Interesting or funny links

[Fjgrogan]

My late mother used to regularly quote 'What did Horace say?' and I had no idea until now where it came from.

[midget]

I remember the quote as "What did Horace say, Winnie?" Winnie was one of the "daughters"

[J.R.]

Elsie and Doris, aka, 'Gert and Daisy' had a nephew at CH during my time.

I met them both, along with PC Dixon, aka Jack Warner who was also related.

[englishangel]

Perhaps the fact that Elsie and Doris Waters were Jack Warner's (real name Horace Waters) sisters may have had something to do with that.

[Kim2s70-77]

This has nothing to do with the previous topic, but has anyone ever heard of a game called "Boots, Shoes, Tips and Nails" ? I remember my Grandmother playing it with me when I was small - and it was a game on paper , like Hangman/ Noughts and Crosses/ Boxes etc. She was born in 1898 - so I guess it was at least Victorian, but I've never been able to find anything on the internet etc. Just fishing to see if any Brits may have heard of it.

[midget]

Many of us have watched the Swan Lake ballet, but never like the Chinese State Circus does it.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sMc-p19FIk

[Barnes Mum]

This is quite amazing talent!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMSCxjxOGkM

[kerrensimmonds]

Could it happen here?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8523821.stm

[Jo]

Many of us have watched the Swan Lake ballet, but never like the Chinese State Circus does it.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sMc-p19FIk

Look on youtube for anything by Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo - that's ballet as you've never quite seen it before It would just be slapstick (and not funny) if they weren't skilled ballet dancers already.

Try these for starters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qompIAoT ... 19&index=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBYFREnH32g

We saw them live a couple of years ago and it was a brilliant evening's entertainment.

[Fjgrogan]

Following the link from this, I have just thoroughly enjoyed watching The Clangers Music of the Spheres! When a famous film actor dies, there is usually a rerun of several of his films on television; please could we have a rerun of the Clangers in memory of Oliver Postgate, who died not long ago?

[J.R.]

Following the link from this, I have just thoroughly enjoyed watching The Clangers Music of the Spheres! When a famous film actor dies, there is usually a rerun of several of his films on television; please could we have a rerun of the Clangers in memory of Oliver Postgate, who died not long ago?

There are loads of 'Clangers' episodes on YouTube.

[kerrensimmonds]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/nor ... 570398.stm

[J.R.]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/nor ... 570398.stm

That's priceless, Kerren !!!

[CHAZ]

Could be a case of "dick and dive"!!!!

[kerrensimmonds]