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Famous catch phrases.

Big Gee said:
Hilda Baker had an act where she appeared with a man dressed as a woman called Cynthia, who never said a word. Hilda would cock her head at Cynthia from time to time and say, "She knows, y'know!" My mother picked this up and used to drove us crackers with it.

My dad whenever he had a joint of meat would always say, "Very tender, very sweet!", which was the catch-phrase of some long-forgotten comedian. Cpl Jones used to come out with it on Dad's Army, but it was much older than that.


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The wonderful Hilda Baker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aKFar-UUB8
 
Hi Frothy,

thanks for the Hilda Baker clip - great! I don't think that particular Cynthia went through the door marked 'Ladies'...

Big Gee
 
Oh I love Dad's Army.
Everytime I travel down to Dorset and see signs for Warminster, I think Warminster on Sea and Dad's Army and hear Pte Jones 'They don't like it up 'em Mr Mainwaring'

My grandfather was a very dour man, born on the island of Whalsay, Shetland. He looked so like John Laurie and had the character of Pte Frazer that everytime we watched him we called him Grandad. I don't remember if he actually said 'We're doomed, doomed, to burn like faggots in hell' but it's a phrase we use in our family.

'Your name too will go on ze list. What is it? Don't tell him Pike'.
 
Just like that!! Tommy cooper.
and the dads army sketch where mannering says "don't tell him your name Pike" hilarious.
paul
 
Charlie Drake with his Ello my darlins. Alf Garnett YOU SILLY MOO. The two Ronnies its goodnight from me and a goodnight from him. And Shaw Taylor telling us to KEEP EM PEELED on police 5
 
shaw taylor and police 5? can't remember now, thats an old brummie program from the early sixtys mid seventys was it week end tv?
paul
 
Hello Paul I think it was an little once a week spot on ATV local news ( now central news) it was like a mini crimewatch for the midlands. Shaw Taylor was the presenter every week. i think he passed away some years ago now. It was early to mid 70s. All the best formula t.
 
"Don't be like that! ..... stop messin' about." Kenneth Williams in Hancock's Half Hour and elsewhere. David
 
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