tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post5775209777365544120..comments2023-09-24T09:46:20.734+02:00Comments on Magic Lantern Show: The Joy of Artichoke Throwing ! ! !Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-42925036706692971522011-01-11T10:21:51.228+01:002011-01-11T10:21:51.228+01:00Hilarious!
Who comes up with these genius ideas an...Hilarious!<br />Who comes up with these genius ideas anyway? Like the cheese rolling they have here, have you ever heard about it? I posted it <a href="http://www.aglioolioepeperoncino.com/2009/04/pasquetta-or-power-of-pic-nic.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> some time ago. <br /><br />Anyway, vive les artichauts!<br />The only thing I'm worried about is... what happens to all those fabulous globe artichokes after the championship???<br /><br />Hugs,<br />E xxEleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-4961138229840395562009-08-28T07:52:40.963+02:002009-08-28T07:52:40.963+02:00What a hoot! This looks the best fun and you'v...What a hoot! This looks the best fun and you've captured it so well to share with us.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-42996016326304155922009-08-27T21:30:41.599+02:002009-08-27T21:30:41.599+02:00Bonjour Owen, merci d'être passé chez moi. Les...Bonjour Owen, merci d'être passé chez moi. Les artichauts, je trouve qu'on ne leur porte pas toujours le respect qu'on leur doit ! Tu n'es ou tu es en France que depuis 17 ans ; il y a bientôt 25 ans, l'hiver 84-85 (mon fils est né en décembre 84 alors je m'en souviens) il a gelé très fort et il n'y a plus eu d'artichaut ; j'ai voulu en acheter deux ans après lorsque j'en ai revus sur un marché de Bretagne et les deux têtes à, je ne sais plus, disons un prix prohibitif, j'ai renoncé !<br /><br />Trèfle de plaisanterie, les artichauts de mon château de Brécy sont un hommage à l'Italie dont ils viennent, introduits il me semble par la reine Catherine de Médicis.<br /><br />:)Cergiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623905868861239570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-26344787628967906022009-08-26T23:15:09.371+02:002009-08-26T23:15:09.371+02:00I tried throwing asparagus once.
But my mother ca...I tried throwing asparagus once.<br /><br />But my mother caught me and I was disqualified.<br /><br />I was five.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-17378198720235474392009-08-26T22:18:58.307+02:002009-08-26T22:18:58.307+02:00I love this post so much and everything I want to ...I love this post so much and everything I want to say has been said by others. What fun and I would love to gather some up to cook and eat with butter.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731374859268583008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-35097572042002639422009-08-26T21:11:50.774+02:002009-08-26T21:11:50.774+02:00Je reviens par pur plaisir de cet article ! Non ma...Je reviens par pur plaisir de cet article ! Non mais...! Lancer des artichauts ! ! ! Qu'ils sont... ces... artichauts !...:))))<br />Ciao Amigopix !jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706496619691322297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-20675631303235929282009-08-26T11:32:01.166+02:002009-08-26T11:32:01.166+02:00oh, tu as un regard si attentif pour tous les peti...oh, tu as un regard si attentif pour tous les petits détails de la vie, extraordinaire! <br /><br />i would love to see a documentary on such an event made by you :-)Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-12753629731482240352009-08-25T20:22:09.750+02:002009-08-25T20:22:09.750+02:00Je te souhaite un bon retour à Paris sans trop d&#...Je te souhaite un bon retour à Paris sans trop d'encombrements. Plus facile de rentrer sur Avignon ! En revenant de Bretagne j'ai croisé les foules qui remontaient sur Paris...Nathalie H.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16806509041466785588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-10717632418794287042009-08-25T20:21:13.832+02:002009-08-25T20:21:13.832+02:00Attends, le cracher de bigorneau c'était pas d...Attends, le cracher de bigorneau c'était pas du bidon ? Ca existe vraiment ? Par Thor, par Odin, par exemple, les dieux celtes sont tombés sur la tête !<br />:-)))Nathalie H.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16806509041466785588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-43896912389605576042009-08-25T13:11:45.232+02:002009-08-25T13:11:45.232+02:00Hey Saj, you made it ! ... so gumboots are also hu...Hey Saj, you made it ! ... so gumboots are also hurled for fun ??? Must be a sight to see... especially if the gumboot throwers have downed a few beers first... although if they have too many and start misbehaving I guess they just get booted right out of the competition ?Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-14030371340316379812009-08-24T23:02:07.712+02:002009-08-24T23:02:07.712+02:00Sorry I'm late! This post puts a whole new lin...Sorry I'm late! This post puts a whole new line in the sand for the Gumboot day of Taihape, http://www.taihape.co.nz/gumbootday<br /><br />Now then, has that Hurricane blown away your bar???The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-84317139306645603062009-08-24T22:35:37.199+02:002009-08-24T22:35:37.199+02:00Hi K'line, tu as raison, à table, tranquilleme...Hi K'line, tu as raison, à table, tranquillement, à la vinaigrette, ou juste au beurre chaud, c'est très bon... merci en tout cas de ta visite, et bons artichauts !<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Hey Peter, I'm not sure, I didn't stick around until the very end, had a dinner to get back to, and it was getting late, but I did hear one of the people picking up the stray artichokes in the ring between pitches if anyone wanted some, so I guess there is a good chance they were handed out afterwards...<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Jeff !!! You're back ! Tu es de retour ??? Ahh, ça fait longtemps... j'espère que tout va SUPER bien dans l'univers de Life is Beautiful, et à très bientôt... Hmm, lancer des cannettes ? Des cannettes de quoi je me demande ??? Cela commence avec un "t" ??? A+++<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Salut Loulou, ahhh, une fan d'artichauts volants ??? Cela m'a fait très plaisir ton message, je te souhaite un excellent voyage, et à bientôt.... merci...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-68466727306693141732009-08-24T22:27:49.768+02:002009-08-24T22:27:49.768+02:00Jean, mille fois merci pour ces mots plus que symp...Jean, mille fois merci pour ces mots plus que sympa !<br /><br />=======<br /><br />Hi Marguerite, merci beaucoup... so can you get artichokes in Louisiana ??? If so I'm sure there are some good cajun ways to prepare them...<br /><br />========<br /><br />Amy, the world would most certainly be a duller place without artichoke throwing !<br /><br />========<br /><br />Janie, no inhibitions allowed when it comes to artichoke tossing !<br /><br />========<br /><br />Hi Diana, wow, some pumpkins get so big it would take a Hercules to toss them any distance... :-D<br /><br />========<br /><br />Hi KJ, Ahh, glad to hear you like these green sources of gustatory pleasure... and I imagine peas are easier for Emily rabbit to launch than artichokes....<br /><br />As for becoming a reclusive castle dwelling hermit who rarely ventures out onto the avenues or lanes of Blogland, I hope to become a bit more present and visible than in the past few weeks very shortly... I've been on vacation for most of August, from work, and to a certain extent from blogging too, time to catch up with many socializing and travel related occasions not possible the rest of the year; so it is true, I've been absent from many blogs, including my own for the past few weeks. But I do hope to be back on Blogland Lane soon, very soon... many thanks for dropping in. <br />:-)<br /><br />===========<br /><br />Hi Nathalie ! Glad to hear you had a great time in Brittany... I know I've been a bit absent from all the blogs, but hope to get back into the swing of things as vacation winds down here... am heading back home tomorrow, where the internet connection is faster, and back to more normal rhythms of life... There's plenty of fun to be found in Brittany, if one digs a little...<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Dear Helmets for All, whoever you may be, (:-)) indeed, indeed, it is a hasardous sport to observe, there were more than one artichoke that ended up in the crowd, either behind, or to the sides of the pitch... sometimes the stalk breaks off the artichoke and they go flying every which way. Even standing behind the tosser I almost caught one in the face...<br />:-D<br /><br />==========Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-84354290647331748742009-08-24T21:59:00.621+02:002009-08-24T21:59:00.621+02:00Hi Alberto Oliver, sorry to hear you hate artichok...Hi Alberto Oliver, sorry to hear you hate artichokes, they can be very friendly to one's taste buds... if savoured with hot butter... But then I understand, beauty is in the taste bud of the beholder...<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Dear H2O Cats, I agree, at least once in one's life, artichokes should be tossed, which is more fun than chucking cookies any day of the week. Glad you enjoyed... would love to have the painted sign on a wall at home... well, yer all just gonna have to come over here for the next one, next August...