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Post by sandra09 on Dec 28, 2017 4:18:08 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Best Wishes for the New Year from Bletchley in Buckinghamshire, just round the corner from Bletchley Park. I am just watching an episode of the Waltons The Ceremony. The family are sitting at the table, eating and chatting, suddenly, Olivia looks across at Elizabeth and says 'Elizabeth, eat your squish (skwish,not sure how it's spelt) What is this please?
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Post by Brenda on Dec 28, 2017 7:01:00 GMT -5
I think she's talking about squash. I haven't watched the episode lately, but if I remember correctly, Elizabeth mispronounces squash and calls it squish, so Olivia jokingly calls it squish too
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Post by JeriJet on Dec 28, 2017 10:20:29 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Best Wishes for the New Year from Bletchley in Buckinghamshire, just round the corner from Bletchley Park. I am just watching an episode of the Waltons The Ceremony. The family are sitting at the table, eating and chatting, suddenly, Olivia looks across at Elizabeth and says 'Elizabeth, eat your squish (skwish,not sure how it's spelt) What is this please? Bletchley..... Our PBS stations telecast a BBC program last year called "The Bletchley Circle" (I think) -- about a group of women who had served in WWII decoding stuff and now were running around solving mysteries.... have you seen it ?
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Post by sandra09 on Dec 28, 2017 13:04:27 GMT -5
I only saw one part of an episode, it didn't really mention BP a lot so I didn't bother. If ever you want to know more about that wonderful place, please ask, I'll be more than happy to talk about it.
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Post by JeriJet on Dec 28, 2017 15:06:09 GMT -5
I only saw one part of an episode, it didn't really mention BP a lot so I didn't bother. If ever you want to know more about that wonderful place, please ask, I'll be more than happy to talk about it. Where is Bletchley -- ? and, how far is Buckinghamshire from London.... in what direction ?
I'm a little surprised you didn't "bother" to watch ALL the episodes !!
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Post by sandra09 on Dec 29, 2017 3:51:27 GMT -5
Bletchley is a little town and is joined to Fenny Stratford. The County town is Buckingham, a very historic town with an old jail. We are about 50 miles from London and the Watling Street (a Roman Road) runs through the town to Stony Stratford and beyond. Stony is a REALLY ancient town going back to medieval times and perhaps earlier. Richard III stayed there the night before the Battle of Bosworth Field, (Near Leicester) He also stopped there when he was taking the two young Princes to The Tower Of London. I'm not sure if you have heard of the saying 'a cock and bull story' if you haven't. it means that's rubbish, you've made the story up. Well, this saying comes from Stony Stratford. There were two old coaching inns, opposite each other one was called 'The Cock, and the other The Bull. When the coaches carrying passengers travelled from London to Stony, the drivers would stop at the Inns for their porter, or an alcoholic drink of their choice. They would sit and regale the locals with terrible stories of incidents on their journey, and each would say they'd arrived first etc. Hence the saying Cock And Bull Story. I hope I'm not boring you and I know this is nothing to do with The Waltons, but it is written by someone who passionately loves that family and watches it every day, does that count?
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Post by JeriJet on Dec 29, 2017 9:22:49 GMT -5
Bletchley is a little town and is joined to Fenny Stratford. The County town is Buckingham, a very historic town with an old jail. We are about 50 miles from London and the Watling Street (a Roman Road) runs through the town to Stony Stratford and beyond. Stony is a REALLY ancient town going back to medieval times and perhaps earlier. Richard III stayed there the night before the Battle of Bosworth Field, (Near Leicester) He also stopped there when he was taking the two young Princes to The Tower Of London. I'm not sure if you have heard of the saying 'a cock and bull story' if you haven't. it means that's rubbish, you've made the story up. Well, this saying comes from Stony Stratford. There were two old coaching inns, opposite each other one was called 'The Cock, and the other The Bull. When the coaches carrying passengers travelled from London to Stony, the drivers would stop at the Inns for their porter, or an alcoholic drink of their choice. They would sit and regale the locals with terrible stories of incidents on their journey, and each would say they'd arrived first etc. Hence the saying Cock And Bull Story. I hope I'm not boring you and I know this is nothing to do with The Waltons, but it is written by someone who passionately loves that family and watches it every day, does that count? Thanks very much, Sandra -- and, not boring at all !! I think veering away from strict Walton info is "tolerated" here on the forum -- at least, I hope it is !!
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Post by patriciaanne on Dec 29, 2017 14:24:16 GMT -5
Thank you for that! I grew up with that phrase ("cock and bull story"). I grew up very Irish, but I imagine many English phrases made their way across the sea.
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Post by sandra09 on Dec 29, 2017 16:29:35 GMT -5
Hi Patriciaanne. I'm so pleased you have heard of the saying, now at least you know where it came from.
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Post by JeriJet on Dec 29, 2017 20:33:54 GMT -5
I bet a very healthy majority of Americans are familiar with the term "cock-and-bull".... and hundreds of other phrases that have come to us from the UK... they are so much fun !!
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Post by Brenda on Dec 31, 2017 10:07:58 GMT -5
I enjoyed reading your very informative story, Sandra, and I am also familiar with the phrase "cock-and-bull." Now I know where it comes from.
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Post by sandra09 on Jan 2, 2018 2:44:56 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Best Wishes for the New Year from Bletchley in Buckinghamshire, just round the corner from Bletchley Park. I am just watching an episode of the Waltons The Ceremony. The family are sitting at the table, eating and chatting, suddenly, Olivia looks across at Elizabeth and says 'Elizabeth, eat your squish (skwish,not sure how it's spelt) What is this please?
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Post by JeriJet on Jan 2, 2018 13:06:36 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Best Wishes for the New Year from Bletchley in Buckinghamshire, just round the corner from Bletchley Park. I am just watching an episode of the Waltons The Ceremony. The family are sitting at the table, eating and chatting, suddenly, Olivia looks across at Elizabeth and says 'Elizabeth, eat your squish (skwish,not sure how it's spelt) What is this please? It appears that no one here knows what Olivia means by squish.... do you know from the episode just what the "squish" looks like ??
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Post by JeriJet on Jan 2, 2018 13:39:27 GMT -5
Just noticed that "Bletchley Circle" is back on tv starting TODAY !!
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Post by JeriJet on Jan 2, 2018 17:15:32 GMT -5
Bletchley is a little town and is joined to Fenny Stratford. The County town is Buckingham, a very historic town with an old jail. We are about 50 miles from London and the Watling Street (a Roman Road) runs through the town to Stony Stratford and beyond. Stony is a REALLY ancient town going back to medieval times and perhaps earlier. Richard III stayed there the night before the Battle of Bosworth Field, (Near Leicester) He also stopped there when he was taking the two young Princes to The Tower Of London. Just watched Season 1 Episode 1 (again) of The Bletchley Circle... had forgotten that, at the end, there was a retrospective of Bletchley Park which held the WWII code-breaking centre.... the tv program is the true story of 4 women who had worked together at the centre during the war -- and come back together in the mid-50's, out of sheer boredom, and begin solving mysteries which haven't been solved by the police.
The old railway station which plays a part of this episode has unfortunately been redesigned to meet modern standards.
Attaching a photo of the incredible old station.
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