Who is the poshest on Chrons?

[Alex, The G and T]

Originally Posted by pyan

Oh, I agree. I was once bought a drink in a pub in my home town, by the scruffiest well-lubricated lout you ever did see. He was wearing a tatty old Barbour, a pair of moleskins that looked as if they'd been used to put out a barn fire, a Tattersall check shirt with a frayed collar, and a pair of old Hunters with the buckles missing. Turns out it was actually Hugh, Viscount Lowther, now the 8th Earl of Lonsdale, owner of about half of Cumbria...

I nearly turned down the drink, too, as he didn't look as if he could afford it...

Are you sure this guy wasn't Lord Emsworth? Did he smell of swine?

He probably, in fact, could not afford that drink. The phrase is, I believe, "Land Poor," and his sister keeps him on a short financial leash.

Great story, though. In case anyone thought that Wodehouse was just sitting around making schtuff up out of thin air.

[hopewrites]

if we are going to have distinctions of posh then let me put forth a plea for "Yukon Posh" which I think sounds more distinguished than "Campfire Posh" and ranks social distintion amongst wildernessy types.
Those who know how to camp know that one must catch one's own dinner. cook it on a smokeless fire and have a fine sized bed rock to warm one's toes on. Dishes are ether well seasoned cast iron, or collapsible tin. And it is the finest distinction in life to have a doe and her children wander through camp of an evening paying their respects. One should be up in good time to offer the sun a cup of strong coffee, heaven knows he needs it, and up late enough to have a lengthy philosophical discussion with the stars.

[Alex, The G and T]

"Yukon Posh." I've never heard the term before, but I like it.

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Yeah, that's another one of my talents. It's a younger man's game, though, I think.

Long gone, for me are the days of drilling holes to lighten a toothbrush handle, Gorp, and losing games of wit with bears who want my food. I once thought that ten days in the middle of who-knows-where, out of sight of soap or a delicatessen , was a good idea.

At some point in my life, wilderness treks with naught gear for survival but the burden on my own back; gave way to well provisioned lakeside camp-outs, supported by heavy drayage. And a largish boat.

The dividing line, between the yen for austere adventures and the comfort of relaxed invasions into formally designated resorts, is defined in ice.

"How many tons of ice do we need to haul in to keep the beer cold, and the cocktails colder, for four days?"

But I can still make a fire with my teeth, erect a tent at midnight in a hailstorm, and toast a mighty tasty marshmallow over a heap of smoldering buffalo dung.

[hopewrites]

buffalo dung is mighty pricey these days. and if you need that much ice, get dry.

I like camping with my dad, he's Yukon Posh, and lets me be the spoilt princess of pinecones when we go.

Came up with the term right off my head this morning after finishing White Fang, so it would rather surprise me if someone else had heard it before.

[Aaron Stone]

Posh. Posh, posh, posh. Posh, posh, posh, posh, posh, posh, posh. Why yes, I do quite enjoy saying the word posh. Does that make me posh? Hehe, I said posh.

[Rosemary]

Do you say that with a spoon in your mouth, Aaron?


I am extremely posh as I have cucumber AND salmon sandwiches.

I might not speak like the Queen anymore but I still have my superb Surrey accent

[Aaron Stone]

A platinum spoon. But it looks like silver, and that's what counts. Posh. Heh.

[anivid]

POSH, friend GC, what’s that ??
An abbreviation of something ??
In France we have an expression BOBO ~ bohème/bourgois or bourgois/bohème.
That’s what I am : bearing elements bourgois – decorations bohème :-D
What are you ??

[allmywires]

I'm well posh, me. I was born in a Royal town, ya know.

Home Counties represent!

(course now I live in a pretty scummy area of Southampton for two-thirds of a year. People get stabbed and murdered in bins. Scary.)

[HareBrain]

Originally Posted by allmywires

People get stabbed and murdered in bins. Scary.

Scary perhaps, but tidy.

[allmywires]

true, true. Now if only they treated litter with the same respect...

[pyan]

Portswood's not that bad. Now, if you lived in Millbrook, say, or Thornhill...

Funny, though, how the poshest and most attractive names belong to the roughest areas? Millbrook, Lordshill, Merryoak, Thornhill, Paulsgrove, Leigh Park...

[allmywires]

Don't forget the Flowers Estate in Bassett! Such a lovely name for a pretty awful place.

[Mary Hoffman]

Anyone who claims to be posh - isn't.

[anivid]

True, Mary, so true - whatever posh is :-D
But it seems to be something desirable - a least for some :-)
Well I perhaps better consult wiki than waiting for Gary Compton to show up :-)