it was cool to think that Robin Hood was probably in that area at some point in time.
The best part of the forest was seeing its crown jewel, the “Major Oak”. The “Major Oak” is actually similar to what was the Old Oak at Linfield except larger and in retrospect, better supported. Even though it’s over 1000 years old that thing is still making acorns. So the “Major Oak” was fun to see and it’s fun to think that Robin probably had brewskies there with his merry men “on the reg” back in the day. Other than that though, “Sherwood Forest” was more like a park, and while apparently at one point it was huge, it’s now quite small. I guess Robin Hood and his merry men while humanitarians, were not great conservationists…no, actually I think the English just cut it down for more farmland…
Anyway what I thought was quite interesting and humorous was that there are birds that live in the forest and they are known as “Great Tits”. I’m not sure who came up with that name but they should consider updating it in light of modern language connotations. On a semi-related tangent, the popular dessert here in Britain known as “Spotted Dick” which is a steamed pudding with fruit served with custard, could possibly be getting a name change to “Spotted Richard” in order to hopefully regain respectability and reclaim the lofty status it once held in the dog eat dog dessert world before the shifts in modern vernacular led to its fall from glory. So you learn something new each day; like for instance that the “Major Oak” has “Great Tits”. I hope everyone feels more intelligent and informed now.
I know this is a long post so I’m going to give a real quick summary of the pictures I took. I’ve included the “Major Oak”, various pictures of Robin Hood statues etc, the aforementioned “Great Tits, and there’s also one picture of me with a big Shrek figurine that Jordan and I randomly came across in Edwinstowe. Thanks for reading; the Robin Hood Beer Festival and a trip to Manchester are on the docket for next weekend. So if ya don’t know, now ya know…
2 comments:
I bet Shrek and Robin were/are best friends.
I can't believe you don't enjoy the WNBA...you shame me!
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