On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:06:58 -0700, Jim Stewart
wrote:

John wrote:
In the UK they held them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlDyypYt-jI
They were also known as Irish pogo sticks and the road drills were
Irish motor bikes.
Can't think why!!!!

The same reason we call a crescent wrench
a Tennessee socket set (:




I thought it was called a Mexican socket set.

Jim