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    There are many named organised walks (such as the one to Aldermaston...) that have/had a political or religious point to make. There is one that cannot be said to have any real reason other than its very descriptive name, which consists of the same word three times repeated, but each time with a totally different meaning. Where, when and what - and which cunning carnivore was often involved somewhere along the line?

    Question #107128. Asked by Baloo55th. (Jul 16 09 3:49 PM)


    queproblema

    Maybe this beats a fox hunt. Maybe not.

    "The March March march is a long, flat, pointless walk across the Fens from the town of March to Cambridge, a distance of about thirty miles. It takes place, of course, in March, often but not always on the last Saturday in March. It has no purpose other than to be called the March March march. It was invented by Jonathan Partington in 1979, apparently because it seemed like a good idea at the time."

    "Lunch used to be at the Crafty Fox, Pickle Fen, about two miles south of Chatteris, but in 1998 it closed. ... In 2001 the Crafty Fox reopened. ... This [2002] was the last appearance of the Crafty Fox:..."

    http://people.bath.ac.uk/masgks/march.html#Groans

    Jul 17 09, 3:51 AM
    Baloo55th

    Very nice one! I thought this would last longer... I'm going to March (but not to march) in September, just to confuse things.

    Jul 17 09, 1:01 PM


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