tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post9135359185998722619..comments2023-10-31T08:22:51.995-07:00Comments on Gadjo Dilo: Top Cats #2Gadjo Dilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-14121170142812530972009-08-29T00:38:27.044-07:002009-08-29T00:38:27.044-07:00Boyo, I reckon it's a ploy that could unite th...Boyo, I reckon it's a ploy that could unite the entire Middle East. Oslo Accords - <i>Schmoslo</i> Accords.<br /><br />Daphne, me too: she's eating constantly and is chock full of the old lactose, but rarely seems to go home to feed it to them (assuming they are still extant).<br /><br />Mr Marks, welcome to you! Top Cat was on the <a href="http://chantree.blogspot.com/2009/08/top-cats-1.html" rel="nofollow">previous moggie post</a> of the top five feral felines. Cats seem quite popular, so I might do more.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-25886990934303093822009-08-28T15:06:42.794-07:002009-08-28T15:06:42.794-07:00No Benny from Topcat, or Henry's cat? Bagpuss ...No Benny from Topcat, or Henry's cat? Bagpuss was good though. A bit like tamazepam for kids, least that's the effect it used to have on me.Mark Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955914110575634224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-17457558297549272532009-08-28T08:30:06.316-07:002009-08-28T08:30:06.316-07:00I'm worried about those kittens.I'm worried about those kittens.Daphne Wayne-Boughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581048408996935564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-27000081742140952812009-08-28T01:11:59.004-07:002009-08-28T01:11:59.004-07:00A suitable compromise, Gadjo. Economical, space-sa...A suitable compromise, Gadjo. Economical, space-saving, and it might attract some plebians.No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-57167081333282097152009-08-27T22:16:02.831-07:002009-08-27T22:16:02.831-07:00Glad we agree on that, Boyo; but as for half-necki...Glad we agree on that, Boyo; but as for half-neckid ladies, the (female) orchestra members themselves (assuming they're over-18) could double in the role - <i>everybody</i> likes to see "posh" birds flashing their bits.<br /><br />Kevin, thanks for that. The Bash Street Kids was the one strip that could have pursuaded me to go over to Beano after Sparky folded.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-38928568655835175992009-08-27T14:31:37.622-07:002009-08-27T14:31:37.622-07:00Not quite vintage, but here's the chappie.Not quite vintage, but <a href="http://www.venganza.org/images/wordpress/unspec/bash.png" rel="nofollow">here's the chappie</a>.Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-5119580819137866562009-08-27T01:54:45.545-07:002009-08-27T01:54:45.545-07:00I have deep love for Maestro Barenboim, Gadjo, and...I have deep love for Maestro Barenboim, Gadjo, and am merely agreeing with Comrade Sayle that he and his solemn youngsters should host some half-neckid ladies swaying and ululating for Peace.No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-6192575622533674722009-08-26T22:46:05.539-07:002009-08-26T22:46:05.539-07:00Boyo, glad you like it, and that you're thereb...Boyo, glad you like it, and that you're thereby still counted amongst the ranks of <b>the young people</b>. But surely Barenboim's a Good Egg with his Semitic brotherhood - though, as Alexei Sayle once said, you can't hope to solve the world's problems with a simple song, no, you've <b>got to do the dance as well</b>.<br /><br />Jayne, thanks, duckie. (Did you get Bagpuss over Stateside??)Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-43779561443308077362009-08-26T04:51:42.534-07:002009-08-26T04:51:42.534-07:00Great post. Love the name dropping. -JayneGreat post. Love the name dropping. -JayneHarnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-41694730775329394412009-08-26T02:11:55.407-07:002009-08-26T02:11:55.407-07:00Excellent musical clip at the end there, Gadj. Goe...Excellent musical clip at the end there, Gadj. Goes to show that even student types can redeem themselves if they have a young lady dancing about in a corset and stockings. A lesson that Mr Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra might study to their profit.No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-34317259557358133062009-08-25T23:03:49.271-07:002009-08-25T23:03:49.271-07:00Dot, Zsazsa was surely a Hungarian and therefore l...Dot, Zsazsa was surely a Hungarian and therefore <i>looks</i> more classy than the other characters in that garden, but 20 years down the line she'll have gotten through nine husbands like her namesake Ms Gabor. Thanks for the tag, I'll do it: bashing out a post like that certainly beats researching a proper one!Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-61929490452206139742009-08-25T04:35:39.513-07:002009-08-25T04:35:39.513-07:00Oh, and I forgot to say. You're 'it' a...Oh, and I forgot to say. You're 'it' at my place if you want to play! http://bringingupcharlie.blogspot.com/2009/08/call-yourself-writer.htmlTim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-53124230436583758912009-08-25T04:29:52.544-07:002009-08-25T04:29:52.544-07:00But what about that lovely, smooth French feline Z...But what about that lovely, smooth French feline Zsazsa from Hector's House, Gadj? Soooo sensible, especially with 'silly old Hector'. But secretly, well... you could just tell, couldn't you?Tim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-41489892348093127572009-08-24T22:18:05.921-07:002009-08-24T22:18:05.921-07:00Madame, I haven't see Alien so I'm at a lo...Madame, I haven't see Alien so I'm at a loss. I can't remember any sci-fi films (not that I've seen many) where the Creatures from Outer Space arrive with their domestic pets - it sounds like a interesting twist!Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-81696753004149024552009-08-24T13:11:29.014-07:002009-08-24T13:11:29.014-07:00I think my favourite cat was the one in Alien, who...I think my favourite cat was the one in Alien, who was so clearly the actual alien that I was surprised that no-one noticed its evil killing ways.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-75251983622415004722009-08-23T22:49:53.157-07:002009-08-23T22:49:53.157-07:00Bananas, to be fluffy is to be a bit stupid, I rec...Bananas, to be fluffy is to be a bit stupid, I reckon, but I may well be tempted to compose a list of literary cats to please you and others. <br /><br />Kevin, yes, that could well be the case - and Pat's son Julian doesn't look much like his dad either. I'm afraid I don't know this Winston of which you speak.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-41244913605947507002009-08-23T13:08:20.138-07:002009-08-23T13:08:20.138-07:00I was always under the impression that Jess was se...I was always under the impression that Jess was sedated or something. We worked out a scenario where Pat had kidnapped her from a wealthy household and had been holding her hostage for a small fortune.<br /><br />And what about Winston the cat from "The Bash Street Kids?"Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-57706850676481018442009-08-23T10:52:15.711-07:002009-08-23T10:52:15.711-07:00I don't like any of these cats, they're to...I don't like any of these cats, they're too stupid. Whatever happened to cats like Kipling's Cat Who Walked By Himself. "Nenni" was a damned good word.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-82549557416220861672009-08-22T00:05:09.642-07:002009-08-22T00:05:09.642-07:00Mr Gaw, boys boys boys, I do realise that when a c...Mr Gaw, boys boys boys, I do realise that when a chap's hormones have irrevocably kicked in Bagpuss & co come a distant second best to Ms Greer's gusset, but I was hoping to return this blog to the innocence and wonder for which it was once so prized by children and The Right Sort of Parents.<br /><br />Dr Francis, that really is a very nice tribute to Postgate. I always wanted to be one of the Clangers... indeed, perhaps in some sense I was. And I am now pondering the existential significance of Bagpuss's yawn.<br /><br />Lulu, three cheers for clumsy animals :-) I hope you're wrong about those dachshunds - they're as stupid as Tanu, but have the run of the entire street and I suppose it's possible :-(<br /><br />Jules :-) Vis was often very funny, though the cynicism could be a bit unremitting. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PDQGB9-ESk" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is the Geordie take on Postman Pat!Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-22102581909090014252009-08-21T23:16:06.797-07:002009-08-21T23:16:06.797-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-80137971817758374742009-08-21T09:51:27.591-07:002009-08-21T09:51:27.591-07:00Viz did an article a while back about Bagpuss gett...Viz did an article a while back about Bagpuss getting put down because he was so old. <br /><br />Best line in it was "And when Bagpuss gets put to sleep, all his friends get put to sleep."The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-5806000480760492002009-08-21T04:34:24.111-07:002009-08-21T04:34:24.111-07:00Have you inspected next door's dacshund's ...Have you inspected next door's dacshund's for suspiciously round tummies? <br /><br />I find clumsy animals endearing too, hornets are incredibly bad flyers and we often filmed them bumping into things - we're easily amused!Lulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-91354875219824821162009-08-21T02:03:41.067-07:002009-08-21T02:03:41.067-07:00"But I have to confess that I never “got” Bag...<i>"But I have to confess that I never “got” Bagpuss."</i><br /><br />Gasp! I think I need to go lie down for a while.<br /><br />In the meantime, see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAftt3UnzoI" rel="nofollow">here</a> for a suitably middle-brow tribute to the late, great Oliver Postgate, creator of Bagpuss.<br /><br /><i>Bagpuss, dear Bagpuss,<br />Old fat furry catpuss,<br />Wake up and look at this thing that I bring.<br />Wake up, be bright,<br />Be golden and light,<br />Bagpuss, oh hear what I sing.</i><br /><br />Genius.<br /><br />As for <i>"that kind of thing"</i>, Mrs Slocombe's pussy is in a completely different class to the mangy old thicket from downunder.Francis Sedgemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12310279298255158895noreply@blogger.com