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In article , Max Demian wrote:
Don't forget that the Noddy books were banned by a public library because of
an alleged unsavoury relationship between Noddy and Big Ears, though this
was in the early 60s when any homosexual relationship was regarded as
unsavoury, not just ones between a wizened old dwarf and a child-like
individual.

Oddly though, a generation earlier Laurel and Hardy were sometimes depicted
sleeping in the same bed. I always thought that was a bit odd, though it never
troubled me as I recognised it as fiction.

At least the Noddy books would still have included the gollywogs, the
political correcting busybodies not yet having got at them. I note a recent
manifestation of this nonsense where a school in Sweden banned a child from
dressing up as a gingerbread man on the grounds that it was racist. Stupidity
never gives up.

Rod.
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Roderick Stewart wrote:

Oddly though, a generation earlier Laurel and Hardy were sometimes depicted
sleeping in the same bed.

As did Morecombe and Wise in the 70s ISTR ?

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"Roderick Stewart" wrote in
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In article , Max Demian wrote:
Don't forget that the Noddy books were banned by a public library because
of
an alleged unsavoury relationship between Noddy and Big Ears, though this
was in the early 60s when any homosexual relationship was regarded as
unsavoury, not just ones between a wizened old dwarf and a child-like
individual.

Oddly though, a generation earlier Laurel and Hardy were sometimes
depicted
sleeping in the same bed. I always thought that was a bit odd, though it
never
troubled me as I recognised it as fiction.

Morecombe and Wise used to do the same thing more recently.

--
Max Demian

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Bill Wright wrote:
Mark Carver wrote:
Silk wrote:

He was getting a bit doddery.

Let us know when, or even if, you manage to hit 89, and we'll see how
non doddery you are ?

He wasn't doddery at all. Not many people of any age could present a TV
programme so well. Her had some physical infirmities that's all.

I agree, though I'm unclear what the actual definition of doddery
actually is ? Perhaps Mr Silk might like to explain what he meant ?

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On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:22:16 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

Roderick Stewart wrote:

Oddly though, a generation earlier Laurel and Hardy were sometimes depicted
sleeping in the same bed.

As did Morecombe and Wise in the 70s ISTR ?

Yes.

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(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

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On 2012-12-14, Roderick Stewart wrote:
In article , Max Demian wrote:
Don't forget that the Noddy books were banned by a public library because of
an alleged unsavoury relationship between Noddy and Big Ears, though this
was in the early 60s when any homosexual relationship was regarded as
unsavoury, not just ones between a wizened old dwarf and a child-like
individual.

Oddly though, a generation earlier Laurel and Hardy were sometimes depicted
sleeping in the same bed. I always thought that was a bit odd, though it
never troubled me as I recognised it as fiction.

Would it have troubled you if it wasn't fiction?

--
David Taylor

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In message , Peter Duncanson
writes
On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:22:16 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

Roderick Stewart wrote:

Oddly though, a generation earlier Laurel and Hardy were sometimes depicted
sleeping in the same bed.

As did Morecombe and Wise in the 70s ISTR ?

Yes.

Many times..... many, many times (well, certainly a few). IIRC, the
stage play about them, 'The Play What I Wrote'*, actually began with
them in bed together.
*Wot also I wasn't much impressed with.
--
Ian

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"Ian Jackson" wrote in message
...
In message , Peter Duncanson
writes
On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:22:16 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

Roderick Stewart wrote:

Oddly though, a generation earlier Laurel and Hardy were sometimes
depicted
sleeping in the same bed.

As did Morecombe and Wise in the 70s ISTR ?

Yes.

Many times..... many, many times (well, certainly a few). IIRC, the stage
play about them, 'The Play What I Wrote'*, actually began with them in bed
together.
*Wot also I wasn't much impressed with.


There must be a way of slipping in the line 'observing Uranus' somewhere in
this thread, or then again maybe not, I'll collect me coat on the way out
.....

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In article , David Taylor
wrote:
Oddly though, a generation earlier Laurel and Hardy were sometimes depicted
sleeping in the same bed. I always thought that was a bit odd, though it
never troubled me as I recognised it as fiction.

Would it have troubled you if it wasn't fiction?

I don't think I gave the matter much thought at all, just assuming it was one
of the silly things that only happened in movies. It certainly wasn't
consistent with any of my experience of real life. Most of the other things
that happened to them would definitely have been troubling if they weren't
fiction, as with a great many things that happened in movies in general.

Rod.
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In article , Ian Jackson
wrote:
In message , Peter Duncanson
writes
On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:22:16 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

Roderick Stewart wrote:

Oddly though, a generation earlier Laurel and Hardy were sometimes
depicted sleeping in the same bed.

As did Morecombe and Wise in the 70s ISTR ?

Yes.

Many times..... many, many times (well, certainly a few).

Sounds more like Lady Constance de Coverlet. :-)

Slainte,

Jim

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