Little Minx

Can be a funny lot, the royals.

I didn't like to say anything in case I was wrong.

(apart from you, jingl)

I've just googled, and apparently Prince Edward had the same nickname when he was young! (Goodness knows why...)

Thanks for enlightening us, Hunt - I think we were all too focused on the 'rude' possibilities

It's alright Hunt. It was pretty obvious!

Sorry to have caused such puzzlement. If I say he would have been accused of racism. The point is his little childhood nickname has now become a sacking offence . I believe one of Prince Charles friends had the same nickname.

But going back to thistledoo - has you son or his family contacted you since? If not, I wonder what - or who - will break the deadlock. sigh

I never 'ad no 'alo anyway....

I agree with you Papaoscar about us going PC mad, in fact I started a new thread on that subject last night. I have included 3 Tommy Cooper jokes - Look under 'Am I being unreasonable' which might make you chuckle.

Back to Nigel - it is an anagram of ingle. Is this a rare piece of Yorkshire rhyming slang, i.e. ingle nook = f**k?

Your son wants to get over himself and show you some respect. Send him a copy of
the Beano with Minnie the minx highlighted. He should apologise to you.

The late Frankie Howerd would likely have been picked up as part of Operation Yew Tree by now so lets not romanticise the past. Going by the age of the companion that I saw him with in Corfu, hand in hand, he would certainly be helping the police with their inquiries. Not brilliant.

I give up with some of this pc drivel. I remember the late Frankie Howard reducing a theatre audience to helpless laughter for some minutes with just nods and winks only, but no words. Brilliant! What would the pc police have made of that?

A friend who lives in Lanzarote often makes me smile when she says it`s very hot, or very windy, down her back passage!

Have you read the other posts on this thread, papaoscar, giving other interpretations of the word 'minx'? It's not just about Minnie any more (apparently!).

Looked up Minnie and confirmed she was a harmless girl comic character in the Beano in the 1950s, so your DS, T-Doo, was totally out of order. That prompted me to think what we could do when faced with that sort of situation and I had an idea. Does anybody remember the Monty Python Spanish Inquisition who would appear at any time and cause mayhem. We could have a Flying Granset Team of Judges who would turn up and sort out family transgressors on the spot in very loud voices and dole out penalties. Any volunteers?

Thanks jingle mines gone a bit rusty

T-Doo, your DS should be thoroughly ashamed of himself. Give him a good dressing-down and demand an apology! Minnie the Minx was a harmless cartoon character, I think, a very long time ago.

I loved the halo jingle.

Thistledo has had a very upsetting experience, to put it mildly. I do hope things move on with no further conflict thistle x

Perhaps we've insulted thistledoo's DS enough now?!

for anyone who might have mislaid theirs

Thistledoo, when I read your post, my heart turned over and I felt so sad for you. I'd have cried, definitely - because your DS's treatment of you was unjust and over the top. He MUST know how much you love your DGD and that you'd never do or say anything hurtful. Knowing that, if he objected to the use of a term, a jokey, quiet aside would have been appropriate, not this hormonal huff of dramatically walking out! What on earth did they tell the children??? It must feel utterly horrible for you and no wonder you got no sleep. You are obviously a loving, caring and lovely mother and grandmother and your DS and his family should be very glad that they have you at all. I really hope they come down to earth (or remove their collective heads from up their backsides) and have the humility to apologise to you. .

Agreed, Anno. My children are considerate and respectful, even though they do tease a little. I think 'that generation' are lovely and a credit to their parents, although there may be one or two exceptions.

Smileless, please don't generalise about the younger generation. I have no complaints about my two and I don't think they have any grounds for complaint about me.

I was reading a Noddy book to my 3 year old GS recently and noticed how it had been modernised to represent our diverse community. To be honest I much prefer the original version with the cute black g.......s and the chap with large auditory appendages.

However, I noticed the female doll had been rather sexualised, to be honest I don't remember a female doll in the original.

My grandparents were in the Music Hall and my Grandmother wrote the scripts. Grandad would make jokes on stage about his wife, which would now be deemed inappropriate. My Nan would laugh as she had written the jokes.

I miss the politically incorrect UK where people could tease each other without taking exception.