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Re: BILL
That's the way to do it Bill
posted by
C_C_T
on February 10, 2018 at 1:28 AM
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It's motivational poems today sir. Good.
posted by
BC-A
on February 9, 2018 at 12:55 PM
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Re RPresta
Yes RP some and some most around here have married into the local population.
Some hit it lucky dealing in scrap metals which at one stage made some small fortunes.
Also some were lucky to buy small plots of land which increased in value as the housing market expanded. .A third generation and one would not know the difference.
posted by
C_C_T
on February 9, 2018 at 9:35 AM
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Re: Pat
Pat when I was small there was a large gypsy encampment about five minutes walk away. Evidently we did not mind the gypsies it was the lino folk who came from London way, of which we were wary .
posted by
C_C_T
on February 9, 2018 at 9:30 AM
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Re: Kabu
Of course they were usually in big houses with wide chimneys but it was a horrible job for children.
posted by
C_C_T
on February 9, 2018 at 9:11 AM
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Yes I saw today that two of our largest newspapers are to be combined . Even then the papers sold will be many millions below former sales.
posted by
C_C_T
on February 9, 2018 at 9:09 AM
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The poems remind me of the days when newspaper classifieds were all the rage. Now times have changed a whole lot since then.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on February 9, 2018 at 9:05 AM
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poor kids. the lot of the Jimney sweep was not a happy one. most suffered horrible burns at times.
posted by
Kabu
on February 8, 2018 at 11:58 AM
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I really enjoyed the Gypsy poem - and it had a happy ending.
Met a girl from Romany once, she said the term "gypsy" was insulting to her, but I always thought it had a romantic, adventurous aura.
posted by
Pat_B
on February 8, 2018 at 10:45 AM
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C_C_T
Love the name of that newspaper! Good one. I imagine some street sweepers did find little treasures from time to time. And the Gypsies will promise many things. Here and in many places they are often looked down upon. But they say a Gypsy blessing is good. Cute poems. 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on February 8, 2018 at 10:07 AM
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