tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post3239010073881945808..comments2024-02-07T23:23:13.726+00:00Comments on The Fylde and Wyre Antiquarian: The Infamy GameBrian Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-4249311342699120922010-09-19T15:40:56.905+01:002010-09-19T15:40:56.905+01:00The new series of Dr Who is fuckin' A at the m...The new series of Dr Who is fuckin' A at the moment.<br /><br />Also yes, I have returned. For a brief period of time and then its back into the time vortex I'm afraid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-77184980798041024052010-02-19T12:01:39.105+00:002010-02-19T12:01:39.105+00:00Carol,
Don't know who Len Goodman is, don'...<b>Carol,<br /><br />Don't know who Len Goodman is, don't watch 'Strictly'...no wonder you're depressed. Incidentally, have you got my telephone number yet?<br /><br />Jayne,<br /><br />I saw the Brig in Sarah Jane (ahem). The blogger board, unfortunately, isn't wide enough to accommodate a drawing of his increasingly rotund girth I'm afraid.</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-3310189779087716982010-02-19T11:30:34.430+00:002010-02-19T11:30:34.430+00:00I did say it was distasteful, never claimed it was...I <i>did</i> say it was distasteful, never claimed it was 100% accurate or a school lesson lol.<br /><br />Speaking of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart I see he's turned up in the Sara-Jane Adventures but not in DW yet...can't you go draw him in or something, Brian?Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-77642167057312070852010-02-19T09:41:14.152+00:002010-02-19T09:41:14.152+00:00your picture of Harry looks very much like that ol...your picture of Harry looks very much like that old codger Len Goodman of "strictly" fame.<br />carolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-82163395364536004562010-02-19T09:02:35.404+00:002010-02-19T09:02:35.404+00:00Annie,
Substitute Saddam for the previous three s...<b>Annie,<br /><br />Substitute Saddam for the previous three suggestions then. I haven't actually seen the video, but I've been lead to believe that he was well hung. And if I'm wrong about that, then the bloke from the inside sleeve for Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief should suffice.</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-62334435529271533182010-02-19T00:28:59.326+00:002010-02-19T00:28:59.326+00:00It is well-documented that Mr Hutchence and Mr Car...It is well-documented that Mr Hutchence and Mr Caradine did not die by rope. The late Mr McQueen, being a couture designer, probably did not use rough old rope either.<br />Tasteless is OK if humourous, misinformation is not.BwcaBrowniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500142856655553009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-18500970870141133432010-02-18T22:35:15.786+00:002010-02-18T22:35:15.786+00:00Jayne,
That's what I thought, which was I did...<b>Jayne,<br /><br />That's what I thought, which was I didn't mention them either.</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-23713308910679789512010-02-18T22:16:30.690+00:002010-02-18T22:16:30.690+00:00Dark or milk chocolate?
'Caradine, Hutchence a...Dark or milk chocolate?<br />'Caradine, Hutchence and McQueen' would make a nice heading for rope importers...but that would be rather distasteful so I won't mention it.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-20272632847365185732010-02-18T20:13:05.526+00:002010-02-18T20:13:05.526+00:00Steve,
When you say you used to work with Harry A...<b>Steve,<br /><br />When you say you used to work with Harry Allen, what exactly was the job? Freight loading? Campanologist? (I'm trying desperately to think of jobs involving ropes and trapdoors here, and, as you can see, having very little luck.)</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-77011715953638546082010-02-18T19:13:32.898+00:002010-02-18T19:13:32.898+00:00I used to work with Harry Allen in the early 80s h...I used to work with Harry Allen in the early 80s his party trick to keep his skills sharp was upon meeting anyone new he would tell them their height, weight and how long a drop would be needed to do the job cleanly. A sobering thought he always said he was ready for duty should the need arise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!swbirdy64https://www.blogger.com/profile/11321818175582622789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-35086892655502776792010-02-18T19:05:39.523+00:002010-02-18T19:05:39.523+00:00Carol,
I've texted my number to you (again), ...<b>Carol,<br /><br />I've texted my number to you (again), so if you want some more books then send me the usual details and I'll get onto our distributor about it. (Er...assuming both the anonymous requests above were actually from Carol, of course.)</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-9080764706921737152010-02-18T18:16:07.935+00:002010-02-18T18:16:07.935+00:00well that helpful...i have an irate librarian want...well that helpful...i have an irate librarian wanting copies of your opus for our local publications thingy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-19721559801007607172010-02-18T17:04:10.190+00:002010-02-18T17:04:10.190+00:00I keep telling you to get a SKYPE phone, Carol. Th...<b>I keep telling you to get a SKYPE phone, Carol. They're free and you don't even need a number.</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-28130278876008284722010-02-18T15:44:19.618+00:002010-02-18T15:44:19.618+00:00can one brian hughes of fleetwoodshire please txt ...can one brian hughes of fleetwoodshire please txt a very depressed librarian his phone number as she has lost it(the number, not her mind, but then again...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-53156965367888452732010-02-18T09:32:35.840+00:002010-02-18T09:32:35.840+00:00Annie,
The joke I heard was more tasteless than t...<b>Annie,<br /><br />The joke I heard was more tasteless than that. More tasteless than a Wagon Wheel in fact. Now that's really tasteless.</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-56709198800153391962010-02-18T05:54:29.153+00:002010-02-18T05:54:29.153+00:00Dear tasteful F.A.W.A
your readers appreciate your...Dear <i>tasteful</i> F.A.W.A<br />your readers appreciate your restraint.<br />On the other hand 'ripper' or 'rippa' is an Aussie slang term for 'excellent' ie: we had a ripper Yorkie bar.BwcaBrowniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500142856655553009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-74649418770861847712010-02-17T23:39:20.869+00:002010-02-17T23:39:20.869+00:00There used to be an old joke about Peter Sutcliffe...<b>There used to be an old joke about Peter Sutcliffe and Yorkie bars...but it was rather tasteless, so I won't repeat it here.</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-61412962469272083792010-02-17T23:04:24.145+00:002010-02-17T23:04:24.145+00:00Yorkie bars.Yorkie bars.BwcaBrowniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500142856655553009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-24908471603089872922010-02-17T22:56:58.125+00:002010-02-17T22:56:58.125+00:00A chocolate called a Yorkie, John???
