The Wombles

[5co77ie]

pick up the rubbish and take it to Tobermorie

[halfpint]

I will have to watch them just to piss off my brother - when he was younger he was obessed with them. He used to have a wombles T-shirt that he loved so much my mum had to wait til he had fallen asleep before she could take it off him and wash it and then she had to put it back on him before he work up otherwise he would be in a right state when he woke up.

[eFestivals]

The Wombles are playing Glastonbury!

Brilliant.

They should certainly help with the clean-up...

is it the original lineup? uncle bulgaria must be getting on a bit now!

Priceless!

[budvar]

It will be interesting to see what slot they give them. Hopefully an early one!

Quite possibly the first time I'll watch a mimed act at Glasto. Apart from that mime I saw in the Circus Field.

Edited April 15, 2011 by budvar

[sonny]

Katie Melua made Mike Batt do the Wombles theme tune at Guilfest a few years ago.

Everyone had a little sing along 'Underground, overground Wombling free..............'

I made a right show of myself by launching into the second verse when everyone was more than satified with one.

Picture it, Katie ready to start singing about bicycles or some such and some twit at the back yells

'Uncle Bulgaria, he can remember the days.................'

My son reckons this was the moment our festivalling days together were numbered

[ethereal]

When I was a kid I didn't know there was a place called Wimbledon Common and I used to think the line "common are we" was a reference to their social status!

[sonicpurveyor]

The definition of a womble according the urban dictionary "The act of tackling someone and fisting them at the same time" kin priceless that un is

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=womble

[sonicpurveyor]

rememeber member member member what a fisting womble you are

[LondonTom]

The definition of a womble according the urban dictionary "The act of tackling someone and fisting them at the same time" kin priceless that un is

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=womble

[Clareno7]

As a child I loved the Wombles and identified with Orinoco due to our tummys being roughly the same size

My sister was born on my 3rd birthday in 1976. That year I had a birthday cake with a little edible Orinoco sitting on top. I couldn't eat it because I had mumps. How unlucky was I?! A sister AND the mumps.

[crapfrenchcars]

Is it the same people in the costumes now as it was in the 70s?

If its not its just a Wombles tribute band.

[Dave F.]

Great news & good stories from one & all.

I really hope they ask Bernard Cribbins to compare, he's a comical genius.

[jeffie]

Great news & good stories from one & all.

I really hope they ask Bernard Cribbins to compare, he's a comical genius.

[Mardy]

Ah man, somewhere, in one of the attics where I have cardboard boxes mouldering away, there is a vinyl copy of the Wombles album from when I was a kid. The cover has them all sitting on a record I think. 'Remember you're a Womble', 'We wish you a Wombling Merry Christmas', all the greats.

It's just a shame Mike Batt is such a f**king Tory.

[MrZigster]

Great news & good stories from one & all.

I really hope they ask Bernard Cribbins to compare, he's a comical genius.

[rexclark]

I'll definately be wearing my Wombles T Shirt that I got in a vintage shop.

[MrZigster]

Are you insinuating that we're old gits?

[rexclark]

Are you insinuating that we're old gits?

[MrZigster]

'70s if the genuine article surely?

[Pinhead]

You're sh1tting me - what, this is the original proper Wombles, not just a band using their name? Common are we!

[MrZigster]

You're sh1tting me - what, this is the original proper Wombles, not just a band using their name? Common are we!

[Spiky Mike]

How will The Wombles cope in 2011 with all the different kinds of bins?

Remember You're A Womble was the very first single I bought. Wasn't expecting to see them live 37 years later. That's even longer than I waited to see The Specials!

[schmangle-mangle]

schmangle-mangle likes this

balls, thought I was on fb there for a mo

May have to invest in some dressing up paraphanelia

[rachbon]

my boyfriend used to call me a womble because i always had rubbish in my pockets

i'll be going to see them

Edited April 17, 2011 by _rachelbon

[nina3d]

Katie Melua made Mike Batt do the Wombles theme tune at Guilfest a few years ago.

Everyone had a little sing along 'Underground, overground Wombling free..............'

I made a right show of myself by launching into the second verse when everyone was more than satified with one.

Picture it, Katie ready to start singing about bicycles or some such and some twit at the back yells

'Uncle Bulgaria, he can remember the days.................'

My son reckons this was the moment our festivalling days together were numbered