Oggie-oggie-oggie
Hugh T. Atkins
I was told that its origin was a British football (soccer) cheer or
chant.
Hugh
Ray Dunn
>I was told that its origin was a British football (soccer) cheer or
>chant.
No, rugby.
I first heard this chant from Welsh rugby fans at Murrayfield back in
the sixties. Is there any meaning to it?
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Bruce Beadle
I've heard this explained by the world's least funny man - Max Boyce. The
shout originates from Cornwall (South-west England) and was coined by
Cornish Pasty salesmen! I assume oggie is some sort of alternative name
for a cornish pasty. Now you want to know what a cornish pasty is? :-)
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Eric Griffiths
>
>Can anyone tell me the origins of the chant oggie oggie oggie.
When I was in school, the chant was always "aggie-aggie-aggie",
so perhaps there are some regional variations (?)
Jem Treadwell
>r...@CAM.ORG (Ray Dunn) writes:
>: In refd article, atk...@nosc.mil (Hugh T. Atkins) writes:
>: >I was told that its origin was a British football (soccer) cheer or
>: >chant.
>:
>: No, rugby.
>:
>: I first heard this chant from Welsh rugby fans at Murrayfield back in
>: the sixties. Is there any meaning to it?
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>: Ray Dunn at home | Beaconsfield, Quebec | (514) 630 3749 | r...@cam.org
>
> I've heard this explained by the world's least funny man - Max Boyce. The
> shout originates from Cornwall (South-west England) and was coined by
> Cornish Pasty salesmen! I assume oggie is some sort of alternative name
> for a cornish pasty. Now you want to know what a cornish pasty is? :-)
had to be constructed so that it could withstand being dropped down a
mine at lunch time. When it was dropped, the dropper would shout "oggy
oggy oggy" as a warning, the recipient would field it and respond "oy
oy oy." It was also originally supposed to hold meat, potato and maybe
swede or turnip (but no carrot) at one end, and jam at the other.
Chris Benson, are you there?
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Steve Varty
I first heard it used by Welsh comedien Max Boyce.
Steve.
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M Holmes
John F. Leghorn Kramer
An even more common form of this in the 80's was:
Maggie Maggie Maggie, Out Out Out! :-)
Ali Lemer
>er...@cm.cf.ac.uk (Eric Griffiths) writes:
>
>>In article <1993Feb4.1...@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> cou...@turtle.oe.fau.edu (Robert Coulson) writes:
>>>
>>>Can anyone tell me the origins of the chant oggie oggie oggie.
>
>>When I was in school, the chant was always "aggie-aggie-aggie",
>>so perhaps there are some regional variations (?)
>
>I first heard it used by Welsh comedien Max Boyce.
>
What I would like to know is: a) when during a game is it normally chanted
(i.e. all the time, after a try, etc), and b) what does it MEAN?
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Alison Hall
the May boat races in Cambridge. Subsequently saw it written out as
'Ole, ole' (like Spanish). So, can you extrapolate what 'oggie oggie' might
be.......
Graeme Griffiths
>Can anyone tell me the origins of the chant oggie oggie oggie.
>Who started it ? Or is it just beer speak ?
Wasn't it by Welsh rugby fan and singer/comedian Max Boyce.
P.S. Oi, Oi, Oi
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SSB GLOVER
(well, boys' in those days) community singing book. It was the chorus of
a song that included the line "Hold him down, you Zulu warriors", and
was allegedly brought back from the Boer War.
Does anyone have the words/music of "Banks of Sicily" -- in the PRE-
mangling by americans version, please?
Steve Glover