tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post1182559755057222915..comments2024-03-11T08:28:30.817+00:00Comments on No Good Boyo: Agenbite of FfycwitNo Good Boyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-62446141917932846152008-11-19T23:52:00.000+00:002008-11-19T23:52:00.000+00:00GBS was a nerd: one who'd rather be right than get...GBS was a nerd: one who'd rather be right than get laid. (Yes, it takes one to know one.)xerxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787696262480033808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-70477218259944690062008-11-19T10:45:00.000+00:002008-11-19T10:45:00.000+00:00I can play my saxophone! So we now have a band in ...I can play my saxophone! So we now have a band in a camper van, NOT being hippies... because we'll be wearing beige cardies...<BR/>SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-34743705920051960072008-11-19T10:10:00.000+00:002008-11-19T10:10:00.000+00:00Excuse me - I'm a Didacoi not a hippy! It's quite ...Excuse me - I'm a <I>Didacoi</I> not a <I>hippy</I>! It's quite a different spin on the camper van thing...Gyppo Byardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823690986571629011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-34678445642332151722008-11-19T09:30:00.000+00:002008-11-19T09:30:00.000+00:00...or being Gyppo's van in any strictly legal sen......or being Gyppo's van in any strictly legal sense.No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-24310908408913372722008-11-19T05:36:00.000+00:002008-11-19T05:36:00.000+00:00And you've got to take various musical instruments...And you've got to take various musical instruments with you in this camper van - a flute, a djembe and an acoustic guitar with lots of stickers on it - and play them, <B><I>badly</I></B>!Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-84037864564956362252008-11-18T22:47:00.000+00:002008-11-18T22:47:00.000+00:00You need to be both wearing nice beige cardies. An...You need to be both wearing nice beige cardies. And somebody needs to be carrying aniseed balls.Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-55447157763989890382008-11-18T18:32:00.000+00:002008-11-18T18:32:00.000+00:00An out of date tax disc will be fine... better tha...An out of date tax disc will be fine... better than fine! We can pick Daphne up from the station and head off to see Mrs P.. I'm sure Mrs P would like to see the camper van [orange - split screen]. Then of course we should go to Wales - just to see how the van copes with the hills...<BR/>SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-33427515105263731792008-11-18T17:43:00.000+00:002008-11-18T17:43:00.000+00:00The Duffel coat was named after a small town in Be...The Duffel coat was named after a small town in Belgium, between Brussels and Antwerp. I know that because I passed through it on the train.Daphne Wayne-Boughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581048408996935564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-34404980241220175312008-11-18T15:50:00.000+00:002008-11-18T15:50:00.000+00:00O Scarlet, woman of my dreams! Tell me you won't i...O Scarlet, woman of my dreams! Tell me you won't insist on the camper van having a valid tax disc. That would reduce my pleasure...Gyppo Byardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823690986571629011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-92165529250078548612008-11-18T15:24:00.000+00:002008-11-18T15:24:00.000+00:00I too, had a duffel coat with toggles... and I too...I too, had a duffel coat <I>with toggles</I>... and I too can confess to a liking for camper vans...<BR/>I like a man who knows how to wrap up warm...<BR/>SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-4963577020060134052008-11-18T14:17:00.000+00:002008-11-18T14:17:00.000+00:00I see a whole new fetish developing. With its own ...I see a whole new fetish developing. With its own journal - <I>"Toggle Talk"</I>.<BR/><BR/>Why don't you two get a Volkswagen camper?No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-57281211034288562902008-11-18T14:05:00.000+00:002008-11-18T14:05:00.000+00:00Scarlet - I used to have a duffel coat with a hood...Scarlet - <I>I</I> used to have a duffel coat with a hood AND toggles. In around 1982, strangely enough....Gyppo Byardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823690986571629011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-85179351344566797372008-11-18T11:41:00.000+00:002008-11-18T11:41:00.000+00:00Scarlet, there is confusion because Comrade Foot h...Scarlet, there is confusion because Comrade Foot himself called it a "sort of duffle coat". The photograph supplied herein shows that it had buttons. No toggles in sight:<BR/><BR/>http://qi.com/talk/viewtopic.php?start=0&t=3207No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-36261969147472522642008-11-18T11:08:00.000+00:002008-11-18T11:08:00.000+00:00It had a hood AND toggles.. I swear it did...SxIt had a hood AND toggles.. I swear it did...