Blast From The Past

[corylus]

Saw on today's 'Come Dine With Me' that the contestants moved from house to house for each course of the meal. This brought back recollections of my parents and their fund-raising cronies who used to do this back in the 70s, but I can't remember what these so called 'fests' were called. Any ideas?

[tonyav]

Is that what happened in Dudley, rusty ?.

[factor-fiction]

I'd forgotten all about these safari suppers. Our church also organised car treasure hunts- I wonder if these are still popular

[DTCwordfan]

and dipping the wick, at least the fork.

[Tilly2]

I can think of nothing worse than having eight people you barely know traipsing into your house, eating your food and then clearing off. Then another eight turn up and do the same thing. Then another eight! Goodness, what a nightmare!

[carrust]

I pulled a Dudley babe by throwing her a stick LOL

[Tilly2]

I seem to be on the wrong wavelength here. :-)

[tonyav]

I'm surprised you even had to throw it, rusty.

[Tilly2]

I am on the wrong wavelength. Oh well.

[carrust]

LOL @ tony. Come on tilly, join in;-)

[Tilly2]

I'm not in the mood, rusty. I have a headache.

[DTCwordfan]

bus shelter swap, was it, carrust?

[carrust]

No sloppy seconds though DT. ;-)

[tonyav]

Yilly, all that washing up !, machine or human working over time.

[DTCwordfan]

true carrust - ok if there's plenty of paper towel - or the curtains.

[murraymints]

dt ...that's roooooood ! lol

[carrust]

I think tilly's gone to have a lie down:-)

[corylus]

Thanks everybody, Mints mention of 'gadabouts' rang a bell, I think they were known as 'Guzzlers Gadabouts' locally.