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Crumpet: a very British Institution.

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:43 am
by stripeysydney
Did any of you watch this last night on beeb 2,I know it's wallowing in nostalgia, but what a bunch of fit birds. They were absolutely gorgeous, still looking good after all these years, highly intelligent, witty, and really proud that they were called "Crumpet".
One commentator/news hack made the pertinent remark that the equivalent models of today are, well.... a bit desperate, and a bit yellowish,and a bit thick. then the programme proceeded to show a clip of Jordan. It was like at first dining on Chateau Briand then gagging on Turkey Twizzlers.
Officer Dibble, did you catch it? i would have thought it would have been right up your street...ooooh er, missus....

Re: Crumpet: a very British Institution.

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:33 pm
by Jack1956
Hello,

This is my first post on the forum, it's a pretty good place to find the kind of vintage/retro/girl information I'm always looking for.

The programme on 'British Crumpet' last night was excellent. Compared to todays tats and skinny, waif-like 'models' the women of yesteryear were stunning. Valerie Leon looked superb and as for Caroline Munro...........


Re: Crumpet: a very British Institution.

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:09 pm
by fudgeflaps
...saw bits (!) of it- top class!

The bird in Monty Python (wsa it Carol Cleveland or another character actress?) who played the milkman-collecting temptress... oooh, suits you!

A plethora of amazing Brits of that era.

What would the appropriate collective noun be...... A Cakery of Crumpet?


Re: Crumpet: a very British Institution.

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:48 pm
by Officer Dibble
"Officer Dibble, did you catch it?"

'Fraid not, Sid. If my memory serves me, last night I was feverishly penning yet another anti-chav tirade. Anyhow, what was the upshot? Did they reach the same conclusion as us?


Officer Dibble




Re: Crumpet: a very British Institution.

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:13 am
by steve56
fudgeflaps wrote:

> ...saw bits (!) of it- top class!
>
> The bird in Monty Python (wsa it Carol Cleveland or another
> character actress?) who played the milkman-collecting
> temptress... oooh, suits you!
>
> A plethora of amazing Brits of that era.
>
> What would the appropriate collective noun be...... A Cakery of
> Crumpet?
>
> yes it was carol cleveland seen her in the saint&randall and hopkirk too.

Re: Crumpet: a very British Institution.

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:40 am
by stripeysydney
Yes.