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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 27, 2006 20:45:44 GMT
As the Northants lads have contributed so much to this forum, I thought I'd do a quiz with them in mind. Unfortunately they may be at a disadvantage as these pictures are not in the orientation that the average Northants lad will be viewing his sheep. ;D One point for the type and one point for where its from. My decision is final, no barrack room sheep lawyers!!! 1  2  3  4  5  6  7 What's special about the next one?  8  9  10  11 Bonus points to be had here  And for local interest, we have blow up rubber dolls, in Northants they have  bar mitzvah ceremony in Northants  Full mating plumage in Northants  He says sheepishly ;D ;D Bahhhhhhhh |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2006 21:33:16 GMT
This is very difficult, Sav.
A nifty bit of googling didn't seem to help much, but rather interestingly threw up this picture which is known as TUPPING.
I think number 4 is a group of Australian Merinos, which of course prefer the missionary position,
and number 10 is the Totnes breed.
Oh, and I think I recognise the Colemanator in picture 11. ;D
Over now to those with more expert knowledge !
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2006 21:40:15 GMT
Number 5 is a Bighorn Ram, to be found in the plains of North America, or in British Columbia/the Canadian Rockies.
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Post by Sparky on Nov 27, 2006 21:49:01 GMT
7. Dolly, the cloned sheep. Often found hanging around the Bahhhs of Northants Pubs and clubs ;D
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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 27, 2006 21:53:20 GMT
ROFLMAO!!!
3pts to Sparky for 7) Dolly, being cloned and the excellent additional info.
2pts for Clair for 5) the big horn (unlke Northants lads) from the US
Sav
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2006 21:57:59 GMT
Are my answers to 4) and 10) wrong then ?
I could be more specific if you like and say the Tasmanian Merino.
I might have known Sparky would recognise Dolly - probably from that previous excursion to Northants. ;D
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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 27, 2006 22:04:14 GMT
Missed that Clive, too busy laughing!!
Yup 4) 2pts for Aussie Merino makes 4pts
10) Nope, summat North West of Totnes.
Some of them do look similar!! especially from behind ;D
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Post by Sparky on Nov 27, 2006 22:18:05 GMT
Your right Tommo as I did get a brief sighting of Dolly however my view was obscured by some local lads who were crowding round the poor thing and appeared to be shaking it's hands but I couldn't be sure as I was pushed aside by more locals who kept saying ....."is it my turn yet?"
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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 27, 2006 22:21:37 GMT
1pt to Tommo for naming Sparky's previus consort. 11) Doesn't look like the Colemanator surely??  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2006 22:28:36 GMT
Hmm ! That's got me flummoxed - Dartmoor's north west of Totnes, and only really the white-face and grey-face and the Totnes live there.
And the occasional visitor, such as Sheep-sHank Maaah-vin:
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2006 23:43:56 GMT
interestingly threw up this picture which is known as TUPPING. Well, the censor got to work on the rather rude picture, but to give you some idea, this is what Wikipedia says about Tupping : "Colloquially, Tup refers to the male role, especially if illicit. The term is used to effect in William Shakespeare's Othello, in which Iago taunts Brabantio, Desdemona's father, by shouting to him that: Even now, now, very now,
an old black ram is tupping your white ewe.(Act I, scene 1)" Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tup" |
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Post by Herr von Puebik on Nov 28, 2006 8:30:25 GMT
;D ;D ;D Is number 8 the Colemanator :-*
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Post by Lolly on Nov 28, 2006 9:49:46 GMT
Right
Number 1 is Monday
Number 2 is Tuesday
Number 3 is Wednesday
Number 4 is Thursday
Number 5 is Friday
Number 6 is Saturday
Day off on Friday
All the rest are gooseberries!
;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2006 16:28:10 GMT
Right, tommo's brushed up on (not up against) his subject and can offer the following:
No.1 Either a St Kilda or a Gute Ram (Swedish) - they are closely related.
No.2 At first I thought a Hebridean, but now I think it's a Max Loghtan.
No.3 A Castlemilk Moorit.
No.6 Scottish Blackfaces.
No.8 Teeswater
No.9 Soay (very similar though to the American Blackbelly)
No.10 is the Hebridean (north-west of Totnes !)
Surprised we haven't heard from Chris Tupper. Too busy Tupping, I suppose. ;)
For some bonus point information, it is not bandied about too often - but there is a Sheep Street in Northampton, Kettering and also in Wellingborough ! ;D
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Post by Herr von Puebik on Nov 28, 2006 16:37:01 GMT
For some more bonus info in Sheep Street Kettering we've got a solicitors called Lamb & Holmes :D
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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 28, 2006 18:57:28 GMT
Chroist, I'm getting serious worried about you Clive, trawling the internet for sheep!!!
I'm imressed though.
Bear with me as some of my answers could be a bit whooly!!
