tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post4463062415526807163..comments2024-03-28T20:15:25.409+00:00Comments on A Yorkshire Memoir: New Month Old Post: Posters on the WallTasker Dunhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-33167954551180036542021-01-05T00:16:02.945+00:002021-01-05T00:16:02.945+00:00I was aye baffled by the £40m. black hole in the P...I was aye baffled by the £40m. black hole in the Patisserie Valerie accounts. Accounting irregularities? or as Deep Throat said, *Just follow the money ...*Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-27999082872211420482021-01-04T09:27:24.004+00:002021-01-04T09:27:24.004+00:00I bet the chartered accountants did well, though.I bet the chartered accountants did well, though.Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-8430428839954194432021-01-03T23:06:24.364+00:002021-01-03T23:06:24.364+00:00When you said the model was only 18 I was reminded...When you said the model was only 18 I was reminded of Jack Lemon's line in Save the Tiger ... *Nobody's 18,* he tells the hippie girl who thumbs a lift on Rodeo Drive.<br />Can't believe the girl never made a cent from that poster. The swines.Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-78100904378199259442021-01-02T16:30:42.187+00:002021-01-02T16:30:42.187+00:00Aye, nostalgia isn't what it used to be.Aye, nostalgia isn't what it used to be.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-14460399616653811452021-01-02T15:55:45.832+00:002021-01-02T15:55:45.832+00:00Stupidly, I thought that such tables were for mapp...Stupidly, I thought that such tables were for mapping menstruation cycles.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-51779037200732432102021-01-02T15:38:55.505+00:002021-01-02T15:38:55.505+00:00Periodic table! After posting about how much you d...Periodic table! After posting about how much you disliked science. What brought on the change? Were you going out with a girl called Beryllium? Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-84274913926183883662021-01-02T15:33:57.019+00:002021-01-02T15:33:57.019+00:00Ah, the Farrah Fawcett red swim suit poster - all ...Ah, the Farrah Fawcett red swim suit poster - all teeth and nipples. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-84813662106521230442021-01-02T15:28:56.921+00:002021-01-02T15:28:56.921+00:00Thank you, and to you. Never regarded my digs as c...Thank you, and to you. Never regarded my digs as classy, though. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-45971712786059626392021-01-02T15:24:56.340+00:002021-01-02T15:24:56.340+00:00Having once audited a company that made television...Having once audited a company that made television adverts, which gave some insight into how these things worked, it would not at all surprise me if they thought of that one, only to reject it want of a suitable image. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-66909288435044068992021-01-02T13:54:58.126+00:002021-01-02T13:54:58.126+00:00Above - it's like the Monty Python team has re...Above - it's like the Monty Python team has reformed!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-18282260805454512882021-01-02T13:52:10.076+00:002021-01-02T13:52:10.076+00:00You have a hell of a memory Tasker. At university ...You have a hell of a memory Tasker. At university I had the periodic table on my wall. Thanks for reminding me of that knickerless tennis player. How many lusty dreams were ignited by that particular image? The model's name was Fiona Butler and the picture was taken in the long hot summer of 1976 when she was eighteen. She never made a penny from the poster though her ex-boyfriend did.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-77198716306619808452021-01-02T08:31:27.067+00:002021-01-02T08:31:27.067+00:00Ah yes, posters. I don't know what Athena is, ...Ah yes, posters. I don't know what Athena is, but we certainly had our share of posters as teenagers in America. All the boys had Farrah Fawcett on their walls. I had Rachel Ward. I also had a big Budweiser poster, which I suppose is the counterpart of your Guinness.<br /><br />I loved Monty Python too -- I used to sneak out of bed at night to watch it when it aired at 11:30 p.m.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-59840204863609590852021-01-02T00:59:26.634+00:002021-01-02T00:59:26.634+00:00You outclassed my early digs, so I shall only take...You outclassed my early digs, so I shall only take this space to wish you a happy 2021.<br />Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-66155644933859756632021-01-01T22:18:42.488+00:002021-01-01T22:18:42.488+00:00I liked, "I used to think Wanking was a town ...I liked, "I used to think Wanking was a town in China until I discovered Smirnoff".Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-18283540500943610212021-01-01T21:51:56.981+00:002021-01-01T21:51:56.981+00:00Not so much a room of my youth - I was in my early...Not so much a room of my youth - I was in my early twenties by then. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-37828526819803054172021-01-01T20:23:47.215+00:002021-01-01T20:23:47.215+00:00I raised my boys watching Monty Python and they st...I raised my boys watching Monty Python and they still love the movies today. It is fun to see the room of your youth. I admit as a teenager I had Beatle posters all over my walls. Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-44859702975733301652021-01-01T16:25:11.582+00:002021-01-01T16:25:11.582+00:00He was all TorkHe was all TorkJayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-16131309717543960722021-01-01T16:22:28.437+00:002021-01-01T16:22:28.437+00:00Happy New Year to you. I got a bit obssessed by it...Happy New Year to you. I got a bit obssessed by it. Another one I liked was the sketch in which Oscar Wilde, James McNeill Whistler and George Bernard Shaw compete in epigrams. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-74790572534955718902021-01-01T16:14:46.884+00:002021-01-01T16:14:46.884+00:00I can think of other suitable substitutions too. I can think of other suitable substitutions too. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-42610200973388182762021-01-01T16:13:39.771+00:002021-01-01T16:13:39.771+00:00For Pete's sake!For Pete's sake! Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-78406216480737880132021-01-01T15:32:24.817+00:002021-01-01T15:32:24.817+00:00I love Monty Python too and particularly "Voc...I love Monty Python too and particularly "Vocational Guidance Counsellor," LOL! Accountants need to develop thick skins about their profession, like lawyers.<br /><br />Happy New Year!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-12244087975038990112021-01-01T15:20:49.124+00:002021-01-01T15:20:49.124+00:00I heard of a man whose wife wanted to see a Monkee...I heard of a man whose wife wanted to see a Monkee's reunion in Switzerland. He thought she had to be joking. Then he saw her face. He finished off with "Now I'm in Geneva.'Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-68099243972091991572021-01-01T14:50:17.798+00:002021-01-01T14:50:17.798+00:00Hmm...change Nixon for Trump in that line and it s...Hmm...change Nixon for Trump in that line and it still works. :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-40978590206080110542021-01-01T13:40:47.666+00:002021-01-01T13:40:47.666+00:00He could be in charge of the Ministry of funny wal...He could be in charge of the Ministry of funny walks and silly haircuts perhaps?northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-92212189641643957652021-01-01T12:56:27.653+00:002021-01-01T12:56:27.653+00:00I still do. Boris Johnson would be an awful Python...I still do. Boris Johnson would be an awful Python. He would try to make it all about him. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.com