Well. I would like to know, what he is doing. Is no one sad here, that he isn't on air on the Sunday Service? I really miss him and I wonder that no writes about that here.

I do, too, but maybe it's a sign of something good in the pipeline...

At least now I get out of the house on Sundays!

Tell the truth... every night!!

Fabulous. It's allowed.

During one of the Ask Doctor Pulp (a feature in the Pulp People newsletters) in April 96 Jarvis was asked his favourite aftershave and he said Gucci.

1996 was also the year that his mother donated one of Jarv's shirts to a charity auction...

 

Crickey.

Is it warm in here?

Hi maidmarian

"Crickey!" is a quaint English exclamation of surprise, rather outmoded and a bit posh/uncool, although it is now used ironically or to be deliberately silly.

The word evolved from a need to avoid blaspheming, in this case saying "Christ!", like lots of English expressions are. "Gosh!" avoids saying "God!", for example.

When you watch films set in the '50s, these are the kind of words people say.

So when I said it to Jarvgirl, I meant it humorously.

In this case it's appropriate Maidmarian 

Jarvgirl wrote:

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Exactly! The shirt is tiny as expected btw and has a little bit of lippy on the collar!

-- Edited by Jarvgirl on Thursday 30th of January 2014 10:15:01 AM

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Hmmm. Very interesting. Wonder what the story there is?

Must be hard to find shirts to fit if you are narrow of body but long of limb.

 

Yes, I can see that's a tricky one - how to have it on show without damaging it or without it looking weird.

Unfortunately, modern houses aren't designed to house holy relics!

...and if you washed it, it would lose value, both monetary (not that that's what you care about) and emotional. The key thing about the shirt is its provenance and you would be washing away all trace of it.

Maybe you should let some time pass before you decide?

(Sorry if I sound a bit older-sisterish).

Yes, quite.

If you were to turn it into a dress, would you do it by, effectively, attaching a skirt to it? Or is it long enough already? I can't imagine it is.

Very tricky.

I was at a posh boxing event last night (if that isn't a contradiction in terms) and they had a charity auction. They auctioned off loads of stuff including some top footballers' shirts, which were neatly framed up ready to hang on a wall. I don't think I'd fancy doing this if I had your Jarvis shirt, 'cos that would mean it's hidden away behind glass, which wouldn't feel right, but I suppose it's an option in terms of preserving it.

The only other solution would be to get a good-looking man to model it round the house for you, full time. Jarvis has the year off, I hear. He's probably terribly bored with nothing to do , why not ask him to oblige! Ha-ha!

I was reading this daft 1995 article the other day on Acrylic Afternoons, presumably because I was meant to be working. Jarvis is mock-seriously considering the questions about various marketing opportunities based on the Pulp brand. Anway, there's a bit down near the bottom under the heading "The Clothing Label" where he demands all items be available only in his size - presumably revenge for never being able to find anything normally.

http://www.acrylicafternoons.com/select95.html

 

Very funny interview, especially the bit about big pants.

maidmarian wrote:

to Panther:

What is your native tongue, maidmarian, if you don't mind me asking?

No, I don't mind, I'm german. Since you wrote me the meaning of "crickey" I think about a german translation of it. Maybe "Ach du liebe Güte", but that's not not my final choice.

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 Oh, German, maidmarian. I wish I could speak German. I have hardly any. It's lucky your English is top-notch! (This means very good). We'll keep teaching you our funny expressions, then.

Ich spreche nur ein bisschen Deutsch

My favourite German word is strassenbahnhaltestelle (how do you do the double s thing on here?). 

I love this interview with Jarvis in Germany, where he does throw in a few German expressions:

www.youtube.com/watch

scheiße! Now I have watched it and realised I missed out "Es ist sehr schön"!

Oh girls, you are so nice!!!!! What a nice way, to wake up in the morning, check Emails and read all these lovely contributions.

So, you are looking for long german words? Look at this page. When I read this, I'm so happy, that I don't have to learn german.

www.gutefrage.net/frage/wie-ist-das-laengste-deutsche-wort-ohne-gedankenstriche

I really love this interview with Jarvis in Germany but I think, the journalist has a verry bät dschörman äkzent. I'm so sorry for you, that you don't have mutated vowels.

This following interview is one of my favourites. The journalist has a very nice accent (no wonder, he's an English man), Alan Bangs, something like the John Peel of Germany. Unfortunatly, his radioshows are too special, so they have to close regulary.

www.youtube.com/watch

The Loreley is a very nice place, a rock above the river Rhine. A very german place, with a very popular legend about a blond girl who is combing her golden hair and the fishermen capsizal by watching her.


Sorry, I could go on with that for ages, but I have o work now and I have t scrap ice from my car. Have a nice day!

Jarvgirl wrote:

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I've not clicked on it but I'm assuming the phrases are:

ich Möchte schlaffen

for him to have a look in my kopf

and Fussball?!!

its an excellent interview, I love when he breaks into song "we did it our way" :)

 

I meant to say in answer to the above that I love it when Jarvis says Fussball?!! It's so funny and anytime I hear or see that word I have his delivery in my head.

-- Edited by Jarvgirl on Monday 3rd of February 2014 12:15:12 AM

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Yes me too! :)

I know! That really is adorable. Very English. I haven't watched it lately but doesn't he mention camping, as well?