CatapultJack
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So, the big hubbup here is that there's three bridges built on each other. The earliest built was bloody 1075 i think, so it's a bit old.
Story goes that it was built by the devil because no mortal could have pulled it off back then.
Apparently the devil cut a deal, he'd build the bridge in exchange for the first soul that crossed it.
Here's the funny part, he built the bridge and a cheeky old duck chucked a bit of bread across and her dog chased after it. So the ticked off devil is left with a dog's soul!
Dogs are the best people though, so who'd be dark on having a Bork to hang out with
There was actually a pretty creepy vibe there, shithot joint though.
Big old drop into the drink, wouldn't wanna take a tumble, the water was crazy
You could take a walk around the place, the stairs are so mental steep that they had to install these bloomn rails so that if you fell, you'd only semi die, not perma die. The photos don't do it justice, it's bloody crackers
Mental views
With waterfalls n all that cool shit
There are tales of highway bandits who hung out there. They ended up robbing the wrong birds, after that they retreated into the hills n hung out in a cave til the blokes in town got word of where they were. The guys ended up burning em out of the cave, bit of a shootout, the rest is history.
I rekn I'm a pretty level headed bloke, but jeez i got the heeby jeebies in this joint. I really got the feeling that something didn't want me there, it was awesome!
Anyway, Devils bridge, check it out
***!!! EDIT !!!*** I went to Italy too, sweet joint! http://imgur.com/a/85gDs
grahamgee19
"Shit hot joint" haha take my upvote and toss it off the bridge into to the abyss
radikalskippy
My grandpa used to tell my siblings and me the story of that bridge! I didn't know it actually existed though. You brought good memories. +1
Chubbyfuzzypuppums
Your narration gives me Mundo happies
Quelquefois
Australian?
ducksinarow
Features prominently in the TV show 'Hinterland' I believe.
Lahmajune
Hilarious how you literally type how you talk.
derpderpderp182
You're like the Morgan Freeman of my generation, mate.
CatapultJack
Hey cheers old cock, much appreciated!
ShaneKeeling
emtionallyautistic
My only point of reference for that place is the show "Hinterland" it's on Netflix for the curious. A very good British crime drama.
KrautMick
The way you talk. It pleases me.
badgrammergopher
+1 for the narrative my dude
CatapultJack
For those who asked, i whopped up a few photos of when i was over in Italy. No idea how to link from a mobile, fukn IT noobs ey guys?!
Esdog
Best commentary ever.
CaptainGT
Favourited for perma die
DeguRatface
I live right nearby, I go to uni at Aberystwyth. I want to go but i'm going to wait for it to stop being fucking freezing.
bassnotbass
I've read all those words before, but not together. I guess that's slang though. #litaffam bridge
BoleynBoy
It's a weird mix of over the top British vernacular and North American... lovely pics though!
ilikeblondehair
I got halfway through this post and found myself image searching pictures of The Queen? Fucking Brits
welshsheepshag
Welsh tend not to like the royals tbh or identify as Brits
CantComeUpWithACreativeUsername
Just watch the first episode of Hinterland sleep recently; it takes place here at Devil's Bridge.
bawbalicious
For anyone wondering: 1st bridge 1075, 2nd bridge 1753, 3rd bridge 1901
Droobilicious
So that bridge was just hanging out for a full 400 years before god created America!
tomyironmane
Novgorod ("New City") was founded in the 900s. Oxford was founded sometime around 1100-ish. Both are older than the Aztec Empire.
J4nB1
We have a devils bridge here in Switzerland too and the story is kinda the same (with the first soul and it being an animal). 1/3
J4nB1
But here it was a goat the sent over. And when the devil got angry because he was tricked, he threw a big boulder at the poeple. 2/3
J4nB1
And that boulder still lies there and is now the center of a roundabout. It's interesting that the same story is told in different places.
usernameisfree
interesting is also, in switzerland its also a double-bridge: http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/35411/teufelsbruecke.jpg
J4nB1
Yeah. The bottom one is the original one.
PUBspotter
Did you meet DCI Mathias?
GNiko
No, he just threw a granny in the river.
DrHenryGrabow
Mankind loves stories of "entities" like the devil. But I'd like to hear the story of the people that actually built that first bridge.
DrHenryGrabow
Good post OP, fag. I'll be using "shithot."
CatapultJack
Fucking finally, i was beginning to think i wasn't a faggot... felt weird man
Gandalfsuglybrother
Nah mate, you're a right cunt you are.
