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You're not old unless you remember... Volume 2
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Wow that thread went mad .
Carry on with more memories of when life was easier  |
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over a year ago
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When Gary Glitter was child friendly |
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Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks |
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By *r.HMan
over a year ago
A gentleman never tells |
"When Gary Glitter was child friendly"
Actually made me laugh out loud, best comment yet!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Spit the dog |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Well you mentioned "Carry On" so would be churlish not to mention the delights of those films - made on a budget, very typically British but classics all the same |
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"Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks "
Haha used to watch that with me Dad  |
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"Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks "
My favourite ever  |
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over a year ago
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90s Saturday night TV. Baywatch, Gladiators, Blind Date & Family Fortunes. |
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"Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks
Haha used to watch that with me Dad "
It was my go to, always followed by 10 minutes of Mickey Mouse then tea was ready, sausage, egg & chips - always the same on a Saturday |
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"When Gary Glitter was child friendly"
I snorted |
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"Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks
My favourite ever "
It was good fun. My mam went to school with GH |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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When pic&mix sweets were actually a penny each and 5p for a lolly. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Out Of Town (with Jack Hargreaves)
Magpie (ITV's far cooler "Blue Peter")
Screen Test (with Michael Rodd)
Crackerjack
The Tomorrow People
Space 1999
How?
Why Don't You?
In fact when kids TV got extended during school holidays and was shown in the morning with the delights of...
Robinson Crusoe
White Horses
The Flashing Blade |
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Bill & Ben the Flowerpot men
Andy Pandy
Muffin the Mule
Magic Roundabout |
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"When pic&mix sweets were actually a penny each and 5p for a lolly."
Or 1/2p each for mojos  |
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over a year ago
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"90s Saturday night TV. Baywatch, Gladiators, Blind Date & Family Fortunes."
By the 90's I was getting pissed and trying to pick up girls.
Saturday night TV was The Generation Game with Bruce Forsyth  |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
"90s Saturday night TV. Baywatch, Gladiators, Blind Date & Family Fortunes."
I like to switch over for a bit of Bruce Forsyth on the Generation Game. But if You Bet with Matthew Kelly was on I'd switch back no question.
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By *r.HMan
over a year ago
A gentleman never tells |
Knowing where all your mates were because the bikes were in the front garden.
Being spanked by someone senior was a "punishment" 
Getting ice cold milk in school. |
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over a year ago
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When roller skating around town was cool ... and watching badly dubbed kung-fu movies ( Eagles Claw, Jackie Chan etc. )at the Odeon was the height of sophistication .... then rushing home to get change to go to the "all-nighter" disco ... until dawn.
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"Out Of Town (with Jack Hargreaves)
Magpie (ITV's far cooler "Blue Peter")
Screen Test (with Michael Rodd)
Crackerjack
The Tomorrow People
Space 1999
How?
Why Don't You?
In fact when kids TV got extended during school holidays and was shown in the morning with the delights of...
Robinson Crusoe
White Horses
The Flashing Blade"
Loved How and Why Don’t You
Crackerjack was good but my favourite was Run Around and Saturday Swapshop
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Going up the corner shop to buy my dad's pack of 5 Woodbines.
Going through the lingerie section in my mum's catalogue. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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And when the Beano cost 20p! |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"When pic&mix sweets were actually a penny each and 5p for a lolly.
Or 1/2p each for mojos "
Well that shows I'm older than you - Mojo's were eight for a penny when I was at school
If only I could buy a mojo so cheaply now  |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"And when the Beano cost 20p!"
20p?! I can remember when it was sixpence |
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"When pic&mix sweets were actually a penny each and 5p for a lolly.
Or 1/2p each for mojos
Well that shows I'm older than you - Mojo's were eight for a penny when I was at school
If only I could buy a mojo so cheaply now "
Now you’ve slipped into old money |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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When you could go the shop with a £1 before school and get a bottle of pop, a chocolate bar and gum, and still have change. |
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By *asmartsCouple
over a year ago
sheffield |
"Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks "
Loved those afternoons!! |
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When scrumping for apples was a summer activity rather than a criminal offence.
When you were encouraged to play "on the grass" rather than told to "keep off the grass"
When there was a park keeper.... Need to be a ninja to do that job now! |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
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Crackerjack was good but my favourite was Run Around and Saturday Swapshop
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How could I forget Runaround with Mike Reid...
