War of Roses

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Lee Kaiwen <leekaiwen at ...> wrote:
>
> Goddlefrood: 
> > Yorkshire is split into ridings, so if you remember 
>  > Little Red Riding Hood and think that she does
> > NOT come from Yorkshire, but from Lancashire, that 
>  > may assist.

CJ: 
> Huh? Now I AM confused. Yorkshire has "ridings" but not "riding hood"? I 
> thought Little Red Riding Hood (her red hood at least) came from France.

Geoff:
That's because "riding" in the Yorkshire sense has got nothing to do 
with sitting on a horse.
 
Ridings are historical administrative districts of Yorkshire. The word is 
derived from the Viking "threthingr" meaning a third part and, as you 
well may guess there are three Ridings, North, East and West.

There was never a South Riding but there is a novel called "South Riding" 
which enjoyed some success as a TV adaptation thirty years or so ago.

CJ:
> I just think of a Yorkshire terrier. And for those of you who are about 
> to tell me Yorkies are black, not white, I will point out that's only 
> the pet-quality dog. A true show-quality Yorkie will be blond to light 
> grey (aka silver).
> 
> But now I've forgotten. What was it we were trying to remember, again?

Geoff:
I don't think I've ever seen a black Yorkie. I always visualise them in the
colours you quote.

Right, Goodlefrood, that's your dose of erudition for the day.
:-)