Dwile flonking, the ancient pub sport invented in 1966

Dwile flonking, the ancient pub sport invented in 1966

In 1966, apprentice printers in Beccles, Suffolk revived a pub game for the town's summer fête, claiming its rules came from a 1585 manuscript rediscovered in an attic. The game was dwile flonking, and the manuscript never existed. According to Wikipedia, "the Suffolk county archivist was unable to find any evidence for the game before 1966, and the supposed 1585 rules are a hoax." — Read the rest The post Dwile flonking, the ancient pub sport …