Saturday 5 January 2008
Don't you love the waggly finger....
...far left? A magic moment captured for eternity......a picture paints a thousand words...
The Principal (sitting).....
...observes his Head of Department, English Studies, doing the Twist in 1996.... I was a beautiful mover back then....
Missing milk holder mystery solved
Just taken Cruisedog up the road for his last walk and guess what we found 100 metres up the hill slung in the hedge? Yes indeedy, they weren't going to nick it, just spoil our day as we had (obviously to them) spoilt their one pay day of the year. Don't believe it? Well, you're either very trusting souls....or just plain........
Friday 4 January 2008
Two (not tall) tales of the....
...dustmen. This particular hasher wanted to leave a tip (pun intended) for the dustmen. They came earlier than expected and our intrepid hasher was still upstairs as his bin was being emptied. Realising he had to act quickly, our hasher threw a fiver (yes, a fiver!) out of the upstairs window. Unfortunately, it fluttered down a few feet onto the flat roof below. Desperate by now, our hasher threw his wallet out the window to a neighbour to do the bizzo. Then came the retrieval operation and a broom was poked out of the upstairs window to try and push the fiver onto the ground.....suffice it to say that there is a broom and a fiver now resting on the flat roof!
Now is the hasher: (a) Migman (b) Wigwam or (c)......Pottsie ? Think hard, now.....
Tale number two is mine. Listen to the facts and decide for yourselves.....
EVERY year for the past ten years (at least) we have left a tip in an envelope taped to the top of our wheelie bin (or dustbin before they were issued). This year, what with the illness in the house, I forgot. We have a stainless steel milk container just behind where the bin goes. We've had it for many years. Last night after taking Cruisedog for a walk about 1 am it was there. The dustmen came about 8 am. An hour later, I went out to check for any post. Milk container GONE! Now as you know, I'm an old gambling man from New Orleans and I know the odds on anything you care to name.
My scenario? Dustmen arrive and horror of horrors, there's no tip for them. I don't have to paint you a picture, do I?
Good to get out last night
...for my very first drink since December 17th. I'm much better and dear old mum is a little better after having a bout of pleurisy. Winfield and Flowery cheered me up no end, thanks lads.
Never take good health for granted.
PLEASE NOTE: TVH3 website
Is now at: www.tvh3.org.uk the old dot com address is now defunct and you will not be redirected to the new site if you go to the tvh3.com.
Also please note the address for Soapy/Bubbles/Havoc coastal walk can be visited at:
www.tvh3.org.uk/coastalwalk
Now come on, be fair....
...you're all having much too much fun out there........amiright or amiright or amiright? Just ONE more and you'll all have to go to bed....okay?
"Big breaths now....."
...."Yeth, and I'm only thixteen!" Watch out Gazunder, I don't like the way Manpig's creeping up behind you......and the raunch just got raunchier with Pork Torpedo (2nd left)
Palmolive and Soapy (foreground)
....but look in the background....Melvin: "Wait, my twisted little tartlet, where did I go wrong?"
(You've guessed it, I've been drinking again....)
I've been rolling around....
...on the floor with tears laughing so much! I've just clawed my way back up to the keyboard....but I don't know if I've got the strength to publish the 'got to be header'.....It's a killer....trust me, I'm an ex....
'Indecent Proposal' (1993)
TVH3 style....Rearender reminds me of an actress....ohhh...I'll get it in a minute...
Great pic this....
...Miss Whiplash and Flossie in super shout mode....(remembered to publish header this time)
Flowery's delivered the last batch...
..of Cinderfella's Xmas pics and I think you'll agree the best has been saved for last.....prepare to enjoy....but I'll keep a few in reserve as new pics are like gold dust for this 'ol blogger.....thanks Steve mate (and Cinderfella of course!)
Sorry Winfield
I know I said that no pics were deleted from the blog (we have room for about 15,000!) but I forgot about 'headers' which the above pic was. Was this the one Anne was looking for?
Have scoured the pic under high magnification and still not certain where you are Winfield...THINK that's you on the left above the wally holding the massive parcel....wearing blue nightshirt.....AM I RIGHT?
It's warming up nicely now....
Blaster staggers back from the bar as Hornie and Honeydew get acquainted....
Thursday 3 January 2008
OUTRAGE PERPETRATED....
...at the Christmas do at Forde Park Social Club. We must report that at some point in the evening at the social club, Pottsie's trumpet went missing......and as of today some 17 days later, the said sacred instrument has still not been located. One of the last people to see the bugle was a certain Bubbles who has vehemently denied appropriating, hiding or selling it, or indeed holding it for future ransom. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CRIME and no stone will be left unturned in seeking out those responsible for this heinous criminal act.... more to follow.....
Left it a little late but....
