I have just returned from the market, where the second-hand bookstall had a 
book of photographs of bygone Cumbria. There was this picture of two old 
ladies sitting each side of a fire range, knitting, which took my eye.

Could this be Ally and Edith? I haven't had the pleasure of meeting either 
of them, so it may be. I think they were knitting contraceptives out of 
indiarubber wire - some sort of folk cottage industry.


Rex. (Running for cover.)

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> I have just returned from the market, where the second-hand bookstall had
a
> book of photographs of bygone Cumbria. There was this picture of two old
> ladies sitting each side of a fire range, knitting, which took my eye.
>
> Could this be Ally and Edith? I haven't had the pleasure of meeting either
> of them, so it may be. I think they were knitting contraceptives out of
> indiarubber wire - some sort of folk cottage industry.
>
>
> Rex. (Running for cover.)


Well thanks. Woolen cock warmers er yan thing but wire raincoats. Really!
and old! Yerself, yuh look like T-Rex.

Edith Sowerpuss.

"The Traveller" >> book of photographs of bygone Cumbria. There was this 
picture of two old

>> ladies sitting each side of a fire range, knitting, which took my eye.
>>
>> Could this be Ally and Edith? I haven't had the pleasure of meeting 
>> either
>> of them, so it may be. I think they were knitting contraceptives out of
>> indiarubber wire - some sort of folk cottage industry.
>>
>>
>> Rex. (Running for cover.)
>
> Well thanks. Woolen cock warmers er yan thing but wire raincoats. Really!
> and old! Yerself, yuh look like T-Rex.
>
> Edith Sowerpuss.
>

           T -Rex eh?   Well, my bite is worse than my bark.  And, I notice 
you don't deny it might be you knitting by the fire.
  How does that old song go?

'Your gran'ma and my gran'ma sitting by the fire.
Knitting contraceptives out of India rubber wire.'

T Rex.

"Norcot"  wrote in message
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>
> "The Traveller" >> book of photographs of bygone Cumbria. There was this
> picture of two old
> >> ladies sitting each side of a fire range, knitting, which took my eye.
> >>
> >> Could this be Ally and Edith? I haven't had the pleasure of meeting
> >> either
> >> of them, so it may be. I think they were knitting contraceptives out of
> >> indiarubber wire - some sort of folk cottage industry.
> >>
> >>
> >> Rex. (Running for cover.)
> >
> > Well thanks. Woolen cock warmers er yan thing but wire raincoats.
Really!
> > and old! Yerself, yuh look like T-Rex.
> >
> > Edith Sowerpuss.
> >
>            T -Rex eh?   Well, my bite is worse than my bark.  And, I
notice
> you don't deny it might be you knitting by the fire.
>   How does that old song go?
>
> 'Your gran'ma and my gran'ma sitting by the fire.
> Knitting contraceptives out of India rubber wire.'
>
> T Rex.
>

Your gran'ma and my gran'ma sitting by the fire.
Knitting contraceptives out of India rubber wire.'
Humming to a tune or two, as saucy can be
For whom the bell tolls and such - it tolls for thee.

:0P Edith.

The Traveller wrote:

> "Norcot"  wrote in message
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> 
>>"The Traveller" >> book of photographs of bygone Cumbria. There was this
>>picture of two old
>>
>>>>ladies sitting each side of a fire range, knitting, which took my eye.
>>>>
>>>>Could this be Ally and Edith? I haven't had the pleasure of meeting
>>>>either
>>>>of them, so it may be. I think they were knitting contraceptives out of
>>>>indiarubber wire - some sort of folk cottage industry.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Rex. (Running for cover.)
>>>
>>>Well thanks. Woolen cock warmers er yan thing but wire raincoats.
> 
> Really!
> 
>>>and old! Yerself, yuh look like T-Rex.
>>>
>>>Edith Sowerpuss.
>>>
>>
>>           T -Rex eh?   Well, my bite is worse than my bark.  And, I
> 
> notice
> 
>>you don't deny it might be you knitting by the fire.
>>  How does that old song go?
>>
>>'Your gran'ma and my gran'ma sitting by the fire.
>>Knitting contraceptives out of India rubber wire.'
>>
>>T Rex.
>>
> 
> Your gran'ma and my gran'ma sitting by the fire.
> Knitting contraceptives out of India rubber wire.'
> Humming to a tune or two, as saucy can be
> For whom the bell tolls and such - it tolls for thee.
> 
> :0P Edith.
> 
> 


Is that not the Ballad of the Ball of Kirriemuir?

