Nottingham castle grounds, a couple of years backMe and a mate were wandering around the castle grounds on a break from college.
An american tourist asked us what we were doing smoking a joint in public. were me mad?
So I told him this story:
Although the Sheriff of Nottingham (you know - the one from the stories) was known for his misdeeds he wasn't entirely evil and when the king returned he granted him one concession - anything he wanted.
Now the sheriff enjoyed smoking cannabis, which has always been outlawed in England. So as a concession he proclaimed that the smoking of Cannabis shall forever be legal within the grounds of Nottingham castle. The tradition has survived until this day
Silly buggers believed it too :)
(An american tourist asked us what we were doing smoking a joint in public. were me mad?
So I told him this story:
Although the Sheriff of Nottingham (you know - the one from the stories) was known for his misdeeds he wasn't entirely evil and when the king returned he granted him one concession - anything he wanted.
Now the sheriff enjoyed smoking cannabis, which has always been outlawed in England. So as a concession he proclaimed that the smoking of Cannabis shall forever be legal within the grounds of Nottingham castle. The tradition has survived until this day
Silly buggers believed it too :)
Sack Sack - Norfolks laziest,
Wed 26 Nov 2003, 3:09,
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