What are we to make of 'The Krankies' as swingers?

[Gromit]

Apparently, 'The Krankies' admit they went beserk when they first became famous, and indulged in wild sex, drinking and sailing.

http://www.telegraph....d-to-be-swingers.html

Probably should be filed under 'Too much information' but I share it here because it seems improbable.

[Teddy_boy]

Why improbable? Would they invent this for some reason?

[berniecuddles]

got nothing to do with us what they do!

[ichkeria]

Fannydabblydozy!!

[cazzz1975]

I think maybe they are hoping that these recent stories renew interest in them as an act, maybe getting more work/money out of it.

personally though I find the recent revelations a little creepy.

[joggerjayne]

Wild sex, drinking and ...

... "sailing" ????

Why?

[Ankou]

wild sex, drinking and watersports.

quel est le problème ?

[joggerjayne]

Wild sex and drinking.

Well, it's good to know they are normal, despite being famous, LOL.

[ummmm]

What makes 'wild sex' ?

[Ankou]

animals? tigers, lions and hippopotamussesses

[ChuckFickens]

"and that on one occasion Ian flattened magician Paul Daniels with a single punch in a bar."

Not all bad then.

[cazzz1975]

there is a story running in the sun about jimmy krankie flashing people

http://www.thesun.co....lashed-on-a-boat.html

[joggerjayne]

It was on a boat.

You see ... I KNEW that sailing thing would lead to no good.

[andy-hughes]

I read their autobiography a few months ago, and in context, it seems less 'weird' than you may think. When you read about them as a married couple, which they are, it seems a little less odd than if you think about them as their stage personnas.

Re. the 'Paul Daniels' incident - apparently the Toughs were staying on Jersey in Summer Season with Paul Daniels in the same hotel, and every night in the bar, or at breakfast, in fact any time at all, PD was constantly 'On' - doing tricks and saying 'Not a lot ...' and eventually Ian got sick of it, and lamped him one, and everyone cheered!

I don't condone physical violence at all but ...

[ludwig]

// Yes (I punched Paul Daniels), but that's not really a bad thing is it? //

Good point.

[China Doll]

I dunno... doesn't seem that improbable to me. I'm pretty sure it's not newsworthy though but I guess at least we're all talking and thinking about them again... which is a shame.

[mccfluff]

hmmmm salla does drinking and sailing...

[jno]

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1086810.html

What I said then... good luck to them. It's like andy-hughes says, off stage they're not Krankies, they're real people. It's hard to imagine a hobbit having a sex life too but Orlando Bloom does okay.

[jackthehat]

He was an elf, jno........!

<But that point is probably moot, in any case :o)>

[jno]

true... perhaps he had to fall back on elf-abuse.

[Ankou]

thats because he's an elf. did you know that female elves are called shelves.