Maili

Known to be a crashing bore. Likes films, books, etymology, comics and social history. Dislikes numbers, history, bad manners and Aunt C's fruit cake.

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@GrowlyCub On the behalf of Britain, I apologise.

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@GrowlyCub Hah! I almost bought a house in Inkberrow, not far from that village. Nice area.

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@RRRJessica Twenty one years ago?! The feck? I remember reading about him in Details mag at the time.

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@VaVeros There are new books today that aren't politically correct. Going by readers' comments, I think so? Bodice rippers, like.

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@VaVeros Not necessarily. :D Same with art, you know when you see it.

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@GrowlyCub Ooh! I used to live near there. Alvechurch, Redditch and Leamington Spa. :D

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@VaVeros It seems that some think 'old skool' means 'not political correct'.

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@VaVeros I do as well, but I get a bit miffed when some readers dismiss most books from that era because of the 'old skool' tag.

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@GrowlyCub That does look tasty. Where are you now?

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@VaVeros But stories themselves can be either badly dated or timeless including characterisations, interactions, dialogue & so on.

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@VaVeros Old skool is a collective of tropes and maybe themes that fits to a specific era. What was popular then isn't popular now.

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@redrobinreader Why the changes in your office? Of course, I'm nosey as usual. In the Fields sets in 1970s? Nice. I'll have to check it out.

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@VaVeros To me, old skool = old style, but doesn't mean it can be applied to the substance. @jackiebarbosa @willaful @RRRJessica @Liz_Mc2

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@VaVeros Precisely. Many had me raging at pages, but it was part of reading. Rollercoaster and all. @willaful @RRRJessica @Liz_Mc2

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@pb_reader (laughing) Fair enough. :D

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@pb_reader Doesn't bishes refer to a collective of excessively handsome/pretty men while dudes refer to a collective of whale penises?

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@zara_keane It's sad for a Firefly obsessive like me to admit that the only best thing about Serenity is Chiwetel Ejiofor.

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@RRRJessica Yes! That's what I have been saying for yonks, but I was nay-nayed out of the room. Old skool romances, my arse. @Liz_Mc2

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@racblog Oh. Better known as Superfamilialisticromance.

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@ChambersJoanna Nah for me. I used to rewrite the ending in my mind. Sometimes in my diary if I felt strong about it. @willaful