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What's all this Gulval business
nick205 - 9/2/06 at 10:30 AM

I've obviously missed something (quite normal) and will now appear to be asking a daft question, but what/where is Gulval and why don't people want to be from there?

curious.....

ned - 9/2/06 at 11:00 AM

been wondering this myslef, think its something to do with cornwall though

ditchlewis - 9/2/06 at 11:16 AM

I have been thinking the same.

glad soemone had the B*lls to ask the logical question.

(Get at my son all the time for not asking questions at school, but i'm as bad)

Ditch

NS Dev - 9/2/06 at 11:17 AM

Gulval is a place in Cornwall, no idea what the lark is all about but they do seem a jolly lot our Cornish (and naturalised Cornish!!) chums!!

iank - 9/2/06 at 11:26 AM

Mark Allanson explained it a while back:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=38344

"Gulval churchyard has effigies of pagan gods, the chip shop sells battered babies, 30% of the population live in council caves, they have cats the size of labradors, and due to its remote location and very tight family groups, special items of footware are required by its inhabitants.

The nearby remote hamlet of Polkinghorne was discovered by Mr Godfrey T Stephens in 1953, previously the name was thought to be a uniquely cornish sexual act!

I think every county has its Gulval, Kent has its Faversham, Derby has its Buxton etc etc "

DaveFJ - 9/2/06 at 11:47 AM

Stowmarket seems to fit the bill for Suffolk.....


this is the only piccy i could find online of Gulval, luverly place BTW.... 7 billion tourists a year can't be wrong.....



Dave

A Cornish ex-pat living in the wilds of Suffolk....


[Edited on 9/2/06 by DaveFJ]

gingerprince - 9/2/06 at 12:03 PM

Linky to Gulval

Scotty - 9/2/06 at 12:04 PM

quote:

this is the only piccy i could find online of Gulval, luverly place BTW.... 7 billion tourists a year can't be wrong.....


... and they all have caravans !!!

andyd - 9/2/06 at 01:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
Stowmarket seems to fit the bill for Suffolk.....

Hey! No fair! I've an excuse, I'm orginally from Ipswich. And no, I don't drive a tractor!

nick205 - 9/2/06 at 01:55 PM

well........I'm glad I asked and thanks for filling me in. I was hoping for something a little more amusing though really.

zilspeed - 9/2/06 at 04:09 PM

That's the problem with 'in' jokes though - when you get to the centre of it all, it isn't actually funny. It just seemed funny at the time.

John F
(going home to change avatar)

Danozeman - 9/2/06 at 05:24 PM

quote:

Stowmarket seems to fit the bill for Suffolk.....


Cheek we dont all drive tractors!! Although i do drive a diesel.

My mate does though hes just given up engineering to be a farmer.

Triton - 9/2/06 at 09:29 PM

Oh it's funny honest, but this a public place so not for me to say why....