clangers

[Anonymous]

Reading past mistakes I was surprised to find no one as thick as me.A few years ago I was working from a cramped cellar workshop.The height was only around six feet.Being vertically challenged this did not bother me personally.My job for the day was to fit the hinges to the door I was hanging upstairs.After chiseling out for one hinge i decided to turn the door round so I would catch the light coming through the dungeon like window.I carried on with the second hinge only to realise that in turning the door i had flipped it as well leaving me with a cut out at the top right of the door and another one bottom left.Luckily I had to plane about 4mm off the door to fit so I managed to hide my shame.I tell people this story when they want me to hang doors for them and it usually gets me out of doing it.

 

[Alf]

I'm horribly disappointed this isn't going to be a discussion of the relative merits of the Soup Dragon and the Iron Chicken, but never mind...

Alas Harry, that sounds a bit familiar. If I had a quid for every similar boo-boo I've done I'd have, ooo, at least £37.50, and I'm still young. Well, "ish". :roll: Although I might borrow that particular one next time someone asks me to hang a door... :wink:

Cheers, Alf

 

[houtslager]

ALF how can you say

and I'm still young. Well, "ish".

and also in the same post say

I'm horribly disappointed this isn't going to be a discussion of the relative merits of the Soup Dragon and the Iron Chicken

tsk tsk , mind you I can still talk in Clanger speak

 

[Drew]

dont forget the iron chicken 8-[

Oliver Postgate is my hero

 

[Alf]

Well HS, I didn't see them the first time round, obviously... [-( My brother (who did) was a huge fan. I still have his Clangers annual and he doesn't know... :-$

Cheers, Alf

 

[tx2man]

All i can say is........

Pogles Wood

TX

 

[Bean]

TX now your talking as very few people can recall Pogles Wood

Bean

 

[Gill]

And Mr Pogle was a woodworker 8) ! My first mentor...

Gill

PS Count his fingers. Clearly, Mr Pogle was an early proponent of the New Yankee Workshop safe working protocol.

 

[tx2man]

I forgot he wore a toupee......

or does he dye his tash.......

or did he fall asleep, face down in the shellac......

what was the name of the dog?.........

TX

 

[CHJ]

what was the name of the dog?.........

TX

Tog by any chance?

 

[Bean]

Definatly the shellac, or it could be that his hair didnt want to clash with his smock.

I cannot remember what the dogs name was #-o

Bean

 

[CHJ]

Well HS, I didn't see them the first time round, obviously... [-( My brother (who did) was a huge fan. I still have his Clangers annual and he doesn't know... :-$

Cheers, Alf

In that case Alfyou need to get some more reference material to complete your education :mrgreen:

http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/index.ht ... gate.htm&1

[-o< Ducks for cover [-o<

 

[Alf]

Well that's my morning gone. Oh my, the complete Ivor the Engine on DVD... =P~ Good lord, was there really only one series of Top Cat? :shock: But he was the Boss, a pip, the championship, the most tip top, Top Cat...

I'm sorry, I've completely lost it for the day now. Thanks, Chaz ](*,)

Cheers, Alf

 

[Anonymous]

what was the name of the dog?.........

TX

Tog by any chance?

I immediately thought "Spottydog", but of course that was The Woodentops' dog.
Ahh.... It takes you back to the days when Muffin the Mule wasn't something you could be arrested for.