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- Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:17 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Congratulations To Joe Launchbury
- Replies: 111
- Views: 68935
Re: Congratulations To Joe Launchbury
Joe is captaining Wasps in the Premiership final against Exeter this evening, kick-off 6pm.
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Roger Allam in Radio Times
- Replies: 62
- Views: 32549
Re: Roger Allam in Radio Times
I imagine he would think of himself principally as a stage actor, but in terms of TV in the last decade his roles in Endeavour and Ashes to Ashes immediately spring to mind.
- Tue Oct 20, 2020 7:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Roger Allam in Radio Times
- Replies: 62
- Views: 32549
Re: Roger Allam in Radio Times
One of the things I like about this forum is the way topics are allowed to veer off track, however I can't help feeling we've had this conversation about charity status numerous times on other threads over the last decade and more. Does anyone know how much Roger Allam's parents paid towards his fee...
- Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Roger Allam in Radio Times
- Replies: 62
- Views: 32549
Re: Roger Allam in Radio Times
One of my favourite actors; I confess I'm extremely envious. He was several years ahead of me at CH, but I have a clear memory, which has stayed with me, of him singing "In the Bleak Midwinter" as a tenor in the choir when I was a treble. It made quite an impression, so I'm hoping I won't ...
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:07 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Disabilities 50s, 60s
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2951
Re: Disabilities 50s, 60s
There's an extremely poor taste joke there somewhere...sejintenej wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:44 am ( I later came across a typist with six fingers on one hand and that was also ignored).
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 2:52 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Disabilities 50s, 60s
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2951
Re: Disabilities 50s, 60s
The nearest thing I remember to a disability was one lad who suffered from epilepsy, and I wasn't aware of that until he had a fit in the Avenue one day. That would have been in the early 70s, I think.
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Article about the Tube
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4849
Re: Article about the Tube
Yes, fascinating. I can clearly recall the musty smell of the Tube after all these years, and I also seem to remember quite a lot of puddles. EDIT: on the subject of tunnels, I used to live in a house at the foot of the White Cliffs of Dover directly beneath Dover Castle. There was a bricked-up entr...
- Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: School Chaplains
- Replies: 97
- Views: 61431
Re: School Chaplains
Probably your best contribution to the forum so far!
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:18 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Pocket money, Nausea and more
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13953
Re: Pocket money, Nausea and more
Oh gawd, the pre-first term John Lewis shopping trip. It must have almost bankrupted my parents, though I didn't realise it at the time. I can picture my blue trunk now with no effort at all. I can even see the lining. But for the life of me, I have no idea what happened to it after I left! Shame, i...
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: What Doesn't Happen At CH These Days?
- Replies: 118
- Views: 53565
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Morton Peto
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4239
Re: Morton Peto
Crap, that's sad news. He clearly didn't waste his life, making a major contribution, and died way too young. As have a surprising number of my contemporaries. Sincere condolences to his family.
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Morton Peto
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4239
Re: Morton Peto
^^I agree, I have only vague memories of the Petos, including their daughter and the OB she married, so nothing of interest to post, but I can't imagine there being anything remotely scurrilous to post and I'd hate to think that Avon's or Comenius' posts could be misinterpretd.
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Black Lives Matter
- Replies: 101
- Views: 58550
Re: Black Lives Matter
I've used Firefox as my main browser for a number of years, and I've never looked at the 'recommended' articles, at least not until you mentioned it. There are 21 on offer, none of which are remotely controversial, unless you consider kombucha tea (whatever that is), VJ Day and Cajun seasoning contr...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: English Exceptionalism
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5403
Re: English Exceptionalism
I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. Is it that the English are the only nation to typecast or make fun of other nationalities? Surely not... As a rosbif/pom/limey/sasannach/etc. you must know better. Not to mention the wide variety of names we call each other: Tyke/Brummie/Manc/Janner. If...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 4:18 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: RESEARCH - FLYING BOMB
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7246
Re: RESEARCH - FLYING BOMB
Very interesting, thanks David - keep up the good work!