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  1. 2 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

    Enid Blyton. I read loads of her books - including ones for girls - back in the day when 1 or 2 visits to the local library was kids entertainment. Bought some to read to my lads when they were kids - weren't interested (probably not enough action or magic).

     

    A book that captivated me when I was a kid, I remember it so well, was Stig of the Dump. Wanted to find my own Stig (Did that car driving programme nick that name for the mystery driver?).

    Enid Blyton! My favourite author when I was a kid. The Famous Five, The Secret Seven.

    Mr Galliano's Circus was good one-off of hers.

     

    I remember going to the cinema on a Saturday morning when the Children's Film Foundation presented Five On A Treasure Island, the first of the Famous Five books.

    I'd read the book already, but it didn't detract from enjoying the film.

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  2. 3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

    Perhaps they couldn't understand your Yorkshire accent.

    I had a friend from 'up north' who moved way down south to Leicester.

    I thought of him when I read about ordering beans on toast. He always said 'torst'.

    He eventually migrated to the deep south - well Torquay anyway.

     

    I did quite a few jobs in Devon, and learnt a few words:

    grockles - tourists (although that seems to be used around the south-west quite a bit)

    spuddlin' - bullsh!tting

     

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