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Greasy pole, grease pole, or greased pole refers to a tall pole that has been made slippery with grease or other lubricants and thus difficult to grip. More specifically, it is the name of several events that involve staying on, climbing up, walking over or otherwise traversing such a pole.
The Greasy Pole is a three-day competition where people, commonly males, attempt to cross a 40-foot wooden piling that is extended horizontally 30 feet above the cold water of the harbor. The pole is covered in bacon fat , Crisco , fish guts, and lard from local restaurants, and each contestant must try to retrieve the red flag attached at the end.
The Greasy Pole (in Spanish: La cucaña, French: Le Mât de cocagne) is an oil painting on canvas executed ca. 1786–87 by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. Like the others in his tapestry cartoons series, it is based on a popular scene of a vertical greased Cockaigne pole. The greasy pole was a popular theme of the iconography of the ...
STORY: The historic greasy pole tournament celebrates the feast day of Saint Julian, patron saint of the town of St. Julian's, which lies close to the Maltese capital Valletta.The 16 meter-pole is ...
What started as a yearly competition to climb a greased pole at Philadelphia's 9th Street Italian Market has turned into a tradition reserved for big Philly sports wins. No amount of grease can ...
"The Greasy Pole" 16 March 1981 () Plans for a new chemical factory hinge on the outcome of a so-called "independent" report. 12: 5 "The Devil You Know" 23 ...
Now professors say that the youngest generation of workers doesn’t even want to want to climb the greasy pole. But it’s not out of sheer laziness, as managers of a certain age might assume.
He reportedly said of the event later, "I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole." However, the Conservatives were still a minority in the House of Commons, and the enaction of the Reform Bill required the calling of new election.