Search results

Good morning, Astonian, Quote "..... and they speak posh some times when in company i think i let them down ......." That can't possibly be true, Astonian. I'm sure that they are as proud of you as you are proud of being a TRUE BRUMMIE !!! Sincere best regards, David

On eBay they've got both! Take your pick, braces or bracers! David;)

Elizabeth, This is taken from the American English (as opposed to British English) -orientated online dictionary, Dictionary.com : sus·pend·er    /səˈspɛndər/ Show Spelled[suh-spen-der] Show IPA –noun 1. Usually, suspenders. Also called, especially British, braces. adjustable straps or...

Thanks, Bill. There are now five of us who admit to using the "Brummie"(?) word bracers. Your posting means that the number of members confessing to using the "incorrect" word is equal to the number who claim to say braces. Although I now accept that bracers is the wrong word - just check in any...

Hello All, As you all know, Omo is no longer marketed by Unilever in the United Kingdom although it’s readily available in France, South Africa, Australia, Turkey and Brazil. This is because Unilever is the owner of several key detergent brands throughout the world. The company has rights to the...

Do you use a belt, dek? If not, is it braces or bracers? David

...... I've lost my voice !!! ........... D.

Well, a very short but fascinating thread!! Thank you one and all. Interesting the fact that Bernie (Post #9) says that "braces" is pronounced "bacers", which I suppose rhymes with "racers". And Gazzo, are you sure your granddad didn't say "wes'cot" (without the central "t"), which is according...

JohnO, perhaps you won't believe this; but they call them "bracers". David

I was very interested to read in Astonite's opening post in his thread “No longer available? Or are they?” the word "bracers". Because it's used in a paragraph about things which he thinks are no longer available, I imagine he's referring to the two strips of elasticised material, leather or...

Well, John, if they've fixed the suspension ............. and Sir Cliff and Una Stubbs are free, why not? David Do you remember this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbajf_rHzys

Well, Maggie, last Sunday you hired a bus for 40-odd people (please note the hyphen!!); why not consider signing up 164 members and chartering an Airbus A320-200. Filling the aircraft should mean a very reasonable cost per head! I'll see you at Naples Airport!!. D.;)

What about "The Black Tulip"? It's a homely pub with a good choice of British ales ............. and only a 10-minute walk from where I live. David;)

Re: Outer Circle Bus Tour Looks very much like you all had a marvellous time ......... wish I'd been there. What happened to #3002? Was it simply a flat tyre or were there serious problems with the suspension? I wonder when she was last full-up. db84124

Re: Parks Equipment (Swings, etc.) Hello there fatfingers, I've just this minute come across this photo which must have been taken in about 1957. Is this the "wooden horse" you're describing in Post #15? I've never heard this particular piece of park apparatus referred to by name ...... got...

Good afternoon, Betty, There was indeed a large bakery just 300 yards from the drive into Billy Pond Ballroom. It was where Little Green Lane and Green Lane join the Coventry Road. Please see the accompanying photo which I pinched from col H's posting (Post #14) in the thread entitled "Green...

Old Boy is absolutely right. The branch/section/detachment (?) of the St John's Ambulance Association which held its weekly meetings in the lower part of the building was called the "St Giles Division". I've just looked it up in my 1958, first edition, First Aid manual where it's written in an...

Hello there, Arkrite, You've taken upon yourself a job I had every intention of returning to at a later time, but well before now!! ...... distractions, distractions. Ernie, Having told us that you've taken the pictures in Post #21 from "The Great War Magazine", I wonder if you could check...

Frothy, I've read repeatedly on this Forum about members having hated their school days. I think it's incredibly sad that youngsters spent ten years or more of the most delicate part of their lives in little more than - they'd have us believe - concentration camps. Let us remember that most...

It's very difficult to admit to and come out with, isn't it, Dennis? It brings a lump to my throat ....... but the Truth is the truth. When I sent in Post #8, I fully realised that I was leaving myself wide open for heavy criticism; I envisaged been hung, drawn and quartered by my fellow Forum...