slightly OT: Verbal Diarrhoe'a or Linguistic Dia'chronism

Gentlemen, Have you all been taking a peek at your Christmas presents because you all seem to have found Dictionaries, its very noble of you to take up the English language as another interest at such a late stage in your lives. Keep up the good work.

Martin P

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Campingstoveman
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Martin, the latest thread reminds me of that BBC television program "The Good Old Days" where the 'presenter' (Yes, I do forget his correct title) "thrilled" the audience with obsolete words. Let them play :-)) If you ignore them, like my boys when they were younger they'll get bored and try something else to wind you up and amuse the rest of us.

JohnR

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John Rogers

John, don't you worry about Martin getting wound up!

Clockwork mice were his invention. :-)

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Arthur Griffin & Jeni Stanton

Sir, are you implying that my good friend Primus prodder is a mere automaton ? :-) ttfn. Roland (rat)

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Guys. It's the season of good will, take it easy on him :-)) Do you know how much a FULL set of dictionaries will set Martin back.

JohnR

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John Rogers

John,

Dont you worry about me, you look after them as Athur pointed out I invented the clockwork mechanism, I might not have the perspicuous abilities of Roland or Kim but I can fight with other weapon's just as easily as they can with words. Look and learn Gentlemen, look and learn :-)) By the way "Primus Prodder" very good Roland, the wine is obviousely working its magic :-))

Martin P

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Campingstoveman

Strangely enough, it was called "Old Time Music Hall" but like you I always remember it as "The Good Old Days".

Leonard Sachs was the compere, it was on in the evenings on a Saturday and then Sunday, probably before or after "Sunday Night at the London Palladium".

Funny how you remember things which, in my case, I rarely watched.

Peter

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Peter A Forbes

My sister just reminded me that there was also a programme called "Old Time Music Hall" which was an entirely separate programme!

Peter

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Hi Peter, I found the attached on Google but couldn't find "Old time music hall" as a TV program. (Lots of other entries though)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'The Good Old Days' - began in July 1953 from the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds, and Leonard Sachs was to become the celebrated chairman of a show that lasted for thirty years and featured 2000 artists. The assembled throng not only wore period clothes like the artists; they were encouraged to join in the songs too. All the money for their outfits, false beards, stick-on moustaches and side-whiskers came out of their own pocket, although some were known to cheat by only wearing costume from the waist up since only their top halves were visible on television. The other splendidly individual feature about "The Good Old Days" was the performance of Leonard Sachs. No act ever had a bigger build-up as he reeled off a list of sesquipedalian provincialisms (long words) with the audience reaching a crescendo of oohs and aahs as Sachs sounded increasingly constipated. Finally, as the atmosphere reached fever pitch, he would activate his gavel, shriek, "Your own, Your very own..." and often introduce an act that nobody had ever heard of. The programme was produced by Barney Colehan who also produced 'Have a Go' on the radio

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- and now Kim feels a lot better about promulgating Off Topic stuff!

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

- who wishes you and yours all the very best for the Festive season and a cheerful and prosperous New Year.

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J K Siddorn

When I was in Leeds circa 1970, driving trains (oops - that should read 'studying Electrical Engineering' ) the City Varieties main claim to fame was its rather inferior strip shows - a sad fate for a nice theatre.

Cheers Tim

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