Quote: Kenneth @ August 22 2012, 11:42 AM BSTsuch heinous terms as nigger, chink, wop, dago, spic, nip, limey, honkey, hebey, paddy, mick, coon, yid, slope, slanty, hook-nose, chog, ching-chong and skip
*RC vigorously takes notes for next immigration argument on the BCG*
Quote: Joyce @ August 22 2012, 12:16 PM BSTLet's not forget Mr Pink Whistle. He was my favourite as a small child.
You sure that was a real character?
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ August 22 2012, 12:58 PM BST*RC vigorously takes notes for next immigration argument on the BCG*
Yes, I think that list just about covers it all!
Quote: Lazzard @ August 22 2012, 12:58 PM BSTYou sure that was a real character?
Well, he did become invisible a lot, but...yes, I'm sure! Great books for teaching small children how to behave. I think there was a bit of spanking in there too!!
Quote: sootyj @ August 22 2012, 12:17 PM BSTBut when the book in the library or the classroom has them it adds respectability to them.
To children growing up in Hackney, the only identifiable bits of The Famous FIve are the racial slurs. Posh white kids having adventures in the idyllic country side is bogus to most street yoot. The fact that these rich honkeys actually thwart thieves and smugglers instead of becoming them, just seeks to alienate the hooded rioters further.
You can keep your Enid Right-on. (Did you see what I did there?)
Quote: Joyce @ August 22 2012, 1:00 PM BSTWell, he did become invisible a lot, but...
So...the disappearing pink whistle,,,?
Did anybody ever actually
BLOW HIS PINK WHISTLE!!!!!
His cover was blown!
Mines better 
So MarcP whats the latest cunning title of your new book, designed to make it just leap off of the shelves?
Quote: Marc P @ August 22 2012, 1:08 PM BSTMines better
a follow up to "J K Rowlings shit"?
She's got a murder mystery coming out!
Quote: Marc P @ August 22 2012, 1:11 PM BSTShe's got a murder mystery coming out!
Is it a collaboration with James Patterson?
Lol. No. He earns more than she does!!
Ohhh!...Mr Pink Whistle was my hero back in the days and now I have a rather unhealthy picture of him in my head that I can't shake, thanks to you lot!
Disgraceful behaviour!
My favourites in these kind of adventure stories are the Arthur Ransome series. I am in the process of turning my bedroom into a ships cabin!
I used to like the Naughty Amelia Jane stories. I had almost forgotten that I have loads of EB books in my attic. I did some audio spoofs with a friend a few years ago - those of you who were on 4laughs may remember them. I don't know where they are now, I probably hid them in a secret cave. Anyway, I'm off to gather some bracken and open a tin of peaches.