tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post11956742118499270..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: The Ladybird Book of the Recession - Part ThreeSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-37487396572883367832015-07-30T23:25:46.212+00:002015-07-30T23:25:46.212+00:00The guest being handed is key is Prince Phillip.
...The guest being handed is key is Prince Phillip. <br />The hotel has a special suite, with a clever mirror.<br />The Prince has been silly!.<br />His niece will be found in the Thames.<br />She was not his niece really.<br /><br />I am going to throw up.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-61056009140170260352013-08-16T13:57:39.306+00:002013-08-16T13:57:39.306+00:00Curiouser and curiouser.Curiouser and curiouser.Séamas Poncánhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494376208367219789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-20286139077388985862013-08-15T19:43:43.484+00:002013-08-15T19:43:43.484+00:00Chilling!Chilling!The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-2940919305623187812013-08-05T22:50:24.141+00:002013-08-05T22:50:24.141+00:00You must be able to put your diabolical talent to ...You must be able to put your diabolical talent to some form of commercial profitability, Steerforth. <br />"Book Upcycling" has a nice ring to it.Daleawaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-12441500768728423872013-08-04T17:49:48.109+00:002013-08-04T17:49:48.109+00:00It was next door to Soho - say no more!
It'...It was next door to Soho - say no more! <br /><br />It's doubly funny because back in the days, when I used to give training courses introducing hybrid microelectronics (which was my field!), the participants from Europe often wanted to tag on a budget weekend in London onto the end of the course and we always put them in the Regent Palace!gaskellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-24736842395258105682013-08-04T11:09:39.552+00:002013-08-04T11:09:39.552+00:00Thanks Kid.
Annabel - I had no idea that it was a...Thanks Kid.<br /><br />Annabel - I had no idea that it was a real hotel. I've just Googled the name and there it is! What was its reputation the the 60s?Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-49659480241292849002013-08-03T23:34:59.184+00:002013-08-03T23:34:59.184+00:00I'd buy a copy of that book. Thanks for the ch...I'd buy a copy of that book. Thanks for the chuckles.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-62043059252432180342013-08-03T20:51:49.201+00:002013-08-03T20:51:49.201+00:00I recognised The Regent Palace Hotel on the cover....I recognised The Regent Palace Hotel on the cover. In its heyday, it was almost thought quite luxurious although the 1000+ bedrooms were small. It acquired a bit of a reputation in the 60s - an ideal place for all those Mr Smiths! It's now been demolished.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-58762850764233920092013-08-03T07:02:03.391+00:002013-08-03T07:02:03.391+00:00Prince Philip meeting a young lady in a hotel? I e...Prince Philip meeting a young lady in a hotel? I expect Kitty Kelley would have something to say about it. <br /><br />As for Paul McCartney, he's probably trying out a new recipe for the Linda McCartney range of ready meals.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-37136632093300069182013-08-03T06:57:12.537+00:002013-08-03T06:57:12.537+00:00If only Rupert Murdoch had gone into bar work inst...If only Rupert Murdoch had gone into bar work instead of journalism.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-79479836929008731972013-08-03T06:39:51.619+00:002013-08-03T06:39:51.619+00:00Once you start adding the look-a-likes, the text c...Once you start adding the look-a-likes, the text can certainly take on additional meaning. I reckon that’s Prince Phillip checking in at the hotel but I can’t work out why Paul McCartney is working in the kitchen. Would have though that he was recession proof. Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-48912686908916337822013-08-02T19:36:30.187+00:002013-08-02T19:36:30.187+00:00An educational book for the modern child! I cannot...An educational book for the modern child! I cannot help thinking that something has been lost during the last 45-50 years.<br /><br />Is Reginald the barman really Rupert Murdoch?Martin Lowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875064625911285695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-44474559009867377142013-08-02T19:12:27.297+00:002013-08-02T19:12:27.297+00:00Lucy - Ah, a missed opportunity. I should have tra...Lucy - Ah, a missed opportunity. I should have tracked down a Polizzi clone in another Ladybird book. I'm sure there's a lookalike in the Ladybird Book of Nuclear Power.<br /><br />Tororo - Thanks. I think more children would pay attention if educational books had a dark subtext.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-89803506269310441612013-08-02T18:57:56.658+00:002013-08-02T18:57:56.658+00:00Brilliant (I guess I'll not be the last poster...Brilliant (I guess I'll not be the last poster using this adjective). There should be more educational books like this one.Tororohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635264152016312595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-69974897464115915932013-08-02T17:28:31.575+00:002013-08-02T17:28:31.575+00:00Brilliant! Gorgeous Ladybird art - love the empty ...Brilliant! Gorgeous Ladybird art - love the empty modernist lobby and the flower arrangement. Where's Alex Polizzi?Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.com