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  1. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Yes, I'm now thinking of getting the light grey V-neck.
  2. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    I've noticed that OKW have a new colour - Light Grey Mix - but only for V-neck WPs so far.
  3. Ticklishchap

    School and college sports

    Frankly the punishments were for farting loudly in his classes. ...
  4. Ticklishchap

    Fishermen's sweaters site

    I haven't worn mine this year yet but doubtless will do: still concentrating on Woolly Pullies and Guernseys!
  5. Ticklishchap

    Guernsey jumper

    Incidentally, your NYC weather seems to be all over the place. I sometimes listen to WNYC-FM on my iPhone and have noticed huge - and I think unusual - fluctuations in the temperatures.
  7. Ticklishchap

    Guernsey jumper

    I like it very much. It's the same colour as one of my Guernseys, which I might wear tomorrow. ... We have snow here and it will be clear and frosty next week - my all-time favourite London weather (summer in London is a rehearsal for Hell) and great for sweaters as well. I'm about to place...
  8. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    Your written English is top class.
  9. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    There is a connection between this digression and the sweater/jumper theme because "Rugger" practice helped lay the foundations for my long love affair with the military Woolly Pully [WP] (about which I started a thread that's still going strong). We wore WPs while sitting or standing around...
  10. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    I am a great admirer of Mark Twain and this is a wonderfully pithy quotation that should be true. Unfortunately, it isn't. The Finnish lady probably means that she appreciates clear English that she can easily understand. The 'anti-elitist' dogma of the BBC now means that many of the...
  11. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    I think you'll find that Victoria has dropped class to 'Vicky' and so has Fiona: there are many 'Feownas' in Sarf London! Also, Nigel and Roger dropped from the early 1960s from 'upper' to 'lower' middle class and once upper class Oliver has evolved into working class Ollie. Re. the imaginary...
  13. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    ... But by far the most interesting member of the Upwood clan is downwardly mobile Sabrina ('Sabrayna'). She embarked on a promising career as a glamour model (using some of her Dad's 'business contacts'): 'Can I show you moi portfow-lio?' became her catchphrase. However Sabrayna 'fell...
  14. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    Saturday morning chores also got me thinking about the archetypal Cockney Posh couple, Roy and Elaine Upwood, who live in a Mock Tudor mansion in Chislehurst (a suburb they insist on calling 'the village'). Roy runs a 'luxury bathroom' business and Elaine ('Elyne') is a 'beauty therapist' who...
  15. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    Nigel also pronounces his political party 'Yew-Kip' (instead of 'UKIP') and would probably say 'on swaite' instead of 'en suite'.
  16. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    Meanwhile, across The Pond, gold elevators are just plain Nouveau Riche. ...
  17. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    In the grim world of current affairs (I won't dignify it with the word politics), Nigel Farage is a great example of Cockney Posh. He went to a minor public (that means private!) school but is a barrow boy when you scratch the surface. The over-sized Mr Toad style Tweed caps are a dead giveaway...
  19. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    Thanks @wdw. You can have various degrees of shabby gentility which are often 'the real deal' in terms of poshdom. Penelope Keith's character Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in 'To the Manor Born' is an example. Her character Margo Leadbeater in 'The Good Life' is new money and one step above Cockney...
  20. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/port-out-starboard-home.html The above is a good summary ('for American audiences') of the origin and connotations of the word. However, there is also a relatively new shade of meaning associated with 'new moneyed' or essentially 'vulgar' who attempt to 'talk...
  21. Ticklishchap

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    I've just seen this interesting comment. 'Rugger' would be an 'abomination' in Wales, for example, or parts of Northern England: in the former, Rugby is a national game and in the latter it has strong working-class roots (Rugby League). 'Rugger' is associated with boys' boarding schools and as...
  22. Ticklishchap

    What missed opportunities do you regret?

    Many of the best scholars are 'late bloomers.
  23. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Don't know where the 'Hi Best' came from - autocorrect again. Enjoying my patchless Black WP today.

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