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South African actor, Greg Kriek, joins us in studio and plays a fun game with our host. Do you know what a winklepicker is? Neither did he! Watch to find out.
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And even more so to see the dark, lean-line collection she sent out to walk the Hermès arena on its flat winklepicker riding boots and high-heeled brogues. She named it Leather Dandy.
One said: "So sorry to hear this. Mr Wade was one of my favourite teachers and taught me in the early 90s. He always told us his name was Aloysius Winklepicker Wade." Another said: "Brilliant teacher.
A daughter has paid tribute to her 'mad giant' dad who taught generations of pupils at the same school. Tony Wade, who was a 'feared but beloved' teacher in Hinckley, has passed away at the age of 81.
Now, I was the winklepicker's wife. The summer of 1972, I fell in love. We lived on the beach in a hut made of driftwood. We ate crabs, borrowed potatoes, and winkles.
The pointed toe also became synonymous with rock 'n' roll in the 1950s and 1960s, thanks to styles like winklepicker boots.
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