Author Topic: Stanley Unwin vs Peter Hawkins  (Read 876 times)

Nearly Sane

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Stanley Unwin vs Peter Hawkins
« on: August 14, 2017, 08:39:49 PM »

Gordon

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Re: Stanley Unwin vs Peter Hawkins
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2017, 09:50:28 PM »
Wonderful stuff - always loved SU and (being old enough) I remember the original Bill & Ben (plus the other Watch with Mother stuff) from the 1950's.

My favourite SU moment is this one: his advert for Pirelli tyres.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9N2Kel9_ig 

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Re: Stanley Unwin vs Peter Hawkins
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2017, 11:03:11 PM »
Brings back lovely memories. Not entirely unrelated is Victor Borge's phonetic alphabet. Here is a video of this excellent routine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJiHlt8NRqk
Sometimes I wish my first word was 'quote,' so that on my death bed, my last words could be 'end quote.'
Steven Wright