tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post3714818726524028287..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Short, if not sweet, and far from picture-heavyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88327977205347465732015-02-22T03:35:06.055-08:002015-02-22T03:35:06.055-08:00I can see (parts of) her now.I can see (parts of) her now.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62691325372957156592015-02-22T03:34:39.879-08:002015-02-22T03:34:39.879-08:00No, you're just a bit isolated, that's all...No, you're just a bit isolated, that's all.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46737147353771219922015-02-22T03:33:38.694-08:002015-02-22T03:33:38.694-08:00You wouldn't say that if you had seen some of ...You wouldn't say that if you had seen some of the sepia, glass-plate, 100 year-old pornography that I have.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2942144715825864612015-02-21T23:47:28.941-08:002015-02-21T23:47:28.941-08:00Fanlight Fanny the frowsy nightclub queen.Fanlight Fanny the frowsy nightclub queen.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-61380515483765138712015-02-21T21:23:04.063-08:002015-02-21T21:23:04.063-08:00Fanny, Bunty, and Lettuce, are amongst my favourit...Fanny, Bunty, and Lettuce, are amongst my favourite names. Maybe I need re-educating. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-58570643865490857512015-02-21T14:41:25.404-08:002015-02-21T14:41:25.404-08:00Yes indeed. I wonder what all those Victorians cal...Yes indeed. I wonder what all those Victorians called Fanny would feel now. I mean, considering they were all so prim :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-67592059534935307102015-02-21T13:45:27.189-08:002015-02-21T13:45:27.189-08:00Every time I found a copy of Fanny Hill in someone...Every time I found a copy of Fanny Hill in someone's illicit library, I shook it until it fell open, and it always fell open on the juiciest bits.<br /><br />Oh to have a book banned and then released to a hungry readership - ask Salman Rushdie. I never liked his writing either.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27918755590144596142015-02-21T13:42:27.282-08:002015-02-21T13:42:27.282-08:00That would have been a shame - a Fanny and proud, ...That would have been a shame - a Fanny and proud, would have been my attitude. There again, what do I know?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89519941171006415052015-02-21T12:59:26.701-08:002015-02-21T12:59:26.701-08:00Yes, we used to say this at home too. Sweet Fanny...Yes, we used to say this at home too. Sweet Fanny Adams. My mum read Fanny Hill and I read it later without her knowing but didn't think it was very good. Perhaps I missed something.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36421423035952090502015-02-21T12:58:10.611-08:002015-02-21T12:58:10.611-08:00……. and my name is Charlie Farnsbarns !! XXXX……. and my name is Charlie Farnsbarns !! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-92000218864218779192015-02-21T12:10:00.234-08:002015-02-21T12:10:00.234-08:00If my mother had called me Fanny I would have chan...If my mother had called me Fanny I would have changed my name years ago.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-7584156981313498162015-02-21T12:01:02.847-08:002015-02-21T12:01:02.847-08:00My father used to say that someone knew 'sweet...My father used to say that someone knew 'sweet Fanny Adams', meaning F.A., meaning Fuck All. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33169238655961887162015-02-21T11:59:28.517-08:002015-02-21T11:59:28.517-08:00I had a Great Uncle Cock once.I had a Great Uncle Cock once.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-7462734775285900172015-02-21T11:58:43.489-08:002015-02-21T11:58:43.489-08:00You remember Shakespeare's play, 'Much Ado...You remember Shakespeare's play, 'Much Ado About Nothing'? Well in those day, there was something (male) and Nothing (female). There's the rub.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8209831406292425952015-02-21T11:56:57.189-08:002015-02-21T11:56:57.189-08:00Bonus.Bonus.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-65616245976751302872015-02-21T10:31:50.002-08:002015-02-21T10:31:50.002-08:00I had an Aunt Fanny. And also an Aunt Pansy. As ...I had an Aunt Fanny. And also an Aunt Pansy. As a child I used to think these were lovely names. I don't remember meeting either of them but I have a prayer book which was a christening present from Aunt Fanny and signed by her.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52680178763025630642015-02-21T08:54:55.816-08:002015-02-21T08:54:55.816-08:00We've just come back from staying with my sist...We've just come back from staying with my sister and brother-in-law and were talking about family etc. and his Grandad, named Willie was married to a Fanny !!!!! ….. who had children …… you can imagine the exchanges that went on !! XXXX Jacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2973214856388296962015-02-21T08:49:20.013-08:002015-02-21T08:49:20.013-08:00There are hundreds of names for the divine monosyl...There are hundreds of names for the divine monosyllable- Lady Jane, Aunt Maria, Lady Berkeley and even Marble Arch? Not to mention Belly Dale. They must all now be banned from the nectar. <br />Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56391291570783759582015-02-21T08:15:18.971-08:002015-02-21T08:15:18.971-08:00And the clips are not only made of favourite words...And the clips are not only made of favourite words but contain pictures Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38454147297603837132015-02-21T05:43:02.197-08:002015-02-21T05:43:02.197-08:00... or 'Titty' as in Swallows and Amazons....... or 'Titty' as in Swallows and Amazons...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11384299953472534592015-02-21T05:41:44.787-08:002015-02-21T05:41:44.787-08:00Mine too. No surprise there. If I had a daughter n...Mine too. No surprise there. If I had a daughter now, I would like to call her Fanny and un-hijack the name.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32337240052331045922015-02-21T05:23:05.733-08:002015-02-21T05:23:05.733-08:00It may surprise you to know that fanny is one of m...It may surprise you to know that fanny is one of my most favourite wordsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com