Hugh Jampton?
Martin Johnson
Call me ignorant, ("You're ignorant" "Thank you") but I have never been
able to find what the 'something else' was?
Can someone enlighten me?
Thanks
Martin
MartinS
I think this was covered recently. "Hampton" is short for "Hampton
Wick", which is cockney rhyming slang for... (I'm sure you can work it
out). "Hello, I'm Jampton, Hugh Jampton" (Neddy Seagoon) was Spike
Milligan's way of further disguising the expression "huge hampton" to
avoid the wrath of the BBC censors.
To see what 1950s comedy writers were up against, click on
http://home.cogeco.ca/~martins/BBCCensor.htm - I have posted this
before, but if you haven't seen it you might get a giggle.
--
Martin S.
MadDanEccles
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This was not necessarily army but originally rhyming slang. It comes from
"Hampton Wick", which rhymes with .... Pri*k. Cockney slang decrees it is
just "'ampton" so once you have arrived there, prefixing Hugh and J gives
you large penis (Hugh Jampton). If that's your idea of fun. Or maybe your
turn in the barrel. Much along the lines of Hugh Jarse or Hugh Janus. I
hope this clears it up for you. If not, get Spotto the wonder spot
exploder, only 3/9d a tube.
Erudite dAN
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Huge Hampton.
Now, "Hampton Wick" is a place, and rhyming slang being what it is,
you may need to use your loaf (of bread)...
Ryno
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What a silly bunt I've been.
Ryno - grey critter with pointy bits wrote:
> In alt.fan.goons, "Martin Johnson" <martin_...@msn.com.au> posted
> message <3ce2e141$1...@news.internex.net.au>.
> In response:
>
>
>>I know this phrase was Army slang for something else?
>>Call me ignorant, ("You're ignorant" "Thank you") but I have never been
>>able to find what the 'something else' was?
>>Can someone enlighten me?
>>Thanks
>>
>>Martin
>>
>
> Huge Hampton.
>
> Now, "Hampton Wick" is a place, and rhyming slang being what it is,
> you may need to use your loaf (of bread)...
>
>
>
> Ryno
>
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Martin Johnson
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John Fielding
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roger stevenson
First of all can I say welcome to the captain of the England rugby team and
please don't hit me.
Secondly, this question will be answered quickly and expertly by the motley
erudite crew here.
Thirdly, never, never ask whch show did Bluebottle say "What time is it
Eccles"?
Fourthly, now get out!
Roger the Saurus
Arcaton
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> In article <3ce2e6ec$0$304$892e...@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net>,
> MartinS <m...@my.place> wrote:
>
> > To see what 1950s comedy writers were up against, click on
> > http://home.cogeco.ca/~martins/BBCCensor.htm - I have posted this
> > before, but if you haven't seen it you might get a giggle.
>
>
> 'Offensive references to Jews (or any other religious sects)'
>
> the phrasing of which is offensive of course.
>
> 'The jazzing by dance bands of classical tunes or the borrowing and
> adaptation of them is normally unacceptable. Any instances of this in MS
> material submitted for programmes must be referred by producers to a
> higher authority.'
>
> I'm with them on that one.
Nonsense!
What about "Moe Zart's Turkey Trot" by Red Ingle & the Natural Seven? or any
of the superb spoofs by Spike Jones?
Much better than the originals.....
Arcaton
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MartinS
Well, I may be erudite (I had to look it up to be certain) but I'm
certainly not motley - I dress quite plainly, in fact.
BTW, what show was it in which Eccles said, "I can see Uranus," and
Bottule replied, "I can see Mars"? (That would seem to violate the
censorship rules.)
--
Martin S.
James N. Stewart
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Torak
> > What about "Moe Zart's Turkey Trot" by Red Ingle & the Natural Seven? or
any
> > of the superb spoofs by Spike Jones?
> > Much better than the originals.....
>
That depends... If it's jazz music, it's usually very good. If it's modern
noise called something with "jazz", then it's usually very bad.
In fact, most of the rubbish they publish nowadays is pure, unadulterated
rubbish.
"I have a parcel of selected rubbish for you!"
"Min, it's a music publisher."
Martin Johnson
Aussie, that probably wouldn't go down too well.
Thanks all, and yes (to answer John's question) I am much happier.
Martin
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David Chorley
Indeed, in one of the Q-series, Milligan appears in a gentleman's
Bathtub (while the gentleman is occupying it) points at the ostensibly
naked man and shouts "Littlehampton!" which had me roaring rolling
around the floor, to the mild bemusement of me mum, who was not privy
to such jokes....
BTW does anyone know if the pilot for "The Melting Pot" survived?
Milligans equal opportunity ethnic joke machine that was too radical
for TV in 1970-squat
David
nemo
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>
> Richard P. Grant <rp...@yahoo.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
> news:rpg14-572BA0....@pegasus.csx.cam.ac.uk...
> > In article <3ce2e6ec$0$304$892e...@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net>,
> > MartinS <m...@my.place> wrote:
> >
> > > To see what 1950s comedy writers were up against, click on
> > > http://home.cogeco.ca/~martins/BBCCensor.htm - I have posted this
> > > before, but if you haven't seen it you might get a giggle.
> >
> > Heh, funny.
> >
> > 'Offensive references to Jews (or any other religious sects)'
> >
> > the phrasing of which is offensive of course.
> >
> > 'The jazzing by dance bands of classical tunes or the borrowing and
> > adaptation of them is normally unacceptable. Any instances of this in MS
> > material submitted for programmes must be referred by producers to a
> > higher authority.'
> >
> > I'm with them on that one.
Narr! (pun) What about "Switched On Bach"? I've got the original and it's
still bloody brilliant, especially considering it was all multi-tracked from
off of an old analogue synthesiser! I'm sure JSB would have loved it. You've
gotta be in the Moog to enjoy it though.
Music's supposed to be inspiring and/or fun. That's why I loathe most modern
pop. Too aggressive, heavy, loud, contrived and basically un-musical and
taken so seriously by some that youngsters have even been hit or stabbed
over it.
And you should have seen the explosion of vitriol from all the raw nerves I
exposed by posting this on alt.teens.poetry.and.stuff once . . .
Satan's Song.
The pounding beat of Satan's Song,
Reaching out, enthrals the young.
The violent beat - not drum - but blows, or gun.
The wailing song, too loud and fierce
Has ruined generations' ears.
Their minds, they are conditioned too
So nothing else but Satan's Song will do.
A thousand years of melody? they pass it by - all gone.
For the great commercial con of Satan's Song!
Music once the savage beast would soothe.
Now, only savage music's in the groove.
Music's vandals, growing rich
Say, "This is cool. Buy it, stupid bitch!"
And while their ill-earned wealth increases
A generation's hearing slowly ceases.
<snip> OUCH!
Spike Jones? Agreed! Bloody brilliant. Mu mum when she was a girl used to
call them "Spike Jones and his Shitty Knickers!"
And what about Beethoven's hairy Turkish March. You can't get much Cillia
than that!
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