1) Wrong, though it is one of your other answers
2) 2) and 10) might be difering incarnations of the same sheep, Max??? 1pt (at least) for Loghtan
3) Nope
6) Spot on 2 pts
8 Nope, though I thought this one of the easier ones
9) Nope, wrong (sub) continent
10) See 2), I'll check this out
Bonus point to Clive for the extra sheep info.
Point for Lolly for being so Ram-pant
Point for HVP, but please be careful about mentioning Lambs, no under age stuff here
I'll tally the points later, gotta go play the silly game now,
Sav
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Post by Colemanator on Nov 28, 2006 19:00:32 GMT
I've only just seen this thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee, please 8-)
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Post by Colemanator on Nov 28, 2006 19:08:57 GMT
1pt to Tommo for naming Sparky's previus consort. 11) Doesn't look like the Colemanator surely?? he's nicked me leather jacket and cue! |
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Post by jel on Nov 28, 2006 19:43:55 GMT
that reminds me , must get my printer working ;) ;D some good pictures there for the cons club toilet wall :o
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2006 21:46:34 GMT
Well I should sleep well tonight after all this counting of sheep.
It's difficult enough sorting the sheep from the goats, but Sav's got me separating sheep from the sheep. >:(
In my quest for the correct answer to no.1, perhaps that one is the Castlemilk Moorit - or maybe the Hebridean ? (They're all beginning to look the same to me).
And perhaps number 8 if not a Teeswater is the close relation of a Wensleydale.
Some more useful/useless information:
A 'TWINTER 'is a sheep approaching her second birthday; a 'THRINTER' her third. Some twinters are 'BRATTED' or 'CLOUTED', whereby a piece of clout or a brat is sewn over their bottoms :o as a form of contraception. A brat is local dialect for a stout apron made of coarse, heavy-duty cloth (clout). This brat would remain in place from mid-November until February. These sheep would then lamb as thrinters.
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Post by Herr von Puebik on Nov 29, 2006 8:37:06 GMT
You're really into sheep aren't you Claire ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2006 10:00:26 GMT
Well, it's as well to know your subject. ;D
Nobby says
"Thrinters only for me, no twinters, I'm not a pervert." ;)
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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 29, 2006 19:01:35 GMT
Points so far.
Tommo 10pts (2 & 10 are same, but where from
Sparky 3pts
Lolly 1pt
HVP 1Pt
To answer
1) A rare breed
3) From Way Out West
8) Easy this one
9) From Way Out East
2) & 10) Location, not sur if Claire missplelled it
11) Amazed no ones dug any dirt on this local specimen.
Sav
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2006 19:24:58 GMT
Sorry Sav,
Taken a while for me to get my act together.
2 and 10 are the Manx Loghtan, native to the Isle of Man.
Number 11 is a rare specimen, a crossbreed known as the Loghtan Cole-Manxater ;D
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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 29, 2006 19:38:57 GMT
2) was actually termed as a 'Four Horn' and 10) as a Loghtan but I think they are the same, I'll defer to the Northants boys for expert knowledge.
11) Yes that's close enough, though I'm sure the Northants boys can fill in much more detail on where it is to be found, its mating habits etc.
Tommo 2 more pts
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2006 13:25:20 GMT
This is proving to be a bit of a baaaaaah-stead to solve.
No.1 I'm now convinced is a variety of Hebridean sheep, possibly the Soay from an island in the inner Hebrides)
No 9 I have taken a lead from your clue, and would say is either a Tibetan or Kashmiri breed from the sub-continent of India.
As for number 8, the answer came to me whilst I was musing over the fact that it looked rather like a llama. Of course, it's an Alpaca, which technically isn't a sheep but is more correctly classed as an ungulate. Native to Bolivia, Peru and northern Chile. Whew !
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2006 17:39:41 GMT
No.3 is a California Bighorn from the West Coast of the U.S. of A.
I've answered them all now, any left to get ?
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Post by Chris_Sav on Nov 30, 2006 18:45:27 GMT
Pretty much spot on Clive, what dedication!!!!
Yes 1) is a Soay from up narf.
9) is actually Blue Sheep/Bharal from India.
3) is indeed a California Big Horn
I hereby promote you to Sheepmeister.
Final Points.
Tommo 20pts
Sparky 3pts
Lolly 1pt
HVP 1Pt
Sav.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2006 19:01:15 GMT
Thanks Sav, the accolades are coming thick and fast, and I'm having to continually update my profile to keep abeast of the situation - or abreast as the case may be. ;D
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Post by Herr von Puebik on Nov 30, 2006 21:52:11 GMT
Oh bloomin 'eck its finished before I had a proper chance to look at it :-/ Not surprising the Surrey stroke Sussex boys finished on top :o :o :o I don't think we'll risk taking Nobby on the Tart tour for charity :P
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