Tachy Goes to Coventry

[Wayne Luke]

I live in Coventry

From what I understand condolensces are in order then.

[LanciaStratos]

Why doesn't anybody want to go to Coventry?

[Chen]

Why doesn't anybody want to go to Coventry?

Because Tachy's here!

[rylin]

Kier came up with the name, because of someone he knows as far as I know... and if he wants he can tell you the rest.

Could it be because it seems as if there's lots of users on these boards that seem to ignore vb staff?
I've seen Kier & Wayne ignored beyond ignoring in a couple of threads...

[bigmattyh]

Kier came up with the name, because of someone he knows as far as I know... and if he wants he can tell you the rest.

Please share, Kier.

[N9ne]

Maybe I'm tachy

[Mephisteus]

Maybe I'm tachy

LOL

I heard of Tachy goes to Convetry before. It's in another BB, not sure wich one thouhg. But it's the cool name for global ignore

[Freddie Bingham]

LOL

I heard of Tachy goes to Convetry before. It's in another BB, not sure wich one thouhg. But it's the cool name for global ignore

Not unless they copied it from here.

[Mephisteus]

It was released way before vB3. So it's not copied, coïncidence perhaps?

[Freddie Bingham]

Then I would say it was copied from this thread where Kier mentioned it.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39499

[Dave#]

google explains it better than me:

Sent to Coventry; if someone is "sent to Coventry" then they are shunned by their fellow citizens and friends. There are three possible explanations for this phrase. The first comes from the English Civil War. Birmingham was strongly Parliamentarian; the citizens were aware of a small group of Royalists in their midst. Some of these they killed and others they "exiled" to nearby Royalist Coventry. I don't like this explanation since, by being sent to Coventry, these people were rescued. In truth they had good fortune - their colleagues were killed.
The second possibility rings a little truer. In this case the citizens of Coventry were in a phase of hating the military, possibly also as a result of the Civil War. Such was this hate that the young women of the town were forbidden to speak to the soldiers garrisoned there. Naturally no soldier welcomed such a posting.
The third possibility is the one that I like best. It is suggested that the name Coventry is derived from Covin-tree, an oak which is supposed to have stood in front of the castle in feudal times. The tree was used as the gallows and those to be executed were sent to the covin-tree.

[DirectPixel]

*cough*toomuchsparetime*cough*

[KeithMcL]

Because Tachy's here!

Excellent reply Chen. That had me in stiches for at least five minutes. Thanks for that