DrHenryGrabow
Oh come on, don't be so hard on yourself. You're way more faggy than TrebuchetJack.
TheyNeverUpvoteMe
#1
TheyNeverUpvoteMe
Or am I the only one that sees it. God my mind is ruined haha
ronkooby
Beat me to it
arboktellsajoke
I remember this from a show called Hinterland
PrincessNakedMoleRat
Me too! I really liked that show.
octopamine
Same. Good show that one.
kiza233000
Just near aberystwyth great place
CatapultJack
That's the one. Neat little town too
stavrosmuellerbeta
Try living there for three years.
putinmybutt
Weird to see people talking about a place I've visited many times in my life. Those days out I experienced as a child.
turalyawn
Iirc this was featured on the Welsh show hinterland in an awesome episode
hisshash
I'm from Wales & I've never heard of this place +1 for u
DevilsArsehole
U wot m8, everyone's heard of it.
DisgruntledVeteran
"Do a flip, faggot"
Zipperman
Even the kid with the red balloon knew where to look!
elecvette
No, do a triple lindy.
7heDevil
I understood that reference
CatapultJack
Do a skid wanker
youcanteven
*do a skid ya sick cunt
youcanteven
*do a skid ya sick cunt
DisgruntledVeteran
DVSBSTrD
"Try Jumping"
zeethenomad
Wait, is that the Canadian version?
YamatoIouko
I think it's meant to be the English version.
DVSBSTrD
No, that's the Dark Souls version.
segychan
you talk fun
BDBones
I thought "this guy is like the UK version of me. I'm gonna compliment his lingo. Oh. Someone did that. Okay."
QuantumSupersexposition
yay, new phrases: mental views, bloody crackers, bloomin rails, semi die, not perma die, big old drop into the drink. this is a gold post!
HeckingBamboozled
malloryjean8
Right. I legit enjoyed reading this because of his word usage
ihatewarmpickles
Yes, it's very Britishy. But like, the fun British.
rainbowunicornsocks
You said it better than I could have but I also wanted to say something like this. CatapultJack seems like a cool person to drink with.
Sipulikeitto
Funny how different dialects are mixed in together to make a "cool" looking text. Fake but "cool".
G0MeatCube
You suck
overboard
My friends and I used to say "mental" a lot in the 80s...good to see it's making a comeback.
kingkongswingwong
Used all the time in Wales!
TheBrofessionaI
I'm dying after I read your username ????
StarkRhino
Straya?
chrisdafish
When I read "intro the drink" I had flashbacks of playing Assassin'S Creed Black Flag
stopwatch47
Ye
thtguyjosh
Ye
13599
I really want this person to tell stories at me all day long.
CatapultJack
You don't need that pain in your life old mate! I can barely handle me
StrangeWeirdo
... but you sound fun
Stoneheartedlady
audio tour guides would be amazing!
G0MeatCube
Lol I was thinking that too!!! BLOODY CRACKERS!!!
FireUpTheCloudCarLando
I was imagining it coming from Rhys the Rant
overjay
I can "hear" the accent
IgnisInvictus
Agreed. I'm stealing "... only semi die, not perma die".
StarkRhino
Straya?
SnickSnackPaddyWhack
Wales. It's in the title
peaceloveandgraffiti
Somewhere in the UK or GB
unclechudd
Defo
Andre2998
I'm pretty sure Welsh. Or as they say in Welsh, "Djagghge gbruedio alwhcths!"
ICouldBeABikeYouKnow
I'm Welsh and I've never met anyone who talks like that
ICouldBeABikeYouKnow
Referring to OP, I mean
GalaxyTrashPanda
Straya
CatapultJack
Yeeaaahhhhbuddy
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Damn old stralia
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
https://media.giphy.com/media/XfklDbNedtRKw/giphy.gif
etang600
Hit him with your thong
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Damn old stralia
ashipthatshipsshippingships
What's it like being upside down all the time?
CatapultJack
Just chilln like a villain on the ceiling
Pokemondrunkpunk
I read it in Ron Weasley voice
ChandraZarek
RingSting
Think Tom Jones.
ASlyBiscuit
BeccaBeccaBoBecca
Same
Gayforbae
I went with Merida...
downofathistle
Scotland and Wales are totally different.
ChandraZarek
Me too!
Pokemondrunkpunk
I'm glad I'm not the only one
moogloogle
^^