...yes, we still haven't missed a day yet and Flowery has worked hard to get some more pics through from Cinderfella. Steve had to convert the pics from the CD-Rom Cinderfella provided to e mail them to me.......my CD drive is still kaputski....stay tuned I'll be right with you....plus gossip and extras....
Wednesday 2 January 2008
Tall tales from the Fastest Felon
5.35 am November 9th 1968. Shared a flat with old school mate Stuart Middleton (Flip Flop can vouch for this) and as we were both on the rock 'n roll (dole) we took turns in getting up at the crack of dawn to go down Union Street to half inch (pinch) early morning deliveries of bread, milk, yoghurt etc from outside cafes/restaurants etc. Yes, I know, we were a couple of scallies, but when you're brassic (lint - skint) you've gotta do what.....
Anyway, it was my turn for the 'early' and still half asleep, I wandered down Braddons Hill East to drop down Higher Braddons Hill and on to the GPO roundabout. Coming round a corner, I was suddenly confronted by a police sergeant standing in the middle of the road! My heart raced....I hadn't bloody done anything yet! He told me to stay exactly where I was. A few seconds later and a series of police whistles were blown and all hell was let loose. There were coppers everywhere, coming out of gardens and parked police cars. Looking down to the junction where the two roads met, the police had gone into the house on the corner called 'Cap Martin'. A few minutes later and a man and a woman, both wearing dressing gowns emerged, flanked by about eight uniformed and plain clothes police. The sergeant motioned me on with a curt nod.
With the place heaving with police, I didn't fancy trying for the groceries and returned home.
At about 9 am Stuart got up and demanded to know where his strawberry yoghurt and brown roll was. I told him about the police but he refused to believe it and accused me of making it up as I had overslept.
At 1 pm I got a Herald and Express and brought it back to show Stuart.
The massive headline read: Bruce Reynolds arrested! A claim to fame....I was the only member of the 'public' present when the brains behind the Great Train Robbery, Bruce Reynolds , was arrested........... tall story?
500 POSTS SO FAR
A mini milestone has been achieved. Contributors so far have been: Winfield, Rambo, Cinderfella and Smash with sterling support from Flowery.
I know you're out there....I can hear you breathing....so come on, SURELY some of you have stories, anecdotes, jokes, pictures (wedding photos welcome) anything at all......'cos I'm plumb wore out keepin' you all amused (do you know which film that comes from?)
p.s. And don't call me Shirley ...'Airplane' (1980)
send to: preconcruiser@aol.com
Alarms have been going off....
...everywhere! Bloody hell Cinderfella, you nearly disabled the blog! Yes, comments have been added.....and as you're obviously out there.....MORE pics would be most welcome! I'm on my proverbial uppers out here....
And that reminds me.....
TORQUAY gained revenge over Melon Picker's Exeter in the return at Plainmoor 1-0....
We liked that didn't we, Flip Flop !
Do you remember.....
'Kidnapped whistle' , 'bunged bugle' , 'flat iron in Teapot's top hat' , various 'missing' objects....?
Well, the hasher above (header: Flip Flop) just might be able to shed a bit of light on these unsolved mysteries.......
Tuesday 1 January 2008
Monday 31 December 2007
And Pharoah spake unto them....
..."So let it be written, so let it be done..." Archangel aka the Pharoah (Yul Brynner) The Ten Commandments (1956)
For a moment there, I thought....
...you were wearing a Torquay Boy's Grammar School tie, Cinderfella....but under magnification there's no stripe, so I'll let you off just this once!
Sunday 30 December 2007
Do you give up?
They've just blown up the safe in the Flyer (and Woodcock - for the second time) and shortly afterwards a second train approaches. It stops and a boxcar ramp goes down and about half a dozen already mounted deputies thunder off the train heading towards the gang.
Butch (Paul Newman) takes one look and utters the immortal: "Whatever they're sellin', I don't want it!"
Perfect timing, perfect delivery, perfect quote.
Did you watch it (again) ?
Yesterday: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Ranked number 50 in AFI's (American Film Institute) Greatest 100 Movies and ranked 59th out of the best 400 movie quotes of all time with the pathetic nominated: Butch: "Kid, the next time I say 'Let's go someplace like Bolivia', let's go someplace like Bolivia." Well, there were at least 20 quotes better than that one....but it also had (in my opinion) one of the greatest film quotes of all time, which amazingly has NEVER been even nominated/noticed by anyone......
Err, Admiral, I think we may...
...have done you an injustice by not shortlisting you for the best fancy dress....still not sure if it is naval or Napoleon! Pray enlighten us! Splendid turnout anyway...
A telling shot of....
...let me see....from left: Hi Di Hi, Forrest, Able Semen, Twiggy....yes, that's you Poacher with Gazunder and I'm watching that wandering hand very closely!
Probably the only known pic of...
...Teapot (second left...supersize stetson!) as he had to exito rapido tuxedo before things got a hoppin'....
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