A Chad has appeared on the inside of our bridge…
But who, or indeed, what, does it mean?
After many hours of pouring over the internet and extensive research, I have come up with four possible answers.
Is it Saint Chad, Patron Saint of Spring Water? We have loads of water when it rains, but all in the wrong place!! And I don’t think rain water can be classed as spring water. I think we might get into a bit of hot water with Trade Descriptions.
Could it be Chad who looks over a wall? I have a hazy memory of every school exercise book having a Chad drawn on the front, overlooking the box where you write your name and class number.
Might it be CHAD in the slang for young urban man getting loads of sex!! Yes, you read that right. According to Men’s Health magazine – In its simplest form, a “Chad” is a sexually active “alpha male,” according to The Cut. The term originated within the horrendously backward incel (involuntary celibate) culture, and is often used to denote the opposite of an incel. Whereas an incel sees himself as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one—and therefore ends up demonizing women—a “Chad” gets all the women because of his superior appearance, confidence, and physical prowess.
Or maybe it’s Chad the country in the middle of Africa? I have tried over and over to get someone to view the blog from Chad the country, but I don’t think they have the internet there. A blogger friend has been trying to get a Chad person to read his blog for 15 years and still no luck!! The closest I have got is next-door in Sudan to the east, next-door in Nigeria to the west, and next-door in Cameroon to the south!!
But enough of all things Chad, today we had work to do. After receiving many complaints about the brambles growing into the path, we set about having a mass chop back. Starting at the Potford Dam clearing, the four of us split into two groups. One group headed northwards with a person on either side of the path, and the second group headed southwards in a similar formation.
The brambles were soon gone and it was time for coffee in our world-famous (more of that in a minute) all-terrain-mugs, and a coconut macaroon. I wonder if a macaroon comes from Cameroon?? Gosh, I am such a blithering nerd to even have thought such a thing!! And no, I haven’t googled it, yet!!
It’s still a bit tight at this bit, but I really don’t want to start upsetting the wildlife in the grass. We will knock it back to the tree-line in the winter and keep it wider next summer.
A few photos of the wildflower glade.
It’s all looking incredibly colourful and is buzzing with bees, hoverflies and butterflies.
So, back to that “world-famous” claim… Whilst I have been desperately trawling the internet for absolutely anyone who lives in Chad, the country in Africa, who might have the slightest passing interest in our little railway path, someone from Kazakhstan has been looking.
Thank you Kazakhstan person. That takes our number of countries who have viewed the thing to 97, which is half the countries in the whole world. And we all know who comes from Kazakhstan don’t we?
You’ll either get it right away, or not at all.
Until next time!
Cawston Greenway 
What about the world famous all terrain mugs?
Yes, they are all terrain and world famous 😉
Do you make them?
God, no! I get them made in a small town in England called Moreton-in-Marsh, which is in the Cotswolds and is a magnet for overseas tourists.
Thanks for letting me know.
BTW I am now under the impression that I was a Chad back in the day.
Haha!! Lucky you 😀
It was good while it lasted, to be perfectly honest.
To be perfectly honest it was good while it lasted.
This made me smile. Anita
Aah, thank you 🙂
Apologies for the double posting. There was a time delay and I thought maybe I fat fingered it and it didn’t send the first time.
The wildflower glades are lovely. It was a good decision to keep a narrower path until they have finished their blooming cycle.
I wish I could help you out by traveling to Chad and reading your blog from there. 😊
Haha!! Thanks 😀
That was a very interesting and fun read. Thanks!
Flying Beard Man
(not from Chad)
Ah, thank you. I try to make it amusing 😀
Now I’m wondering if Chad is related to Kilroy.
Yes, there is a connection. I don’t really understand what it is, to be honest 😀
I recall when I was reading Psychology in the late eighties, giving a presentation on a Freudian interpretation of the Chad graffito. He’s voyeuristic, priapic, but, apparently, his upturned thumbs invite castration.
My presentation was satirical and intended to show that, as in all things, Freud spoke bovine excrement.
I have used the phrase “bovine excrement” in next week’s blog. Hope you don’t mind me pinching it 😉
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Chad#:~:text=Telecommunications%20in%20Chad%20include%20radio,mobile%20telephones%2C%20and%20the%20Internet.
Apparently they do… so you’re gonna have to try harder. 🙂
Haha!! Thanks, one day I will conquer Africa 😉
Called by to thank you for your recent decision to follow Learning from Dogs. Thank you! And if you ever fancy writing a guest post for me then, please, that would be lovely.
Ahh, thank you too 😀
I was never a fan of this funny 🤣 man
Very much an acquired taste 😀
Interesting and nice blog. Congratulations. I hope you also follow and like mine. Greetings from the south of Spain. Thank you very much
Thank you, I will take a look 🙂
Wow, what a picture…
🙂
🤣🤣🤣 OMG.!!!!
😀