View topic - IT'S HERE!!!!!!!

by **karadekoolaid** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:20 am

Not here it ain´t.
We´ve got a rainy season ( when it rains almost every day) which runs from May until December. Then there´s a dry season from December through to May.
The average temperature is about 25°C, all year round.
The most popular programmes here are (a) soaps and (b) politics.
YAWN!

by **scullion** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 4:08 am

my partner has just told me another 'boy stood' one - but it might be a little suggestive...

by **Seatallan** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:41 pm

scullion wrote:my partner has just told me another 'boy stood' one - but it might be a little suggestive...

Oh please....please....

by **Grasshopper** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:34 pm

Goodwill And Custard!!!!

It's Day 6!

So ........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY???

*opens door*

Did You Know that the first BBC radio presenter with a regional accent was hired during World War II to make it harder for the Germans to produce fake news bulletins?

His name was Wilfred Pickles, a Yorkshireman from Halifax. He went on to have success in films and TV, and received an OBE foe services to broadcasting.

Wasn't that fascinating!

'Till next time!

by **Stokey Sue** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:49 pm

I remember (just) his later career as a quiz show host on Take it From Here, people used to pick up his catchphrases an I had a couple of friends who did a skit based on them, some time after the series ended

by **Gruney2** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:51 pm

"Give him the money Barney."

by **Renee** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:17 am

Oh yes, I well remember Wilfred Pickles! Was it Mabel who played the piano?

by **Renee** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:19 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF6QFbB7I08

by **Hickybank** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:03 am

Wow, memories, used to listen to it every day back then with my mum

by **Hickybank** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:07 am

Renee wrote:Oh yes, I well remember Wilfred Pickles! Was it Mabel who played the piano?

His other catch phrase was " What;s on the table Mabel"

He also did "Workers Playtime"

by **Hickybank** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:10 pm

This post does bring memories flooding back. remember this & can you name the program

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=mu ... &FORM=VIRE

by **Stokey Sue** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:50 pm

I didn't recognise the intro - but when I got to the main theme, yes I remembered it well

The odd thing was it, was played at tea break time

by **Earthmaiden** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:18 pm

Along with Berceuse from Faure's Dolly Suite (the tune at the end of Listen with Mother), that tune is one of my most evocative childhood memories. At my grandmother's, the tea tray would be brought in and the wireless switched on and warmed up for Mrs Dale's Diary and we'd always catch that tune just beforehand. It makes me think of Lapsang Souchong, jaffa cakes and happy days long ago.

by **Grasshopper** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:24 pm

Goodwill And Custard!!!!

It's Day 7, which means we've had a WEEK of factoids already!!!

So ......

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY????

*Does a little dance, then opens door*

Did You Know that Mrs Beeton recommended boiling pasta for one and three quarter hours?

:shock:

'Till next time!

by **Rainbow** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:42 pm

by **Stokey Sue** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:50 pm

Perhaps she wanted to put up some wallpaper? :lol:

by **Hickybank** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:53 pm

OMG, perhaps in those days they did not have Pasta machines & it came in a solid block you had to attack with an axe once cooked :lol:

Then came Fanny Craddock, things went downhill didn't they

by **karadekoolaid** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:51 am

1 3/4 hours?
That tells me that:
1) Mrs B never visited Italy
2) She probably had no teeth ( pastaal dente vs pasta sin dente
3) She probably cooked her sprouts for 6 months, instead of the customary 3.
:gonzo