<BR/>SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-1992019562417464472008-11-18T09:26:00.000+00:002008-11-18T09:26:00.000+00:00Let's keep it real, ladies. The late Madame Foot a...Let's keep it real, ladies. The late Madame Foot assures us it was a car coat, an agreeably quaint garment one would associate with gloves, goggles and a flat hat. <BR/><BR/>As for you, Pop, I can only assume you found that lost bucket of Montezuma's Curse.No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-91313335533866271302008-11-17T23:29:00.000+00:002008-11-17T23:29:00.000+00:00Was it a duffle coat Wendy? Yes he looked a bit li...Was it a duffle coat Wendy? Yes he looked a bit like Paddington Bear...<BR/>SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-49699513823336896202008-11-17T21:47:00.000+00:002008-11-17T21:47:00.000+00:00I always liked Michael foot's donkey jacket. I'll...I always liked Michael foot's donkey jacket. I'll get my coat...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757043386749543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-90847671641266875352008-11-17T16:48:00.000+00:002008-11-17T16:48:00.000+00:00Look, with Mrs P not around at the moment, somebod...Look, with Mrs P not around at the moment, somebody has to go off-topic, keep the off-topic end up so to speak... I aplogise for not having the same chuputz... I'm trying... it's hard.<BR/>Sx<BR/><BR/>Kinnock shouldn't have done that beach scene, the one with the wind in his hair, either.Ms Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-3120221194683268702008-11-17T14:46:00.000+00:002008-11-17T14:46:00.000+00:00Kinnock's plot to become Queen was foiled when sec...Kinnock's plot to become Queen was foiled when security halted the Welshman and three old schoolmates from Tredegar wearing black leotards and wigs from entering Freddie Mercury's mansion at 3am armed with nothing more than two guitars, a set of drumsticks and a half-empty crate of Brains Bset Bitter while singing the valley version of We Will Ruck You. After Mercury fell tragically at Goose Green, his band mates kept up a constant vigil to prevent another coup attempt, but by then Kinnock had lowered his sights towards the Labour Party leadership.Ian Plenderleithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512357220650578961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-71644034966586827562008-11-17T11:50:00.000+00:002008-11-17T11:50:00.000+00:00I'm grateful to the serious Kinnock scholars out t...I'm grateful to the serious Kinnock scholars out there like Taffhead for correcting Pop's slanders.<BR/><BR/>Are you one of the Llandrindod Taffhead-Jones, by the way?No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-67747199486220635362008-11-17T11:04:00.000+00:002008-11-17T11:04:00.000+00:00Kinnock never mentioned the late Colonel Jones VC....Kinnock never mentioned the late Colonel Jones VC. His exact words were "It's a pity other people had to leave theirs at Goose Green to prove it".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-55756212914457225212008-11-17T10:05:00.000+00:002008-11-17T10:05:00.000+00:00GB and Pop, I bow to your clearer memories. I had ...GB and Pop, I bow to your clearer memories. I had a feeling Goose Green was involved, but didn't recall his mention of Honorary Welshman Colonel Jones. Another black mark against the alleged Kinnock, in addition to his newly-discovered and treasonable claim to the Throne of England. Is quartering too good for him? <BR/><BR/>Mrs Pouncer, welcome back. I believe the <I>Shulchan Aruch</I> has much advice on how to spend Friday evenings. <BR/><BR/>Pearl, smoking in the bath is one of the great lost vices of our time. Turkish cigarettes in Turkish baths are a good way of meeting interesting people.<BR/><BR/>Francis, the Gregynog bar. The Russian department outings would always start with a £50 float and end £200 in the red. Appropriately enough. We'd have a whipround before they'd let us get on the bus.No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-46216676110415509582008-11-17T08:49:00.000+00:002008-11-17T08:49:00.000+00:00"University of Wales's concrete country knocking-s...<I>"University of Wales's concrete country knocking-shop, Gregynog Hall"</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, the memories! The downside is that dingy bar in the basement, with a long pew along the back wall that wouldn't have been out of place in a Calvinist chapel. Ample supplies of magic mushrooms in the grounds (though best not consumed while drinking in the bar).Francis Sedgemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12310279298255158895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-67791799047501612062008-11-17T06:06:00.000+00:002008-11-17T06:06:00.000+00:00Ahh, fine. The Oedipus line was good though - I kn...Ahh, fine. The Oedipus line was good though - I know a few Isadora's who could've been happily perved by it! <BR/><BR/>Fair's fair, I have to give Kinnock credit for doing the spadework required to prepare the way for Our Tone.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34326573.post-6018861928072944962008-11-17T01:59:00.000+00:002008-11-17T01:59:00.000+00:00Admirably frank for someone with aspirations of be...<I>Admirably frank for someone with aspirations of becoming head of state.</I><BR/><BR/>I had no idea Kinnock was plotting to become Queen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com