That's a good question - I'd forgotten about them till you mentioned it! Mind you I'm not in the habit of perusing the shelves in the childrens section of bookshops and libraries, so I don't know if they're still around or not more…
i have a few, somewhere I have 'The Old Lady and Her Pig' but mine are only the storybook ones. I might have to look online for some more. thank you for the reminder! more…
I had to remove it from the bathroom wall in the first flat I bought. Used some stuff that was like highly corrosive snot. Scraped the stuff off and it fell in the bath, it was late at night so I went to bed. Next morning the stuff in the bath had set like concrete and stuck, so I had to remove it again. I hasten to add that I have had interesting more…
Hello
Please advise where you can buy Victory V lozenges..packages or bulk...have been trying for months to find someone in Canada(I found WESTONS.com in England will ship but expensive.
Thanks in advance
Ron
Prince George, B.C. more…
Yes!! When I was a kid we always used to say Vanites if things got a bit out of hand between pals, and we used to follow it up by linking each others little fingers and "shaking" on it more…
I can remember "injected" - I suppose it was something about being immunised, immune from playing for a few minutes.
In Birmingham we used to say "arley", which was short for "arley barley". A quick google search tells me that it too comes from French - "allez parler", or go and talk it over. So there you go.
Stand up comedians were generally funnier I'd say.
Comedy series are funnier now - such as The IT Crowd and Father Ted - well anything by David Linehan really. more…
Yes I remember it. But I remember the package with more black than gold on it. My parents used to buy it but not for dinner parties, and I think I remember it came in individual portions for catering 'solutions' - so you could end up with a little plastic packet of Cracker Barrel cheese with your cream crackers in the Berni Inns after your prawn more…
Seems to be 50% The White Horses and 50% Casey Jones at the moment - does that mean that only two people have voted so far....myself and A.N. Other? more…
I played the recorder, then mum made me try piano lessons with a family friend, followed by the violin.
My musical finale was in the first year of senior school - I played the Bassoon for a month or two. I bit through about 5 reeds and they were expensive to replace, the Bassoon was sooo heavy and cumbersome on the school bus and I re more…
We were all given the recorder at school as well but I also got to learn the tenor recorder, but awkward cause my hands are quite small.
I gave the clarinet a go but didn't have the puff for it and I taught myself the flute when I got to high school but I started going to piano lessons in primary school so I didn't get pushed to learn more…
I learned the violin. My experiences added to that of having to listen to my husband who decided at one point he wanted to learn to play the violin led to me writing this short poem.
Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin have said they would do the scripts again but it's a matter of getting the acting talent together. Haven't managed it yet! more…
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In response to: "Hands up if you had...." 4 days old
by prydwen [Member]
Looks like it was BS
scul·ler·y (skl-r)
n. pl. scul·ler·ies
A small room adjoining a kitchen, in which dishwashing and other kitchen chores are done.
Middle English, from Old French escuelerie, from escuelier, keeper of dishes, from escuele, dish. more…
In response to: "Whatever happened to Ladybird Books?" 8 days old
by ravingmad [Member]
That's a good question - I'd forgotten about them till you mentioned it! Mind you I'm not in the habit of perusing the shelves in the childrens section of bookshops and libraries, so I don't know if they're still around or not
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In response to: "Whatever happened to Ladybird Books?" 9 days old
by boredrich [Member]
he has a way with words doesnt he hehe more…
In response to: "Whatever happened to Ladybird Books?" 9 days old
by happy28 Pro
i have a few, somewhere I have 'The Old Lady and Her Pig' but mine are only the storybook ones. I might have to look online for some more. thank you for the reminder! more…
In response to: "Hands up if you had...." 14 days old
by Steve [Visitor]
I had to remove it from the bathroom wall in the first flat I bought. Used some stuff that was like highly corrosive snot. Scraped the stuff off and it fell in the bath, it was late at night so I went to bed. Next morning the stuff in the bath had set like concrete and stuck, so I had to remove it again. I hasten to add that I have had interesting more…
In response to: "Dinner party cheese" 14 days old
by Steve [Visitor]
I remember the adverts, didn't James Robertson Justice do the voice over for them? more…
In response to: "Earlest comedy recollection" 19 days old
by replica handbags [Visitor]
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In response to: "Have you ever had/used?" 20 days old
by Ron [Visitor]
Hello
Please advise where you can buy Victory V lozenges..packages or bulk...have been trying for months to find someone in Canada(I found WESTONS.com in England will ship but expensive.
