The Wanderer; A Thesaurus
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Based on a book by Vicente Blasco Ibánez - I believe there were several versions.TANGODANCER wrote:Not sure what it means in everyday stuff, but it was the title of an old Tyrone Power film about bullfighting back in the 40's. Remember going to see it as a kid.bobo the clown wrote:Thowd mam used fert say .... "come here while I gi' yer a good hiding !". Yeah, like I'm just bursting to cross over to you to be given a crack.
Also "blood & sand" .... what did THAT ever mean ?
Plus the great put down of "she's no better than she should be" ... often directed at "the sort of woman who'd go in a pub on her own".
God, I longed to meet a woman who'd go in a pub on her own. Then turned up at Uni to find 1,000's of the beggars.
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You're leading us down a blind alley, we've been there.David Lee's Hair wrote:Ginnel
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You're going to have to explain that to me LGM. I'm hard of understanding.
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It's GG's favourite player.Lost Leopard Spot wrote:What???? Help.
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Ahhh. Fordman. or Transitadder. or van Ruff. No, no, no, wait it's coming....
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Lost Leopard Spot wrote:What???? Help.
say what you see!!
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My dad also used to refer to a strange being, as in a bit of a bogey-man or a person of ill-definition when saying "who do you think I am P. Icky the Fire-Bobby?".
Actually, I used to think he said Peerky, but found that not to be quite correct.
Any other takers ?
Actually, I used to think he said Peerky, but found that not to be quite correct.
Any other takers ?
Not advocating mass-murder as an entirely positive experience, of course, but it had its moments.
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I used to be threatened with the Sandman. I've no idea what his powers were supposed to be, but I knew I didn't want to meet him. And it was never explicitly stated, but I just knew that he lived in the airing cupboard at the end of the hallway.
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Ah, the Sandman. A well known fable. He is the person who will throw sand in your eyes which makes you fall asleep.Lost Leopard Spot wrote:I used to be threatened with the Sandman. I've no idea what his powers were supposed to be, but I knew I didn't want to meet him. And it was never explicitly stated, but I just knew that he lived in the airing cupboard at the end of the hallway.
Or Karla ... he may have been threatening you with a visit from the head of the Russian Secret Service. Now THAT would have been harsh.
Not advocating mass-murder as an entirely positive experience, of course, but it had its moments.
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So who was P. Icky and what is a fire-bobby?
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Never heard of P-Icky, but a fire bobby was like a police bobby cos they both wore helmets. Police bobby from Robert (Bobby) Peel who founded them.(Also known as Peelers)Lost Leopard Spot wrote:So who was P. Icky and what is a fire-bobby?
Any way, all that fades into insignificance against the ultimate threat for bad behavour: "Father Christmas is watching". I mean, that was frightening.
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Christmas 1962. In December i'd done something bad (although I cannot recall what now), and on Christmas morning had crept out of bed to find Santa had delivered a sack... full of ashes. Later that morning the reindeers felt sorry for me, apparently, and I got a small sack of presents delivered. It taught me a lesson: always befriend reindeer.
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