Mr Pastry; Well-loved 1950's TV comedian.
John Bolton; US National Security Advisor.
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I remember hiding behind the sofa when Mr Pastry was on the tv. The overflowing washing machine incident was particularly scary.
ReplyDeleteI rather liked him; but I can't remember why.
DeleteMy sentiments exactly, Cro. Re Rachel's remark about Charlie Drake, I agree with that too. Another one I could never 'appreciate' was Jimmy Clitheroe.
DeleteAbout your Mixed Groups comment on my reply a couple of days ago I just saw a full page advert for a job as an "air traffic controller". The German equivalent is written: "Fluglotse/-in". In view of the cost of a full page advert for such a responsible post in a broadsheet I assume this absurd grammatical construction to be grammatically correct. Only problem - there are 3 other grammatical constructions in common use! German grammar? It's a fiasco and a chaos.
DeleteThe Clitheroe Kid on the radio. He just about got away with it on radio but it didn't work on tv.
DeleteA couple of years ago my youngest son was here, and needed to fly to Frankfort, and book a hotel room. He telephoned the hotel, and I was astounded to hear him speaking perfectly fluently in German. I'd had no idea he could even say Danke Schoen.
Delete"got away with it" that's true.
DeleteWe all overlapped each other here.
DeleteArchie Andrews wasn't very funny.
DeleteNo, not really.
DeleteFirst TV broadcasts here started on 1966,all our childhood without tv...
ReplyDeleteMy family was late to TV, my parents didn't approve. I was obliged to visit friends to see Mr Pastry.
DeleteI remember Mr Pastry!
ReplyDeleteI used to think he was very funny, but I did with Charlie Drake too.
DeleteI liked Mr Pastry and custard pies in people's faces. He made us children laugh a lot. I never found Charlie Drake funny though.
ReplyDeleteI'm a natural 'laugher', I find everything funny.
DeleteDid he do the dance thing, The Chargers or something like that?
ReplyDeleteThe Lancers. He danced it on his own.
DeleteI just looked at it on YouTube; brilliant.
DeleteHe was a clever bloke.
DeleteWe just watched the Lancers on You Tube as well. Hilarious.
DeleteRichard Hearne. I may have got that right!
DeleteThat's him!
DeleteWe loved Mr Pastry as a family ..... our Dad loved The Lancers. Laughter is the best ..... does us the world of good. There should be much more of it. XXXX
ReplyDeleteQuite right. There's nothing like a good laugh to lift the spirits.
DeleteIt is making me laugh even thinking about The Lancers.
DeleteWell spotted.
ReplyDeleteRemarkable similarity, I thought.
DeleteI do not know of Mr. Pasty, but John Bolton is not someone who would make anyone smile.
ReplyDeleteYou can look him up on YouTube, dancing The Lancers.
DeleteMr Pastry if you are looking him up, SOAC.
DeleteYes, Mr Pasty might lead you to Jeremy Corbyn.
DeleteHe is a rather handsome man whatever and whoever he is.
ReplyDeleteWho? Mr Pastry?
DeleteA belly laugh reply. Well done you two.
DeleteAbout our crossed replies and your son speaking German I'm reminded of Mark Twain when he was on his grand European Tour and he was asked what he thought of German he replied: it's an impossible language but the two best words are damit and womit.
ReplyDeleteNot being a German speaker, my knowledge of useful phrases has been limited to the yellings of WW2 German soldiers in war films.
DeleteI remember Richard Hearne. In fact I remember most of those mentioned because I'm of an appropriate age. Charlie Drake was clever, of course, as most of them were but I just couldn't find him funny. Oddly enough I remember that the family and I were watching the programme in about 1960 when he had that terrible accident with the window when they had to cut the programme short. They were put out live then.
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten about the window business. Didn't it almost kill him?
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