Scanty Lardos - why?

[JasonC]

Having enjoyed a good trip down there last night, I have to ask 'why?' - why is it called that, I mean?
I've had a quick Google, and watched Joe Mellor's excellent video on its discovery, but am none the wiser.
And while we're at it, why 'Ann Summer's passage'? It's a fun passage but not in an erotic way, not even slightly....
Any elucidation welcome!

 

[Brains]

Obvious answer to me is that it's not somewhere to find tubby cavers..

 

[langcliffe]

Obvious answer to me is that it's not somewhere to find tubby cavers..

I can not remember any confined spaces at all.

 

[Pitlamp]

Don't forget you're built like a racing snake!

That's a compliment by the way.

 

[huwg]

That would suggest to me that Lardos is the plural of Lardo - so the pronunciation would be "lardoes"?

Like George said, it is the same sound as "boss". Feel free to say it how you want though!

 

[mikem]

I suppose if it's derived from lardass...

 

[Alex]

That first pitch hung me up by a rip in my oversuit over my back recently lol, lard... back?

 

[Pegasus]

...I have had a 'Scanty Lardoss' earworm for days now

 

[JasonC]

"Sat on a boat in Greece discussing suggestions with Rocket and Caddy we were chatting about the initial proportions required to gain access before widening was undertaken. Lardons begat Lard Arse begat Lardos."

Dependably Damp by Steve Woods

Scanty Lardos Pot: Mick Ellerton, Steve Woods, Olly Rees (Over and Under) & Rich Hudson (BPC), 28th July 2020. It’d been a protracted abstinence. Various new ‘guidelines’ and details were…

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Google AI has mangled it unfortunately.

Thankyou Huw - I guess that's as good an answer as we're going to get. So, loosely translated, it means "Pot for those with scantily-larded arses". Which is fair enough

 

[mikem]

Apparently 'lar dos' is Portuguese for 'home of' (the scantily clad?)

 

[Andrew Wilson]

I'd assumed that the larger members of the team had to take their suits off to get through, but Google AI tells me:
"The etymology consists of two parts:
Scanty: Refers to the cramped nature of the cave's initial passages and small squeeze points.
Lardos: A jokey corruption of Ann Summers (a well-known British retailer of intimate apparel and sex toys). During the excavation of the cave's tight squeeze, the exploring team was having a conversation about a skimpy lingerie item purchased from Ann Summers for a partner. This also resulted in a section of the cave being officially named Ann Summers Passage."

Probably a perfect example of the fallibility of AI info. I expect this answer is in part derived from this very thread. Ie. Disinformation feeds disinformation, so to speak.

 

[mikem]

Yes, it is very much derived from here - that's why I posted it, as a load of b*LL*cks