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Imaginary 2-seater - Tony Griffiths - 01-02-2020
The 1920s were rather taken with the idea of the "baby" Austin:
RE: Imaginary 2-seater - squeak - 02-02-2020
There is currently a desperate need for the vertical stripe as a fashion accessory.
RE: Imaginary 2-seater - Bob Culver - 02-02-2020
Supposed to de emphasise girth. Judging by the local supermarket a huge need here. Unfortunately track pants rule supreme. In the 1970s often saw four 18 stoners in Sunday church finery with wide hats cramed into early Toyota Starlets. Far more comical than any 1920s cartoons of Sevens.
RE: Imaginary 2-seater - Steve kay - 02-02-2020
Bob, your contributions have a style and content of their own. This one could be given a full socio-economic and cultural analysis, but instead I will fall about laughing and thank you for a few significant additions to the "ooh matron" collection. Carry On Posting!
RE: Imaginary 2-seater - Tony Griffiths - 02-02-2020
(02-02-2020, 07:02 AM)Bob Culver Wrote: Supposed to de emphasise girth. Judging by the local supermarket a huge need here. Unfortunately track pants rule supreme. In the 1970s often saw four 18 stoners in Sunday church finery with wide hats cramed into early Toyota Starlets. Far more comical than any 1920s cartoons of Sevens.A lot of seaside postcards feature a plum lady together with a man - along the lines of "Jack sprat would eat no fat, he wife would no lean. And so between the two of them, they licked the platter clean." Even the continentals used the joke, though, sometimes it was the other way round, as below with the first saying, "Come on, don't be silly! and the second, "Age does not protect against folly."