In the words ...A chocolate called a Yorkie, John???<br />In the words of a former Aussie politician best forgotten, "please explain" ?<br /><br />Hmmm Casanova with Tennant...hmmmmmJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-6846752201482879792010-02-17T18:38:37.275+00:002010-02-17T18:38:37.275+00:00Annie,
To me Mr. Cribbins will always be Orinoco ...<b>Annie,<br /><br />To me Mr. Cribbins will always be Orinoco in the Wombles. (Why are we writing about him as though he's dead?)<br /><br />John,<br /><br />Lancashire and Yorkshire never really stopped fighting the Wars of the Roses. I was particularly pleased with Wallace and Gromit's 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' (Nick Parks, of course, being another grand Lancastrian) and the sign in it surrounded by barbed wire that read: "Danger! Yorkshire Border."</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-38603056510962332592010-02-17T14:10:18.771+00:002010-02-17T14:10:18.771+00:00Okay, now that i've actually read teh post, I ...Okay, now that i've actually read teh post, I must ask you to desist from bashing Yorkshire! Not only did my ancestors escape, er... hail from Yorkshire, but we now have that delectable bit of chocolate called the Yorkie.<br /><br />As for Blackpool, anyone growing up in such a place, from what I hear, would obviously develop the credentials for being an evil mastermind at a very early age. Survival would make that a necessary requirement.<br /><br />Now, are we all through with this senseless bashing?<br /><br />And no more talk of Tennant! I haven't seen those episodes yet!<br /><br />Anonymous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-88760744866760494112010-02-17T13:38:37.200+00:002010-02-17T13:38:37.200+00:00You know, i haven't seen these episodes at all...You know, i haven't seen these episodes at all yet, so may I kindly ask y'all to zip it? :0)<br /><br />back to archeology, please, until I can afford the outlandish price of the latest Who collection on dvd.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-80756455061348721932010-02-17T11:32:58.874+00:002010-02-17T11:32:58.874+00:00as far as I'm concerned, Cribbins CV is Right ...as far as I'm concerned, Cribbins CV is <i>Right Said Fred</i>, then The Rat Inspector in Flawty Towels, but <b>Mr Simm and Mr Tennant both have a serious effect on me, State Of Dr.Hamlet Meets Casanova On Mars.</b>BwcaBrowniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500142856655553009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-59356570998271047452010-02-17T10:11:23.986+00:002010-02-17T10:11:23.986+00:00Actually Jayne, because I'm a bit of a boffin ...<b>Actually Jayne, because I'm a bit of a boffin when it comes to all matters Whovian, I can tell you that, once the filming on the Tennant era had finished, Bernard Cribbins (a.k.a. Wilf) was presented with a plaque, apparently, inscribed to 'The Doctor's most faithful companion' along with a photo-montage in a frame showing Mr Cribbins with David Tennant on one half, and Mr Cribbins with Peter Cushing (because he appeared, of course, in the Daleks Invasion of Earth back in the 1960s with said Peter Cushing playing the Doctor at the time) on the other. With the exception of the Brigadier, this probably makes him the longest serving Dr. Who companion of all time.<br /><br />And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to try and find out where I've misplaced my life.</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-31301089404468376452010-02-17T09:12:16.989+00:002010-02-17T09:12:16.989+00:00Next you'll tell us Wilf is actually James Bon...Next you'll tell us Wilf is actually James Bonds' father who begat Davros during a stop over on Venus :PJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.com