Men and colds: Dan don't read this....

Lesley · September 13, 2005

Found it. I know, I'm like a dripping tap!

At Last The 1948 Show, written & performed by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke Taylor & Marty Feldman! Preceded M.Python, which later made the sketch famous. Don't know the year yet, couldn't wait to report back.....Not that anyone else will remember the original

Apparently available on DVD.

So that'll be on my Christmas hint list!

Well done Sheila - now we just need a year. Of course, I should really know the year but...........

People forget how funny Marty Feldman was. (or who he was! )

Lesley · September 13, 2005

Louise - Hope you are feling better today? And you Sheila?

Sheilaz · September 13, 2005

Much better thanks, even wondering if I dare enter Mum's race at Sports Day this afternoon Don't think I should as most mums there are a decade or 2 younger and some do pointless things like running for miles every day. But top points for embarrassing daughter

Wonder if there's a wobble race.

Or egg & spoon!

Lesley, I agree, Marty Feldman was ahead of his time, brilliant. Anyone else remember him?

Mrs Frugal · September 13, 2005

I do - vaguely from my pram ! Amazing looking chap!

Louise · September 14, 2005

I laughed so much I choked Dan Thanks

I am feeling a little better today I was in yesterday but Very busy - don't ask

I am just coughing alot now when I get a cold I have 2 weeks of marge simpson as it always settles on my chest and I can't take antibiotics - ho hum.

Still my Spanish lodgers mum has even been worrying about me this time

Nicola H · September 14, 2005

Glad that you are all feeling better.........Sheila I know what you mean about the mums at school they all seem to spend hours at the gym each day or jogging ........I think I would enter the wobble race too....

I remember Marty Feldman did he do a funny walk in tight black leggings ................

Lesley · September 14, 2005

No Nicola - that's Max Wall (unless Marty did it as well?)

Nicola H · September 14, 2005

Oh yes you are right I have a terrible memory.............

Lesley · September 14, 2005

It's your age dear

Nicola H · September 14, 2005

Thanks for that Lesley...........

Mrs Frugal · September 14, 2005

Lesley only remembered that because I told her!

Lesley · September 15, 2005

Age or Max Wall?

Nicola H · September 15, 2005

Lesley · September 15, 2005

I've confused myself now!

Nicola H · September 15, 2005

Me too Lesley is Marty the one with the funny eyes, or is that me oh dear ...................I need a lie down...

Mrs Frugal · September 15, 2005

Age or Max Wall?

Age of course, dear!!

The Dogmother · September 15, 2005

Getting back on topic - just because I missed it earlier.

The Boy is a dreadful moaner about his health and carries half a pharmacy aroud with him in case he is taken poorly - still it's useful as I can alway rely on him to have a painkiller on him. Personally I think that working at his home and not having kids gives him far too much time on his hands to think about his health.

Having said that I've caught Rosie's stinking 'back to school cold' and he is giving me a lot of sympathy AND he look after me very well when I had bad flu and pleurisy earlier in the year. So I try to humour his whinging! The problem is that Rosie has picked up on it and likes to complain about the smallest scratch, obviously hasn't inherited my high pain threshold!

Mrs Frugal · September 15, 2005

Hmmm, Ollie's a moaner too. He's got a cold and don't we know it!! He's also got a bright red cheek where he's wiped snot across it ! Hope it's not time for the photographer - we've got a red snotty cheeked photo for every year so far!!

The Dogmother · September 15, 2005

Ahh, bless!

AnnieP · September 16, 2005

I have developed the annual "Back to work with 200 stinking children who get sent to school when they're ill so all the teachers can get it" obligatory September sore throat and cough.

OH was nursed to within an inch of his life last week with a mere cold...

"Fetch me more Nurofen cold and flu dear"

"Where exactly would you like me to put them DEAR"?

Oh, just within reach would be fine...any chance of a coffee..."? etc.

This morning:

Me: " Oh, I feel like S**t, I'm not going in today"

OH " "Good, I can go back to sleep: You kept me awake all last night with your funny clicking sound...snore snore...."

I got up and let the chickens and donkeys out and made a coffee, whilst hacking my guts out...he's still in bed!

How long do you get for smothering someone with a pillow?

Mrs Frugal · September 16, 2005

I suppose it depends on whether the judge thinks the recipient deserved it! You'd probably just get a fine on looking at the evidence, Annie!

Nicola H · September 16, 2005

Annie hope you feel better soon and get a little bit of TLC from OH.........

I think the sentence for smothering somebody is quite long but you could always claim it was euthonasia and you might get off with it after all he was very ill with the flu last week, and probably said many times that he felt like he was dying..................