Rose coloured specs

seashell · Post by **seashell** » 05 Mar 2009, 09:42

BeachBum wrote:
FFS I'm not saying it does have a higher one than anywhere else. Im just pointing out what happened when I went to school there under the former rector..

ah - the past is another country - they do things differently there!

No doubt things have changed - when I was at school we weren't allowed to eat in the streets when we were in school uniform. I'd love to see them try to enforce that nowadays!

Times move on and we can have a tendancy to view things through rose-coloured spectacles.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 05 Mar 2009, 11:06

seashell wrote:Times move on and we can have a tendancy to view things through rose-coloured spectacles.

I would not necessary agree with you but I do remember being incredibly handsome away back then!

seashell · Post by **seashell** » 05 Mar 2009, 11:50

Pal of Porty wrote:
seashell wrote:Times move on and we can have a tendancy to view things through rose-coloured spectacles.
I would not necessary agree with you but I do remember being incredibly handsome away back then!

I was totally gorgeous back then

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 05 Mar 2009, 12:38

Yes but did you realise at the time?

I look at photos where I had a six-pack but at the time I thought I was fat!!

seashell · Post by **seashell** » 05 Mar 2009, 12:42

heavens to betsy - NO!!
I thought I was fat too.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 05 Mar 2009, 13:04

Pal of Porty wrote:
seashell wrote:Times move on and we can have a tendancy to view things through rose-coloured spectacles.
I would not necessary agree with you but I do remember being incredibly handsome away back then!

I remember that too

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 05 Mar 2009, 13:07

The Wangster is going to be a long in a minute and we're getting booted to the new PMOT thread in the G&TT Forum. Which may eventually become the longest thread.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 05 Mar 2009, 13:09

If, for example, in the Schools thread you have strayed on to how attractive you used to be then you will likely find your posts here, licketty split.

Same goes if you try to discuss knitting in the Harry Lauder thread.

Post by **wangi** » 05 Mar 2009, 20:15

All nice and tidy... But "rose specs" just had to be the thread title...

Knitting would have helped the roadworks; better than the blue string...

BeachBum · Post by **BeachBum** » 05 Mar 2009, 20:17

wangi wrote:All nice and tidy... But "rose specs" just had to be the thread title...

Quite right "wangi".

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 05 Mar 2009, 20:50

Good title !

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 05 Mar 2009, 22:10

can you spot me? I was skinny in these days..

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 05 Mar 2009, 22:52

Sandra wrote:can you spot me? I was skinny in these days..

Are you left of the dark haired girl, directly above the guitarist on the far left?

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 05 Mar 2009, 23:39

That was my guess too. I think I recognise that cheeky smile.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 05 Mar 2009, 23:47

Yep I agree, the one with the jumper under the blazer, but left of the dark haired boy surely??

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 06 Mar 2009, 09:19

foxy wrote:Yep I agree, the one with the jumper under the blazer, but left of the dark haired boy surely??

Yes, it probably is a boy. Just thought I'd say girl in case it was Sandra!

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 06 Mar 2009, 09:24

Giving no thought at all to the boy who was constantly teased at school for looking like a girl. Sandra, you probably don't remember me, but I was that boy.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 06 Mar 2009, 11:33

Bob Jefferson wrote:Giving no thought at all to the boy who was constantly teased at school for looking like a girl. Sandra, you probably don't remember me, but I was that boy.

What rubbish!

You are obviously the girly looking guitarist on the left. You've got a Porty T shirt on and everything.

I seem to recall you wore that very same groovy leggings/pixie boot combo that night we all went to see Mr. Echo and his Bunnymen at Newhailes.
And very lush you looked too.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 06 Mar 2009, 13:28

http://www.qype.co.uk/place/176333-the-espy-Portobello

Has beachbum got another life?

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 06 Mar 2009, 15:06

you guessed. and that is actually a girl, her name is Karen.

BeachBum · Post by **BeachBum** » 06 Mar 2009, 15:35

Porty wrote:http://www.qype.co.uk/place/176333-the-espy-Portobello

Has beachbum got another life?

FFS, hardly.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 06 Mar 2009, 16:43

Sandra wrote:you guessed. and that is actually a girl, her name is Karen.

Yay!

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 27 Mar 2009, 17:18

<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v498/ ... ONES-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/ ... ONES-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Any takers out there for who is who?

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 27 Mar 2009, 17:39

<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v498/ ... ugbyII.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/ ... ugbyII.jpg" border="0" alt="Porty High Rugby"></a>

Here is another one - recognise anyone?

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 27 Mar 2009, 17:41

<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v498/ ... ONES-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/ ... ONES-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Managed it! Here is a larger version of the one I posted earlier. Get your Rose Coloured Specs on now.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 27 Mar 2009, 17:51

Pal of Porty wrote:<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v498/ ... ONES-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/ ... ONES-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Managed it! Here is a larger version of the one I posted earlier. Get your Rose Coloured Specs on now.

Russell McIntyre back left, Craig McCall 2nd with moustache (what DOES he look like?

), Garry Darling (or his brother?) front left, is that Porty front right? (I'm a bit doubtful coz he's a bit of alright that guy

), ? Alan Wilson back right, guy holding the cup looks familiar but I obviously didn't fancy him at school so can't remember his name

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 27 Mar 2009, 18:39

Wow that must be a stark reminder of your schooldays epy - just 3 out of 7. Those were the days. And one of your work colleagues is not going to be to impressed with your identification prowess!

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 27 Mar 2009, 18:53

I think I know which one of her work colleagues you mean Porty

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 27 Mar 2009, 19:06

Epykat wrote: is that Porty front right? (I'm a bit doubtful coz he's a bit of alright that guy )

...he certainly was, I mean is, a bit of alright

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 27 Mar 2009, 19:54

SoupDragon wrote:I think I know which one of her work colleagues you mean Porty

I give in!

Put me out of my misery then.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 27 Mar 2009, 22:25

My wife reckons that top right is Stevie Roy.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 27 Mar 2009, 23:38

Correct! From top left: McIntyre, alevander' McCall, Roy, Denham- captain, halvorson and McIntyre. Coach was the now octogenarian plus- cuthbertson. Circa 1985.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 28 Mar 2009, 12:03

Wow! Didn't recognise Mr Roy at all! It's sad eh, what happens to good looking boys?

The other two I did recognise but couldn't get the names. Russell and Craig haven't changed all that much really.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 29 Mar 2009, 13:48

Ouch!

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