tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5872730702001853503..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Funnier Times.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66873379676766510662021-01-25T04:20:36.470+00:002021-01-25T04:20:36.470+00:00I very nearly bought one of the Giles cartoons mys...I very nearly bought one of the Giles cartoons myself. It was one that The Daily Express didn't publish because they thought it too risqué. It involved Macmillan and Christine Keeler, with Macmillan saying "I've never had it so good".Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85781028424473562312021-01-24T20:41:00.062+00:002021-01-24T20:41:00.062+00:00You reminded me if my 70s childhood here in NZ. I...You reminded me if my 70s childhood here in NZ. I loved the Giles and Thelwell books, and would often drag a pile of them home from the library.Poppy Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46440328907808058712021-01-24T17:41:31.947+00:002021-01-24T17:41:31.947+00:00Central London in the mid-60's was wonderful.....Central London in the mid-60's was wonderful.... Swinging London, and all that!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27456587169721922162021-01-24T17:40:18.767+00:002021-01-24T17:40:18.767+00:00I've always thought that would have been the c...I've always thought that would have been the case!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63495279089135583502021-01-24T15:42:09.373+00:002021-01-24T15:42:09.373+00:00Another interesting story from your past. Another ...Another interesting story from your past. Another world to me. Good readinglocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19679070480281100262021-01-24T15:14:20.053+00:002021-01-24T15:14:20.053+00:00Fun reading. Also, I read somewhere that Ronald Se...Fun reading. Also, I read somewhere that Ronald Searle regretted the missed opportunity to meet with Magnon for the rest of his life. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76308543958005547582021-01-24T14:51:50.906+00:002021-01-24T14:51:50.906+00:00Really? I had no idea. I must look him up on wiki....Really? I had no idea. I must look him up on wiki.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16016608357489397562021-01-24T14:30:02.860+00:002021-01-24T14:30:02.860+00:00I rather have a feeling that Ronald Searle might h...I rather have a feeling that Ronald Searle might have been a Prisoner of war of the Japanese with my first husband.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33783190694159272012021-01-24T13:15:02.012+00:002021-01-24T13:15:02.012+00:00I used to have a big pile of Annuals, but I don...I used to have a big pile of Annuals, but I don't know if we still have them. They would be in Brighton if we do.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86127846462038591722021-01-24T13:13:33.476+00:002021-01-24T13:13:33.476+00:00It was wonderful having them all there for the ope...It was wonderful having them all there for the opening night. I think Bill Tidy was the funniest.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22401783021879876292021-01-24T13:12:06.961+00:002021-01-24T13:12:06.961+00:00Some of them are wonderful.Some of them are wonderful.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45870304460800457852021-01-24T13:10:40.714+00:002021-01-24T13:10:40.714+00:00I was raised on Giles cartoons, and we always had ...I was raised on Giles cartoons, and we always had his Annual at Christmas. There was always so much in them, I love them all to this day.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17675624592427321522021-01-24T13:10:15.183+00:002021-01-24T13:10:15.183+00:00I still have an old Giles book or two. Grandma was...I still have an old Giles book or two. Grandma was a pip. Even as a youngster, I liked going through each cartoon carefully to find the sometimes less than obvious snickers.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16881264343695437622021-01-24T11:50:46.818+00:002021-01-24T11:50:46.818+00:00Happy to have obliged :)
What a great exhibition ...Happy to have obliged :)<br /><br />What a great exhibition it must have been! I do love cartoons and while never a pony-type, the Thelwells always make me smile. RS did become a recluse after moving to France, so it would have been a bit of a coup if you did meet him! Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51182030589880875822021-01-24T11:35:41.182+00:002021-01-24T11:35:41.182+00:00I have tried to draw but am useless. Cartoonists m...I have tried to draw but am useless. Cartoonists must be admired for their skill and brevity.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14069505800680355972021-01-24T11:25:20.902+00:002021-01-24T11:25:20.902+00:00Cartoonists have produced some of the most wonderf...Cartoonists have produced some of the most wonderful, amazing and imaginative visual portrayal of ideas and words in art.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50806805356304478352021-01-24T10:54:00.375+00:002021-01-24T10:54:00.375+00:00Not many comments to make really, other than '...Not many comments to make really, other than 'poor old Cro', who didn't get to meet Ronald Searle.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85591934644279036272021-01-24T10:28:56.747+00:002021-01-24T10:28:56.747+00:00Nice and interesting post, even if I can't mak...Nice and interesting post, even if I can't make a relevant comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50951620204834460462021-01-24T08:38:33.146+00:002021-01-24T08:38:33.146+00:00Thank you for that. I'm always pleased to be r...Thank you for that. I'm always pleased to be reminded of the jokes I failed to offer!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85591263718344576182021-01-24T08:10:40.772+00:002021-01-24T08:10:40.772+00:00Are you saying that Nicholas was horny? No wonder ...Are you saying that Nicholas was horny? No wonder that he twiddled with himself.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com