What they really needed was David Attenborough doing the voice over.
"..and here we can sit very quietly and observe the spectacular toiletting behaviour of the Frintonian .See the amazing ritual of the handbag hunt for a spare 20p ,whilst dancing a mating jig on one leg whilst hopping madly and going puce in the face."
or...
"The diet of the rare and elusive Frintonian is an exclusive one.Hidden away from reality for so long ,they are still using Mrs Beetons War Rations Cookery book ,the modern world of supermarkets and chip shops has failed to encourage the indigenous population to try to eat anything other than dried eggs and bacon fat ..."
Or
"Strutting his stuff and dispalying his beautiful plumage ,Iggy Wiggy, the Alpha male of the tribe hunts desperately for his toupee glue before setting off on marking the boundaries display , the young of the pack are encouraged to 'mark' the bushes near the Taj Mahal..."
or finally
"Unfortunately ,due to the aged populus of this unspoilt habitat ,the Frntonian must now be placed on the endangered species list .
There is still some hope that the 'sitings 'of young around the Railway station are not ,as speculated , a hoax ."
"If we sit very quietly ,we will see these rare and unsocial creatures going about their daily life of shopping ,parking badly and venturing out of the confines of their habitat , to steal from neighbouring tribes.
In the afternoon ,after a morning of 'hunter-gathering'from nearby (but NOT IN OUR TOWN) supermarkets they trundle off home at about 15 miles an hour ,loaded down with BOGOFF's ,lunch ,tablets and a 'nice afternoon nap"
ha....ha..ha....LIN,
YOUR MY HERO girly..
i`m sitting here laughing my socks of matey......
and i thought it was me that had outspoken views of the populace...
time is ticking, soon to be all fools day........then perhaps the fun can begin....
in my empty void know as crainial cavity, i keep singing "RADAR LOVE" ......
i think its a key question girly.....big hugs from the gold cost....xxx
Things could have been worse Ivan ,could you imagine Springwatch from Geriatricville with good old Bill Oddie ?
My grandson says they should have had Johnny Kingdom doing it
I remember when him and my eldest Grandaughter begged me to take them to Frinton to play 'Bogies (tink Dick and Dom) I veetoed that one.Though I do recall the locals faces when about 18 of us turned up in a tatty old van on the greensward in our hippy days ...oh what fun.
Personally ,I think Daves a good choice as I have this mental image of him peering through some old dears shrubbery ....oh oh better stop or I will launch into Monty Python .....we are the Knights that go Ni ...........
There - there - there deary, time for your afternoon nap.......
talking of hippy days, my little boy had a VW camper we entered into Waltons car show a couple of years ago.
it made the papers complete with some bald bloke sitting under its side fixed canvas awning.
the outside was all hippy style writing but was in fact New Zealand (maoiry.?) writings and symbols........
long gone now, but missed when the suns out..
He has got a proper coach built one now, all white and soul less....lol..
Although I had a good chuckle at Lin's post, I felt a little guilty afterwards It's supposed to be the young who have no respect. Nice one Ma'am
I've not been there since the eighth wonder was built I am keen to see the beast. Is there any truth in the story I started, that the coin mechanisms were constantly being jammed because the natives kept putting groats into them.
On another topic, I drove through Jaywick today. I don't know if it was just because the sun was shining but the whole place seemed to have a much more cheerful air about it. It looked cleaaner and tidier (apart from the sandpit halfway along Brooklands which was like driving on ice) than I remember it. Has someone made an effort or was it just the weather?
I dare any of you to watch tonight and not have a little voice at the back of your mind telling you to look out for David Attenborough.
and Vicar ,I never said I was going to grow old gracefully ,or aspire to having respect for my betters (?) .
When the residents of Frinton stop pretending to be better than the rest of us ,I will ,hmmm maybe ,tug my forlock.I have told you before ,I am a Revolting Peasant and have the badge to prove it (got it in Glastonbury ).
I always wondered who they had in mind when this was written Now I know..
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “YEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAA!
What a ******* ride!”"
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “YEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAA!
What a ******* ride!”"
ha..ha..ha...
Vicar, dont suppose you went on our scooter ride outs with us did you....
Sounds very simular, but we try to make it to the next one....
With reference to Brooklands new beach road, if you stopped to look over the sea wall, our fine sand from the beach has made the sand a ramp up and over the wall..
Our cars, gardens, scoots, and all maner of things get covered in fine sand..
once the wind stops (must stop eating garlic) the shovels have to magicaly move the sand.
the beaches get a MASSIVE digger to move the beach back to normality (if we ever find it)..
next time you drive past my house vicar, you must stop for tea and a natter, or biscuits or whatever we got first.....
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Think my idea to brick those gates up was a sound one ....who was Geoffery ??
I thought the programme was a disgrace It wasn't about Frinton It wasn't about the gates, it was an excuse to ridicule a handful of residents who have "problems". You could find the same in any town in Britain
I know that Frinton has its fair share of eccentrics but anyone who doesn't know the town will think of it as another Royston Vasey where outsiders are as likely to be eaten as welcomed.
Like it or not, and I don't, Frinton IS a one-off and a programme about it should have shown how differerent it is from the rest of the world. Food is still on the ration. That slimy little Atlee is Prime Minister The working classes know their place and they still talk about the day the vanload of damned hippies turned up on the greensward
It was nice to see everyone's Uncle Nick. Was he allowed to keep that jacket after leaving Butlins?
Not a poundland wig in sight though So it wasn't all bad.
I'm sure it was a Big John ,6'4'' and lives in Clacton .Poor bloke if he had any secrets ,they are out the bag now.
I actually thought that the chappie who mentioned 'Big John' was the normallest (?) out the lot.
We painted the kitchen last night and found the process of paint drying far more entertaining than the programme.
Lord above knows who gave consent for the programme to be made ,looks like someone is now walking round with a bullet hole in one of his feet.
Poor Geoffery ,stuck in the middle of a love triangle.Was he the one doing the ballroom ? ....move over Strictly ,Frintons coming.
Where were the youngsters ? apart from the charming little loves screaming abuse whilst going over the crossing in their souped up Nova ,we didn't see any.
Still think they should have got Attenborough in.
In case anyoone is interested, I have now moved from Clacton and no longer wear the built-up shoes which were my trademark.
I future I would prefer to be called "Small Richard" Thank you
Actually, I think that program will do wonders for Frintons tourist trade. I can easily imagine people who have watched it thinking "let's go to Frinton and see these people, I want to have my photo taken with Margaret".
BTW Margaret has said in the paper that she thought the program was very good and accurate.
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