Mad over Fifties Club

[ladyalex]

The Club is now Open


Hello, good evening and welcome to all our members.

(Hasn't David Frost been putting himself about on TV lately ?)

Do draw up to the fire and get cosy for tonight's club.

After the great success of the talk 'Knitting patterns through the ages', the Committee tried to engage the same speaker to give the companion talk 'Crotchet patterns I have loved ' but sadly, she said that she was tied up. So, unless any members feel they can step into the breach, I am afraid we will have to forgo our talk tonight.

For the raffle so far I have

A bottle of Sanatogen
Six oranges
Two tubes of Polo mints
and three knitting needles sizes 10, 8 and 7.

[humbersloop]

Good evening Mi'Lady

and thank you for the warmth of your reception again this evening. Shame about the crochet talk. For the riffle I bring;

venus under the moon, as she has been so beautifully all week
the faint whiff of raw linseed oil on an early spring evening

[flicrat]

Sorry to run away before my talk, but you may keep the animals if any have escaped. Please could whoever wins the sparklers not let them off in front of the hamsters. They only have very small ears! My talk will have to be deferred for a week or so, as I am going to a Cantamici concert next Saturday. (Culture!!) Evening all. F

[ladyalex]

It wasn't me, Mamya...maybe LiK locked you in by mistake when he was buttling ?

When did the croc get his own cat ?

[DTCwordfan]

Mamya Lynne was her name
and Lady's Matron was her station.
Six generations of Lynne girls
had worn a disastrous Castle reputation.

Such clumsy ladies were they,
only permitted to wash pans...no dishes;
all the Castle glassware and the china
were cleaned by Clubber others,
at the Lie-In King butler's wishes.

For many years it was the same,
the Lynne girls skivvied downstairs;
mostly jolly girls, they were,
not prone to poking in up-stairs Butler affairs.

Mamya was quite an exception,
with an eye to the better job.
Upstairs staff dressed in better brass
and they paid an extra Alex bob.

She befriended Milady's daughter
and the young Miss A egged her on.
There was a vacancy in the upstairs staff
that Mamya had her eyes upon.

The young Miss spoke up for Mamya
but the Lie-In butler was mad as a feline hatter.
In his position of head of staff,
he thought his opinion just might matter.

'Ahem, Milady Alex', he spoke up.
'Excuse me, please', said he.
'There's summat wrong, this shouldn't 'appen;
yon Mamya is all wrong, you see.'

'Lynnes-a Six have belonged in the kitchen, Ma'am'
with fine things you can't 'em trust.
They might do a good job scrubbing pots,
but all them Lynnes do never dust, only making tailcocks!'

'Oh dear', murmured Her Ladyship,
'What a terrible dilemma.
Then she will simply be companion
to my darling little runctious Emma'.

Clever Mamya studied diligently
and married above her Polar class.
She always has her Lie-In King butler cleaning
her finest crystal and glass.

[Lie-in King]

Good evening, miss humbersloop - may I offer you a flagon of Moondrop?

In return for your coat, of course - it must be hidden...

M'lady - the croc has had a cat for some months now & enjoys teaching it all manner of games - they even learned to ice-dance but were rejected by a popular television programme...

[Lie-in King]

Your ode-ition never fails to astonish, DT - deserves an extra-large flagon of tailcock...

[Mamyalynne]

Oh DT - how marvellous, one to frame I think!!

[ladyalex]

Hello humbersloop and bye flicrat. We look forward to your talk next week, but remember, we're a tough crowd.

I think old age must be kicking in, LiK...I was unaware of the croc's cat. Does the elephant have a dog and the llama a cockatoo too ?

[Mamyalynne]

llama's don't do ballet.

[nungate]

Carlito the llama doesn't have any pets Milady, though he is very wary of the Cat and his pet crocodile............... he is still missing a few of his pompoms from their last encounter

[Lie-in King]

Tailcocks, tailcocks! Get 'em while they're moony, they're lovely!

[slinky.kate]

hi there a quick visit tonight,(my pirate name is RED ETHEL RACKHAM) thanks ladyalex for that,a lovely drink with ice would go down a treat,for the riffle i brought
pkt.poppy seed
10 pooper scoopers
and some balloons in the shape of a poodle

[humbersloop]

Good evening, L-i-k

and thank you for your buttling, a flagon of Moondust is most hospitable.
Another swifty only this evening- however, our Otter tells me the creatures are up for a card tournament soon.

[nungate]

He tried tap dancing once Mama, he fell in the sink and sprained an ankle - he's never attempted it again, though he is partial to an Argentine tango ....
must be the latin in him

[Lie-in King]

Good evening, miss kinky, how nice to see you again :-)

Will you partake of a swift flagon of Moondrop before you rush off?

Miss humbersloop - the croc & his cat are quite proficient at Texas Hold 'em...

[Mamyalynne]

Sounds like a new tailcock.

[slinky.kate]

lik that would be lovely,plenty ice please

[Lie-in King]

Miss kinky - your flagon, with lots of ice...

[polar-bear]

Evening friends. Hope you are all well. I need a drink!. I have half a packet of mini cheddars for the waffle.

[ladyalex]

Hello Slinky, nice to see you again.

Card playing cats and dancing llamas...whatever next ?

Dicing mice ?