Re: Tipping the velvet

Posted by ESC on June 27, 2003

In Reply to: Re: Tipping the velvet posted by Cunning Linguist (groan) on June 27, 2003

: : : : : : : : : : Yes I saw a bit of the series here on Aussie ABC where tipping the velevet was explained by "charades" so wasn't sure if only applied to lesbians or wider.

: As there were no such things as lesbians before the 1960s - it must have included men going down...

: BTW - Getting the fondant out of Walnut whips (tm) and eating yoghurt from the pot are recommended training techniques.

: I didn't actually see the TV series - was it deliciously raunchy or was it coy?

I didn't watch it long enough to judge. Overwrought young love. At least the part I saw.