"OK kids g-g-g-g-goooooooooo" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks
Haha used to watch that with me Dad
It was my go to, always followed by 10 minutes of Mickey Mouse then tea was ready, sausage, egg & chips - always the same on a Saturday "
Saturday night was Dr Who, followed by going to bed in the dark, arghhhhh. |
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Half penny & penny sweet trays at newsagents. mmm chocolate mice !
Watching the sweetshop lady making fresh ice cream. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Going through the lingerie section in my mum's catalogue."
Those were the days. I used to search through my mum's bonk busters for the sexy bits - after awhile the books just fell open on the sex scenes. |
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over a year ago
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"When pic&mix sweets were actually a penny each and 5p for a lolly."
Two for half penny |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"When you could go the shop with a £1 before school and get a bottle of pop, a chocolate bar and gum, and still have change. "
I was talking to my best friend about this the other day. I used to be able to go round hers on a Saturday when we were 11/12, her mum would give us a pound each for sweets and we'd be able to get plenty. |
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"Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks
Haha used to watch that with me Dad
It was my go to, always followed by 10 minutes of Mickey Mouse then tea was ready, sausage, egg & chips - always the same on a Saturday
Saturday night was Dr Who, followed by going to bed in the dark, arghhhhh. "
Haha yes |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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When the matchmaking thread was in single digits |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Power cuts
Grundig on strike
Teachers hurling the board rubber at your head |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Out Of Town (with Jack Hargreaves)
Magpie (ITV's far cooler "Blue Peter")
Screen Test (with Michael Rodd)
Crackerjack
The Tomorrow People
Space 1999
How?
Why Don't You?
In fact when kids TV got extended during school holidays and was shown in the morning with the delights of...
Robinson Crusoe
White Horses
The Flashing Blade"
Flash Gordon and Ming the merciless. Not their first showings obviously |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"When you could go the shop with a £1 before school and get a bottle of pop, a chocolate bar and gum, and still have change.
I was talking to my best friend about this the other day. I used to be able to go round hers on a Saturday when we were 11/12, her mum would give us a pound each for sweets and we'd be able to get plenty."
A full feast of treats. Can't do that now. Can't even get penny sweets or a bag of sweets for 10p. |
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over a year ago
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When the Undertaker was actually Dead! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Out Of Town (with Jack Hargreaves)
Magpie (ITV's far cooler "Blue Peter")
Screen Test (with Michael Rodd)
Crackerjack
The Tomorrow People
Space 1999
How?
Why Don't You?
In fact when kids TV got extended during school holidays and was shown in the morning with the delights of...
Robinson Crusoe
White Horses
The Flashing Blade"
Oh and "it's Friday, five to five and it's crackerjack" |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Cheggers Plays Pop
It's A Knockout
Jeux Sans Frontiere (European It's A Knockout)
Revell/Airfix models
TCR (Total Control Racing)
Binatone
Galaxians
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
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Oh and "it's Friday, five to five and it's crackerjack" "
Oooh I could crush a grape...
...and the cabbage game |
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Burying my head under my pillows when my mum & dad were booking. GROSS ! |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
I remember my dad thinking he was a businessman and bought himself a fax machine. Never received a fax ever, though I did make lots of copies of my own drawings and tracings. Do kids trace anymore?? Same happened when he bought a 'mobile' phone which I still have actually. He had a mobile but nobody else did and everyone still called the house phone so it was pointless. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
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In fact when kids TV got extended during school holidays and was shown in the morning with the delights of...
Robinson Crusoe
White Horses
The Flashing Blade
Flash Gordon and Ming the merciless. Not their first showings obviously "
Old Tarzan films |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There were 3 channels and you had test cards during the day |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If you're from the North... Shackletons chairs.. "its lovely" of you know, "you know" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Burying my head under my pillows when my mum & dad were booking. GROSS !"
Booking what? A holiday not that scary surely? |
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The 3 day week
Making sure you had candles at the ready for when the power went off...
The coal man and the coal scuttle...
Any old iron...
The shell fish man at the pub...
When having your shorts pulled down and being slippered by the pe teacher wasn't child abuse (!? Help me) |
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When Rolf Harris encouraged you to swim |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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The World Is Full Of Married Men and The Bitch doing the rounds at school as they were "rude"
The craze for James Herbert books that started with Rats and The Fog |
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"Burying my head under my pillows when my mum & dad were booking. GROSS !
Booking what? A holiday not that scary surely? "
Bloody predictive toxt !