Four and twenty virgins,
Came down from Inverness,
And when the ball was over
There were four and twenty less.

> I have just returned from the market, where the second-hand
> bookstall had a book of photographs of bygone Cumbria.
> There was this picture of two old ladies sitting each side
> of a fire range, knitting, which took my eye. 
> 
> Could this be Ally and Edith? I haven't had the pleasure of
> meeting either of them, so it may be. I think they were
> knitting contraceptives out of indiarubber wire - some sort
> of folk cottage industry. 
> 
> 
> Rex. (Running for cover.) 


You didn't mention if you bought the book.

Johnny-unclear

"Jpinny" >>

>> Your gran'ma and my gran'ma sitting by the fire.
>> Knitting contraceptives out of India rubber wire.'
>> Humming to a tune or two, as saucy can be
>> For whom the bell tolls and such - it tolls for thee.
>>
>> :0P Edith.
>>
>>
>
> Is that not the Ballad of the Ball of Kirriemuir?
>
> Four and twenty virgins,
> Came down from Inverness,
> And when the ball was over
> There were four and twenty less.
>


No, definitely not. In the days when I did my national service and trained 
with the paras we marched to that one. I do recall about 200 verses, which 
probably covered about 25 miles! One milder verse springs to mind.

The vicar's daughter she was there.
She had us all in fits
Swinging on the chandeleer
and landing on her t**s

4 & 20 virgins etc...

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>
> "Jpinny" >>
> >> Your gran'ma and my gran'ma sitting by the fire.
> >> Knitting contraceptives out of India rubber wire.'
> >> Humming to a tune or two, as saucy as can be
> >> For whom the bell tolls and such - it tolls for theeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
> >>
> >> :0P Edith.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Is that not the Ballad of the Ball of Kirriemuir?
> >
> > Four and twenty virgins,
> > Came down from Inverness,
> > And when the ball was over
> > There were four and twenty less.
> >
>
> No, definitely not. In the days when I did my national service and trained
> with the paras we marched to that one. I do recall about 200 verses, which
> probably covered about 25 miles! One milder verse springs to mind.
>
> The vicar's daughter she was there.
> She had us all in fits
> Swinging on the chandeleer
> and landing on her t**s
>
> 4 & 20 virgins etc...
>

I used to have a para for an underskirt. The cord snapped and it fell to the
floor up at Kells tanner hop. I'd just done a bee-bop great swin around and
there it was. Guess who didn't go there any more.

Edwina

"The Traveller" wrote<


> I used to have a para for an underskirt. The cord snapped and it fell to 
> the
> floor up at Kells tanner hop. I'd just done a bee-bop great swin around 
> and
> there it was. Guess who didn't go there any more.
>
> Edwina
>

 A lot of girls used parachute silk to make wedding dresses just after the 
war.  I suppose underskirts were just as useful.
Could it be dyed green and fashioned into big knickers?

Rex.

Norcot wrote:

> "Jpinny" >>
>>> Your gran'ma and my gran'ma sitting by the fire.
>>> Knitting contraceptives out of India rubber wire.'
>>> Humming to a tune or two, as saucy can be
>>> For whom the bell tolls and such - it tolls for thee.
>>>
>>>> 0P Edith.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Is that not the Ballad of the Ball of Kirriemuir?
>>
>> Four and twenty virgins,
>> Came down from Inverness,
>> And when the ball was over
>> There were four and twenty less.
>>
>
> No, definitely not. In the days when I did my national service and
> trained with the paras we marched to that one. I do recall about 200
> verses, which probably covered about 25 miles! One milder verse
> springs to mind.
> The vicar's daughter she was there.
> She had us all in fits
> Swinging on the chandeleer
> and landing on her t**s
>
> 4 & 20 virgins etc...


