tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744024699281834535.post1553289634356514753..comments2024-03-18T20:52:42.375+01:00Comments on Random radio jottings: Fade to GrayAndy Walmsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647763223166778941noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744024699281834535.post-20933984316893909542014-11-13T23:04:44.330+01:002014-11-13T23:04:44.330+01:00"Delightfully unpretentious pop picker"...."Delightfully unpretentious pop picker". You don't get language quite that stilted (and slightly creepy) now.<br /><br />I think her given name, though very rare by the time of her generation in England, might be more a Scottish thing - Irene & Agnes were both among the Top 10 there as late as 1950, and when have you ever met an English boomer with either of those names, let alone Muriel? None of these names have "come back" either.Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.com