BONKING |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
When you can remember Baggy Trousers by Madness being released and then realise it was released closer to the Second World War than today's date |
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over a year ago
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When Axel Rose was cool  |
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When you think 30 years ago was the 70s but it’s actually the 90s |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Ford Capri
Hillman Imp
Morris Marina
Morris Ital
Austin Allegro
Austin Princess
When seat were vinyl and so hot in the summer your legs stuck to them
Steering wheel locks that you hooked round the brake pedal
Holding the ch*ke out with a 2p piece
Petrol was either 2* or 4* |
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Reverse charge calling when you’ve spent all your money on cider & fags and were going to be late home |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"Reverse charge calling when you’ve spent all your money on cider & fags and were going to be late home "
Phone boxes actually having phones in them that worked and what's more telephone directories so you could look numbers up |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Reverse charge calling when you’ve spent all your money on cider & fags and were going to be late home "
Trying to find a phone box that hadn't been vandalised or someone pissing in it |
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"90s Saturday night TV. Baywatch, Gladiators, Blind Date & Family Fortunes.
By the 90's I was getting pissed and trying to pick up girls.
Saturday night TV was The Generation Game with Bruce Forsyth "
I'm sure many a young lad used to wank over Rosemarie Ford on a Saturday night! |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
When the post arrived before you left for school/work |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"90s Saturday night TV. Baywatch, Gladiators, Blind Date & Family Fortunes.
By the 90's I was getting pissed and trying to pick up girls.
Saturday night TV was The Generation Game with Bruce Forsyth
I'm sure many a young lad used to wank over Rosemarie Ford on a Saturday night!"
Rosemarie Ford? Anthea Redfern if you please |
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"Spit the dog"
Muffin the Mule |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Reverse charge calling when you’ve spent all your money on cider & fags and were going to be late home "
Those were the days.... |
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"Ford Capri
Hillman Imp
Morris Marina
Morris Ital
Austin Allegro
Austin Princess
When seat were vinyl and so hot in the summer your legs stuck to them
Steering wheel locks that you hooked round the brake pedal
Holding the ch*ke out with a 2p piece
Petrol was either 2* or 4*"
And the Ford Corrina |
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Muffin the Mule "
** Still classed as a sexual offence in Ireland. |
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Tiswas and Swap shop
Who needs eBay when you could phone and offer to swap Beano and Dandy annuals and you want a Connect 4 game?
If fact who needs games consoles when you could have
Connect 4
Operation
Mouse Trap
Rebound
Scalectrix  |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Rebound
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I'll see your Rebound and raise you a Crossfire
A game involving guns designed to fire ball bearings at high speed at a puck...what could possibly go wrong |
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Having a wank to the Freeman’s, Gratten, Littlewoods catalogues.. oh my days I just admitted to that  |
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Being able to have a sense of humour without offending half the population |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Telly stopping at 11pm and the national anthem being played. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Having a wank to the Freeman’s, Gratten, Littlewoods catalogues.. oh my days I just admitted to that "
My name is P and I used to wank over ladies lingerie models in catalogues
Hi P |
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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago
Chippenham Malmesbury area |
Half day closing on a Wednesday. |
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I'd like to teach the world to sing.... Coca cola advert
And...
Lipsmakin'thirstquenchin'acetastin'motivatin'goodbuzzin'cooltalkin'highwalkin'fastlivin'evergivin'cool... pepsi....
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Batter bits were free from the chippie... |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"Having a wank to the Freeman’s, Gratten, Littlewoods catalogues.. oh my days I just admitted to that "
And the thrill on the occasions the sheer material revealed just a little bit more than normal |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"Batter bits were free from the chippie... "
Still are you go to the right chippy |
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Watching bullseye and 321 dusty bin |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"I'd like to teach the world to sing.... Coca cola advert
And...
Lipsmakin'thirstquenchin'acetastin'motivatin'goodbuzzin'cooltalkin'highwalkin'fastlivin'evergivin'cool... pepsi....
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It's Frothy man......Cresta |
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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago
Chippenham Malmesbury area |
Asbestos brakes and leaded petrol. The 3 day week, power cuts, and wagon wheels (the biscuit) the size of eeer... Real wagon wheels |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"Watching bullseye and 321 dusty bin "
From Norwich...it's the quiz of the week...it's The Sale Of The Century |
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What was that show called for kids with mike read . |
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"I'd like to teach the world to sing.... Coca cola advert
And...
