Sorry, can't resist getting in on the act! I loved the Hippopotamus, and the Omnibus song too. "Scarlet-painted, London Transport, 97 horsepower Omnibus!" Especially as I was a Bus conductor at the time! Also "I'm a G-nu, Spelt G-N-U!" As a patriotic Lanky however, I preferred Mike Harding, have you ever heard his "The Ghost Bus", the 81 to Crumpsall Green? That or "Napoleon's Retreat from Wigan"! Ian Winterbottom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline Kirschner" <pdk541@bigpond.net.au> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] > Ah, yes, I loved the gas-man cometh, and isn't it true? > Personally, my favourite Flanders and Swann was the Hippopotamus Song. > They > were so good, weren't they? > > Happy days. > Cheers > Pauline > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "olive" <olive.cookson@btinternet.com> > To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:26 PM > Subject: [LANCSLIFE] > > >> No, but I am smiling now at "The Gasman cometh" >> I would love to hear the rules re Irish football too. >> Olive >> >> >> ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== >> Lanky Life -- dialect, slang, and sayings; culture and traditions; >> history > of towns and villages; folklore; poetry and songs; recipes; and nostalgic > essays. >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 2/05/05 >> >> > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Oldham:http://www.oldham.gov.uk/ > Institute of Family History: > http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/class/humanities/family/famintro.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.2 - Release Date: 02/05/2005 >

Now come on all of you! How about giving us the words to these items instead of tantalising us!!! I'd love to see waht you are all talking about! Cheers Linda Visman NSW OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Winterbottom" <i.winterbottom@ntlworld.com> > Sorry, can't resist getting in on the act! I loved the Hippopotamus, and > the Omnibus song too. "Scarlet-painted, London Transport, 97 horsepower > Omnibus!" Especially as I was a Bus conductor at the time! Also "I'm a > G-nu, Spelt G-N-U!" As a patriotic Lanky however, I preferred Mike > Harding, have you ever heard his "The Ghost Bus", the 81 to Crumpsall > Green? That or "Napoleon's Retreat from Wigan"! > Ian Winterbottom Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] > > >> Ah, yes, I loved the gas-man cometh, and isn't it true? >> Personally, my favourite Flanders and Swann was the Hippopotamus Song. >> They________________________