<br /><br />============<br /><br />Hi Cynthia, they are indeed a lovely vegetable, in all their forms. Especially lovely if they get to flower... brilliant purple flowers...<br /><br />============<br /><br />Robert, thanks so much... no, I didn't participate this time, had only just discovered the existence of the event... maybe next year ! Happy birthday to your son !<br /><br />============<br /><br />LAURIE !!! Listen, just don't tell Prince Charles, or he will have the RSPCA after the organizers... but don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger, bearing tidings of airborne artichokes ! :-D<br /><br />Ah, you got me all choked up now over the fate of the hurled artichokes... I'm sure they were still good for being boiled in a pot though, so no real harm done...<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Salut Sar@h, bon, va falloir que tu viennes l'année prochaine à Henvic... c'était trop marrant... les jours passent à une vitesse pas possible, on part demain... j'ai d'autres photos de Morlaix à afficher bientôt, de la journée passée en promenade... Morlaix n'a pas fini de livrer ses secrets...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-3811033555468895662009-08-24T21:31:34.785+02:002009-08-24T21:31:34.785+02:00Steve, totally agree with you... can you imagine i...Steve, totally agree with you... can you imagine if George Bush and Saddam Hussein had had to face off and hurl artichokes at each other, instead of having a "war" which has claimed tens of thousands of lives, mosly Iraqi civilians ? <br /><br />=========<br /><br />Hi Henk ! Thanks so much ! It was a really enjoyable event, alot of fun to do this small reporting job on. Hopefully you can find some decent artichokes somewhere in Holland ?!? Otherwise you'll just have to make a quick trip to Brittany to bring some back, there are tons of them here. Great to hear from you...<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Dear Lynne, Guess it was you that was blowing in the wind this weekend, I hear Bill is now heading out across the Atlantic to come pay a visit in the British Isles... hmmm, is it going to make it to France ??? Hope you all didn't get too soaked. Ah, so you liked the red head ? And the catchers, whether in the rye or not... haven't any sign of the Saj here yet, maybe caught by the rye herself ??? Oh Frabjous days... am certainly savouring them, as next week it's back to work again, hi ho, hi ho... vacation is so good while it lasts... Well, watch out for flying artichokes... (wasn't that a Dylan song... "Come she said I'll give you, shelter from the artichokes"... You definitely don't want to catch them in the face...<br />:-D<br /><br />===========<br /><br />Hi Caroline, you are more than welcome... many thanks !<br /><br />===========<br /><br />Salut Dedene, I'm not sure the t-shirts were for sale, they were giving them to staff people, but I didn't see any get sold... all I was able to get a few days later was a paper sign that was still up in a neighboring town... As long as the pitcher stayed behind the forward orange line, I don't think they were too concerned if a back foot was behind the back line...<br /><br />=========<br /><br />Hi CrazyCris, la vache indeed ! Ah, an artichoke lover ! I don't think many of them were seriously bruised by being heaved, except for a few that lost a few leaves when landing on the edge of the basket... you're right, it's a bit early in the season, except maybe for some from greenhouses ?Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-28119670830721634102009-08-24T20:51:34.821+02:002009-08-24T20:51:34.821+02:00Bonjour Ciel de Quimper, marrant, j'ai entendu...Bonjour Ciel de Quimper, marrant, j'ai entendu parler de cet evenement du cracher du bigorneau, mais il va falloir que je me renseigne pour l'année prochaine. Je pense que cela à lieu à Sibiril, juste à coté de St Pol, mais à vérifier... les rochers dans la mer à Carantec étaient bourrés de bigorneaux cet été, donc ce n'est pas la matière brut qui manque... à suivre ! Cela doit être amusant de cracher des bigorneaux !<br />:-D<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Rosie, it was indeed a fiesta, gangs of fun !