Some thngs never change...

Continuing the series of selections from the good people of YouTube, here's a bit of Saturday night telly from November 1978. Bruce Forsyth presented the generation game on BBC One, but left to join ITV. After the ads, you'll see a bit of the show they gave him, and it got panned!

Two things to remember: don't forget the cheese and try not to swing those hips too hard!

Dear Mr Banker...

Tomorrow sees the day when it is likely banks will receive £50 billion of our money. This is the first stage of the 'bail-out'.

Lets look at this 'consumer-wise', shall we?

I don't recall the banks asking me to borrow money, so I guess that would make it an unauthorised overdraft. 

That'll be a £20 overdraft fee + daily interest, then please!

Oh, and if you don't pay, we'll send some big men round to take your house - just like you do!

Twenty-five Years ago...

So, it's lunchtime. Mum's spread some Shippams on some bread and you're wondering if you can pull another day sick  off school tomorrow. Here's what we watched...

Come to my Christmas Party on January 25th

I received a ridiculous letter this morning from the garage I bought my car from. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of buying from a main dealer but hey ho...

(Names have been changed to protect the Guilty)

01 October 2008

The G-Man, Essex UK

The £1 Million give away

This is not a circular, you are a nominated customer requested by My Chairman (sic) to receive a special discount/deal.

Dear G-Man

Our Chairman, Cyril Cigar-Chomper, has asked me to contact you regarding some good new about the above event.

Please see the accompanying letter for further information

Could you please call me on 123456 to confirm your appointment

Yours blah...

Harry Hand-Wringer

Used car Salesman

Fair enough, you might think. Anyway, here's a quote from said attached letter, from Cyril Cigar-Chomper no less:

As a loyal customer of Big Garage I would like to invite you to this exclusive event being held at all of our Big Garage dealerships from 19th - 30th September 2008.

OK, so you want me to come to your event, which finished the day before you wrote the invite. Cheers!

They don't make 'em like this any more... love the bouncing rings!

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Thunderstorms are Great!

What is it about thunderstorms that I like so much?

• Is it the anticipation as the weather builds up?
• Is it the excitement as lightning slices through the air
  
• Is it the noise as the white-hot spark rents the air in two, creating a thunderous boom of epic proportions?

I don't know... but I do know that they're ACE!

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A baby Robin visits

(I should have posted this on the 3rd, but well...)
So there we were, happily sitting just inside the patio doors of the hotel room, when this little fellow strolled up. We watched as s/he (can you tell the difference?) pecked around for a bit and chirruped about the place. It had not long stopped raining when s/he appeared as the sun came through.

Red Cabbage and bingo

Repost from Tuesday, June 03, 2008, 9:08pm

After another damp day we spent the day looking at the wildlife that was tame enough to approach the open patio door to the room. Squirrels, a chaffinch, a baby robin and 2 magpies all came looking. Pictures will follow on my return.
I am blogging live from the pavilion where the band is currently doing Lennon's Imagine justice. Later there'll be a comic, who i'll talk about later. Meanwhile, more gin has arrived, so i must continue to test it.

Dampness Abounds

Repost from Tuesday, June 03, 2008, 7:20am

Contrary to earlier forecasts, the rain is falling steadily. Hopefully by lunchtime it'll clear. My room has a patio with a harbour view and I hope to sit out there once the sun comes out. Anyway, last night's caberet. The resident entertainers provided a worthwhile selection of fifties and sixties songs. The band played well and the lead singer's confident renditions and flashes of wit proved successful. The dancers' energetic routines added sparkle to the whole thing. As always i greatly admire how hard they work to provide a show which has to cater for many tastes. All of them gathered at the exit to bid everyone goodnight as we left- a nice touch.

Holiday Time -

Repost from Monday, June 02, 2008

So, the first day of the knock-a-holiday has come to an end.
We arrived down here at Hayling Island at 3.15. Our rooms were ready for us and our luggage was brought up quickly. Once we had rested, it was time to sample the keyboard stylings of a chap called Ricky James before moving through to the restaurant for dinner. Tonight I enjoyed Broccoli and Cauliflower soup then Beef in Black bean sauce followed by ginger ice cream. Unfortunately too much beer prevents me from writing more at the moment. Tomorrow I will try to post about the show we saw at the cabaret tonight. But for now... Bed!

Hello

Whoops...

In my haste, I hit the delete blog button when I really just wanted to give the blog a new skin. never mind.

I will repost the last couple of entries that I posted from my holiday to Hayling Island.