Well... It took me a while as it is pretty obtuse... Shrove
Tuesday in England has become known as "Pancake Day". I didn't know
that. I don't recall that from when I lived there in the 60s.
Traditionally, on the day before lent begins one should use up all the
fats in the house. Many did so by making pancakes.
For the Yanks in the crowd see:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/shrove.html
The joke was humorous much as the Citreon 2 CV is a sports car.... ;-)
Cheers!!
Jim - 68 Midget groaning in Dodge City
On 1/30/07, b-evans@earthlink.net <b-evans@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Jim Johnson wrote: "Shrove, Shmove. A joke like that won't even get a
> chuckle on the steps of the Synagogue Saturday morning! Pancake isn't even a
> funny word."
>
> OK, folks.
>
> If the son born on St. Georges Day is named George, and
> The son born on St. Andrew's Day is named Andrew.
> So why would the son born on Shrove Tuesday be named Pancake
> Buster
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