The old uns are the best..
Friday, 4:30pm in an old fashioned mirrored and tiled fish & chip restaurant near Paddington.
I am the only customer apart from a group of 4 senior citizens, sat discussing comedians and celebrities.
This is what I heard, more or less word for word..
1st Lady: I'll tell you a comedian you never hear about any more...eh..what's he called..eh.. Arthur English.Man: Dead1st Lady: I liked him.2nd Lady: Oh yes, I liked him. He went a bit funny in the head towards the end..1st Lady: What about him, that one that used to swear a lot? David Allen. You don't hear about him anymore.Man: Dave Allen. Dead. Died a long time ago..3rd Lady: I used to like that woman. Small woman, in that comedy in a factory..oh what was she called?1st Lady: Dinnerladies?3rd Lady: No, a factory, she worked in a factory. Gherkins. There were gherkins.1st Lady: I like that Dinnerladies.Man: Hilda Baker!3rd Lady: That's her. Oh I loved her. She was funny. It was on Sundays. She made me laugh.Man: Died years ago.2nd Lady: She went funny in the head towards the end. Ended up in a home.She had no money. She died potless..1st Lady: There's an organization that looks after em if they've got no money when they've finished in showbiz. They're ever so good to em. They paid for it all when she went..3rd Lady: They're not the same now, these celebrities. They're never out of the papers..Man: That man looks after em all. That man with the grey hair....Clifford, Max Clifford...2nd Lady: Like that Katie Price..1st Lady: Who?3rd Lady: She's a model.2nd Lady: She's a millionaire.3rd Lady: Mind you, she's worked for it. Worked for it all..2nd Lady: Oh well I suppose she has..3rd Lady: But these celebrities now , they're always in the paper. A lot of em are bio-sexual...
I am the only customer apart from a group of 4 senior citizens, sat discussing comedians and celebrities.
This is what I heard, more or less word for word..
1st Lady: I'll tell you a comedian you never hear about any more...eh..what's he called..eh.. Arthur English.Man: Dead1st Lady: I liked him.2nd Lady: Oh yes, I liked him. He went a bit funny in the head towards the end..1st Lady: What about him, that one that used to swear a lot? David Allen. You don't hear about him anymore.Man: Dave Allen. Dead. Died a long time ago..3rd Lady: I used to like that woman. Small woman, in that comedy in a factory..oh what was she called?1st Lady: Dinnerladies?3rd Lady: No, a factory, she worked in a factory. Gherkins. There were gherkins.1st Lady: I like that Dinnerladies.Man: Hilda Baker!3rd Lady: That's her. Oh I loved her. She was funny. It was on Sundays. She made me laugh.Man: Died years ago.2nd Lady: She went funny in the head towards the end. Ended up in a home.She had no money. She died potless..1st Lady: There's an organization that looks after em if they've got no money when they've finished in showbiz. They're ever so good to em. They paid for it all when she went..3rd Lady: They're not the same now, these celebrities. They're never out of the papers..Man: That man looks after em all. That man with the grey hair....Clifford, Max Clifford...2nd Lady: Like that Katie Price..1st Lady: Who?3rd Lady: She's a model.2nd Lady: She's a millionaire.3rd Lady: Mind you, she's worked for it. Worked for it all..2nd Lady: Oh well I suppose she has..3rd Lady: But these celebrities now , they're always in the paper. A lot of em are bio-sexual...
