tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post1257400583303405271..comments2024-03-22T23:15:45.890+00:00Comments on Sal's Snippets: What a Darling...and... HERE'S A COMPETITION!!Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991496263250729580noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-57536478210899567362008-10-12T10:07:00.000+01:002008-10-12T10:07:00.000+01:00The good old days back in the 80s! Rubber puppet...The good old days back in the 80s! Rubber puppets, very strange hairdo's and outrageous clothes, oh happy days! Thanks for the laugh.<BR/>Love the Exeter post, cant believe that all the times we have been there we have never been to the quay , all those antique shops I missed out on! It takes us about 2 hours to get there so will have to plan a trip out soon. Jane xxjane and the happy crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575908092710442023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-75133125224398429852008-10-12T09:01:00.000+01:002008-10-12T09:01:00.000+01:00Definitely took me back a bit.1 - The Queen2 - Mar...Definitely took me back a bit.<BR/>1 - The Queen<BR/>2 - Margaret Thatcher<BR/>3 - Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Charles & Princess Diana<BR/>4 - Pope John Paul II<BR/>5 - Bill Clinton<BR/>6 - Gary Lineker<BR/>7 - Michael Heseltine as Hannibal LecterAlly Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168621270125184309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-56112075296830040082008-10-11T16:51:00.000+01:002008-10-11T16:51:00.000+01:00The same answers as lovely April!Or, will that be ...The same answers as lovely April!<BR/>Or, will that be cheating... LOL!<BR/>I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!<BR/>I enjoyed this competition... even when I cheated a tynnie bit!lol<BR/><BR/>Kisses<BR/>Debbie MossDebbies-English-Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900029492125393022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-48564779780447523292008-10-10T22:54:00.000+01:002008-10-10T22:54:00.000+01:00Might come back to the competition but I'll need p...Might come back to the competition but I'll need pen and paper first or I'll forget by the time it comes to typing the list out from memory.<BR/>I read your comment on Ragged Roses blog about books and although I've not read Miss Pettigrew, I saw the film which was wonderful. I have however, read an Elizabeth Taylor [not the former Mrs Burton] and loved the book so that I am now making a collection of everything else she's ever written and so far haven't been disappointed.<BR/>I also saw the Alice and Ginny book last week and if I'd got such a thing as money, it would have belonged to me. I'm saving up as we speak!<BR/>PS having found you will be adding you to my favourites.Greedy Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760747140075972452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-78018833662458422412008-10-10T19:58:00.000+01:002008-10-10T19:58:00.000+01:00what a great post Sal... we certainly must keep la...what a great post Sal... we certainly must keep laughing. won't add answers as i think everyone has got them now... so funny to see these puppets again.<BR/>Have a lovely weekend and see you soon at the Fair.<BR/>ginnyxAlice and Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036075254902042265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-52711235810793625982008-10-10T19:19:00.000+01:002008-10-10T19:19:00.000+01:00Right here goes:1 Queen Liz2 Margaret Thatcher3 Di...Right here goes:<BR/>1 Queen Liz<BR/>2 Margaret Thatcher<BR/>3 Diana, Charles and Camilla<BR/>4. Pope John Paul<BR/>5. Bill Clinton<BR/>6 Gary Linekar<BR/>7 Margaret Thatcher, Hannibal Lecter<BR/>I loved Spitting Image!<BR/>KimxRagged Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-79642179696069334522008-10-10T18:21:00.000+01:002008-10-10T18:21:00.000+01:00Hi Sal, Thanks for calling by my blog. It's be...Hi Sal, Thanks for calling by my blog. It's been lovely to discover you and read back over your posts. Seeing your son going off travelling took me back to this time last year when my 18 year was about to depart (he's home now!)Can I play the Spitting image game? <BR/>1. The Queen<BR/>2. Maggie Thatcher<BR/>3. Camilla, Charles & Diana<BR/>4. Pope John Paul<BR/>5. Bill Clinton<BR/>6. Gary Linekar<BR/>7. Maggie Thatcher playing Hannibal Lecter ( I think - though agree with Kitty that it looks like ET!)Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-69766975414071065772008-10-10T15:47:00.000+01:002008-10-10T15:47:00.000+01:00Hiya Sal. My sis has just been telling me how "go...Hiya Sal. My sis has just been telling me how "gorge" it is down in Devon. She, her hub and their mates have just sailed the mate's yacht on it's maiden voyage from Dartmouth to Brixham. Well it's sunny here too - we just haven't got the sea...<BR/>Aaah Spitting Image... It was great. I love the Majors - John's obsession with peas...<BR/>Fab competition. Here are my guesses:<BR/>1. The Queen<BR/>2.Margaret Thatcher<BR/>3. Camilla Parker-Bowles (as she was then), Prince Charles and Princess Diana.<BR/>4. Pop John Paul<BR/>5. Bill Clinton<BR/>6. Gary Lineker<BR/>7. Michael Hesletine.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322044656860713430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-66362803939739966902008-10-10T12:07:00.000+01:002008-10-10T12:07:00.000+01:00mmm, here goes1)Queen Elizabeth 2nd2)Margaret That...mmm, here goes<BR/>1)Queen Elizabeth 2nd<BR/>2)Margaret Thatcher<BR/>3)Prince Charles Princess Diana-Camilla Parker Bowles<BR/>4)The pope - John Paul 2nd<BR/>5)Bill Clinton<BR/>6)Gary Lineker<BR/>7)Margaret Thatcher playing Hannibal Lecter<BR/><BR/>Josie xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307151386938476266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-63920807327683842222008-10-10T12:06:00.000+01:002008-10-10T12:06:00.000+01:00Hi Sal, I would add my answers but I think everyon...Hi Sal, <BR/><BR/>I would add my answers but I think everyone else has got them - although I like the Gordon Ramsey/Hannibal Lektor idea!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the trip down memory lane - wren't the puppets great? I like the modern-day cartoon programme that is in a similar vein - can't recall its name right now - but they do a really 'mean' Heather Mills/McCartney!!<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend.<BR/><BR/>Clare xClare and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518896313910151846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-67960387095798019222008-10-10T09:30:00.000+01:002008-10-10T09:30:00.000+01:00Thanks for cheering me up with a much needed good ...Thanks for cheering me up with a much needed good laugh after a week suffering from a bad cold. Ok. I'll have a go:-<BR/><BR/>1. The Queen 2. M. Thatcher 3. Charles, Camilla, Diana 4. Pope Paul 5. Bill Clinton 6. Gary Lineker 7. Is that ET under the Hannibal Lecter mask?Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-81082976841630788862008-10-09T23:41:00.000+01:002008-10-09T23:41:00.000+01:00I won't even try to remember them all but I really...I won't even try to remember them all but I really loved that show!shariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899435247762808267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-8847561611844003392008-10-09T17:36:00.000+01:002008-10-09T17:36:00.000+01:00That brought back some memories. I used to love Sp...That brought back some memories. I used to love Spitting Images. <BR/>Here goes-<BR/>1. Queen Elizabeth II with one of her corgis.<BR/>2. Margaret Thatcher when she was Prime Minister <BR/>3. Camilla Parker Bowles now The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana.<BR/>4. Pope John Paul II<BR/>5. Bill Clinton<BR/>6. Gary Lineker when he was still playing football. <BR/>7. Michael Hesletine as Hannibal Lecter.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if they brought backwith todays politians and celebrities we would still find it funny.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211870462490954636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-52669319219101521932008-10-09T16:38:00.000+01:002008-10-09T16:38:00.000+01:00I thought the same as April! The more I look at n...I thought the same as April! The more I look at number 7 though it is more like Hannibal Lecter crossed with a rather deranged Margaret Thatcher or even a deranged Ken Dodd!Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-41288253310448206152008-10-09T15:58:00.000+01:002008-10-09T15:58:00.000+01:00I've got it Sal.. No:7 is Gordon Ramsey in Hanniba...I've got it Sal.. No:7 is Gordon Ramsey in Hannibal Lecter's mask!!<BR/><BR/>MicheleCowboys and Custard Mercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043221646753782790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-83774151852136207772008-10-09T14:55:00.000+01:002008-10-09T14:55:00.000+01:00Oh how I loved Spitting Image. I can still remembe...Oh how I loved Spitting Image. I can still remember the scene with Mrs T (in full pinstripe suit) sitting in a restaurant with her cabinet. The waitress asked what she'd like, she said 'I'll have the roast beef' (or somthing similar) and the waitress said 'and what about the vegetables?' to which Mrs T responded 'They'll all have the same as me!'<BR/><BR/>Your pictures are:<BR/>1. The Queen<BR/>2. Mrs Thatcher<BR/>3. Camilla P-B, Prince Charles and Princess Diana<BR/>4. Pope John Paul II<BR/>5. Bill Clinton<BR/>6. Gary Lineker<BR/>7. Hmmmm ... it looks like ET with Thatcher's hair, playing Hannibal Lecter.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me of Spitting Image!<BR/><BR/>xKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259837826944310404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-5001830723793677462008-10-09T12:54:00.000+01:002008-10-09T12:54:00.000+01:00I am enjoying my visit to your blog. These images ...I am enjoying my visit to your blog. These images of people are too funny!!!! I can name quite a few yet not all.<BR/>I love the colorful flower creations shown in the previous posts too.<BR/>AmyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881713709227415243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-41590940169455576552008-10-09T12:19:00.000+01:002008-10-09T12:19:00.000+01:00On at work so have to be quick as I only have 20 m...On at work so have to be quick as I only have 20 mins - ta for visiting me - I have had my tray for about 18 years and it was lovely finding things for itAlchamillamollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-65980569859858621782008-10-09T11:27:00.000+01:002008-10-09T11:27:00.000+01:00Ha!!Maybe Mr Darling would be a darling and do the...Ha!!<BR/>Maybe Mr Darling would be a darling and do the honours of opening our V & H Fair... There will be a lot of people who'd like to talk to him !!!!<BR/>Right..putting my money on..<BR/>1.Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II<BR/>2.Margaret Thatcher ..Bless her!<BR/>3.The Duchess of Cornwall.. formerly.. Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana<BR/>4.Pope John Paul II<BR/>5.Bill Clinton<BR/>6.Gary Lineker.. official Walker's Crisps mascot<BR/>7.Not sure about this one..Could be Mr Hesletine with that hairline.. but I keep thinking Charlie Drake.. though he was long gone before Spitting Image..I think it is Margaret Thatcher again crossed with Hannibal Lecter.. having a bad hair day!<BR/>There.. done!<BR/>MichelexCowboys and Custard Mercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043221646753782790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-58999719262870749372008-10-09T11:22:00.000+01:002008-10-09T11:22:00.000+01:00I could despairI wish my wife had given birth to P...I could despair<BR/>I wish my wife had given birth to Pinnochio instead<BR/>If I had known he had money to burn I would have got Brains to make him a gadget<BR/>As his brothers often say<BR/>F - A - B<BR/>(Financial Advising Barsteward)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-16342752749430401422008-10-09T11:12:00.000+01:002008-10-09T11:12:00.000+01:00OK - here goes-1 - The Queen2 - Margaret Thatcher3...OK - here goes-<BR/><BR/>1 - The Queen<BR/>2 - Margaret Thatcher<BR/>3 - Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Charles & Princess Diana<BR/>4 - Pope John Paul II<BR/>5 - Bill Clinton<BR/>6 - Gary Lineker<BR/>7 - Michael Heseltine as Hannibal Lecter (I think!)<BR/><BR/>April xxAprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932764162284909354noreply@blogger.com