the special powers conferred by being genetically welsh

1: singing

2: the breathing of coal dust

3: unaffected by the handling of magic rings, presumably

4: Celtic and British but not in a stupid way like Cornwall or other fetishists

5: losing to the English but getting on with it kinda thing

6. Even when you dive it's never actually a dive

7. Ll

8. Can reliably cut slate with elbows

9. Knows what to do with a marrow

darragh i opened this in a doctor’s waiting room and actually cried laughing and now everyone is staring at me

10. you can be the worst person on the planet and everyone still thinks you’re nice

11. Knows about St. Swithin's Day.

12. can cross-breed with leeks

Jesus I wasn't even drunk just tired

13. Purveyor of cakes that never go off

14. Can listen to the Stereophonics without turning them off

10. you can be the worst person on the planet and everyone still thinks you’re nice

God knows what gave you that idea, no-one likes the Welsh.

yeah the welsh are one of the few nationalities it's still okay to hate tbrr

i mean even the english have some things going for them, although tbf i'm struggling to think of an example now i've put myself on the spot

I have a theory that they're better looking than the English, Scots and Irish but, Jesus, that's no great achievement.

yeah it's a bit 'least disfigured patient in the burns unit' innit

11. Doesn't know that long-ass town name by heart either

this started as a one man party then the normans invaded

God knows what gave you that idea, no-one likes the Welsh.

i couldn’t think of anything apart from shitty ‘70s stereotypes

That haircut

You know the one that yerman from adventures of a window cleaner et al had

That's Welsh isn't it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwFBWTRjhiE

12. non-ironic appreciation of Feeder (this is a genuine amazing power)

Just Wales things http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-42957188

what could be more redolent of a holiday in Bulgaria than nunchucks?

fond memories of chucking CS gas at a crowd of Sofians

melt cunts

the worst special power of all

im

look its not your business what im doing tbh

but im in a nook in a good old man boozer in a shady end of dublin 1

and theres a gang of labouring miners sons in the corner and theyre speaking half english half elvish and every ten minutes one breaks into song and they all join in for a few minutes

what a wonderful sub race

there appears to be a lark

a lark, mind

where every thirty minutes the elf with the hairclip upon his person pays for the round

ok it may be 15 mins these elves can put em away

the hairclip is currently attached to the shoelace of a florid hirsute giant, they all join in to count down the last ten seconds while patting themselves like self-policing airport security, its all quite sweet

one of them jostled me coming back from a smoke, i accepted his apology but gestured him close and discreetly informed him that the next time it happened myself and my comrade would take the twelve of them out and give them a damned good thrashing and he has been roaring it to the pub since

but we will

florid hirsute giant

Sounds like a keeper! Go easy on 'em D.

I've never knowingly known a welsh person

What? Is this one of those things like never meeting a person from Leitrim?

My current workplace has only ever had one Welsh people but tons of Scottish people. Come to think of it, they were never there at the same time...

i've been in the presence of a welsh person, like sat next to one on a plane or in the pub or whatever. but i've never had a colleague, pal, friend of a friend etc. that was welsh

clannish enough, the welsh

My first girlfriend was sort of Welsh

did you frag some elves

me personally no, nv otoh may have, im not up to speed on the vernacular

the fella with me was telling me about the time he drunkenly bought a horse with his mates and it won at cheltenham, absolute ealing stuff

1st Place: £351,688

i wonder if this exceeded the price of the horse plus necessary maintenance ans various overhead, i would reckon so, that is a cool story

depends on the race I'd think, that sounds like a lot of prize money

prize money in question was a fraction of that, tho not pittance

but they all backed it at between 50-33/1, literal shutters down in all the local bookies

they made out like bandits and partied with liz2 in the winners tent afterwards

afterwards, the syndicate had an offer of ten times what theyd paid for the horse,but it came to blows at the meeting and alas all fell apart. was sold for a mere twice original cost the next year and yerman still isnt talkin to his uncle he sez

its better told over a few pints with elves singing and japing in the background, the ra got involved, his father in law lumped on and they both agreed not to tell the respective mrss, hes still drinking it, etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywazLwhrw3k

good song

love that record

Stewie on FG said someone ran like a Welshman in pejorative fashion. How does a Welshman run?

like the servile cur of an Englishman iirc

Thanks +1

i am roughly 1/8 welsh but still think gareth bale looks simian

he looks like a drawing from a gorillaz album cover i am not welsh btw

I've never knowingly known a welsh person

Can be difficult as lots of them don't even sound Welsh. Every time I come across a famous person I didn't know was Welsh I think about having a Secretly Welsh thread but, right now, the only one I can think of is John Prescott.

michael owen

I don't even own a Welsh person

well yeah

you're not english

Got to admit, the boy's good.