Desperate Dan

[Harry Potter]

The cartoon cowboy, Desperate Dan will be 83 on December the 4th.

He starred weekly in the Dandy comic published by DC Thomson.

Was the worlds strongest man , able to lift a cow with one hand😮.

He loved cow pies , a giant bake with cow horns sticking out the crust.

The Dandy went across to a digital version after 75 years.

Who bought the Dandy which also featured Korky the cat.

[Sharpie]

21 minutes ago, Harry Potter said:

The cartoon cowboy, Desperate Dan will be 83 on December the 4th.

He starred weekly in the Dandy comic published by DC Thomson.

Was the worlds strongest man , able to lift a cow with one hand😮.

He loved cow pies , a giant bake with cow horns sticking out the crust.

The Dandy went across to a digital version after 75 years.

Who bought the Dandy which also featured Korky the cat.

  Remember it well. 

[Sharpie]

Also had Keyhole Kate,  when I reached maturity at three she actually looked pretty good,  I would have.

[gjcc]

49 minutes ago, Sharpie said:

Also had Keyhole Kate,  when I reached maturity at three she actually looked pretty good,  I would have.

That one always struck me as strange/creepy. If it had been Peephole Pete would it have endured as long as a story?

 

p.s. I hope your standards increased with maturity.  

[Sharpie]

24 minutes ago, gjcc said:

That one always struck me as strange/creepy. If it had been Peephole Pete would it have endured as long as a story?

 

p.s. I hope your standards increased with maturity.  

 

24 minutes ago, gjcc said:

That one always struck me as strange/creepy. If it had been Peephole Pete would it have endured as long as a story?

 

p.s. I hope your standards increased with maturity.  

 Absolutely, when a year later I got to school I learned what ugly meant and that finished that.😀

[¼½¾]

Winker Watson, The Three Bears and Izzy Skint were among my favourites.

[ri Alban]

The Dandy and The Beano. Oor Wullie or The Broons. 

👍

 

 

That reminds me, Christmas Radio Times so be out soon.

 

[John Findlay]

Couldnt beat the Bash street kids in the Beano. Plug made Davie Dodds look handsome🤣

[Morgan]

You cannae beat a cow pie, Harry.  👍

 

 

[Morgan]

27 minutes ago, John Findlay said:

Couldnt beat the Bash street kids in the Beano. Plug made Davie Dodds look handsome🤣

Google Plug, then Google Scott Brown.

 

You’ll be very confused, John.  

[Morgan]

34 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

The Dandy and The Beano. Oor Wullie or The Broons. 

👍

 

 

That reminds me, Christmas Radio Times so be out soon.

 

Maggie Broon.  

[Sharpie]

When I was ever off school sick, my mother would buy me a special treat, the Knockout. My Dandy and Beano were on weekly order at Macdermids at the corner of S Clerk and East Preston Streets. Faither walked down to the Waverley every Sunday morning and got the Sunday Post and the Sunday Mail, the Mail for the football reports including Rex, and the Post for my sister and I .Fun Section of the Post. Oor Wullie and the Broons. Our entertainment was either by radio or newspapers or comics. Funny we got more entertainment that way than my grandchildren seemed to get from all their Pc's, TV etc. Simple brought satisfaction.

[John Findlay]

26 minutes ago, Morgan said:

Google Plug, then Google Scott Brown.

 

You’ll be very confused, John.  

Morgan. I'm going to name drop here.

I work with Scott's brother.

I've met Scott a few times, he isint so ugly close up😉

[WoolfordsHearts]

Useful big player back in the day...

[Carl Fredrickson]

Santa is bringing the Beano and the Dandy annuals to my kids this year. Loved both the annuals when I was wee. 

[Morgan]

2 hours ago, John Findlay said:

Morgan. I'm going to name drop here.

I work with Scott's brother.

I've met Scott a few times, he isint so ugly close up😉

Fair enough, John.

 

It’s really clever though how he manages to hide his good looks whilst on the park.  😁

[Norm]

6 hours ago, Barack said:

Thought this was going to be an RIP thread.

 

2020...

Yup. That or exposed as a nonce. 

[luckydug]

5 hours ago, Sharpie said:

When I was ever off school sick, my mother would buy me a special treat, the Knockout. My Dandy and Beano were on weekly order at Macdermids at the corner of S Clerk and East Preston Streets. Faither walked down to the Waverley every Sunday morning and got the Sunday Post and the Sunday Mail, the Mail for the football reports including Rex, and the Post for my sister and I .Fun Section of the Post. Oor Wullie and the Broons. Our entertainment was either by radio or newspapers or comics. Funny we got more entertainment that way than my grandchildren seemed to get from all their Pc's, TV etc. Simple brought satisfaction.

JINGS that's BRAW 😏

[Bull's-eye]

9 hours ago, Harry Potter said:

The cartoon cowboy, Desperate Dan will be 83 on December the 4th.

He starred weekly in the Dandy comic published by DC Thomson.

Was the worlds strongest man , able to lift a cow with one hand😮.

