Hey, Andy -
So I wasn't too far off the mark regarding that handle, then. Thanks for the heads-up. Although, I neither have heard of the herring thing. Maybe it's one of those myths that gets bandied around from time to time... pretty much like the myth that REAL Somerset cider is made with all sorts of unwanted nasties in the brew - such as rat's tails and dead spiders, etc. Not true of course (unless, that is, you've ever seen how they make it down at farmer Mcfilthy's place just outside of Creech St Michael).
I know of a Spanish-speaking chick down Devon way who swears that the best-tasting pasty is produced in Exeter, by a chap by the name of Ivor....... nope - his surname eludes me right now. But, by all accounts, this Ivor chappie is none too popular with the Cornish folk on account of his pasties is supposedly better than the Cornish ones.
Ring any bells with you?
Being a Somersetonian, education and wisdom has always been a bit thin on the ground. But I vaguely recall a schoolyard chant regarding Uncle Tom Cobbly and all. Something about him riding a horse to Banbury Cross - but that's as far as my know-how goes.
And while were on the subject of nice nosh...
Like Bigfella, I love KFC -- just can't stand them vile things they call 'fries'.