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The Cloggies, an Everyday Saga in the Life of Clog Dancing Folk, was a long-running cartoon by ''Bill Tidy'' that ran in the satirical magazine ''Private Eye'' from 1967 to 1981, and later in ''The Listener'' from 1985 to 1986. It gently satirised northern British male culture, and introduced a shocked nation to the scurrilous delights of Lancashire clog-dancing. This particular variation of the art involved two teams dancing towards each other in formation, followed by each attempting to cripple their opponents with gracefully executed knee and foot moves. Thus the ''Forward Sir Percy'', a synchronized low-level knee attack, the ''Double Arkwright wi' Ankle Lever'', the ''Heckmondwycke with Reverse Spin'' and the ever controversial ''Triple Arkwright''. Other routines included the ''Half Arkwright with Groin Action'', the ''Erotic Elbow Drive'' and the match-winning ''Flying Arkwright'', performed to cries of, “Keep them knees stylish!” ==The team== The Cloggies were undisputed champions of their ‘sport’, usually inflicting grave injuries before repairing to the nearest pub. Their capacity for beer was legendary; their home venue, the Clog & Bells, Blagdon, where Doris the barmaid was always in a welcoming mood. There were also unorthodox activities involving the use of ferrets. The series lampooned current sports culture and introduced an entire sub-culture of dance leagues, a governing body for the sport (characterised as officious, clumsy, bureaucratic, out-of-touch and based on the Football Association), an idiosyncratic cast of sociopaths and a yearning for earlier, gentler days of greater respect (such as the famous ''Policeman on a White Bicycle''). As a reflection of the officious nature of league officials and umpires (who always had it in for the lads) the scoring system was deeply arcane and complex, with final scores such as 124.863 to 92 being recorded. The team consisted of: * Stan Postlethwaite (captain), later ennobled as Lord Stan of Blagdon * Albert Postlethwaite (second boot, with his false teeth) * Neville (third boot; trilby and glasses) (or Wilfrid, trilby, glasses and moustache) * Arnold (fourth boot) * Ted (fifth boot, with the grey socks) * Wally (sixth boot, later deceased, replaced by Norman). * Norman (bearded). Other unsavoury local residents included Reginald ('Reg') Thrumper, the "Blagdon Amateur Rapist" and the unnamed 'Blagdon Groper and Nuisance'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Cloggies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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