tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post6690048142686587649..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Reactolite RapideStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-4151585045954705972013-05-12T18:49:47.212+02:002013-05-12T18:49:47.212+02:00Matthew: I bet the hand of God would be his specia...Matthew: I bet the hand of God would be his speciality move. But if he wore corduroy shorts at least his opponents would hear him coming.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-55776244342548692592013-05-12T18:12:56.151+02:002013-05-12T18:12:56.151+02:00'Fwip fwip fwip' Ha ha, you just reminded ...'Fwip fwip fwip' Ha ha, you just reminded me how much I hated wearing cords. Marti Webb sang 'plenty of guys wear corduroy pants', that must be why she was so sanguine about him buggering off then. <br /><br />Reactolite Rapide was a cool name though... I imagine him in the Belgian 1982 World Cup squad.Matthew Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189069486032721233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-14551837697170075332013-04-28T20:16:36.108+02:002013-04-28T20:16:36.108+02:00Joe: only just found your comment - Blogger though...Joe: only just found your comment - Blogger thought it was spam!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-19233659964942638072013-04-28T18:57:55.521+02:002013-04-28T18:57:55.521+02:00Mark: if you have a convertible in sunny weather y...Mark: if you have a convertible in sunny weather you can be any kind of cool.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-7045511490526811472013-04-28T18:28:49.757+02:002013-04-28T18:28:49.757+02:00I take the p#ss out of myself by wearing dark shad...I take the p#ss out of myself by wearing dark shades when I drive my convertible with the top down. It's there such a thing as ironic cool? <br />Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-85498192097951664062013-03-17T10:26:12.935+01:002013-03-17T10:26:12.935+01:00Trish: I think wearing sunglasses all year only wo...Trish: I think wearing sunglasses all year only works in LA...!<br /><br />Amanda: is that some kind of euphemism?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-52469536757564797942013-03-17T03:15:21.111+01:002013-03-17T03:15:21.111+01:00May I suggest a bee keepers helmet??May I suggest a bee keepers helmet??The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-55117134652644750682013-03-16T22:12:53.806+01:002013-03-16T22:12:53.806+01:00My mother in law got some new sunglasses from the ...My mother in law got some new sunglasses from the optician and he told her she should wear them in bright light even in winter. I happened to drive into Tesco car park the other day and saw her and father in law walking across the crossing. She was holding onto his arm and wearing the sunglasses. I didn't recognise them at first and thought to myself, poor old blind biddy, best give her lots of time! Then she saw me and waved.<br />Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-36692314004093186892013-03-15T17:21:41.995+01:002013-03-15T17:21:41.995+01:00Löst Jimmy: I have no doubt that you made them loo...Löst Jimmy: I have no doubt that <i>you</i> made them look cool.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-85327822669446824792013-03-13T23:02:21.528+01:002013-03-13T23:02:21.528+01:00I wear glasses, I'm sure reading gentlemen'...I wear glasses, I'm sure reading gentlemen's art pamphlets as a young man the cause for my poor eyesight and the onset of hairy palms. <br />Wore cords to school, it was de riguer for a while. They were black, naturallyLöst Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907139441842698894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-52420837684659802402013-03-13T14:34:26.602+01:002013-03-13T14:34:26.602+01:00Being Me: heaven forbid my eyes should ever learn ...Being Me: heaven forbid my eyes should ever learn to talk... they never lie apparently. Just imagine all the shit that could get me into!<br /><br />Rol: and did you ever feel the need, the need for speed? No. Me neither. I could never afford the stuff anyway.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-6089836127860326372013-03-13T13:30:46.975+01:002013-03-13T13:30:46.975+01:00I bought a pair of white trousers that I wore to t...I bought a pair of white trousers that I wore to the school disco. This was the era of Miami Vice, but I was neither Crockett nor Tubbs - just a Crock of... and Tubby.<br /><br />Though I never wore specs, I also had some ridiculous Tom Cruise shades... which was strange, because even back then I thought Top Gun was shit.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-60016780259823967362013-03-12T23:55:06.456+01:002013-03-12T23:55:06.456+01:00Note to Steve:
