Morning All- From Bemused Of Lancs.

[DJHawkes]

I did a talk the other day to a class of Y5 pupils on our local Tudor history. I had set a Quizz prior to the day and on the day I picked a winner and the prize was the Roald Dahl Whopping Joke Book. The excited winner shot off at playtime with the book but came back in within minutes to her teacher and myself. The girl announced that she had found a ‘threat’ in one of the jokes, she commenced to read the joke, something about pushing a custard pie in the face I think, I had switched off. The teacher did not respond in any way, just kind of winced. I’m too old for this stuff. What did I miss? Let’s Go Brandon

[davebro]

Eh?

[DJHawkes]

Oh you're bemused too then? Not just me, makes me feel a bit better thank you

[davebro]

DJ - I had a scoot through some of your past questions - I have to say the majority seem as ABstruse as this one. :-))

[davebro]

Are you "on" something?

[Bazile]

Those Tudors were renowned for their custard pies antics

[jno]

Dahl's sense of humour was always violent. Poor Veruca, attacked by squirrels.

[Bazile]

//AuthorI have reported myself to the Ed for putting ‘your’ not ‘you’re’ to save any intervention from the Eng Lit police x//

Eng Lit ?

I'm going to report you to the English language police

[jno]

lots of secret agents from the Orthodox Orthography Enforcers lurking on AB, Bazile.

[10ClarionSt]

I think constant use of tinterweb has tarnished our little darlings to the point of being upset or offended by anything they simply don't understand or have never heard of.

Dot, have you moved from Mytholmroyd?

[jno]

Dot's no myth, she's from Factolmroyd.

[DJHawkes]

One reply on point one close and then a varied selection of oddities. And Jim and clarion. Yes I left Mytholmroyd in 1958!

[DJHawkes]

The drawback of trying to type on an iPhone keypad as opposed to the old PC is that it makes you appear drunk as opposed to just being a clumsy typist

[bednobs]

what did you miss? Well everything if you switched off and werent listening!

[Peter Pedant]

no - you're deaf
the full things was

"I have found a threat - can I have th emoney instead please.
( cheap fags around the corner ) "

you missed it because your attention was flagging

[Peter Pedant]

1957 we were in primary class warned against strangers
( now looking back on it, Peter Stone and Whistling Johnny(*)

and a member of my class said - my mum said I mustnt walk with you home.
and I said yeah why this week
and she said - because I dont know you....

and my life on AB been roughtly of the same tenor

[calmck]

I feel sorry for the youth of today, no custard pies thrown in pantos, no games of conkers, probably no making mud pies, eating sand in you sandwich on the beach, learning to light a fire with a magnifying glass. What next no face or finger painting in case they use black paint

[Peter Pedant]

BN dammit all, BN you got there first

Mrs Lassom used to employ Whistling J - who looked a bit like the unsighted (!) Beeb corrspondent. WJ used to swear at her in the street if he thoght she had given him too much to deliver.
Her comment was: he needs the money - he has to live

such was life in West Dorset in the fifties

[Mamyalynne]

I'd have liked to have heard the girl's objection to the joke, only that way could I placate or even explain matters to her.

Without some humour in life it would be a dull place.

[Peter Pedant]

Christ I think the teacher ( who winced ) was thinking -
"god the little princess has returned the prize with the words - its no good"
You dont remember 'no prizes, they're reinforce classes'