Peter, Steve, et al, I took my medication twice last night and found myself looped. I then put myself in the worst possible position......in from of my computer. With screws coming undone from all sides I sent the post. I later realized I had sent it from my standard email address like a fool. When I turned on the computer this morning I was surprised to see I had not received the boot! It was all in good fun and I apologize if anyone took offense to it.
Regards, Ted E. Baer Palo Alto, CA
BTW--I think my favorite character on that show was the short-lived "Mr. Tebbs" who took over "Mr. Grainger's" spot--also liked "Mr. Mash" the janitor.
From: Peter Jourdain <pjourdain@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [CR] another Odd English Slang Request To: "ed" <bratt@sasktel.net>, "Cuthbert Rumbold" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 8:06 AM
Thank you for enlightening us, "Cuthbert." Or should I call you "Jug Ears," as your lowly sales staff on the floor of Grace Brothers Department Store did behind your back in one of my favourite BBC sitcoms, "Are You Being Served?"
I thought there were to be no pseudonyms on the CR List?! Hilarious just the same. Will the REAL Cuthbert Rumbold please stand up?!
http://www.youtube.com/
Peter "Captain Peacock" Jourdain
Whitewater, Wisconsin USA
> From: Cuthbert Rumbold <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] another Odd English Slang Request
\r?\n> To: "ed" <bratt@sasktel.net>
\r?\n> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 11:11 PM
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Geoff,
\r?\n>
\r?\n> I often heard the term used on the streets of Knightsbridge
\r?\n> as a young lad. Legend has it the term was created to
\r?\n> describe a phenomenon wherein the top of a seat pillar would
\r?\n> strike the bottom of a dilapidated leather saddle. Very
\r?\n> undesirable if you will.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Cheers!
\r?\n> Cuthbert Rumbold
\r?\n> Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK
\r?\n>
\r?\n> --- On Fri, 6/19/09, ed <bratt@sasktel.net>
\r?\n> wrote:
\r?\n>
\r?\n> From: ed <bratt@sasktel.net>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] another Odd English Slang Request
\r?\n> To: grm1067@aol.com,
\r?\n> classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 5:41 PM
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Geoff:
\r?\n>
\r?\n> You have acurately described the Birkenstalks down the
\r?\n> street. Do you know them?
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Ed Bratt
\r?\n> Regina, Saskatchewan