Here's a variation on the problematic Pancake Day thread begun yesterday:
The mangled 'tusday' is almost lost in the general weirdness of this entry. What is cock-throwing? What does it have to do with Shrove Tuesday (or tusday)? In what way is it religious? The curious manglereader can find the (not very pleasant) answers on the 'Shrove Tuesday' page at Sacred-texts.com, which also includes a section on 'Tossing the Pancake'.
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