The only one I can remember is...

The Vicar's wife she was there
Sitting by the fire
Knitting rubber johnnies
From an India-rubber tyre

Singing b***s to yer partner
Yer a**e against the wall
If you've ne'er bin....
..... Saturday night
.....etc....

..... Seemed to endure longer in the playground than the others. Pretty mild 
by today's standards. Standards? Jeez... I'm getting old....

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>
> "The Traveller" wrote<
>
> > I used to have a para for an underskirt. The cord snapped and it fell to
> > the
> > floor up at Kells tanner hop. I'd just done a bee-bop great swin around
> > and
> > there it was. Guess who didn't go there any more.
> >
> > Edwina
> >
>  A lot of girls used parachute silk to make wedding dresses just after the
> war.  I suppose underskirts were just as useful.
> Could it be dyed green and fashioned into big knickers?
>
> Rex.


Good morning T-Rex. Dying my underskirt green was the last thing on my mind.
It was so heavy I had enough to do trying to keep it up-which I didn't. The
quality of those para shutes were high, even as good as Ladybird tea shirts
but they wouldn't be accepted these days, I doubt.

Edith.

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> I have just returned from the market, where the second-hand bookstall had
a
> book of photographs of bygone Cumbria. There was this picture of two old
> ladies sitting each side of a fire range, knitting, which took my eye.
>
> Could this be Ally and Edith? I haven't had the pleasure of meeting either
> of them, so it may be. I think they were knitting contraceptives out of
> indiarubber wire - some sort of folk cottage industry.
>
>

Cheeky bu88er.

I can't speak for Edith, of course (she's far too good at doing that all by
herself for me to interfere) but personally I have a long way to go before I
shall consider myself old; I can't knit for toffee; I'm no lady; and I have
several modern kitchen appliances, none of which could be described as a
fire range.

So it wisnae me.

ally-still-relatively-young-and-tricotically-challenged

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>
> > >
> >  A lot of girls used parachute silk to make wedding dresses just after
the
> > war.  I suppose underskirts were just as useful.
> > Could it be dyed green and fashioned into big knickers?
> >
> > Rex.
>
> Good morning T-Rex. Dying my underskirt green was the last thing on my
mind.
> It was so heavy I had enough to do trying to keep it up-which I didn't.
The
> quality of those para shutes were high, even as good as Ladybird tea
shirts
> but they wouldn't be accepted these days, I doubt.
>

I've got a big chunk of old parachute silk from those days at the back of a
cupboard. Somebody gave it to my mum, I think, and it was never used. Well,
most of it wasn't used - there's a bit missing. Maybe they made a single
pair of small knickers from it? It's lovely stuff - sort of ivory coloured
and quite heavy. I really should use it for something.

ally

"a l l y"  wrote in message
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It's lovely stuff - sort of ivory coloured

> and quite heavy. I really should use it for something.
>
> ally


The colour is beautiful.You should make yourself a wedding dress for when
you walk the isle, Ally.
Do it primitively, wrapped around you in one peice, then tie a bit o parcel
string around your waiste. That's hip.

Now what is that string called?

Edith.

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> 
> "a l l y"  wrote in message
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> It's lovely stuff - sort of ivory coloured
> > and quite heavy. I really should use it for something.
> >
> > ally
> 
> The colour is beautiful.You should make yourself a wedding dress for when
> you walk the isle, Ally.
> Do it primitively, wrapped around you in one peice, then tie a bit o parcel
> string around your waiste. That's hip.
> 
> Now what is that string called?
> 


If you're thinking of baler twine, it's known as 'John Robert', although
the modern red plastic stuff seems to be known as 'Michael'.

