nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 16, 2014 Ha! But it''s more like what the butler saw in the great war...What did the butler do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,561 Posted November 16, 2014 [quote user="PurpleCanary"] [/quote] Well now, daughter of mine, I did my bit. I spent 55 minutes of my life trying to convince the Norwich City directors not to re-appoint Bryan Gunn.""And how did that work out, daddy?""Five days later they re-appointed Bryan Gunn.""Was that the day you shouted a lot, and mummy had to hide the key to the drinks cabinet?""My, what an observant child you are, to be sure.""And this meeting everyone seems to have gone to?""Your dear mother said it would be bad for my state of mind and that if instead I accompanied here to a soothing concert of classical music at the cathedral she might make available the key to the drinks cabinet, plus other benefits.""What did she mean by ''other benefits'', daddy?""That is quite enough questions for one day. Up the wooden hill for you and mother will be along to read you a bedtime story.""Please can I have ''The Lying Witch and the Boardroom''?""Far too adult. How about ''Geoffrey and the Magic Wallet''?""But I don''t understand the ending!""No-one does, my child. That''s why it is so popular." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 16, 2014 Love it Purple! You''re on top form all over the board this weekend... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Edwards 2,236 Posted November 16, 2014 Ha!! Very good PC!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted November 16, 2014 Yes, in NuttyWorld fairy stories are very popular. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 16, 2014 [quote user="Crafty Canary"]Yes, in NuttyWorld fairy stories are very popular.[/quote] Whilst that may be true I''ve newver really taken to the brothers grim.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted November 17, 2014 Yes, they do tend to appeal to the more erudite reader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeCanary 0 Posted November 17, 2014 The tale that I always recall is "The Two Travellers", covering the life journeys of a shoemaker and a tailor. I always think of Tangie as the shoemaker as he seemed to have a caustic side to his nature and this tied in with the demise of the shoemaker, who disappeared into the forest never to be seen again. However, the tailor was the merry one, which does not seem to fit Crafty at all. Besides, we all know Crafty is a doctor, or at least, he was. Perhaps the common thread was that they had everyone in stitches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 17, 2014 Mind you there was that one about the brother and sister who were taken in by a wicked witch who liked to cook. I believe she came to an unfortunate end as she was burned to death in her own kitchen like an effigy on a bonfire... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Butler 0 Posted November 17, 2014 [quote user="YankeeCanary"] The tale that I always recall is "The Two Travellers", covering the life journeys of a shoemaker and a tailor. I always think of Tangie as the shoemaker as he seemed to have a caustic side to his nature and this tied in with the demise of the shoemaker, who disappeared into the forest never to be seen again. However, the tailor was the merry one, which does not seem to fit Crafty at all. Besides, we all know Crafty is a doctor, or at least, he was. Perhaps the common thread was that they had everyone in stitches.[/quote]You can see how that story has had a profound effect on your writing style.Best described as a stitched together load of old cobblers[:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 17, 2014 Wasn''t there an old storyteller on here who knew the Barclay''s Bank Fairytale[:^)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted November 18, 2014 Once a doctor always a doctor Yankee unless it''s merely a professional courtesy title that can be removed if you are debarred from practising.You remind me of Rumpelstiltskin - a pompous character who ended up splitting himself in two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted November 18, 2014 Isn''t there an old storyteller on here who sees the naked emporer''s'' new clothes when he walks around. Rather like only seeing perfection in the majority shareholders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,746 Posted November 18, 2014 I often wondered what happened to the old shoemaker. Even the pub at West Earlham named after him is no longer around. [:(] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Edwards 2,236 Posted November 18, 2014 There once was a bearded old chemist,Who supported City but on the premise,That nobody mistook,His disdain for the cook,Or the fact that he disliked Mick Dennis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Starr 519 Posted November 18, 2014 This forum amuses me. It''s bloody hilarious actually. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted November 18, 2014 Oh look, Nutty''s boy Duncan has ridden over the hill. I don''t disdain the cook, I merely don''t believe she is faultless unlike you and your Pa. Mick Dennis is the cook''s mouthpiece so what he writes I don''t necessarily take at face value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted November 18, 2014 [quote user="Crafty Canary"]I don''t disdain the cook[/quote]Lol. Surely calling her "the cook" is disdainful?consider to be unworthy of one''s consideration."he disdained his patients as an inferior rabble"synonyms:scorn, deride, pour scorn on, regard with contempt, show contempt for, be contemptuous about, sneer at, sniff at, curl one''s lip at, pooh-pooh, look down on, belittle, undervalue, slight;[:S] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 18, 2014 Was that supposed to rhyme.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
