So looks like we just keep adding events to spyderfest! and now the hulligan races are on :doorag:
From Wikipedia - Your Educational Moment!
There are several theories about the origin of the word
hooliganism. It may originate from the surname of a fictional rowdy Irish family in a song of the 1890s.
Clarence Rooks, in his 1899 book,
Hooligan Nights, claimed that the word came from Patrick Hoolihan (or Hooligan), an Irish bouncer and thief who lived in the London borough of Southwark.
Another writer, Earnest Weekley, wrote in his 1912 book
Romance of Words, "The original hooligans were a spirited Irish family of that name whose proceedings enlivened the drab monotony of life in Southwark, 1890's.
There have also been references made to a 19th century rural Irish family with the surname Houlihan who were known for their wild lifestyle, then later evolving into O'Holohan. Another theory is that the term came from a street gang in Islington named
Hooley.
Yet another theory is that the term is based on an Irish word,
houlie, which means a wild, spirited party.
So I am quite confused as I did not know Doc was Irish! :yikes: Just goes to show you learn something new every day! 