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Spurs were attached to the cock’s feet to inflict injury on its opponent. Cock fighting attracted large crowds in 18th century Birmingham across all levels of society. The main cockpit was in Smallbrook Street but other matches took place in inns and country houses in the locality where gentlemen placed bets for large amounts of money. Cock fighting was banned in England under the Cruelty to Animals Act in 1835.
Accession number: 1965 F249.2
Ok, childish moment.
*giggle*
It says "DOOR COCK" on the side of that bus!
And there is a paint chip...
*giggle*
This happened all the time in Hawaii. Apparently, there was a huricane that rolled through about 20 years ago that released the birds from captivity. They were never quite corralled. Now, they are like squirrels in the midwest.
George Bush (Multi Colored) vs Osama Bin Laden (Brown & White) as they were named by the locals. They put litte boxing gloves on there talons so they would hurt each other. Cock Fighting is still legel and very popular in the Dominican Republic.
Cockfighting is a sport, illegal in India, in which specially bred roosters are put into a ring and encouraged to fight until one is incapacitated or killed. The picture shows how the sellers at Kolkata, encourage these fights in the street itself, to demonstrate how the roosters would perform if they are purchased.
The love of my life, my cocker spaniel Garbo. Ok, there's my wife too.
She just turned 19. I think she has stuck around so long because she likes us. I will dearly rue the day she moves on.
Update Garbo developed serious health issues and when it was obvious she would not be able to recover, we had her put to sleep on Oct. 3rd, 2006. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do (and it is far from the first animal we have had pass on). I grieve for her loss every day.
This sign was up on a wall at the Victorian village at Ironbridge. Yes, we all had a childish snigger over it, as I'm sure the person who put it up did too.
This big giant cock was in the silent auction at a charity event I photographed yesterday. I should've bought it, just so I make big cock jokes.
Hahn auf einem Misthaufen im Freilichtmuseum Neuhausen ob Eck - cock on a dunghill at a outdoor museum
This display of carved and painted wood figures depicts the start of a cock fight in Mexico. I think the figures were crafted in La Union Tejalapan, a small community north of Oaxaca City. From the Alexander Girard collection at the Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe, New Mexico
2 Cock Pheasants prepare to dual for territorial advantage... This one was underexposed in order to keep them sharp - so the detail is not great due to noise... Pity...
Every morning he would have to give it a bath towel.
Bessa R2A / Leica summicron 35mm f2 ASPH / kodak 200
This image was scanned from a glass negative in the Josiah Cocking Photographic Archive. The archive was transferred to Cultural Collections and stored in archives at the Auchmuty Library, University of Newcastle, together with other archival material from the Cocking family.
Josiah Cocking (1867-1960) was a published Newcastle poet, a coal miner and often wrote for local Socialist newspapers. Cocking was a member of the Australian Socialist League and advocate of industrial unionism and Industrial Workers of the World.
Born in South Australia of Cornish descent, poverty frequently surrounded the Cocking household. Three brothers settled in Wallsend in 1886, Josiah gained work in the mines outside the local area. By 1911 he built a house on Billygoat Hill and had five children. In 1914 the family moved near the steelworks.
The photographic collection contains some images of Wallsend, Plattsburg and Pit town, looking east from Billygoat Hill, steam engines and coal trucks. There are also photographs of steam and electric trams. There are also a number of photographs taken of friends and family members.
Part of this archive contains diaries and copies of his writings. Papers include his description of the Australian Socialist League in Wallsend (1893-1896), and his diary ceases and resumes in various years, however is a valuable source of historical information about Newcastle and the Hunter Region.
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Another boring day, another photo project. This time I had a little help in my debauchery. Our assistant manager has 'his cock' sitting on his desk. It was a prop in our old Mexican Village exhibit. It used to sit on top of an old tin roof on a village house, but when they demolished the exhibit, it no longer had a home, so he kept it. He also has a sack of balls from our water exhibit in case we need extras. So whenever you visit his office and you're like frustrated and ranting, in the middle of it, he'll be like, I think you need to calm down and play with my cock and balls. It makes everyone laugh. So today, we kidnapped his cock and took pics all over the museum with it.
This is my favorite. Its in the faux market in the freezer where we have fake chicken. LOL, Cock visits the morgue.
Male starting to attain breeding plumage. It always surprises me how late they acquire summer plumage. Cocker's Dyke, Fylde, Lancashire.
national sport in Philippines
[wikipedia note]
Nicaragua, Belgium, Colombia, France, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Italy, Philippines, Peru, Puerto Rico, Canary Islands and Guam have well-established arenas with seats or bleachers for spectators surrounding the ring, similar to a wrestling or boxing arena, and fights may be held all throughout the day. In many countries, the spectacle of cockfighting draws whole families, and in some countries, cockfighting is as popular as baseball and football are in the United States. Among the competitors who raise fighting cocks, there is great pride in the prowess of their birds and in winning a championship.