A bit of 'Michael' has held many a pair of trousers up, as well!  It
also
makes a good (temporary) dog-lead.
--
Regds,

Russell W. B. who won't, unfortunately, be able to get to the 'Boink' 
this time - again... :o(





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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:33:11 +0000 (UTC), "Russell W. Barnes"
 wrote:


>"The Traveller"  wrote in message
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>
>> 
>> "a l l y"  wrote in message
>> news:42599134$0$94530$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
>> It's lovely stuff - sort of ivory coloured
>> > and quite heavy. I really should use it for something.
>> >
>> > ally
>> 
>> The colour is beautiful.You should make yourself a wedding dress for when
>> you walk the isle, Ally.
>> Do it primitively, wrapped around you in one peice, then tie a bit o parcel
>> string around your waiste. That's hip.
>> 
>> Now what is that string called?
>> 
>
>If you're thinking of baler twine, it's known as 'John Robert', although
>the modern red plastic stuff seems to be known as 'Michael'.
>
>A bit of 'Michael' has held many a pair of trousers up, as well!  It
>also
>makes a good (temporary) dog-lead.


Trouble is..... yuh keks faal doon...

J.

Tee hee hee

Tee hee hee

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> On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:33:11 +0000 (UTC), "Russell W. Barnes"
>  wrote:
>
> >"The Traveller"  wrote in message
> >news:g0r6e.111342$Vf.4176324@news000.worldonline.dk
> >
> >>
> >> "a l l y"  wrote in message
> >> news:42599134$0$94530$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
> >> It's lovely stuff - sort of ivory coloured
> >> > and quite heavy. I really should use it for something.
> >> >
> >> > ally
> >>
> >> The colour is beautiful.You should make yourself a wedding dress for
when
> >> you walk the isle, Ally.
> >> Do it primitively, wrapped around you in one peice, then tie a bit o
parcel
> >> string around your waiste. That's hip.
> >>
> >> Now what is that string called?
> >>
> >
> >If you're thinking of baler twine, it's known as 'John Robert', although
> >the modern red plastic stuff seems to be known as 'Michael'.
> >
> >A bit of 'Michael' has held many a pair of trousers up, as well!  It
> >also
> >makes a good (temporary) dog-lead.
>
> Trouble is..... yuh keks faal doon...
>
> J.


Chuckle. Noot if John Robert holds them oop. He's a bouncer.

Edith luvd John Robert.

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> "The Traveller"  wrote in message
> news:g0r6e.111342$Vf.4176324@news000.worldonline.dk
>
> >
> > "a l l y"  wrote in message
> > news:42599134$0$94530$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
> > It's lovely stuff - sort of ivory coloured
> > > and quite heavy. I really should use it for something.
> > >
> > > ally
> >
> > The colour is beautiful.You should make yourself a wedding dress for
when
> > you walk the isle, Ally.
> > Do it primitively, wrapped around you in one peice, then tie a bit o
parcel
> > string around your waiste. That's hip.
> >
> > Now what is that string called?
> >
>
> If you're thinking of baler twine, it's known as 'John Robert', although
> the modern red plastic stuff seems to be known as 'Michael'.
>
> A bit of 'Michael' has held many a pair of trousers up, as well!  It
> also
> makes a good (temporary) dog-lead.
> --
> Regds,
>
> Russell W. B. who won't, unfortunately, be able to get to the 'Boink'
> this time - again... :o(
>

I. Go stand int corner wid yer face tutt wall und don't pee yerself or it's
the cane fer you young man.

Edith.

Russell W. Barnes wrote:


> If you're thinking of baler twine, it's known as 'John Robert', although
> the modern red plastic stuff seems to be known as 'Michael'.
> 
> A bit of 'Michael' has held many a pair of trousers up, as well!  It
> also
> makes a good (temporary) dog-lead.
> --
> Regds,
> 
> Russell W. B. who won't, unfortunately, be able to get to the 'Boink' 
> this time - again... :o(
> 
> 


That's a great shame. Especially when I was beginning to anticipate a 
sort of Compo Simmonite inspired sartorial elegance. I had no idea that 
my mother in law had named both her sons after baler twine. I must let 
her know.


