Archie.?????

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  1. Marley Farley

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    Oh my word I am gobsmacked..! Archie..?
    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.,!! Hmm..... I did think they might have been more imaginative than that..!
     
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      Yes it doesn't sit well with me either.Archibald yes but Archie !!! my dog is called Archibald,named after his great grandfather..Call me old fashioned but I do like tradition..Of course they can call their little bundle what they please but for heavens sake..

      Loli the Luddite strikes back.
       
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        Yes Archie doesn’t sit right for the royal family to me either and in this area anyway it has been a very popular name for about 5yrs.!!:doh:So not original at all.! Ah well it’s their choice not mine.! :scratch:
         
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          Reminds me of a ventriloquists dummy .........
           
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            ...and one on radio at that! :biggrin:
             
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              Are you really that old, @HarryS:biggrin:
               
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                Gottle of geer..:biggrin:
                 
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                  Ah yes! Peter Brough, "with a face for radio," as he couldn't "vent" without moving his lips.
                   
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                    For our GC younger members this is the ventriloquist Peter Brough with Archie Andrews. Who believe it or not had a radio show in the 1950's. His supporting acts were jugglers and tightrope walkers :biggrin: TV was his nemesis, as he was a really awful vent!
                    Peter_Brough_and_Archie_Andrews.jpg
                     
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                      Oi! My granddad told me about him :)
                       
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                        Well it could be worse, they could have named him after me :heehee:

                        My real name not GC name, you soon now when your at school and get the pee taken out of you
                         
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                          It isn't as if he's going to become King, he's 7th in line. They're going their own way and not to be conventional.
                           
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                            Some of these posts made me smile! :)
                            I didn’t expect an Archie I must admit. Bertie yes, or Basil or Cuthbert:)
                             
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                              It made me think of this.

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                                I had to laugh the other day. They were asking kids what name they’d like. One said “Bob” :biggrin:
                                 
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