Mad Over Fifties Club

[nungate]

Good evening a welcome to all members of the Mad Over Fifties club. we have a packed programme of events for tonight. The Minstrels are in the gallery warming up for their usual round of madrigals and toccatas and in the ballroom our favourite local band the Tone Deafs are warming up for an evening of sixties covers! Our tailcock this evening is the "Tiny Teddy" named for the newest member of our family Teddy the kitten! Tonight's hot plate special is Bangers and mash with onion gravy, and on tonight's pudding trolley we have strawberry tarts with Chantilly cream (Queenie was busy making the cream before she scooted off to the speedway) For your further entertainment in the vestibule we have Dr Zonko and Hilda (his beautiful assistant) with amazing magic tricks and lion taming!
The hot tub is on the north tower bubbling away the mini bar has been replenished (thank you Igor) The bungee still has plenty of bounce in it!
Both swimming pools are ready for members use (cosies are available in the changing rooms), the rowing boats are lined up on the shores of the lake, and the race track has been re-laid and the cars revved ready to use.
The gardens are looking splendid and the barbecue down on the beach are all set the arrival of our members.
A warm welcome awaits all who dare enter these portals

Carriages at midnight

[nungate]

Hated hockey, every week I'd limp home with some injury or another! Like volleyball though, I was good at that. Never played tennis at school, we were supposed to wear black shorts but mostly we just wore any old shorts we had - bit lax on the uniform code back then

[sunny-dave]

Evening All

I've parked the moped in the goat shed if that is OK?

For the rumffle I have

a 'previously loved' retractable tape measure (marked in rods and poles only)

a partially imbibed bottle of 'old ferret wobbler' (the winner will need a doctor's note)

and a can of Schotts chain-lube ...

I am much taken with the thought of The AB Netball Team ... the thought of all those Big Pants is giving me quite an attack of the vapours ...

[nungate]

Steady now Dave.
Good evening. Can Igor fetch you a drink or something?


'scuse me got to catch a kitten he's just emerged from his hidey place

[tonyav]

I've parked the moped in the goat shed if that is OK?

No it's bloody well not,dave !.

[tonyav]

a partially imbibed bottle of 'old ferret wobbler'


Ohhhhh, hope I win that.

[Igor61]

Good evening Sunny Sir, can I offer you a drink? Frank has the volly vonts and canopies on a tray, unless you'd prefer the bangers and mash?

[Mammar]

THAT'S where my ruddy tape measure went!

[nungate]

Now now Tony, it'll be fine. Simpkins will have moved the moped to the carriage house, a more appropriate spot. So in the words of the immortal bard, "dinna fash yersel"

[tonyav]

a 'previously loved' retractable tape measure (marked in rods and poles only)

No perches dave ?.

[DaisyNonna]

Our uniform was positively antediluvian.
Gymslips until the 5th form. No petticoats allowed. Scratchy.
Navy knickers under summer dresses. Still no petticoats.
Weekly knicker inspection.
Cherry coloured cardigan or sweater if you were a prefect in V1th form. Had to knit it yourself.
Blazer to be worn all year round.
Velour hat or beret in winter, boater or beret in summer.
Gabardine mac, with hood.
Lisle stockings or ankle socks. At eighteen!
Yes, we did rebel.

[tonyav]

Thank you nungate, you should see what the smell of petrol does to those goats !.

[nungate]

Ye Gods and little fishes Daisy! I thought we were hard done by when they measured the length of our skirts and made us wear a tie!

[tonyav]

Weekly knicker inspection.


LOL, who inspected them, Daisy ?.

[sunny-dave]

Ta Muchly Your Igorness - I'll have The Tony Toddy please :)

[nungate]

We try to cover all contingencies Tony

[Igor61]

offers a tray to Dave please, sir, help yourself

[tonyav]

I'll have The Tony Toddy please :)



Oi, have you been talking to gness, dave ?.

[Mammar]

Very similar Daisy.
And did you have to kneel for 'skirt length' inspections? Any skirt not touching the floor, owner in detention.

[sunny-dave]

OK - hot tub here I come - are those bubbles at the Deep End quite normal?

[DaisyNonna]

Well it wasn't the boys from Central Grammar Tony! Or King Edwards come to that.