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Great to see someone else Tootles the Taxi , my favourite book when I was 6
Tootles the Taxi is still a favourite with me and my children (aged 11, 13, 15) as "performed" by Grandpa. Each vehicle has its own voice/accent and they are delivered melodramatically as OTT as possible. Since visits by Grandpa are rare, these performances are a big event - and have been recorded for posterity, though I'm afraid you won't find them on Amazon. He also read (twice) the whole series of Swallows and Amazons books to me and my siblings when we were young; in fact he carried on reading to us until we were teenagers - I recall him reading several PG Wodehouse books aloud. Later heroes were Stig of the Dump
Oh yes, I loved this story. And Erich Kästner's Emil and the Detectives was a favourite of mine - someone's already mentioned this one. I've recently read 2 of my old copies of books about dolls' houses to my daughter: Rumer Godden's "Miss Happiness and Miss Flower" and Helen Clare's "Five Dolls in a House" - both charmingly written. No wonder I have so many books - I have all mine from my childhood plus all my own children's... Confession: I too enjoyed the Enid Blyton St Clare's books.  |
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Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.
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Tootles the Taxi is still a favourite with me and my children (aged 11, 13, 15) as "performed" by Grandpa. Each vehicle has its own voice/accent and they are delivered melodramatically as OTT as possible. Since visits by Grandpa are rare, these performances are a big event - and have been recorded for posterity, though I'm afraid you won't find them on Amazon.
I'd pay good money for such a literary performance, can I book him for bedtime tonight? |
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I'm Tootles the Taxi - can't remember any more . A favourite with my elder son.
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« Reply #63 on: 22:15:52, 28-04-2008 » |
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I'm Tootles the Taxi -
Omigod, Omigod, O, ditto. why don't I know Tootles the Taxi? What hav I mised? This is important. Molesworth 2 sa "reality is so unspeakably sordid it makes me shudder" Is Tootles the Taxi my Reality? |
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Reality, sa molesworth 2, is so sordid it makes me shudder
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Well, I really didn't wish to say anything before for fear of revealing myself as One Who Knows Not Tootles the Taxi. But I don't  How did Tootles pass me by? Does he not go Sarf ov the River on a Friday night? Truly, I have never heard of this book until this thread appeared and I, somehow now, feel that I should have. Sorry Tootles! |
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« Reply #66 on: 22:30:25, 28-04-2008 » |
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Well, I really didn't wish to say anything before for fear of revealing myself as One Who Knows Not Tootles the Taxi. But I don't How did Tootles pass me by? Does he not go Sarf ov the River on a Friday night? Sorry Tootles! Sarf of the River, This time of Night Guv? You gotta be joking! Tootles might do it, at a price. Know what I mean Darling? She'll often go Sarf of the River on a Friday night. |
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Well, I really didn't wish to say anything before for fear of revealing myself as One Who Knows Not Tootles the Taxi. But I don't How did Tootles pass me by? Does he not go Sarf ov the River on a Friday night? Truly, I have never heard of this book until this thread appeared and I, somehow now, feel that I should have. Sorry Tootles! Don't worry Mort, I've never heard of Tootles either. |
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I've just found the geek's guide to Tootles on Google, including the immortal opening verse which I couldn't remember. - I'm Tootles the taxi
I'll give you a ride,
Put up your hand,
Then jump inside.
Just watch the meter
You'll see the fare,
Distance no object,
Go anywhere! (approximately) Clearly including Sarf of the River. http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/ladybird/tootling_about.phpScroll down to sample such delights as Minnie the Milk Float and Tony the Tractor. |
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Well, I really didn't wish to say anything before for fear of revealing myself as One Who Knows Not Tootles the Taxi. But I don't How did Tootles pass me by? Does he not go Sarf ov the River on a Friday night? Truly, I have never heard of this book until this thread appeared and I, somehow now, feel that I should have. Sorry Tootles! Don't worry Mort, I've never heard of Tootles either. Phew. Then I'm not alone, Andy  I have a suspicion that I am now going to go to my local second hand bookshop that specialises in childrens books and say ' I say, do you by any chance have a copy of ...?' |
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« Reply #72 on: 22:52:20, 28-04-2008 » |
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Goo' Night all Milly Molly Mandy folks out there.
It seems Tootle the Taxi clearly will do venture Sarf of the River.
Ladybird Books, eh?
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Well, I really didn't wish to say anything before for fear of revealing myself as One Who Knows Not Tootles the Taxi. But I don't How did Tootles pass me by? Does he not go Sarf ov the River on a Friday night? Truly, I have never heard of this book until this thread appeared and I, somehow now, feel that I should have. Sorry Tootles! Don't worry Mort, I've never heard of Tootles either. Phew. Then I'm not alone, Andy I have a suspicion that I am now going to go to my local second hand bookshop that specialises in childrens books and say ' I say, do you by any chance have a copy of ...?' Mort, if that might all be too embarrassing for you: click here |
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Then I have your mum to thank for my proudest possession ever, my Ladybird pyjamas which I was given when I was about four and which were new and weren't cast offs from my elder brother. Thank you, thank you, BobbyZ's mum. No sensual pleasure since has matched getting into my brand new Ladybird jim-jams. I had always vaguely assumed, by default, that Ladybird Books and Ladybird clothes must have come from the same or related teams of industrious Ladybirds but a quick bit of googling suggests maybe not and that they were quite separate. That causes the tectonic plates of my understanding of the world to shudder a bit. Further research may be needed. |
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