I think the expression is "Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional"! By the way I forgot to mention in recent posts that I live in Nowra, NSW, Australia. The last place I lived in the Banbury area was in Creampot Close in Cropredy. I have fond memories of the Fairport concerts there. By some acoustic freak effect, it seemed louder in our back yard than in the field! Regards Barry 2009/7/27 <eng-banbury-area-request@rootsweb.com> > > > **************************************** > If you are going to reply to one of these digest messages, please quote > only the specific message to which you are replying, and remove the rest of > the digest. > Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it matches the > subject of the message to which you are replying. > ~ Thank you. > **************************************** > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Frisky in Banbury, leading to Battle Of Cropredy Bridge > (irhuckin@aol.com) > 2. Re: Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? (Dawn Griffis) > 3. Re: Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? (Bob Sangster) > 4. Re: Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? (Ann Duthie) > 5. The Banter!! (M HOWES) > 6. Re: Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? (betty) > 7. Re: Pelmet skits/ banter etc. (pollyp) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:55:38 -0400 > From: irhuckin@aol.com > Subject: [BAN] Frisky in Banbury, leading to Battle Of Cropredy Bridge > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <8CBDC4A906F625C-17D4-799C@WEBMAIL-MC05.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > I am still on my cache of vintage Hunt Edmunds. Only 2,000 pints left now > though. hic! > > Did someone say if I grew up..... Never! I like being a kid (at 54). I know > our lovely Betty R feels the same! > Fairport soon. Three generations of my family will be there. My Grandson > (11 y.o.) is going to get a ukulele and play along with them on the song > Ukulele Central. (If that sounds stupid, see their?website for details). > > Still looking for Huckin and variants 18thC (to get back on the > genealogical track). > Hang the Cats! > > > Ian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LenDenham@aol.com > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:38 > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? > > > > > Has somebody been putting something in the coffee in Banbury? Something is > causing the old boys to get frisky! > > Len > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. > Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:42:43 -0400 > From: "Dawn Griffis" <dg21340@directv.net> > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? > To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <249804B0CB654CC9B86FC6EE519FE298@DawnGriffis> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Len that is just normal for men of their time!! You know that. > Dawn > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > LenDenham@aol.com > Sent: 26 July 2009 16:39 > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? > > Has somebody been putting something in the coffee in Banbury? Something is > causing the old boys to get frisky! > > Len > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:54:39 -0400 > From: Bob Sangster <ukbsan1@talktalk.net> > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <8CBDC52CE67D80D-1134-365C@FRR1-L28.sis.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > "Has somebody been putting something in the coffee in Banbury? Something > is? > causing the old boys to get frisky!" > > Nah, always been that way. > > "Len that is just normal for men of their time!! You know that." > > Started at Infant school, why spoil a good thing.?Dawn, are you suggesting > Len is/was any different? > > Besides all that, it is nice to see the list can still enjoy a good > 'banter'. I think us "men of their time", should all meet up at one of the > shopping precinct benches. Would not need any Hunt Edmunds to go/get > cross-eyed. Just in case the ladies become jealous, we can allocate > different days. Spoil the fun a bit though 8>)) If you have seen the TV > series 'Last of the Summer Wine', you would see why?some?call me Compo, > (among not so polite names on occasions). > > Now you can see why I always 'sign off' with that signature! > > > > Enjoy Life. > Never promise, but will always try. > Regards, > Bob Sangster > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:16:04 +0100 > From: "Ann Duthie" <ann.duthie@ntlworld.com> > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? > To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <20090726221612.ODEP22934.aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@DUTHIE> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I just had to put in my twopenneth. As someone who is still on the Banbury > list although not currently contributing with a lull in my research, I > always enjoy reading about other people's searches and the help they get > given, but I must say this 'banter' tonight has put a bit smile on my face > and I'm sure on many faces of those struggling with their research and > facing 'brick walls'. It's good to see what great senses of humour you all > have. Keep up the good work. > Ann > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bob Sangster > Sent: 26 July 2009 22:55 > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? > > > "Has somebody been putting something in the coffee in Banbury? Something > is? > > causing the old boys to get frisky!" > > Nah, always been that way. > > "Len that is just normal for men of their time!! You know that." > > Started at Infant school, why spoil a good thing.?Dawn, are you suggesting > Len is/was any different? > > Besides all that, it is nice to see the list can still enjoy a good > 'banter'. I think us "men of their time", should all meet up at one of the > shopping precinct benches. Would not need any Hunt Edmunds to go/get > cross-eyed. Just in case the ladies become jealous, we can allocate > different days. Spoil the fun a bit though 8>)) If you have seen the TV > series 'Last of the Summer Wine', you would see why?some?call me Compo, > (among not so polite names on occasions). > > Now you can see why I always 'sign off' with that signature! > > > > Enjoy Life. > Never promise, but will always try. > Regards, > Bob Sangster > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:32:30 +0000 (GMT) > From: M HOWES <m.m.r.howes@btinternet.com> > Subject: [BAN] The Banter!! > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <541353.91452.qm@web87113.mail.ird.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > What is amazing, is how a few new words trigger a whole new dimension? !! > Fantastic -- *what a lot you are*? You have embarrassed me !!? ho ho !!? > DLH > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:24:28 +1000 > From: "betty" <bkrhodes@bigpond.net.au> > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? > To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <BD7AA3C7EF73472FAA450FAE012D501A@RHODESIA> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > We "ALL" Can Dream :-) > > palmette = palm-leaf design. > (Adam & Eve ?? so perhaps it wasn't the apple after all ?? ) > > betty > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dawn Griffis" <dg21340@directv.net> > To: <eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 6:42 AM > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? > > > > Len that is just normal for men of their time!! You know that. > > Dawn > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:eng-banbury-area-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > > LenDenham@aol.com > > Sent: 26 July 2009 16:39 > > To: eng-banbury-area@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skirts!! - scouting? > > > > Has somebody been putting something in the coffee in Banbury? Something > is > > causing the old boys to get frisky! > > > > Len > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List archives are at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List archives are at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/eng-banbury-area > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:43:37 +1200 > From: "pollyp" <pollyp@xtra.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [BAN] Pelmet skits/ banter etc. > To: "ENG-BANBURY-AREA" <ENG-BANBURY-AREA@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <0EF01ADCED70495FA996A2C840ADD5A9@HP27440882014> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Banbury Lister Friends, > Because of my geographical location I see that many of you were able > to beat me > to it in replying to the List. I loved the banter between the many welknown > stalwarts of > this list. I nearly put "Old" stalwarts, but then on reflection > thought---"Better not"!!! > I have learnt something---never knew that the mini skirt could be also > called "a > pelmet skirt". > I was rather more serious in my youth, a bit of a nerd infact, with my > sense of > humour there, but buried rather deep! I think that I had got too old for > that fashion by > the time that it emerged, so never wore it---in anycase most older women > look dire in > too short a skirt, and my legs are on the short side! > Thankyou for some light relief. It never harms our researching to be > aware of the > humour that can be enjoyed in the findings. Luckily this is a list > broadminded enough to > appreciate that. (Oh how I do dislike po-faced researchers!). > Betty, you have got it right---our men folk have all got more than a > touch of "the old > Adam" inl their make-up, and it seems that Banburyites are richly endowed > in that > regard. ;>) > Enjoy your summer! It is a lovely sunny winter day here, but a trifle > nippy in the > shade. > Regards, > Muriel-----NZ. > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ENG-BANBURY-AREA list administrator, send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ENG-BANBURY-AREA mailing list, send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BANBURY-AREA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ENG-BANBURY-AREA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 163 > ************************************************ >