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POIROTS CHRISTMAS - for old and new chaps alike
POIROTS CHRISTMAS - for old and new chaps alike
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Merry Christmas Vel!
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Can I just add a DISCLAIMER here?
At the time I PRODUCED this piece, darlinks, I was badly effected by a micro-organism in a plate of wild rice I ate in a trendy cafe in Great Western Road in Glasgow. I then became obsessed by Poirot when I realized that THE THEFT OF THE ROYAL RUBY was totally in-sync with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon...all of this happened while I was under the influence of the toxic agent in the wild rice - for I was itchy as fuq for a solid week and I believed I was a famous Belgian. Now, as a SOBER man, I have come to hate this thread as much as Thin and Crispy ever did...and I repent in dust and ashes... HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2009, EVERYONE...IT'S CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!! |
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:)
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Yeah, YOU - you, you, with the smiley - you with the SMILEY - I want ROYALTIES from YOU !!!!
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Excellent, Vel!
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But not you, Tommy - in fact, you can invest the royalties in whatever you like...Stoke City FC...Fund for Old Soldiers Who Swing the Lead...a night of passion with Rachel Riley...whatever...
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Cheers Vel!
Can I donate my monies to "Save The Tunnocks' Caramel Wafer", just for Bodil, please? |
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Ok, Tommy, that's fine by me - but you must send him some Seriously Strong Cheddar, too.
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That may cause a total eclipse of The Pooliverse, Vel!
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Yes.
I'd like to send this message to Bodil : Bodil - breathe...breathe in the cheesy air Yes, breathe in the cheesy air Don't be afraid to care. Thank You. |
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Hey Tommy - did you see Syd Barrett's two bikes sold for about £10,000 - he painted them himself. Wouldn't mind the sky blue one...and a few of Syd's paintings.
He can keep the DIY, though. |
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I didn't, Vel - but it has brought back memories of me painting my first (second hand) bike with old white emulsion I'd found in the cupboard one day - bell 'n' all!
My dad went mad when he saw it. I thought I'd done a great job! |
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It surely peeled, Tommy!
I had an old Dawes Windrush that belonged to my Uncle Kaspar. It was far too big for me, but I swapped a loan of bikes with my cycling mad buddy. I'm off to get Syd Barrett's lyrics... |
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I've got a bike
You can ride it if you like It's got a basket A bell that rings And things to make it look good I'd give it to you if I could But I borrowed it. You're the kind of girl that fits in with my world I'll give you anything Everything if you want things, I've got a cloak It's a bit of a joke There's a tear up the front It's red and black I've had it for months If you think it could look good Then I guess it should. |
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I know a mouse
And he hasn't got a house I don't know why I call him Gerald He's getting rather old But he's a good mouse. You're the kind of girl that fits in with my world I'll give you anything Everything if you want things I've got a clan of gingerbread men Here a man There a man Lots of gingerbread men Take a couple if you wish They're on the dish. You're the kind of girl that fits in with my world I'll give you anything Everything if you want things I know a room full of musical tunes Some rhyme Some ching Most of them are clockwork Let's go into the other room and make them work. |
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Vel, it's such a painful memory - my dad being angry with me, for one of the very few occasions it ever happened - I think my memory has blocked out whether it peeled or not.
In fact, I can't remember a single moment of the bike after my dad discovered it; outside, painted with emulsion, with an old coat I'd put over it! Great lyrics! |
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My time with the Dawes Windrush ended when another pal threw a spanner at the spokes and I went over the handlebars.
That was our idea of a "game" in 70s Glasgow. |
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Ah!
I remember pegging (with a wooden clothes peg, no less) TyPhoo Tea 'collection' cards to the spokes on my wheels to create a 'go faster' sound! |
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Or were they PG tips cards?
I really can't remember - as I've never liked tea. |
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Millport is perfect for cycling, Tommy. It's a flat Scottish island and you can cycle round the island. You can hire bikes. I spent many happy days there, and a few unhappy days.
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ffs - "don't like tea" & "hate cheese" -- WHAT SORT OF FORUM IS THIS ??
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I really don't know, Vel!
I was brought up in a right old tea-belly' drinking house , but I never liked the stuff, except for a dunk of the odd biccie or several - and then threw the tea away! It always tasted like licking a choc-ice wrapper to me. |
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Must have about 30 crates downstairs, Tommy - Trade Fair de-caff lime and charcoal - you name it, I got it for 27p reduced price. I have one cupboard dedicated to tea as I took max. advantage of the great Somerfield clear out sale of November 2001.
Good night, Tommy - I took a sleeping potion tea earlier : Jackson's of Picadilly SENCHA TOSLEEP. I'll LEAF you with the words of KAKUZO OKAKURA, the great Japanese detective : "Tea is a work of art and needs a master hand to bring out its noblest qualities." £5 a crate doon the Barras. |
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Oh, and ah...
"The Bitter Tea of General Yen" is on the DVD lightbox... |
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Excellent, Vel!
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Tea's OK. You can't go wrong with dried leaves.
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'You can't beat a nice cuppa with your whelks' - The Duke Of Edinburgh said, on paying a rare visit to Tubby Isaacs, East India Dock Road, London.
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Merry Xmas
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what what????????
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Post early for xmas imo
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Anyone watching Scrooge on Five? It really is a marvellous film (1951 version)
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This is the 1970 version Kenny the 1951 version was shown on Channel 5 yesterday
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That's strange pumpy, I'm recording it for later. It definately says 1951 with Ali
stair Sim when I press for info but a quick glance shows that you are correct. |
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Yes my VirginMedia highlight comes on saying 1951 but its certainly the latter version, I have also seen the 1951 version in colour but it was B & W yesterday, by far the best version of the lot.
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Yes I'm with Virgin. No hurry but do you know if you can record from the radio? My Tivo box doesn't seem to allow it.
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Never tried Kenny till now just gone over to radio 1 ( 901 ) & I have recorded it so there must be something stopping you doing it on your box, it should work.
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That's encouraging. Cheers matey.
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If you can't do it obviously not today but phone them up they will sort it out, have a good day.
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Funny thread
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