Beau Peep Notice Board
Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Mince on October 12, 2024, 08:36:56 AM
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I used to proudly own most of the Beau Peep books, but then friends began noticing and sneering, telling me that I would be bullied relentlessly if word got out, so I sold them.
So if anyone has any they are willing to lend for free permanently, that would be cool.
Apparently, Book 2 sells for £50.
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I still have the complete set. I remain the only member of my family who has even glanced at them!
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They were quite cheap. Even Book 1 cost only a half crown, or 120 farthings if you prefer.
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With Roger's permission, I put book #1 online many years ago.
https://beaupeepbooknumber1.homestead.com
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When he was a young teenager, my son promised to stop rocking our seat at the top of the stuck Ferris Wheel in exchange for my BP books when I die. So no luck from me.
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I have books 4-9, 12 and the colour collection. My uncle died a few years ago and as my Mum and Dad dealt with his estate, they excitedly told me there were some Beau Peep books and that they were mine if I wanted.
I instinctively said yes - and now I have 2 book 5s and 2 book 9s...
If you DM me your address (are there DMs on this page?) Mince , I'll send you those two volumes.
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I feel bad for your family, Roger. Never have they had the delight of trying to stifle laughter on a busy train while reading the story of the Nomad having been undone by a mac wearing, furiously biting scorpion...
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To be honest, Zesty, I have no problem with my family's lack of interest in my work. I find it quite amusing. At one stage, Beau Peep was dropped by The Star for about a year before reader reaction brought it back. On its return, the paper's front page splash read something like "Britain's funniest strip is back today!" My son, who was about 10 at the time, said "That's not true, is it?" I replied that it was indeed true---Beau Peep was back in The Star. "No" he responded "I meant the bit about it being Britain's funniest strip." On another occasion, after he'd left school, my son got a part-time job working with greenkeepers at an Open Championship in St. Andrews. During a tea-break, one of them turned to a cap-wearing colleague and said that he "looked like Andy Capp". He then turned to my son and said "You probably don't know who I'm talking about". Now, I was writing Andy Capp at the time and his response was not "MY DAD WRITES ANDY CAPP!" It was "I've heard of it". I absolutely love that!
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I instinctively said yes - and now I have 2 book 5s and 2 book 9s...
If you DM me your address (are there DMs on this page?) Mince , I'll send you those two volumes.
Thanks a lot for the offer, but I'm not going to put you to the trouble or the cost given their very low price on eBay. Book 1 or 2 are a different matter of course.
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On another occasion, after he'd left school, my son got a part-time job working with greenkeepers at an Open Championship in St. Andrews. During a tea-break, one of them turned to a cap-wearing colleague and said that he "looked like Andy Capp". He then turned to my son and said "You probably don't know who I'm talking about". Now, I was writing Andy Capp at the time and his response was not "MY DAD WRITES ANDY CAPP!" It was "I've heard of it". I absolutely love that!
Wow! Me too! I laughed just as much when I heard my daughter say to her friend, "Yes, I have heard of dark energy and primordial black holes."