Monday 25 May 2009

Our BLUE PLAQUES.


Blue plaques have started appearing on the Strollers' chalets.


Look out for:

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RONNIE CORBHUT One quarter (by weight) of the Two Ronnies ~ stayed at STROLLERS with his family ~ Ronnie was stuck in a chalet (couldn't reach the handle) and invented the "Knock, knock" jokes. STEVE OVEHUT Worked as a washer upper some years back, the sound of running water from the taps made him run to the loo regularly ~ this practice made him the runner he was.
OLGA KORBHUT World famous gymnast stayed at STROLLERS one summer and she developed the original double back flip off a chalet roof (with twist) onto the revetement followed by a double forward flip onto the beach.
MARGARHUT BECKHUT M.P. Claimed a STROLLERS chalet as her second home, sprucing it up with a plasma TV, wine cellar and a £3000 jet-ski (all claimed on expenses).

PAUL McHUTNEY Famous musician and song-writer ~ wrote Yellow Submarine at STROLLERS whilst watching the STROLLERS sponsored submarine racing. ROD STEWHUT Stayed at STROLLERS one summer and wrote "Sailing" and "A little piece of my Hut".

HUTTIE JACQUES ...........................AINSLEY HARRIHUT
SIR LEN HUTTON...........JOHNHUTYEO
SIR DAVID HUTTENBOROUGH......HELMHUT LANG
BERNHUT LANGER.................NORRIS McHUTTER
F'HUTIMA WHUTBREAD....SIR ALFRED HUTCHCOCK
AINSLEY HURRIHUT

Sunday 24 May 2009

Job hunt.

My pal, Pete (the one with the identical twin brother, Repete), has just lost his job. He asked to borrow my atlas, when I asked him why, he said he saw a newspaper headline "1000 jobs in jeopardy" so he wants to move there!

Saturday 23 May 2009

STROLLERS' famous visitors.





New to STROLLERS for 2009.

Strollers' quiz.


Council cut backs means that they are not cutting back!
Well...
what does it say? SA..... .... .....IL ???

Thursday 21 May 2009

My first week teaching!

It was my first week teaching at a SE London secondary school, 3 senior staff were coming in to observe the lesson, they arrived a few minutes late and all the seats had been taken. I asked a pupil (Geraldine) "Can we have 3 chairs for the visitors, please?!" She responded "Hip hip hooray....."

Thursday 14 May 2009

Screwdrivers

How come Philip owns so many screwdrivers?......
......and Collin appears to have a lot of maps!

Wednesday 13 May 2009

Smoking.

Who said
" I was so horrified when I read about the effects of smoking that I decided, there and then, to give up reading."

Trial.

How many witnesses are needed before Jehovah's trial goes ahead?

Strollers' books.

We have introduced a free lending library at Strollers, called (after a vote at the EGM) "The Strollers Free Lending Library".
Books available:
Do it Yourself Dentistry ~ Phil McCavity
Sandown to Shanklin, the scenic route ~ Cliff Walker
Danger on the Pier ~ Eileen Dover
Is Prayer the answer? ~ Neil Downe
A book about the history of under water football
20,000 leagues under the Sea.
Magna Carta - did she die in vain?
Marilyn Monroe - did she dye in vain?
Sand castle building for beginners ~ Phillipa Buckett
Mona Lisa ~ she was framed.

The new Irish bar in Lake.

I thought I would try out the new IRISH bar in Lake. I bought a pint and then went to the gents', I got back and my pint had disappeared, I mentioned it to the landlord and he said it happened quite often, he says the guilty party was probably Nick McGuinness.

Council workers.

Michael and Patrick (names changed to protect their nationality), got jobs with the Isle of Wight council painting the white lines down the centre of roads. Their boss was impressed that they managed 4 miles (6.4km) on their first day.
They managed 3 miles (4.8km) on the second and 2 miles (3.2km) on the third day. The boss interviewed them on their fourth day to ask why they had slowed down, Michael pointed out that it was getting further and further to walk back to the paint pot.

Saturday 9 May 2009

Steve on BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT.

Did Steve really believe that Her Majesty would find his Drag act/ball juggling whilst shopping at Tesco
that entertaining???

Our "road signs" ~ new ones due this summer!!!













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University drop outs cut in half.
Stolen painting found by tree.
Actors' Union finds dwarfs in short supply.
Kids make nutritious snacks.
Arson suspect held in forest fire.
Red tape holds up new bridge.
Two sisters re-united after 18 years at check out counter.
Crash probe told "Plane was too close to the ground."
Survivor of Siamese twins joins parents.
Brown wins on budget, but more lies ahead.
Montgomery flies back to front.
Asians settle in well.

Fred Astaire.

Fred was out for a meal with Ginger Rogers at a posh restaurant, the waiter brought the sweet trolley but slipped and some dishes flew over Fred. He said "I've puddin' on my top hat, puddin' on my white tie and puddin' on my tails."

Saturday 2 May 2009

Swine 'flu.

I 'phoned the Swine 'flu help-line, all I got was a lot of crackling.

About Me

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My first 21 years were in BRISTOL, Monks Park until I was 18, 3 years at Redland Teacher Training College then off to the bright lights of London for 10 years. Living in Horfield from the early 50s my dad took me to Eastville to watch the Rovers regularly, the first team mainly but often to see the reserves as well. I joined the supporters' club in the mid 60s and was membership secretary of the junior club, eventually taking over as chairman after the famous Gordon J Bennett left. In 1969 I moved to SE London to start my teaching career.I taught at Crown Woods, Eltham and Thomas Tallis in SE London and the next 27 years at Lake Middle School on the Isle of Wight. My main subject was mathematics and I taught a lot of PE concentrating mainly on football. Whilst in London I played football for Ramsgate, Faversham Town, Carshalton Athletic and Corinthian Casuals. My wife bought a half share in STROLLERS beach cafe in 2006 and I spend a lot of time with the customers. Viewing some of the pictures on this site will give you an idea of how I spend my leisure time.

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