Welshmen and sheep?

Question

I live in wales and am Welsh. I have never seen a welsh person roger a sheep. So where did the connection between Welshman, wellington boots and sheep come from?

Answer 1

I suspect that there is some truth in the sheepshagging stories, not necessary in Wales. but in some places in the world. I conducted a study to find out the details...

Sheep Shaggin, Wellies, and Herders
A Psycho-Social Study

The logic: Sheep shaggers agree that we should view the issue as they do: if gay guys "won't tell" A sheep won't bleat about it either. In addition, they are not liable to bite, as may a gay person or one's sheepdog. The latter is never considered due to their noble status amongst herdsmen.
According to Sheep Shaggin lore, the tail, er tale goes that Lord Wellington observed the poor herders stuggling to keep the sheep still during acts of shagging, so decreed that Boots bearing his name would forever be made with sheep shagging in mind.
I personally think that the reason that shepherds do it with sheep is because they have horrible taste in women, usually ones that do not bathe and lack teeth. They also have horrid breath. Thus, the sheep appeal more to the senses.
Across various locales there were different responses to the foregoing scholarly findings:
Americans called it normal sexual diversity, or thought God would strike all dead, guilty or not.
The Welsh were quietly outraged. The Scots herders blustered and shouted about independence.
The Irish shrugged, and are still thought to be attempting to figure out if there is much to be insulted about.
At home in England, Many people commented "odd but not an immediate concern"
In the Middle East, A relatively few shaggers proclaimed Holy War on everyone else, situation normal there.
Report filed by:
Special Agent for Interspecies Interaction
Charles, "That Cheeky Lad"

Answer 2

There is actually a real reason for this.
Back in the day, when Wales was mostly owned by English landlords, the native Welsh were violently oppressed, incredibly poor and often starving. To feed their families, some men would steal sheep. Sheep rustling was punished by death. So if caught in a field of sheep, they had a cunning plan! They'd drop their trousers, and act as if they'd been caught in the act of shagging a sheep! The embarrassment of being called a 'sheep shagger' was preferable than being hanged!

Answer 3

The story goes that the wellington boots are used by the Welshman to facilitate sex with the sheep. The wearer of the wellington boots inserts the sheep's hind legs into boots before penetrating the sheep, thus making it difficult for the animal to escape.

Of course, this is an urban myth used by the English to mock the Welsh as bunch of hillbillies. As if the English were sophisticated - most of them don't even know how to speak their own language.

Did you hear about the Englishman with an inferiority complex? He thought he was as good as anyone else. Boom boom.

Taking on board the comments about Pennsylvania, although I don't want to shoot my arguments in the foot (or wellington boot in this case) there are reputed to be lots of Welsh settler in that US State. But yes, it's an universal comment about rural areas -

"Fill in Name of Country" - where men are men and sheep are nervous.

Answer 4

Sheep Wellies

Answer 5

I've heard another expression :

Pennsylvania! Where men run wild and sheep run scared!

Like another answer has said, It's probably something that people say anywhere sheep are raised.
Please don't be offended Pennsylvanians. Any state could be substituted where sheep are raised. Or country.

It was meant to imply the sometimes lack of available females in very rural areas, that's all.

Answer 6

Ignorent English people who bought homes in North Wales, fancied a bonk, had a sheep and not to make themselves look bad said all the welsh do it so i had to join in or they would burn down my cottage

Answer 7

It's an urban myth. Is a well proven fact all sheep rogerers come from Aberdeen. Proven by Billy Connely (tm) p.s is cold in Aberdeen the night, might have to skin one hehe

Answer 8

Hey I know a Glenn in Wales as I used to live there and he definatley would have roggered sheep....forgive me Glenn if this is you..... he he he....Love Kerry xxx
They sell some great wellies here in Wiltshire for doing sheep so the locals tell me so it ain't just in Wales they do it....

Answer 9

Coz people just like to take the pi**

However there does seem, from an outsiders point of view, to be a connection with welsh blokes an their fluffy companions!

But hay wot eva floats ure boat!!!!!

Answer 10

What do you call a welshman with a sheep under each arm???