<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Hi Patricia, The Flying Artichokes... as Dave Barry in Miami likes to say, it might be a good name for a rock band, or as you say, for a blog... :-)<br /><br />===========<br /><br />Meg, you'll have to head for the closest market then that has artichokes... hmmm, hopefully it is a friend you'll be throwing them to ? These things could hurt if thrown with malice on the mind... :-)<br /><br />==========<br /><br />Hi James, was that the outer influence of Bill that was making rain fall on Pennsylvania ? Out of all the things people have said about this humble little blog over the past several months that it has picked up a small bit of momentum, you are the first person to say you were dreaming about it... wow... I don't know what that means, but surely something...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-15523607191061372112009-08-24T18:12:03.382+02:002009-08-24T18:12:03.382+02:00My oh my! I could'nt believe it....until you s...My oh my! I could'nt believe it....until you shared your pics with us..... no comment....<br />Take care and as shared via tel, let's keep in touch when I return to India<br />LoulouLoulouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805144600478832967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-90854397940558879732009-08-24T16:16:24.690+02:002009-08-24T16:16:24.690+02:00Tu m'étonnes qu'il fasse du lancer d'a...Tu m'étonnes qu'il fasse du lancer d'artichauts en bretagne... Ils sont pas un peu anglais sur les bords !...<br />Devrez s'essayer dans le lancer de canettes...:-)<br />Ciao amigo !... Au moins, j'ai appris un truc aujourd'hui !...et merci qui ? Merci m'sieur Owen !jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706496619691322297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-62892135918087913772009-08-24T14:18:31.599+02:002009-08-24T14:18:31.599+02:00Looks like real fun! (What happens to the artichok...Looks like real fun! (What happens to the artichokes afterwards, a big eating fiesta?)PeterParishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694538476960957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-5504022444407786582009-08-24T13:08:30.015+02:002009-08-24T13:08:30.015+02:00Hello Owen,
Incroyable histoire !
Personnellement,...Hello Owen,<br />Incroyable histoire !<br />Personnellement, je préfère leur usage plus traditionnel, l'effeuillage "à la vinaigrette" ;-))<br />Amitiés,<br />K'linePlum'https://www.blogger.com/profile/00782868815777642986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-29157012365315609812009-08-24T10:19:00.970+02:002009-08-24T10:19:00.970+02:00I wonder if the spectactors were at risk? Did any ...I wonder if the spectactors were at risk? Did any artichokes end up in the crowd? Seeing how close they are behind the "receiver" I presume it could happen?helmets for all?http://avignon-in-photos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-36909892558807834382009-08-24T10:17:02.460+02:002009-08-24T10:17:02.460+02:00Owen what a brilliant story!
I laughed my head off...Owen what a brilliant story!<br />I laughed my head off at some of your photos and the whole concept is an ode to the Breton sense of humor - and sense of fun.<br /><br />I wonder how many other odd festivals and contests there are out there?<br /><br />Thanks for turning up in Avignon, nice to see you back :-) <br /><br />I enjoyed my week in Brittany tremendously too. I was near la Trinité-sur-mer and enjoyed fantastic weather with long walk along the beaches, the côte sauvage de Quiberon and the fantastic island of Houat. Brittany is truly a magnificent region.nathalie in avignonhttp://avignon-in-photos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-46050606485616641852009-08-24T03:42:15.091+02:002009-08-24T03:42:15.091+02:00owen, i think this is a riot. i'm partial to a...owen, i think this is a riot. i'm partial to artichokes except their thorns, and i can see how their little handles make it easy to throw them. <br /><br />do you know i am friends with a little rabbit named emily who throws frozen peas when frustrated?<br /><br />owen, are you going to be some rich guy who lives in a castle and is either reclusive or he shows up in his neighborhood only a couple of times a year, one of which is to open his doors for a lavish new year's eve party?<br /><br />inquiring minds may want to know...<br /><br />:)kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-79599575613257240992009-08-24T03:07:35.551+02:002009-08-24T03:07:35.551+02:00This looks like amazing fun! In our part of the w...This looks like amazing fun! In our part of the world the pumpkin flies.ladydihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768310299153608882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855510751016957422.post-46881433824753246792009-08-23T23:56:06.389+02:002009-08-23T23:56:06.389+02:00Funny and definitely unusual. Looks like great un...Funny and definitely unusual. Looks like great uninhibited entertainment.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.com