tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post60022338913088683..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: One swallow does not Ann Summers make - round 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-35203732140651294042014-07-04T12:38:27.376-07:002014-07-04T12:38:27.376-07:00It's a good thing we live so far apart and tha...It's a good thing we live so far apart and that now we're 'old' ...I fear we'd have been bad influences (or good?) on one another! Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12847612586051098472014-07-04T11:41:20.227-07:002014-07-04T11:41:20.227-07:00I am pleased/disappointed (delete as appropriate) ...I am pleased/disappointed (delete as appropriate) that I can no longer by full-sterngth codeine over the counter. I love that stuff.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87733153338772618332014-07-04T08:51:15.901-07:002014-07-04T08:51:15.901-07:00Mine, too. I only imbibed in the early 80s when f...Mine, too. I only imbibed in the early 80s when folks shared theirs with me. I was (or should I say am? ) more of an opiate fan. I blame it all on my mother giving us paregoric as kids - damn, I LOVED that stuff.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53358307029542458102014-07-04T01:30:37.363-07:002014-07-04T01:30:37.363-07:00It wasn't that long ago, so I was quite old, a...It wasn't that long ago, so I was quite old, as well as being a new-comer in the first place. I don't do it any more - it was a mid-life phase.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8898788915197404022014-07-04T01:28:58.107-07:002014-07-04T01:28:58.107-07:00That's still going on - in Australia now. 2 ni...That's still going on - in Australia now. 2 nice kids as well.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75130103115020814742014-07-04T01:28:11.673-07:002014-07-04T01:28:11.673-07:00Yes, I did, Carol. My coke days are over now, and...Yes, I did, Carol. My coke days are over now, and only lasted a couple of years in any case. Whilst everyone drank themselves to oblivion on it, I slowed right down for some reason.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-26519886488808048622014-07-03T15:58:25.870-07:002014-07-03T15:58:25.870-07:00The best thing about coke was that you could drink...The best thing about coke was that you could drink like a fish. (haha, see what I did there? huh? huh?)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-7831814656001985442014-07-03T15:25:14.660-07:002014-07-03T15:25:14.660-07:00Nice pair of Mavis's, then, from now on. Roger...Nice pair of Mavis's, then, from now on. Roger is another matter altogether.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-18591361104654098742014-07-03T15:20:20.648-07:002014-07-03T15:20:20.648-07:00I must admit to being a bit of a Swallows and Ama...I must admit to being a bit of a Swallows and Amazons nerd. Titty was based on a real-life character, Titty Altounian, one of a group of 5 children in the Altounian family who were all keen on sailing. Titty's real name was Mavis. She had a brother called Roger (also a character in Ransome's book) who went on to become a doctor - and invent the asthma inhaler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-365957794200974842014-07-03T14:33:51.285-07:002014-07-03T14:33:51.285-07:00The wedding?The wedding?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41644746241754698602014-07-03T14:18:56.847-07:002014-07-03T14:18:56.847-07:00But this was up in Lake Country. The line about co...But this was up in Lake Country. The line about cocaine under the gunwales caught my eye, and I wonder how old you were then and how old when you moved on.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30504314099319239282014-07-03T12:44:15.210-07:002014-07-03T12:44:15.210-07:00Actually, quite often.Actually, quite often.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3739486298773454702014-07-03T11:57:56.860-07:002014-07-03T11:57:56.860-07:00Letitia? I don't know, but we still call men ...Letitia? I don't know, but we still call men 'Dick' around here sometimes.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39748801589396475682014-07-03T11:57:00.580-07:002014-07-03T11:57:00.580-07:00Yes, but it didn't last long.Yes, but it didn't last long.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74296082246148008002014-07-03T11:56:36.350-07:002014-07-03T11:56:36.350-07:00Bath is the Number One venue for Hen Nights in thi...Bath is the Number One venue for Hen Nights in this country. I am glad I am not a hen.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29451205380257058422014-07-03T08:09:53.743-07:002014-07-03T08:09:53.743-07:00I saw those books at the bookstore recently and th...I saw those books at the bookstore recently and thought, "Why on earth would anyone name a character Titty?" Haha. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40202592109882011182014-07-03T07:20:23.906-07:002014-07-03T07:20:23.906-07:00Had you sobered up by the time of the wedding?Had you sobered up by the time of the wedding?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63666412507631663892014-07-03T06:00:42.896-07:002014-07-03T06:00:42.896-07:00Boys have the most amazing adventures. A little en...Boys have the most amazing adventures. A little entertainment, a little adventure, a little fish.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70611278200822608432014-07-03T02:54:35.819-07:002014-07-03T02:54:35.819-07:00I really liked them - better than a noisy two-stro...I really liked them - better than a noisy two-stroke on a peaceful Summer day.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11014865925658134492014-07-03T02:30:01.373-07:002014-07-03T02:30:01.373-07:00Those silent electric outboard engines must be the...Those silent electric outboard engines must be the least satisfying of all man-made machines.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com