tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post6084776958602968247..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Freedom of expressionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20186322340307882932014-10-12T14:54:52.672-07:002014-10-12T14:54:52.672-07:00Or did they? Or did they? Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11870623110777952562014-10-12T14:54:05.774-07:002014-10-12T14:54:05.774-07:00I absorbed it, I didn't ignore it.I absorbed it, I didn't ignore it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57684467934625159822014-10-12T14:52:58.286-07:002014-10-12T14:52:58.286-07:00Just so long as she keeps her charming accent.Just so long as she keeps her charming accent.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9058002868498522172014-10-12T10:45:09.101-07:002014-10-12T10:45:09.101-07:00Are you sure you didn't misunderstand the use ...Are you sure you didn't misunderstand the use of the Vaseline?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40598886893415363942014-10-12T10:43:40.283-07:002014-10-12T10:43:40.283-07:00I thought Britta would appreciate increasing her k...I thought Britta would appreciate increasing her knowledge of the English language and its idioms.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60132642429363581122014-10-12T10:41:00.223-07:002014-10-12T10:41:00.223-07:00I thought my comment was very poetic but you have ...I thought my comment was very poetic but you have ignored it unless your Tesco comment was directed at both me and Cro. I do not shop in Tesco. <br /><br />Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-45945356954723540332014-10-12T08:53:57.349-07:002014-10-12T08:53:57.349-07:00Not these days, when it is all on a computer scree...Not these days, when it is all on a computer screen in real life and colour.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16872707221526194702014-10-12T08:53:19.213-07:002014-10-12T08:53:19.213-07:00Thank you, Rachel. I wasn't going to bother.Thank you, Rachel. I wasn't going to bother.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80946817575022263962014-10-12T08:52:42.050-07:002014-10-12T08:52:42.050-07:00I am currently on the committee to re-vamp the Lad...I am currently on the committee to re-vamp the Ladies toilet at The Bell pub. I mentioned good lighting for the mirror, and the chairwoman of the board said that women didn't want good lighting for mirrors. She said she actually had friends who smeared their mirrors with vaseline to make the image softer. I was deeply shocked.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86003479215928155782014-10-12T08:49:36.119-07:002014-10-12T08:49:36.119-07:00Oh, so you do shop in Tesco?Oh, so you do shop in Tesco?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74252414645009000912014-10-12T07:59:23.381-07:002014-10-12T07:59:23.381-07:00A comedian once commented on the horribly bright l...A comedian once commented on the horribly bright lighting in changing rooms, which is especially unpleasant when trying on bathing suits. But then she said: "Yeah, as if sunlight is going to be any dimmer."<br /><br />But I do like the changing rooms where they "flatter" you. Because then I think: "Hey girl, not looking too shabby today!" HeheIrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48428569494283323842014-10-12T07:45:50.789-07:002014-10-12T07:45:50.789-07:00A salutory tale,A salutory tale,The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32302794077967703092014-10-12T06:32:28.120-07:002014-10-12T06:32:28.120-07:00roomsroomsRachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31315760205473902652014-10-12T06:30:16.463-07:002014-10-12T06:30:16.463-07:00In Germany most women's changing cabins (is th...In Germany most women's changing cabins (is that right?) have horrible light - I can't understand that, because it makes you wish to make your testament, your LAST will, instead of buying something as superficial as clothes. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60079356948137612012014-10-12T06:28:48.047-07:002014-10-12T06:28:48.047-07:00I just ask for it 'in a plain wrapper'.I just ask for it 'in a plain wrapper'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59991955657698769482014-10-12T05:57:37.989-07:002014-10-12T05:57:37.989-07:00When I want to drink champagne I neither notice th...When I want to drink champagne I neither notice the packaging nor the mirrors. There is no brink for me. I just do it.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82801529680727030912014-10-12T05:32:16.662-07:002014-10-12T05:32:16.662-07:00No, half the fun (and sometimes skill, but not in ...No, half the fun (and sometimes skill, but not in this case) was to guess what it was going to look like in colour.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88517743764824658592014-10-12T05:31:21.491-07:002014-10-12T05:31:21.491-07:00AND we used to try to read them under red light bu...AND we used to try to read them under red light bulbs!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36807146710019160312014-10-12T05:30:37.951-07:002014-10-12T05:30:37.951-07:00Sorry Marianne, but the truth will out.Sorry Marianne, but the truth will out.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77251747383333252642014-10-12T05:15:54.834-07:002014-10-12T05:15:54.834-07:00Can't believe you couldn't lay it out in c...Can't believe you couldn't lay it out in colored (coloured) pencil to begin. You know, the prototype.<br />I haven't seen any striking packaging in ages. I must frequent the wrong aisles.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16416078244940830192014-10-12T05:14:55.740-07:002014-10-12T05:14:55.740-07:00The 60's underground newspaper IT (Internation...The 60's underground newspaper IT (International Times) used to print coloured text over coloured photos, rendering the articles completely unreadable. We used to buy IT just to look cool. I went to IT's first birthday party at The Roundhouse, Paul McCartney came dressed as a phone box. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77286734691964666312014-10-12T05:05:22.795-07:002014-10-12T05:05:22.795-07:00those mirrors make me look slimmer? really? oh dea...those mirrors make me look slimmer? really? oh dear oh dear.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338964992539885016noreply@blogger.com