He loved cow pies , a giant bake with cow horns sticking out the crust.

The Dandy went across to a digital version after 75 years.

Who bought the Dandy which also featured Korky the cat.

 

Is it true you've modelled your lifestyle on him Harold?

[Doctor FinnBarr]

11 hours ago, Harry Potter said:

The cartoon cowboy, Desperate Dan will be 83 on December the 4th.

He starred weekly in the Dandy comic published by DC Thomson.

Was the worlds strongest man , able to lift a cow with one hand😮.

He loved cow pies , a giant bake with cow horns sticking out the crust.

The Dandy went across to a digital version after 75 years.

Who bought the Dandy which also featured Korky the cat.

 

There was someplace down south that done a Desperate Dan Pie trail a few years back, pubs that sold a cow horned pie. Horns were made from pastry. Brum area I think.

[I P Knightley]

10 hours ago, John Findlay said:

Morgan. I'm going to name drop here.

I work with Scott's brother.

I've met Scott a few times, he isint so ugly close up😉

Those years in the armed forces have clearly affected you. 

 

I wouldn't be brave enough to let him get close up to check. 

[superjack]

6 hours ago, FinnBarr Saunders said:

 

There was someplace down south that done a Desperate Dan Pie trail a few years back, pubs that sold a cow horned pie. Horns were made from pastry. Brum area I think.

There was a pub in Wolverhampton called the pie factory that done a desperate dan cow pie. If you could eat it all you got it free.

I do remember though, it was a sort of size for sharing with a few of you.

[¼½¾]

Every time I look at the thread title I think of the Yosser Hughes scene with the priest in Boys from the Blackstuff.

 

Yosser: "I'm desperate , Father."

Priest: "Call me Dan".

Yosser: "I'm desperate, Dan".

[Harry Potter]

8 hours ago, Bull's-eye said:

 

Is it true you've modelled your lifestyle on him Harold?

😀

[132goals1958]

Used to wait behind the letter box for the Dandy and the Beano . Lord Snooty and the Gasworks gang. There was a question on the Chase recently asking the name of Dennis the Menace 🐕 dog gnashes. 

[Locky]

16 hours ago, Sharpie said:

When I was ever off school sick, my mother would buy me a special treat, the Knockout. My Dandy and Beano were on weekly order at Macdermids at the corner of S Clerk and East Preston Streets. Faither walked down to the Waverley every Sunday morning and got the Sunday Post and the Sunday Mail, the Mail for the football reports including Rex, and the Post for my sister and I .Fun Section of the Post. Oor Wullie and the Broons. Our entertainment was either by radio or newspapers or comics. Funny we got more entertainment that way than my grandchildren seemed to get from all their Pc's, TV etc. Simple brought satisfaction.

Used to have mine on weekly order too, from a shop in Tollcross, just along from Tarvit Street. Beano on a Tuesday and Dandy on a Thursday IIRC. Don't know how much they were in your day Bob, but it was about 35p when I got them. I know what you mean though about satisfaction. I used to get a football magazine during the week, and be happy for a long time with them. I'm not even talking that long ago either, maybe late 90's/early 2000's. Even then, things were still very humble compared to kids today. I did have a Playstation, but apart from that it was 5 channels on TV, and a VHS player. One TV though, so it was usually entertain yourself.

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

Used to get this delivered every Monday. One of the best comics ever, along with the Beano

[Vlad Magic]

On top of the regular comics there were smaller (in actual size) spin-offs featuring one character.

 

Although smaller they had many more pages so the content and story was much longer.

 

I had a Minnie the Minx one where she entered a go cart in some carting race.

 

It was amazing 👍

[Robbo-Jambo]

23 hours ago, Morgan said:

Maggie Broon.  

Made the Sunday Post look like Playboy to a young healthy lad Morg. 😉

[Салатные палочки]

Loved the Bash Street Kids.  Were they the Dandy?  Pretty sure I had a couple of their annuals.  

 

Much preferred an Oor Wullie or The Broons though.  I used to read one page a night so I didn't finish it too fast

[Morgan]

11 minutes ago, Robbo-Jambo said:

Made the Sunday Post look like Playboy to a young healthy lad Morg. 😉

When I was a ‘young healthy lad’ RJ, feckin Maggie Broon would have done!

[Sharpie]

12 minutes ago, Robbo-Jambo said:

Made the Sunday Post look like Playboy to a young healthy lad Morg. 😉

 Daphne was my choice no challengers everybody was after Maggie.  Just borrowed Wullies  bucket and got her to wear it like  a hat.

[Robbo-Jambo]

2 minutes ago, Morgan said:

When I was a ‘young healthy lad’ RJ, feckin Maggie Broon would have done!

😂😂

[Robbo-Jambo]

1 minute ago, Sharpie said:

 Daphne was my choice no challengers everybody was after Maggie.  Just borrowed Wullies  bucket and got her to wear it like  a hat.

😅 

[Morgan]

11 minutes ago, Sharpie said:

 Daphne was my choice no challengers everybody was after Maggie.  Just borrowed Wullies  bucket and got her to wear it like  a hat.

