1970s Jamaica

[Peasie]

Re: 1970s Jamaica

Wow Wahalla [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] . I had some of those experiences, especially with the gun man thing, but in the 1980s, not the 1970s.

Tropi, I casually read that article you cited and it is very inaccurate, but we can save the comments for another thread.

Answer to quiz:

In the late 1970s, when items such as condensed milk were no longer available on grocery shelves, Edward Seaga, in a speech before Parliament, noted the shortages and rejoined, "Mr. Speaker, Betty must come!"

[Peasie]

Re: 1970s Jamaica

Here's Betty

[Wahalla]

Re: 1970s Jamaica

My my... how out of context can it get...

Waters, Anita M. Race, Class and Political Symbols. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 1985, p 3, 9, 55-58, 93, 114, 125, 130-1, 143, 145-6, 149-50, 152-3, 162, 174, 176, 178-9, 181.

My mother is a great admirer of this lady so do I..(She even menstioned this to a couple days back).. I have read many times this lady and her ilk (a choice of words to cloud the issue...)being directly and indirectly insulted... to see her work being praised in such a manner on her is as big an irony as Kissigener winning the peace prize...Espcially by Tropicana... Would be interesting to hear Fledg comments on this..... especially on her tonsorial aspect...

[Tropicana]

Re: 1970s Jamaica

Espcially by Tropicana...

I didn't praise anybody...the article jogged my memory about a few things from the 1970s...that's all. My posting it didn't mean that I had read it in detail or that I agreed with everything that was in it.

No one has mentionned this one yet:

- the Gun Court
- the Ron of Correction

[Wahalla]

Re: 1970s Jamaica

The gun court.. Politasion of the Judicary.. I seem ot recall it was used to stamp on labourites...
Rod of correction:exchanged truisms for pragmatisim... Empty words for solutions... One of the most popular example.... Built by labour another...

[Tropicana]

Re: 1970s Jamaica

So explain the high up business... I remember Manley making fun of it during the election campaign '76 but I don't recall what it meant.

[Pepper]

Re: 1970s Jamaica

Originally posted by Tropicana:
[qb] And remember when the clerks were out of pennies whey would give you ice mints instead for change. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [/qb]

LOL, I remember this. I used to pray that they wouldn't have change so I could get an icy mint. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Sinco01]

Re: 1970s Jamaica

Originally posted by SpurTree:
[qb]

Originally posted by Jazz:

Michael Manley??? [/qb]

Ding, ding, ding, YOU ARE CORRECT!

Next (and last) 1970s Jamaica Quiz question:

Who remembers what the rejoinder from the opposition leader to the phrase "Better must come" that was quoted in a speech in Parliament? [/QB]

caan memba ... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[JesusDread]

Re: 1970s Jamaica

Trevor Monroe, WPJ, Claudy Massop, Peace Treaty, Bucky Marshall, Heavy Manners, 44 Magnum, one pop, bushnmaster, M16, 38 speshie, 354, CB 200, Khaki suit, Warika Hill Gang, George Flash, Tony Brown, Feather Mop, Burry Bwoy, Beverly Anderson, Tony Spaulding, George Phang, Tony Welch, Copper, Shaba, Riverton City, McGregor Gully, Dungle, Samakhan, ahhhh the good ol 70's, mi miss it.... NOT!