| DWILE FLONKING The age old custom of Dwile Flonking (tossing a dishcloth soaked in beer) is demonstrated in Suffolk. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6076 | |
| Catalog #: | 311063 | |
| Clip Number: | 311063-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 645 | |
| Timecode: | 01:41:34 - 01:44:00 | |
| Location: | Geldeston, Suffolk. | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BEVERAGES/ALCOHOL: Beer CONTESTS: Unusual FOOD/RESTAURANTS: Pubs / Bars LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Suffolk RECREATION: Games SPORTS: Unusual | |
| Description: | DWILE FLONKING The age old custom of Dwile Flonking (tossing a dishcloth soaked in beer) is demonstrated in Suffolk. Geldeston, Suffolk. Various shots show the Waveney Valley Dwile Flonkers having a drink outside the Wherry Inn; mostly men, they are dressed in odd yokel clothing. C.S. Girl drinking pint she wipes her mouth with the back of her hand. LS Pub selling Adams Ales. crowd outside cyclist passes. C.S. The crowd outside pub. CU Two Dwile Flonkers drinking. C.S. Girl and dwile flonker talking. CU The Dwile Flonking badge. CU Dwile flonkers face smoking pipe. MS D.F.s outside pub about to move off. C.S. Bucket of ale. MS The D.F.s moving off. The group make their way to a field where they jump up and down to test the ground before going through the age old ritual of Dwile Flonking. This involves the group running in a circle around one man who tries to toss (flonk) a dishcloth (dwile) soaked in beer over one of their heads. MLS The D.F.s coming into picture in field. C.S. The referees bag he takes dishcloths out of bag and puts them in bucket of ale. MS The D.F.s testing the ground one D.F. picks up stick places it on ground and listens to ground as others jump about gets up. C.S. The referee and team captain shaking hands they turn round and ref. shakes hands with other team captain then both team captains shake hands the ref. spins coin and one team captain calls. MS Scoreboard with girl. MS The dwile flonkers drinking one team captain comes into picture and they all finish their drinks. C.S. One glass being put down on table. MLS D.F.s in a circle with one in middle the ref. throws in a rag they start to turn and the man in the middle throws rag. The man fails which means he has to drink a pot of ale before the dwile is passed along the line of men. MS The circle with man in center dancing round. MS The circle stopping and forming a line clapping hands. C.S. Man starting to drink pot of ale. C.S. Line as they pass along a dwile (wet rag.) MS Man finishing off beer in pot he throws it in air. MS The scoreboard showing Beccles in the lead. MS D.F.s dancing round in circle. MS Man tripping over and falling into circle center the ref. talks to another man and sends him off. C.S. Scoreboard giving Bungay two more points. BCU D.F.s in circle dancing as another man throws dwile. C.S. D.F.s moving past camera. C.S. Dwile flonkers feet as they clump past camera. C.S. Dwile flonkers in circle dancing as another man throws rag. C.S. Man throwing rag in middle of circle he throws it over camera. MS Scoreboard Beccles 18 Bungay 28. A man falls backwards from his chair, supposedly drunk, at the end of this match between the teams from Beccles and Bungay. | |
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