Quiz Report – Hamish and Dougal
[Continuing the theme of ‘different’ quiz reports, I was asked to do one with a Scottish theme, in honour of our follower, Sheila Munro. What follows is my attempt. She…
The Mystery of the Disappearing Quiz Team
Doctor Watson, clearly preparing for a lengthy discourse, settled himself back in his armchair, and fixed his listener with a meaningful look which plainly indicated that no interruption would be…
Quiz Report – Hi-de-Hi
Bong, bing, bing, bong Good mornin’, Campahs. Hi-de-hi! Gladys Pugh ‘ere. I’m delighted to introduce today’s programme of excitin’ activities put on for your entertainment by Joe Maplin ‘imself. ‘Owever,…
On Corporal Punishment
I received plenty of rods/rulers to the palm of the hand from the psychotic nuns I have talked about elsewhere in this group, but I was only on the receiving…
What an angelic soul!
First Holy Communion picture. I was probably 6/7. It was taken in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. We’d moved there from Kent in 1959 while I was still aged 5. I was inordinately…
Born in the 50s Facebook Posts
I recently joined a FB group for people born in the 50s. It has been a good experience and I thought I’d share some of my contributions here. Grunty Pig…
So here it is…
So here it is… “So here it is, ‘Merry Christmas’, everybody’s having…(‘fun’?).” Permit me a degree of scepticism about that lyric, for, in my experience, there’s quite a lot about…
Facebook Fiend
Yes, I regret to say I am a Facebook fiend. In my retirement, I spend far too much time on FB. I play Quiz Planet with a couple of friends,…
Pingu-The Quiz Team Mascot
We have a team mascot whom we rather unimaginatively call Pingu. He accompanies us to most quizzes. Whether he brings us luck or not is very much open to debate,…
Only Fools…No Horses
Those who know me (and/or follow me on Facebook) will know that, in the winter months, I belong to a team which competes in a Sunday night Quiz league. This…
Off we go again…again!
I promised that I’d try to keep my blog up to date, but, as ever, life got in the way. For a while, before and between cataract surgeries, reading the…