I was fishing a comp years ago,and when asked where i intended to fish,i told
some of the lads,i was gonna try the dene."Ye'd best come away from there
before darkness",someone said,"or the viking'll ave yer".Apparently,the ghost
of a viking warrior,mooched about down there during darkness,and some
blokes would'nt venture down there,once the light was fading.Undeterred,by
these warnings,i set off on my merry way.Whilst walking through the middle
of the dene,i heard some bushes rustling,and noticed some movement to my
left.I stopped,and a bloke popped out from the bushes,smiled at me,and said
"hi",Alright mate",i replied,then carried on.A bit further on,another bloke came
out of the bushes,smiled and said hello,then disappeared back into the
undergrowth."Birdwatchers",i thought to myself,then carried on.I reached my
mark,set up,and proceeded to pull about 5 or 6 codling out,which it turns
out,would win me the match.
I walked back through the dene,in darkness,and was curious about this
viking ghost tale,but afraid,i was'nt.Anyway,i saw and heard nothing,and
went and weighed in."Canny bag there mate",said the chairman,who was
doing the weighing,"did you fish the dene?" "Aye a did",sez me."Did you see
the viking then?"he asked,chuckling."Nope,nee viking" i replied,"but there
were a few birdwatchers,mooching around in the bushes"."They're not
birdwatchers",he said,"they're shirtlifters,it's a well known meeting place
for those seeking a browneye rendezvous".Well,i have to say i felt a bit of
a shudder,as if the devil himself had stepped on my shadow,because the
thought of a spectral viking,chasing me with his broadsword,did'nt scare me,
but the thought of a botter,running after me waving his porksword,well that
put the fear of god in me....I never returned,although i have heard the plum
likes to erm...fish down there on occasion
some of the lads,i was gonna try the dene."Ye'd best come away from there
before darkness",someone said,"or the viking'll ave yer".Apparently,the ghost
of a viking warrior,mooched about down there during darkness,and some
blokes would'nt venture down there,once the light was fading.Undeterred,by
these warnings,i set off on my merry way.Whilst walking through the middle
of the dene,i heard some bushes rustling,and noticed some movement to my
left.I stopped,and a bloke popped out from the bushes,smiled at me,and said
"hi",Alright mate",i replied,then carried on.A bit further on,another bloke came
out of the bushes,smiled and said hello,then disappeared back into the
undergrowth."Birdwatchers",i thought to myself,then carried on.I reached my
mark,set up,and proceeded to pull about 5 or 6 codling out,which it turns
out,would win me the match.
I walked back through the dene,in darkness,and was curious about this
viking ghost tale,but afraid,i was'nt.Anyway,i saw and heard nothing,and
went and weighed in."Canny bag there mate",said the chairman,who was
doing the weighing,"did you fish the dene?" "Aye a did",sez me."Did you see
the viking then?"he asked,chuckling."Nope,nee viking" i replied,"but there
were a few birdwatchers,mooching around in the bushes"."They're not
birdwatchers",he said,"they're shirtlifters,it's a well known meeting place
for those seeking a browneye rendezvous".Well,i have to say i felt a bit of
a shudder,as if the devil himself had stepped on my shadow,because the
thought of a spectral viking,chasing me with his broadsword,did'nt scare me,
but the thought of a botter,running after me waving his porksword,well that
put the fear of god in me....I never returned,although i have heard the plum
likes to erm...fish down there on occasion
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