Jp

> 
> 
> 

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8><------------------------------------------------------------

> I. Go stand int corner wid yer face tutt wall und don't pee yerself or 
> it's
> the cane fer you young man.
>
> Edith.
>
>


Oohhh - the cane!!  Slobber, slobber... Phwoarrrr!!! er, sorry....

Tut, tut....  Forget I mentioned it...

-- 

Regds,

Russell W. B.
http://www.huttonrow.co.uk

Please replace appropriate text with punctuation to reply!

> Oohhh - the cane!!  Slobber, slobber... Phwoarrrr!!! er,
> sorry.... 
> 
> Tut, tut....  Forget I mentioned it...


Any chance you are bringing your peculiar brand of wit to the 
boink Russel? I'll buy you a pint of Old Peculiar!

Maybe we should hold it in Threlkeld and get Stuart on board?

Johnny-shamelessly-drumming-up-boink-attendance

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> > Oohhh - the cane!!  Slobber, slobber... Phwoarrrr!!! er,
> > sorry....
> >
> > Tut, tut....  Forget I mentioned it...
>
> Any chance you are bringing your peculiar brand of wit to the
> boink Russel? I'll buy you a pint of Old Peculiar!
>
> Maybe we should hold it in Threlkeld and get Stuart on board?
>
> Johnny-shamelessly-drumming-up-boink-attendance


It's time you got your thumb out of the pie and decided on which pub. The
Kirkstyle in The Lorten Vale is fine but a bit out of the way.

Edith

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>
>
> "The Traveller"  wrote in message
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>
> 8><------------------------------------------------------------
> > I. Go stand int corner wid yer face tutt wall und don't pee yerself or
> > it's
> > the cane fer you young man.
> >
> > Edith.
> >
> >
>
> Oohhh - the cane!!  Slobber, slobber... Phwoarrrr!!! er, sorry....
>
> Tut, tut....  Forget I mentioned it...
>
> --
>
> Regds,
>
> Russell W. B.
> http://www.huttonrow.co.uk


I've been to H on R and down the scales and across that
narrow-turn-a-corner-bridge and I know where to find you so just behave
yourself young Russell........Wham!.........and go to the boink.......Wham!
Wham!

Edith Pocker Knickers.

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>
> "Russell W. Barnes" <russell dot barnes @ huttonrow dot co dot uk> wrote
in
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> >
> >
> > "The Traveller"  wrote in message
> > news:tUz6e.111504$Vf.4176711@news000.worldonline.dk...
> >
> > 8><------------------------------------------------------------
> > > I. Go stand int corner wid yer face tutt wall und don't pee yerself or
> > > it's
> > > the cane fer you young man.
> > >
> > > Edith.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Oohhh - the cane!!  Slobber, slobber... Phwoarrrr!!! er, sorry....
> >
> > Tut, tut....  Forget I mentioned it...
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regds,
> >
> > Russell W. B.
> > http://www.huttonrow.co.uk
>
> I've been to H on R and down the scales and across that
> narrow-turn-a-corner-bridge and I know where to find you so just behave
> yourself young Russell........Wham!.........and go to the

boink.......Wham!

> Wham!
>
> Edith Pocket Knickers.
>
>

..
..
Tee hee hee.

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>
> "a l l y"  wrote in message
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> It's lovely stuff - sort of ivory coloured
> > and quite heavy. I really should use it for something.
> >
> > ally
>
> The colour is beautiful.You should make yourself a wedding dress for when
> you walk the isle, Ally.


Once is enough, and the first time I bought a new pair of jeans for the
occasion.



> Do it primitively, wrapped around you in one peice, then tie a bit o
parcel
> string around your waiste. That's hip.
>
> Now what is that string called?
>

Er.... string?

ally

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:37:18 +0100, Edward  wrote:


>
>Tee hee hee

plonk

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> On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:37:18 +0100, Edward  wrote:
>
> >
> >Tee hee hee
> plonk


EH! Me too.Tee hee hee.
plonk.

Edith-putting her plonk on.