Things that time forgot.

[Old Grumpy]

...I have been at suppers in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire this century (yes, the 21st century) where it still happens (my wife and I loathe it).

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[Bryn]

... well, certainly in Wiltshire in my younger days this happened pretty regularly (my parents loathed it) - and I have been at suppers in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire this century (yes, the 21st century) where it still happens (my wife and I loathe it).

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Back in the 1970s, friends of mine moved to a hill farm in west Wales. They discovered that the local tradition was for women not to eat with the men but to serve the food then retire to the kitchen to eat their own meal.

[eighthobstruction]

....well considering in similar situations most of the people were Anarchic Feminista [Greenham Women] Vegan Hunt Sab's you can imagine there was no movement on sex based criteria....but we did have 2 tables and probably the dogs who usually had the run of the house were put out....( some yum food with the house speciality - plenty of gravy/sauce.....)....

[vinteuil]

Back in the 1970s, friends of mine moved to a hill farm in west Wales. They discovered that the local tradition was for women not to eat with the men but to serve the food then retire to the kitchen to eat their own meal.

... I had better conceal this from my quarter-Scotch wife, who is always teazing me for my quarter-Welsh heritage...

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[Ein Heldenleben]

... well, certainly in Wiltshire in my younger days this happened pretty regularly (my parents loathed it) - and I have been at suppers in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire this century (yes, the 21st century) where it still happens (my wife and I loathe it).

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Incredible. I just don’t believe it. I thought you moved in arty circles where , if they are anything like the media , most people struggle to move from the dinner table at all while there are still half full bottles on it ?

[vinteuil]

Incredible. I just don’t believe it. I thought you moved in arty circles where , if they are anything like the media , most people struggle to move from the dinner table at all while there are still half full bottles on it ?

... the last one was as meeja as you could wish (hat-trick productions, anyone?) - the 'boys' still had bottles on the table, and I think the 'girls' were provided for in the next room...

[Ein Heldenleben]

... the last one was as meeja as you could wish (hat-trick productions, anyone?) - the 'boys' still had bottles on the table, and I think the 'girls' were provided for in the next room...

Hat Trick* eh ? No doubt a lot of bottles . Now I’m intrigued. I had visions of the hostess picking up her Chanel handbag and saying “ladies , shall we leave the men to it? “

* Comedy can drink any other media genre under the table .

[JasonPalmer]

Dvd from charity shop failed to play yesterday, now i know why streaming has taken off.

[richardfinegold]

Dvd from charity shop failed to play yesterday, now i know why streaming has taken off.

Did you give the DVD a good cleaning?

[JasonPalmer]

Did you give the DVD a good cleaning?

Yes

[teamsaint]

Dvd from charity shop failed to play yesterday, now i know why streaming has taken off.

yes, fortunately streaming never fails

although, it has to be said that the second hand CD I am currently playing , a £1 charity shop buy last week, is skipping like a fidgety kangeroo….