Here is somewhere to visit if you are ever in the USA
I cant believe it is just my dirty mind that finds the name of this Missouri waterfront bar and restaurant amusing? I would go as far as to suggest that Big Dick named his restaurant […]
Month: July 2016
What happened to Ivor Dewdney of Sidwell Street , Exeter?
I wrote about the strange tale of the two Ivor Dewdney’s back in 2012 (see below) but the one based in Sidwell Street, Exeter disappeared soon afterwards. Can anyone shed any light on what happened […]
Chumbawamba and the ambulance chasers
A little rant from August 2012. The band Chumbawamba have a left wing reputation and are described on Wikipedia as having anarchist politics. Given that does anyone else find it ironic that their best known […]
Man About The House – Do you remember this 70s TV sitcom’s suggestive closing credits?
Hands up if you remember the 1970s ITV sitcom ‘Man About The House‘. It featured two women and one man sharing a flat and the awkward situations that arose from this. As sitcoms go ‘Man […]
Levi Roots Reggae Reggae crisps
Here is something I wrote back in June 2012 that I thought I would repost. Remember Levi Roots appearing on the BBC TV programme Dragons Den with his Reggae Reggae Sauce? It was certainly one […]
Ye Olde Poppe Inn or just The Poppe Inn? Why change the name?
You may well have passed Ye Olde Poppe Inn at Tatworth on the A358 between Chard and Axminster. You may even have called into this quaint thatched pub for a drink or a meal. Locals […]
1938 Town Criers contest held in Bridport
Below is a filmed short news item from 1938 telling of a Town Criers contest that had just been held in Bridport. The winner, Walter Abbott, hailed from just down the road at Lyme Regis. […]
Fancy a laugh? Try reading about Harry Cocque
I came across the fictional character Harry Cocque a while back via his postings on Twitter. Harry is an elderly gentleman in his nineties. He resides at the equally fictional Piddlewell Moorhen Rest Home for […]
Striking a happy medium
Something silly, feel free to share.
Anyone remember Chipmunk Crisps?
When I was a child I remember occasionally being treated to a bag of crisps, or chips as we called them. The brand I really remember from back then is Chipmunk Crisps. We used to […]