I must say, I am partial to a marmalade sandwich. Must be the chunky stuff, though, and the bread needs to be processed white sliced.
:homer: Mmm marmalade sandwiches
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I must say, I am partial to a marmalade sandwich. Must be the chunky stuff, though, and the bread needs to be processed white sliced.
:homer: Mmm marmalade sandwiches
Hang on - he's definitely been dead before. Death is just cheating nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Nope, died yesterday, apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
I remember always being upset about poor Paddington being abandoned and sent to London, presumably in order to send money home. Were his family Irish?
:nod: Probably a relation of Bernardo O'HigginsQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Riddle me this, given that you know all about literature and that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
If Paddington is a bear, how come he speaks English?
He was a pen pal of Rupert for yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Your mum's bare imoQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
He was from Peru was he not?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Begs the question how he got all the way from Peru to London on his own.
I very much doubt it. Actually we buried her in an outfit by her favourite deigner, an Irish lady called Vonnie Reynolds. Made from a peculiarly heavy material, it made her look positively regal. My guess is that it survives to this day, although a lot depends on the water table at the garveyard, apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pokster
And Pooh..Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
He stowed away in a lifeboat on a boat, eating marmalade.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Obviously.
Obviously got a flight to Heathrow and Heathrow Express to PaddingtonQuote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
He only had hand luggage as well, sensible bear imoQuote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Where did he dock then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Limehouse basin then up the Regent's Canal to Paddington.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Obviously.
Fishguard. That's why he arrived at Paddington. In those days bears were allowed free travel on Great Western Railways. No one knows why.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Did you get Paddington books in Ireland, sw?
I have no idea to be honest, I was never really a man for books.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Ah. I see. Suddenly, much becomes clear.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Oh dear. I love Paddington Bear. My favourite thing about him is that he always keeps his duffle coat on when taking his bath as, rather sensibly, I think, he does not want to get too wet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Actually, I reckon that's my favourite thing about anybody.
RIP, Mr Bond.
If that's the case I fear he hasn't quite thought that through. What with the absorbent properties of duffle coats and so forth.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Yes, but that keeps you, the wearer, from getting wet. That is, if it's a proper one, made of wool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Hydrophilics, you see; science stuff. Clever fellows, those bears.