1. I wear my sunglasses (ok, grante...Note to Steve:<br />1. I wear my sunglasses (ok, granted not those light changing ones) all year round. I'm as afraid of the light as Edward Cullen. Or Gollum. I always get those two confused.<br />2. I'm having intermittent problems commenting on your posts of late. Here's hoping this time it works!<br />3. Give in, wear your sunnies. Your poor weary eyes will thank you. Though possibly only silently because that would just be too bizarre if they actually came out and said it.Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-62048529537326432013-03-12T20:26:13.556+01:002013-03-12T20:26:13.556+01:00John: I was the biggest arse apparently but that w...John: I was the biggest arse apparently but that was no comment at all on my metabolism.<br /><br />Marginalia: really?! I thought contact lenses were the height of cool?!<br /><br />English Rider: if only I knew about the French thing at the time. That would have made it cool. Actually, coming from me, no it wouldn't.<br /><br />Nota Bene: I'm so far ahead of the game there is no point me playing.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-30588792816607240302013-03-12T14:27:35.176+01:002013-03-12T14:27:35.176+01:00Cords are super cool around here...especially cord...Cords are super cool around here...especially cord suits. I cordially suggest you were just ahead of the times....but do buy some sun glasses, or a hat!Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-26811780688065358212013-03-12T08:32:43.448+01:002013-03-12T08:32:43.448+01:00Ah yes, the good old days. Just to make you feel b...Ah yes, the good old days. Just to make you feel better you weren't the only one to fall for the nasty trick of reactolights. I asked for the darkest you could get matched with the ugliest gunmetal grey Timmy mallet type frames. Still better than the broken brown "Nashies" held together with a plaster all twisted and mangled by their abuse with a bunsen burner. <br />Which sick sadist said that school days are the best days of your life!<br /><br />No wonder Jackie Doran shunned 4 years of devoted attentionjoebloggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223043749558658665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-27422796143112801922013-03-12T04:37:37.812+01:002013-03-12T04:37:37.812+01:00What is all this hating on cords? I never got that...What is all this hating on cords? I never got that memo. What does this mean? (ribbed velvet, if you translate from French) :0English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-55003634654668199842013-03-12T00:08:09.917+01:002013-03-12T00:08:09.917+01:00Fond memories! I had a pair. Rapide my arse. Go i...Fond memories! I had a pair. Rapide my arse. Go into the sunshine and you'd be blinded before the lenses darkened - to pitch blackness. <br /><br />Enter a room from the outside and you had to stand still for 10 minutes for the lenses to accommodate to the new light levels.<br /><br />So large was the frame that in the summer I looked like a panda. White around the eyes and a blackish face.<br /><br />I subequently switched to contact lenses - an even greater faux pas.Marginaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175372147298306908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-36847052447950628152013-03-11T22:29:05.097+01:002013-03-11T22:29:05.097+01:00Tee hee
I used to wear black scruffy black cords i...Tee hee<br />I used to wear black scruffy black cords in my 6th form<br />And my claim to fame in 1978<br />Was that I was once voted BEST ARSE IN PRESTATYN HIGH SCHOOL 6th formJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-53621046322592093522013-03-11T19:31:05.719+01:002013-03-11T19:31:05.719+01:00Libby: where were you 20 years ago?
Gorilla Banan...Libby: where were you 20 years ago?<br /><br />Gorilla Bananas: true. I lost my dignity years ago and my self respect has been lonely ever since. The two may as well elope together.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-33703622587734504062013-03-11T19:24:21.943+01:002013-03-11T19:24:21.943+01:00There's nothing to stop you from wearing a wid...There's nothing to stop you from wearing a wide-brimmed Panama hat to keep the sun off your eyes, though. Those who'd think you looked like a twat might well have thought so when you were bare-headed, so what have you got to lose?Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90105937389676366912013-03-11T19:22:41.654+01:002013-03-11T19:22:41.654+01:00Girls love boys in glasses...truly.Girls love boys in glasses...truly.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90150507261608024962013-03-11T18:16:15.048+01:002013-03-11T18:16:15.048+01:00Dicky Carter: I think I need to be unchained Djang...Dicky Carter: I think I need to be unchained Django style.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-8529195694801234172013-03-11T17:59:55.475+01:002013-03-11T17:59:55.475+01:00Amazing how the NHS look came back. Even wear a pa...Amazing how the NHS look came back. Even wear a pair myself. Back then NHS glasses only came in half a dozen styles. Cords, yes I agree, but we are all slaves to fashion whether we like it or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com