Thanks in advance
Ron
Prince George, B.C. more…
In response to: "Fanites, Vanites, Veynites Veinites" 24 days old
by ravingmad [Member]
Yes!! When I was a kid we always used to say Vanites if things got a bit out of hand between pals, and we used to follow it up by linking each others little fingers and "shaking" on it
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In response to: "Fanites, Vanites, Veynites Veinites" 24 days old
by scoobydoofus Pro
I can remember "injected" - I suppose it was something about being immunised, immune from playing for a few minutes.
In Birmingham we used to say "arley", which was short for "arley barley". A quick google search tells me that it too comes from French - "allez parler", or go and talk it over. So there you go.
In the villag more…
In response to: "Dinner party cheese" 30 days old
by ravingmad [Member]
Very very vaguely :yes: Must have not made much of an impression on me :no: more…
In response to: "Dinner party cheese" 30 days old
by banana Pro
You can still get it - it is still being made:
http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com/Brands/largest-brands/brands-C/cracker-barrel.aspx more…
In response to: "Dinner party cheese" 30 days old
by roynelson [Member]
tis ringing a bell.
late 60's very early 70's.
tho i cant ever remember eating them.
love+light to you+yours more…
In response to: "Top TV Theme" 31 days old
by NotBob Pro
♪CHAMPION, THE WONDERHORSE!!♪ more…
In response to: "Was comedy funnier in the 70's" 31 days old
by banana Pro
Stand up comedians were generally funnier I'd say.
Comedy series are funnier now - such as The IT Crowd and Father Ted - well anything by David Linehan really. more…
In response to: "Top TV Theme" 31 days old
by banana Pro
Is the Flashing Blades the 'You've got to fight for what you want' song? more…
In response to: "Dinner party cheese" 31 days old
by banana Pro
Yes I remember it. But I remember the package with more black than gold on it. My parents used to buy it but not for dinner parties, and I think I remember it came in individual portions for catering 'solutions' - so you could end up with a little plastic packet of Cracker Barrel cheese with your cream crackers in the Berni Inns after your prawn more…
In response to: "Dinner party cheese" 31 days old
by gardengirl [Member]
No I cannot, sorry! more…
In response to: "Dinner party cheese" 31 days old
by menhir [Member]
Not sure..........thinking about it. more…
In response to: "Top TV Theme" 31 days old
by prydwen [Member]
Casey Jones steaming and a rolling...... more…
In response to: "Top TV Theme" 32 days old
by ravingmad [Member]
Seems to be 50% The White Horses and 50% Casey Jones at the moment - does that mean that only two people have voted so far....myself and A.N. Other? more…
In response to: "Was comedy funnier in the 70's" 69 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]
I cast my vote for the contemporaries...
Give me Bill Bailey, Mitchell & Webb, Lucy Porter, Sarah Silverman, Jack Dee, Andy Hamilton, Armstrong & Miller etc etc any day
( notable exception - Bob Monkhouse....)
(notable 1980's - 1990's exception - Bill Hicks ) more…
In response to: "Was comedy funnier in the 70's" 70 days old
by ravingmad [Member]
I really enjoyed watching that.
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There were certainly some jolly good comedians around then, and Jasper Carrot is one of my all time favourites
In response to: "Was comedy funnier in the 70's" 70 days old
by jenray Pro
Simple...YES! :) GBHs...XXX more…
In response to: "Retro sweets" 86 days old
by Big Dave [Visitor]
Have you looked at www.britishcandy.com ? I got my brothers birthday present from there. more…
In response to: "Playing my tune" 106 days old
by ravingmad [Member]
Only got to play a triangle a couple of times in infants - after that nothing! I feel deprived now after reading everyone else's experiences :)) more…
In response to: "Playing my tune" 107 days old
by happy28 Pro
I played the recorder, then mum made me try piano lessons with a family friend, followed by the violin.
My musical finale was in the first year of senior school - I played the Bassoon for a month or two. I bit through about 5 reeds and they were expensive to replace, the Bassoon was sooo heavy and cumbersome on the school bus and I re more…
In response to: "Playing my tune" 107 days old
by mrs-h-the-3rd Pro
We were all given the recorder at school as well but I also got to learn the tenor recorder, but awkward cause my hands are quite small.
I gave the clarinet a go but didn't have the puff for it and I taught myself the flute when I got to high school but I started going to piano lessons in primary school so I didn't get pushed to learn more…
In response to: "Playing my tune" 107 days old
by banana Pro
I learned the violin. My experiences added to that of having to listen to my husband who decided at one point he wanted to learn to play the violin led to me writing this short poem.
What the music teacher really thinks.< more…
In response to: "Bring back the donkey" 136 days old
by wowbagger Pro
Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin have said they would do the scripts again but it's a matter of getting the acting talent together. Haven't managed it yet! more…