Anita Harris kidnapped in Leeds

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Mon 03 Jun, 2013 1:27 pm

And there's a subject line you never expected to see. This was a hoax by her manager and happened during Rag Week in 1968. He was later fined.http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Artic ... .2.49.aspx

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 03 Jun, 2013 2:09 pm

My Gran hated that woman, and I've always remembered her as 'Kipper Face' ever since

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 03 Jun, 2013 8:35 pm

A talent eclipsed by rhyming slang, you might say...

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 04 Jun, 2013 12:47 pm

raveydavey wrote: A talent eclipsed by rhyming slang, you might say... Call me 'None-the-wiser'..?any chance of a clue for that ravedave, I need an appointment to see most jokes.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Tue 04 Jun, 2013 12:52 pm

Jogon wrote: raveydavey wrote: A talent eclipsed by rhyming slang, you might say... Call me 'None-the-wiser'..?any chance of a clue for that ravedave, I need an appointment to see most jokes. Something to do with piles?

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 04 Jun, 2013 6:07 pm

That'll be Anita Styles.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 04 Jun, 2013 8:25 pm

Jogon wrote: raveydavey wrote: A talent eclipsed by rhyming slang, you might say... Call me 'None-the-wiser'..?any chance of a clue for that ravedave, I need an appointment to see most jokes. Aris is Cockney slang for a mildly rude word for bottomAris is one of the very best examples of Double Slang. This occurs where a phrase is turned into a rhyme, and later that rhyme is then turned into another rhyme.In this case the phrase Bottle and Glass became rhyming slang for a mildly rude word for bottom. Then Bottle because Aristotle, which was finally shortened just to Aris. It proves the wide acceptance of Cockney slang that these doublings can evolve over time.So, Anita Harris becomes "A neater 'aris" If you can't work it out try this link: http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/slang/arisOr Google cockney rhyming slang arris.....Hopefully that won't offend anyone, but if it does then the mods should feel free to delete it.

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Tue 04 Jun, 2013 9:21 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: And there's a subject line you never expected to see. This was a hoax by her manager and happened during Rag Week in 1968. He was later fined.http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Artic ... .2.49.aspx It's a subject line I never expected to see repeated . Actually I do remember the original kidnapping story quite well. I was a Leeds student at the time. I seem to remember a few jokes going around after this "kidnapping". They wouldn't have been in good taste so its probably a good thing that memory fades.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 04 Jun, 2013 9:25 pm

Cheers for the explanation raveydavey as I would not have even guessed that. I'm clearly not up with cockney rhyming slang!

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Wed 05 Jun, 2013 6:34 pm

This is a British Pathe video of Anita Harris in 1966http://www.britishpathe.com/video/anita-harris/query/Mike