My uncle told me that a boy stuck his finger in a Dyke and got a medal. Is he winding me up??
2006-12-03 22:48:11 · 13 answers · asked by max 4 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
no, it's a true story about a lad who saved his village by stopping a leak, all about sacrifice and all that.
But this is in the days when "dykes" were water boundaries and "gay" meant that you were fun ....
2006-12-03 22:59:06 · answer #1 · answered by gorgeousfluffpot 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No I dont think he is. Theres a story about a lad in Holland who stuck his finger in a leaking dyke (a kind of dam) to prevent it from busting. No idea if it actually happened but its an old story Ive heard a few times
2006-12-03 22:55:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a Dutch legend, if you have ever seen a real Dyke then you would see that a finger would not be of much use, a pair of strong fast legs would be more use full.
2006-12-03 23:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Dutch story is also known as the legend of Hans Brinker, a novel by Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865.
2006-12-03 22:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Polo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Dyke is a small wall. Not a gay ladies belly button.
2006-12-04 02:57:44 · answer #5 · answered by : 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may want to attempt...yet i'm prepared to wager the owner of the dyke hollow might want to take offense. Dyke hollow vendors quite a lot choose their holes be filled with the aid of alternative dyke hollow vendors...you understand, "It takes one to understand one."
2016-11-23 15:53:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a "folktale" about a boy in Holland who saved everyone by stopping a hole from getting bigger and out of control by putting his finger in a hole he saw. I don't know what his reward was
2006-12-03 22:55:03 · answer #7 · answered by big pup in a small bath 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
ive heard the same story
2006-12-03 23:45:14 · answer #8 · answered by purple diamond 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your uncle is right !! real life true story
2006-12-04 08:56:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah i think hes winding you up!!
2006-12-03 22:50:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