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Monday, July 25, 2011

Word of the day - jalopy

5 comments:

Suz said...

Not a word you hear every day..reminds me of Archie and Jughead, x-ray vision glasses and Sea-monkeys.

robertguyton said...

It does Suz, and Richie Rich, Superman, the Hulk, Green Lantern, Batman, Gladstone Duck, Gearloose Gander, Unka Scrooge and Mighty Mouse but even further back, Andy Cap, Beano, Billy Bunter and the team of boys who rode mechanical dolphins - remember those? Those were just the comics that you could hold in your hand (read under the blankets using a torch, in the back of the car when doing a tour of the South Island, walking to school (watch the lampost!) or in the batch at Kaiteriteri and Okiwi bay. On the b&w tv, there was Atom Ant and Gigantor! Tintin too, very early on, and Jonny Quest.
But yes, jalopy comes from Archie and Jughead and those two girls, Veronica and ....

Suz said...

BETTY!!! (I always wanted to be her).

Suz said...

What a gutless response via Frogblog..Phil Ure another non-event? Once thought of you 2 as the way of the future...wrong again..my bad.

robertguyton said...

Suz - I've no idea what you mean.