[Morgan]

10 minutes ago, Robbo-Jambo said:

😂😂

So would Daphne, by the way.

[Robbo-Jambo]

Just now, Morgan said:

So would Daphne, by the way.

Christ, you must have been a really healthy young lad.!!!!! 

[Robbo-Jambo]

1 minute ago, Robbo-Jambo said:

Christ, you must have been a really healthy young lad.!!!!! or a desperate one 😉

 

[sadj]

10 hours ago, superjack said:

There was a pub in Wolverhampton called the pie factory that done a desperate dan cow pie. If you could eat it all you got it free.

I do remember though, it was a sort of size for sharing with a few of you.

That sounds like a single person meal for @ri Alban , @RS86 or myself 😍

[sadj]

1 hour ago, Morgan said:

So would Daphne, by the way.

Now you've gone too far , at least ya know she’d have tried harder though 🤭

[ri Alban]

28 minutes ago, sadj said:

That sounds like a single person meal for @ri Alban , @RS86 or myself 😍

[sadj]

Just now, ri Alban said:

🤣

[Tazio]

What was the comic that had a bunch of mice in one of their stories? One of the mice was a bodybuilder type called Enor (enor mouse, geddit?) 

[Doctor FinnBarr]

On 30/11/2020 at 17:06, Sharpie said:

When I was ever off school sick, my mother would buy me a special treat, the Knockout. My Dandy and Beano were on weekly order at Macdermids at the corner of S Clerk and East Preston Streets. Faither walked down to the Waverley every Sunday morning and got the Sunday Post and the Sunday Mail, the Mail for the football reports including Rex, and the Post for my sister and I .Fun Section of the Post. Oor Wullie and the Broons. Our entertainment was either by radio or newspapers or comics. Funny we got more entertainment that way than my grandchildren seemed to get from all their Pc's, TV etc. Simple brought satisfaction.

 

Why would he walk to Waverley to buy a paper you could buy in any newsagents Bob? I'm guessing you must mean on the Saturday night when the early edition came out. Only downside to that was it was for the English market and you got match reports for Carlisle v A N other mutton molester rather than Hearts v Hibs.

[gjcc]

13 hours ago, Sharpie said:

 Daphne was my choice no challengers everybody was after Maggie.  Just borrowed Wullies  bucket and got her to wear it like  a hat.

Facilitate my Robert.  

[been here before]

8 hours ago, Tazio said:

What was the comic that had a bunch of mice in one of their stories? One of the mice was a bodybuilder type called Enor (enor mouse, geddit?) 

 

The Nibblers in The Beano.

[Tazio]

1 hour ago, been here before said:

 

The Nibblers in The Beano.

Cheers, I never would have remembered that. 

[Sharpie]

9 hours ago, FinnBarr Saunders said:

 

Why would he walk to Waverley to buy a paper you could buy in any newsagents Bob? I'm guessing you must mean on the Saturday night when the early edition came out. Only downside to that was it was for the English market and you got match reports for Carlisle v A N other mutton molester rather than Hearts v Hibs.

   

This was the early forties, he worked five and a half day week so Sunday morning early was his time for a pleasant quiet walk. The newsagents were still closed, and there was a newspaper man sold all the Sunday papers at the top of the Waverley steps. He was an active wee man, and either bicycled or walked everywhere, that included a one day trip to Kinlochleven and back a week later with his thirteen year old son, me, I believe it was around 139 miles each  way.  in the fifties and sixties if I was working a beat  on his route to the Waverley I made sure I would meet him.  He was a man of simple pleasures, and asked for nothing from nobody, and explained himself to nobody. He played some games for St Bernards, Oakley United  , and ran in the Powderhall sprint. He spent time in France  during WW1, and told me he never was a drinker because the one time he did during a break from the trenches, he had the crap beat out of him by a big Russian, may explain his thinking on a Sunday morning, as he did thinking of his kids and their pleasure  the Sunday comics.

[Doctor FinnBarr]

2 hours ago, Sharpie said:

   

This was the early forties, he worked five and a half day week so Sunday morning early was his time for a pleasant quiet walk. The newsagents were still closed, and there was a newspaper man sold all the Sunday papers at the top of the Waverley steps. He was an active wee man, and either bicycled or walked everywhere, that included a one day trip to Kinlochleven and back a week later with his thirteen year old son, me, I believe it was around 139 miles each  way.  in the fifties and sixties if I was working a beat  on his route to the Waverley I made sure I would meet him.  He was a man of simple pleasures, and asked for nothing from nobody, and explained himself to nobody. He played some games for St Bernards, Oakley United  , and ran in the Powderhall sprint. He spent time in France  during WW1, and told me he never was a drinker because the one time he did during a break from the trenches, he had the crap beat out of him by a big Russian, may explain his thinking on a Sunday morning, as he did thinking of his kids and their pleasure  the Sunday comics.

 

Simple pleasures indeed Bob but alas, those days are long gone now.