tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post7321624934911700876..comments2024-01-26T16:23:29.365+00:00Comments on Flaming Nora: PantechniconGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-30506713736276178742008-12-09T18:55:00.000+00:002008-12-09T18:55:00.000+00:00I came from the sort of background that called a s...I came from the sort of background that called a spade a spade and never a lorry a pantechnicon. I never even heard the word until I became a matchure schtudent.Glenda Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-73776782666322113072008-12-08T19:18:00.000+00:002008-12-08T19:18:00.000+00:00If I were to drop such a word into conversation I ...If I were to drop such a word into conversation I can bet you a pound to a penny that people will assume I have said "pant technician". They will, honest.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-60821871075213282562008-12-08T11:36:00.000+00:002008-12-08T11:36:00.000+00:00Wow Norah - you learn a lot round here.My mum used...Wow Norah - you learn a lot round here.<BR/>My mum used to say pantechnicon where anyone else would say 'lorry' and atmospherics where we would say 'thunder'.<BR/>That's why I grew up so tremendously posh.KAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621294189351906599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-56885210334773964602008-12-07T18:48:00.000+00:002008-12-07T18:48:00.000+00:00The walk was all about people in service in the ol...The walk was all about people in service in the olden days who worked in the really big, posh houses of Belgravia, so not about Upstairs Downstairs the telly programme although it did get a quick mention. It was a terrific walk though!Glenda Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32935512.post-68351015228987707982008-12-07T16:55:00.000+00:002008-12-07T16:55:00.000+00:00Oooh do they do that walk regularly? I loved that ...Oooh do they do that walk regularly? I loved that series!Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.com