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BBC news artical.....
Posters for the new Wallace and Gromit film on a south coast island will not feature the word "rabbit" because of a local superstition.
Because burrowing can cause landslips in quarries, residents of Portland, Dorset, instead call the creatures underground mutton or furry things.
Posters for the new film, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, on Portland do not use the word, to respect local folklore.
Instead they simply say "Something bunny is going on".
Les Ames, mayor of Weymouth and Portland, told BBC News that the animals could cause dangerous landslips in the quarries the isle is famous for.
"If the word rabbit is used in company in Portland there is generally a bit of a hush," he said.
"In the olden days when quarrying was done by hand, if one of these animals was seen in the area, the quarryman would pack up and go home for the day - until the safety of the area had been reconnoitred.
"It is an unwritten rule in Portland that you do not use the word rabbit."
A spokesman for Aardman Animations said they were happy to respect local folklore.
I think these people have been left on their own isolated to long
Posters for the new Wallace and Gromit film on a south coast island will not feature the word "rabbit" because of a local superstition.
Because burrowing can cause landslips in quarries, residents of Portland, Dorset, instead call the creatures underground mutton or furry things.
Posters for the new film, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, on Portland do not use the word, to respect local folklore.
Instead they simply say "Something bunny is going on".
Les Ames, mayor of Weymouth and Portland, told BBC News that the animals could cause dangerous landslips in the quarries the isle is famous for.
"If the word rabbit is used in company in Portland there is generally a bit of a hush," he said.
"In the olden days when quarrying was done by hand, if one of these animals was seen in the area, the quarryman would pack up and go home for the day - until the safety of the area had been reconnoitred.
"It is an unwritten rule in Portland that you do not use the word rabbit."
A spokesman for Aardman Animations said they were happy to respect local folklore.
I think these people have been left on their own isolated to long
Monty Python and the killer rabbit said:
TIM: There he is!
ARTHUR: Where?
TIM: There!
ARTHUR: What, behind the rabbit?
TIM: It is the rabbit!
ARTHUR: You silly sod! You got us all worked up!
TIM: Well, that's no ordinary rabbit. That's the most foul,
cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on.
ROBIN: You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared!
TIM: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide, it's
a killer!
BliarOut said:
cotty said:
Isnt the point that a Were-Rabbit is supposed to be scary
I think its more to do with the word rabbit being akin to how actors don't mention the scottish play... Just a little more yokel..
That's a point, why don't they ever mention the Scottish play?
What, Macbeth?
oops
Apparently the word uttered by the 3 hags are taken from a 'real' witches pocket handbook. As such, when the first play was played, something happened, can't remember what, and people thought it was cursed, and as such, the name was never mentioned... That how I remember the Eng Lit teacher explaining it.
wolves_wanderer said:
andy mac said:
cotty said:
Isnt the point that a Were-Rabbit is supposed to be scary
I think its more to do with the word rabbit being akin to how actors don't mention the scottish play... Just a little more yokel..
That's a point, why don't they ever mention the Scottish play?
What, Macbeth?
oops
Why does this remind me of the Knights who say 'summit or other' when they keep saying what it was they couldn't say....
Arthur: Who are you?
Knight of Ni: We are the Knights who say "Ni"!
Other Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni! Ni!
Arthur: (horrified) No! Not the Knights who say "Ni"!
Knight of Ni: The same.
Arthur: Those who see them seldom live to tell the tale!
Other Knight of Ni: And who are thee?
Arthur: Oh Knights of Ni, we are simple travelers who seek the land beyond this forest. May we pass?
Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni!
Bedevere: No! Noooo!
Knight of Ni: We shall say "Ni" to you if you do not appease us.
Arthur: But... what is it you want?
Knight of Ni: We want..... A SHRUBBERY!!!!
(minor music)
Arthur: A *WHAT*?
Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni!! Ni! Ni!
Arthur; No! No! Please, no more!
O Knights of Ni, we have heard your request, and it is just and fair.
We shall get you a shrubbery.
Knight of Ni: A nice one.
Arthur: Yes.
Knight of Ni: One that's not *too* expensive.
Arthur; Of course.
Knight of Ni: Right. Noowwwww.... GO!
(music)
Arthur: O Knights of Ni. We have brought you a shrubbery. May we go now?
Knight of Ni: Yes, it is a good shrubbery. I like the laurels particularly.
Other Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni!
Knight of Ni: But there is one small problem....
Arthur: What is that?
Knight of Ni: We are now *no longer* the Knights who say "Ni"!
Other Knights of Ni: Ni! Shh!
Knight of Ni: We are now the Knights who say "Ekky-ekky-ekky-ecky-pikang-zoom- boing-mumble... Therefore, we must give you a test.
Arthur: What is this test, o Knights of.....
Knights who 'til recently said "Ni"?
Knight of Ni: First, you must bring us..... ANOTHER SHRUBBERY!!!
(minor music)
Arthur: Oh not *another* shrubbery!!
Knight of Ni: (excitedly) THEN... Then, when you have brought the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this one, only slightly higher, so we get the two-level effect with a little path running down the middle.
Other Knights of Ni: A path! A path! A path! Shh, shhh.
Knight of Ni: Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest...
Wiiiiiithh:.... A HERRING!
Knight of Ni: We are the Knights who say "Ni"!
Other Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni! Ni!
Arthur: (horrified) No! Not the Knights who say "Ni"!
Knight of Ni: The same.
Arthur: Those who see them seldom live to tell the tale!
Other Knight of Ni: And who are thee?
Arthur: Oh Knights of Ni, we are simple travelers who seek the land beyond this forest. May we pass?
Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni!
Bedevere: No! Noooo!
Knight of Ni: We shall say "Ni" to you if you do not appease us.
Arthur: But... what is it you want?
Knight of Ni: We want..... A SHRUBBERY!!!!
(minor music)
Arthur: A *WHAT*?
Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni!! Ni! Ni!
Arthur; No! No! Please, no more!
O Knights of Ni, we have heard your request, and it is just and fair.
We shall get you a shrubbery.
Knight of Ni: A nice one.
Arthur: Yes.
Knight of Ni: One that's not *too* expensive.
Arthur; Of course.
Knight of Ni: Right. Noowwwww.... GO!
(music)
Arthur: O Knights of Ni. We have brought you a shrubbery. May we go now?
Knight of Ni: Yes, it is a good shrubbery. I like the laurels particularly.
Other Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni!
Knight of Ni: But there is one small problem....
Arthur: What is that?
Knight of Ni: We are now *no longer* the Knights who say "Ni"!
Other Knights of Ni: Ni! Shh!
Knight of Ni: We are now the Knights who say "Ekky-ekky-ekky-ecky-pikang-zoom- boing-mumble... Therefore, we must give you a test.
Arthur: What is this test, o Knights of.....
Knights who 'til recently said "Ni"?
Knight of Ni: First, you must bring us..... ANOTHER SHRUBBERY!!!
(minor music)
Arthur: Oh not *another* shrubbery!!
Knight of Ni: (excitedly) THEN... Then, when you have brought the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this one, only slightly higher, so we get the two-level effect with a little path running down the middle.
Other Knights of Ni: A path! A path! A path! Shh, shhh.
Knight of Ni: Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest...
Wiiiiiithh:.... A HERRING!
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