Author Topic: Reading Festival 2006 (Read 10050 times)

mistybear · « **Reply #30 on:** April 19, 2006, 15:41 »

When I first arrived in London I was very unimpressed by the lack of friendliness and by some out right rudeness of the hotel staff.
We went to Hyde Park and met a really nice Scottish guy, who informed me that the natives get a lot friendlier the further north went.
And he was so right.

And the water didn't smell. :wink:

Sandra · « **Reply #31 on:** April 19, 2006, 15:50 »

Dont be telling everyone Misty or all those soft southerners will be emigrating to the north and they will make us as overcrowded as they are down south :shock:

Mac · « **Reply #32 on:** April 19, 2006, 15:54 »

Heathens!

mistybear · « **Reply #33 on:** April 19, 2006, 15:58 »

Ok Sandra lets just keep it between the two of us. :wink:

I think the clean water would scare them off anyway. :wink:

mistybear · « **Reply #34 on:** April 19, 2006, 16:06 »

Quote from: "Mac"

Heathens!

I quite like heather.

Simon · « **Reply #35 on:** April 19, 2006, 18:06 »

Quote from: "Rodders"

Of course, when I say 'garden' it were more a small heap of builder's rubble, but it were good honest rubble - not like t' rubbish they try and fob you off with nowadays. Every week, we'd borrow a toothbrush from't workhouse and polish each lump of brick until it gleamed. We didn't have a front door, so we scribbled t' house number on't ear of a stray dog. There were hell to pay when it wandered off one day and t' parish relief officer couldn't find us to deliver t' weekly gruel ration.

WEEKLY?? You were lucky to get gruel that fresh! Ours was at least a month old, and we had to scrape t' mould off, which we kept for pudding. We only got what the dog didn't eat, and that had to be shared between me and 12 brothers and sisters. I was so lucky to be the 13th child, and that luck has followed me all my life. I hardly miss t' leg at all now, and t' house fire was a blessing, as Great Aunt Maud was getting forgetful any road. At least we found her teeth in the rubble, and she al'ys said she wanted a cremation.

sam · « **Reply #36 on:** April 20, 2006, 00:30 »

...and I though I was coming back to a nice long discussion on the reading lineup - indie bands (such as the Kaiser cheifs... yep it is a shame they are leeds fans and didnt they get thier name because Leeds brought a guy from the south african team called the "Kasier Cheifs")

Rodders · « **Reply #37 on:** April 20, 2006, 12:31 »

Quote from: "Simon"

WEEKLY?? You were lucky to get gruel that fresh! Ours was at least a month old, and we had to scrape t' mould off, which we kept for pudding. We only got what the dog didn't eat, and that had to be shared between me and 12 brothers and sisters. I was so lucky to be the 13th child, and that luck has followed me all my life. I hardly miss t' leg at all now, and t' house fire was a blessing, as Great Aunt Maud was getting forgetful any road. At least we found her teeth in the rubble, and she al'ys said she wanted a cremation.

Pudding? Luxury! We only had t' scrapings from't bottom o't gruel tin to feed t' entire family of 37. If it weren't for t' contents of us noses we wouldn't eat from one week t' next. And as for a house-fire... How we prayed for a house-fire to warm us up. We tried setting light t' cat but it wouldn't stay in t' room. So we burned lumps of moss peeled from t' walls. Aye, it were smokey, but saved grandma a fortune on pipe baccy. And I'll tell you another thing: anyone with a leg was a rare sight round our way -- t' hospital was constantly full of no-legged folk with chaffed buttocks from playing Hopscotch. But we were happy.

Mac · « **Reply #38 on:** April 20, 2006, 12:45 »

You've noticed then?

Rodders · « **Reply #39 on:** April 20, 2006, 14:15 »

Between you and me, sunshine, I think probably everyone's noticed.

sam · « **Reply #40 on:** April 20, 2006, 14:16 »

:shock:

Mac · « **Reply #41 on:** April 20, 2006, 14:34 »

Quote from: "Rodders"

Between you and me, sunshine, I think probably everyone's noticed.

Blimey! I thought that they had all gone blind! 8)

Where's that ruddy dog?

Time to move to the IOW?

(Don't forget the Marmalade!)

Mac · « **Reply #42 on:** April 20, 2006, 17:24 »

Quote from: "Mac"

What do you read at this festival?

Mind reading?

Mac · « **Reply #43 on:** April 20, 2006, 17:29 »

Quote from: "Rodders"

Between you and me, sunshine, I think probably everyone's noticed.

His real name is Harold.

Our Father Wishart in heaven, Harold be thy name...

Thy 'kingdom' come...

I think that's the right spelling.

sam · « **Reply #44 on:** April 20, 2006, 17:32 »

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What do you read at this festival?

its not a reading festival, well apart from the band listings :-) lol. I always get funny looks when I walk around with my tshirt that just says "Reading" in gothic style font on it! lol