Comments on: Marxist Bingo http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/ A riotous colour of life's rich tapestry Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:16:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Marxist Bingo · Bingo News http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1830 Marxist Bingo · Bingo News Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:54:38 +0000 http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1830 [...] Original post by Shades [...] [...] Original post by Shades [...]

]]> By: Shades http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1814 Shades Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:31:32 +0000 http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1814 James, I imagine you enjoyed that link to "The Northumbrian" in the Geogger Johnson post. Liz, I'm not certain if your houses were aspirational or just pretentious. £30 was a lot of money in 1974, but disco gear wasn't cheap either. I used to get £2 a show back then at the City Hall, and £5 if I humped in and out. At the Theatre Royal in 1975, it was £1.97 a Matinee and £2.02 for an evening show. (The 5p was for "antisocial hours"!) James, I imagine you enjoyed that link to “The Northumbrian” in the Geogger Johnson post.

Liz, I’m not certain if your houses were aspirational or just pretentious. £30 was a lot of money in 1974, but disco gear wasn’t cheap either. I used to get £2 a show back then at the City Hall, and £5 if I humped in and out. At the Theatre Royal in 1975, it was £1.97 a Matinee and £2.02 for an evening show. (The 5p was for “antisocial hours”!)

]]> By: Liz http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1801 Liz Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:31:06 +0000 http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1801 We had the names of Oxbridge girls' colleges for our houses. Encouraging us to aim high, I suppose. St Hilda's was the last remaining girls's college in Oxford; I'm not even sure if that is still single sex. £30 in 1974? My son was lucky to get that much a few years ago!! We had the names of Oxbridge girls’ colleges for our houses. Encouraging us to aim high, I suppose. St Hilda’s was the last remaining girls’s college in Oxford; I’m not even sure if that is still single sex.

£30 in 1974? My son was lucky to get that much a few years ago!!

]]> By: Shades http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1797 Shades Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:10:57 +0000 http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1797 JMB, click on <i><b>Shades of Grey</b></i> in the GREETINGS! spiel at the top of the left Sidebar, that'll do it. JMB, click on Shades of Grey in the GREETINGS! spiel at the top of the left Sidebar, that’ll do it.

]]> By: jmb http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1796 jmb Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:10:33 +0000 http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1796 Your nostalgic trip down schooldays is bringing mine back. We had four houses too, all aboriginal names. Mine was Allunga, yellow was our colour trim on our gym uniforms which were navy dresses with navy bloomers. We used small suitcase type carriers for back and forth. Everyone graduated to briefcases when we went to University. Next year my class holds its 60th reunion (in Australia they use the year one started in high school together, not the graduating year). I went to the 50th which was fun. Still thinking about the 60th. Your nostalgic trip down schooldays is bringing mine back. We had four houses too, all aboriginal names. Mine was Allunga, yellow was our colour trim on our gym uniforms which were navy dresses with navy bloomers.
We used small suitcase type carriers for back and forth. Everyone graduated to briefcases when we went to University.

Next year my class holds its 60th reunion (in Australia they use the year one started in high school together, not the graduating year). I went to the 50th which was fun. Still thinking about the 60th.

]]> By: jameshigham http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1795 jameshigham Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:10:24 +0000 http://iangrey.org/2007/12/14/marxist-bingo/#comment-1795 ...all names associated with Northumbria (Castles, methinks)... Ah, the heart skipped a beat. …all names associated with Northumbria (Castles, methinks)…

Ah, the heart skipped a beat.

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