tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post512802760175087246..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: BeigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5818160506663958172013-04-30T02:46:43.606-07:002013-04-30T02:46:43.606-07:00...and are now shrink-wrapped......and are now shrink-wrapped...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27303955388167416542013-04-29T12:46:54.823-07:002013-04-29T12:46:54.823-07:00Yes, beige couple even occur in the sub-tropics. B...Yes, beige couple even occur in the sub-tropics. But in beige shorts and synthetic short sleeve shirts. Highly flammable gear. They've probably all spontaneously-combusted. xbrismodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-61508558741341842852013-04-28T13:13:06.044-07:002013-04-28T13:13:06.044-07:00So what does he look like after being dressed up b...So what does he look like after being dressed up by you, Donna? Please show us a photo! (how to ruin a relationship...)Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59100817531866980282013-04-28T13:11:46.436-07:002013-04-28T13:11:46.436-07:00At least he has got an opinion!At least he has got an opinion!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52287897166418713092013-04-28T13:10:37.225-07:002013-04-28T13:10:37.225-07:00I am still debating whether or not to do this stor...I am still debating whether or not to do this story - The dead guy's relatives live in Bath, and it might not be a good idea. See? I can show a bit of sensitivity if I try.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38976759381952015212013-04-28T08:32:46.385-07:002013-04-28T08:32:46.385-07:00Just reading the comments on your blog is always a...Just reading the comments on your blog is always a day brightneer!! Such clever dialog...ha! <br />My face is red because my husband would not HAVE clothes if it weren't for me buying them. That's a good idea though...buying them in colors similar to mine for laundry purposes!!!<br />Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063538863025012110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30769832146811355262013-04-28T04:14:44.896-07:002013-04-28T04:14:44.896-07:00Actually, in the cold and sober light of this morn...Actually, in the cold and sober light of this morning, it's not that amazing, but I'll tell it anyway. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60956450815946348012013-04-28T03:40:26.375-07:002013-04-28T03:40:26.375-07:00Agh! Hurry up!Agh! Hurry up!sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6914263604605494512013-04-28T03:26:51.946-07:002013-04-28T03:26:51.946-07:00Beige should be banned from every wardrobe - it is...Beige should be banned from every wardrobe - it is such a non-colour. I love red trousers for men - the farmer pales at the thought!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20878525613807637542013-04-27T15:53:03.722-07:002013-04-27T15:53:03.722-07:00Well done for reaching 80 without wearing beige tr...Well done for reaching 80 without wearing beige trousers, Jim. Are they brown?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-17897996224662655622013-04-27T15:51:56.726-07:002013-04-27T15:51:56.726-07:00No. No red wine - this story is truly amazing, but...No. No red wine - this story is truly amazing, but I'm saving it until tomorrow.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79892567987884271432013-04-27T14:14:16.971-07:002013-04-27T14:14:16.971-07:00Plus copious amounts of red wine?Plus copious amounts of red wine?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21286096984324697432013-04-27T13:56:30.546-07:002013-04-27T13:56:30.546-07:00I just got a new pair of trousers for my birthday....I just got a new pair of trousers for my birthday. I'm 80 now. They are not beige.Jim Froggatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111761020526308969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75380587152515613932013-04-27T13:53:00.051-07:002013-04-27T13:53:00.051-07:00Have you heard the recent 'Pilgrim' storie...Have you heard the recent 'Pilgrim' stories?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31443282216607977032013-04-27T13:50:38.816-07:002013-04-27T13:50:38.816-07:00I have just come back from the Stag Do, and you ma...I have just come back from the Stag Do, and you may not believe the report, but I will report anyway tomorrow. It involves blind coincidence and bloody death - a formula normally only found in Agatha Christie books.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62775567155286673712013-04-27T11:48:47.075-07:002013-04-27T11:48:47.075-07:00Old Mortality...the chap who wandered the wilds r...Old Mortality...the chap who wandered the wilds restoring the tombstones and memorials of the Covenanters.<br />Walter Scott made a book about him.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86630750235392198902013-04-27T09:36:02.837-07:002013-04-27T09:36:02.837-07:00Even if you don't retire, does one still succu...Even if you don't retire, does one still succumb to the 'beige couple' syndrome ? ......... what I'm trying to say is, will you be wearing your beige outfit to the stag 'do' ? Not watching tele, you won't know about Howard and Hilda in 'Ever Decreasing Circles'. They wore the same outfits everyday, although, the outfits weren't beige and they weren't retired. Is that the same thing ? XXXX Jacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56016007432271179402013-04-27T07:26:19.854-07:002013-04-27T07:26:19.854-07:00Love 'Keeping Up Appearances'. Hyacinth wo...Love 'Keeping Up Appearances'. Hyacinth would always say that she better answer the phone because it was "bound to be someone verrrrry important". <br /><br />Her never-failing next sentence shouted out to her guest: "It's me sister Daisy. That's NOT the one with the pool and the pony."<br /><br />I guess that I'm a true dorky fan of the show. I know their lines by heart.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75098720068946793382013-04-27T06:24:41.116-07:002013-04-27T06:24:41.116-07:00Not ever watching TV, I don't know about '...Not ever watching TV, I don't know about 'Keeping up Appearances', but I can guess.<br /><br />Ah, so that's why the wind cried Mary.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10658900069977547802013-04-27T06:22:51.727-07:002013-04-27T06:22:51.727-07:00Did you inherit them, and if so, have you reached ...Did you inherit them, and if so, have you reached the age when Lady M insists that you wear them?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10503556032905341502013-04-27T06:21:47.589-07:002013-04-27T06:21:47.589-07:00Sorry, but who is the other version?Sorry, but who is the other version?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6324631297451698222013-04-27T05:58:16.763-07:002013-04-27T05:58:16.763-07:00"Richard" in "Keeping Up Appearance..."Richard" in "Keeping Up Appearances" is such a formidable "beige" male impersonator (Hyacinth, on the passenger seat: "Mind the trees, Richard!" "Minding the trees in a midlife crisis") - but as you say: dying out. <br />Ah: supposedly Hendrix wrote the song after a quarrel with his girlfriend Kathy Etchingham whose middle name was Mary. Though I prefer Husband's guess: "-huana". Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83865641230527676992013-04-27T05:52:39.253-07:002013-04-27T05:52:39.253-07:00My late father had about a dozen beige cardigans. ...My late father had about a dozen beige cardigans. All had holes in the elbows, all were from M & S, and all had been bought by my mother. I can confirm your theory!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10551211099729397312013-04-27T05:48:25.002-07:002013-04-27T05:48:25.002-07:00The stile repairer sounds like the Sussex version ...The stile repairer sounds like the Sussex version of Old Mortality.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com