Lipsmakin'thirstquenchin'acetastin'motivatin'goodbuzzin'cooltalkin'highwalkin'fastlivin'evergivin'cool... pepsi....
It's Frothy man......Cresta "
Oh my god....
I'm a secret lemonade drinker...
Im a tryin a give it up but its one of those nights...
R whites R whites...
The rwhites lemon ay ay ayde advert sung like Roy orbison |
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over a year ago
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When nostalgia was so much better in the old days |
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And if nobody's done them yet... How about when men were men and smelled like it...
Old spice
Denim
Tabac
Jade
Brut
Jovan musk
Hai karate
Peter wyngarde smells.... Grrrrreat |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"And if nobody's done them yet... How about when men were men and smelled like it...
Old spice
Denim
Tabac
Jade
Brut
Jovan musk
Hai karate
Peter wyngarde smells.... Grrrrreat"
You forgot Albany |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"I'd like to teach the world to sing.... Coca cola advert
And...
Lipsmakin'thirstquenchin'acetastin'motivatin'goodbuzzin'cooltalkin'highwalkin'fastlivin'evergivin'cool... pepsi....
It's Frothy man......Cresta
Oh my god....
I'm a secret lemonade drinker...
Im a tryin a give it up but its one of those nights...
R whites R whites...
The rwhites lemon ay ay ayde advert sung like Roy orbison"
And the secret lemonade drinker was?
None other than Elvis Costello's actual Dad |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"What was that show called for kids with mike read ."
Runaround...we had it in part one |
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Oh yes that was it loved that show .
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over a year ago
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White dog poo and frog spit |
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over a year ago
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When cereal boxes had toys in!
Like them Kellogg cockerel reflectors that went in the spokes of your BMX |
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over a year ago
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"When cereal boxes had toys in!
Like them Kellogg cockerel reflectors that went in the spokes of your BMX "
You had a BMX! I only had a Grifter  |
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Had my chopper bike and blue and yellow roller boots.
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OK here's one...
Leather lace up footballs with that special lacing needle and a bladder that you had to repair punctures in when you kicked it into the rose bush... Oh and weighed a freaking ton when they got wet...
Dubbin... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wow that thread went mad .
Carry on with more memories of when life was easier "
When Saturday night telly was worth staying in for. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'd like to teach the world to sing.... Coca cola advert
And...
Lipsmakin'thirstquenchin'acetastin'motivatin'goodbuzzin'cooltalkin'highwalkin'fastlivin'evergivin'cool... pepsi....
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"a secret lemonade drinker, R whites" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"blue and yellow roller boots.
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Have you still got them? Sexy  |
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"When cereal boxes had toys in!
Like them Kellogg cockerel reflectors that went in the spokes of your BMX "
Or you collected the tokens to send off for the bowls
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have volume one of now that’s what I call music on vinyl. |
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over a year ago
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Its Friday its 5 to 5 and its... |
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Tasted vile - Um Bongo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ46Q24JH60 |
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Haven't seen it yet so I'll offer wind in the willows and button moon! |
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Willo the wisp and that freaky tv |
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"Tasted vile - Um Bongo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ46Q24JH60"
Loved um bongo!
Was talking yesterday about wether you can still get it or not. Even though you're not allowed to say they drink it in the Congo anymore!
World's gone mad! |
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The Charley says..... adverts
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CVOMK6YD6fw
all I needed not to do what I shouldn’t |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Collecting the stars off the side of Action Man boxes to get special edition stuff...I had enough for the Canadian Mountie uniform (which bizarrely came with a model Boxer guard dog) - wish I'd kept it too...saw it for sale for £300 a few years back |
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"Willo the wisp and that freaky tv"
Evil Edna hahaha
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"Willo the wisp and that freaky tvEvil Edna hahaha"
Yes!! |
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"Tasted vile - Um Bongo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ46Q24JH60"
Your projectionist tonight is Eric, who has a hot thirsty job and unlike you does not have etc...
Kia ora.
Oh what were those ads with Joan Collins and Leonard rossiter? Martini?
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Cinema adverts when they were for the local carpet shop or Indian restaurant but were always the same advert with the name of the town/business changed |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"Tasted vile - Um Bongo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ46Q24JH60
Your projectionist tonight is Eric, who has a hot thirsty job and unlike you does not have etc...
Kia ora.
Oh what were those ads with Joan Collins and Leonard rossiter? Martini?
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Cinzano wasn't it? Or was it Martini? |
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"Cinema adverts when they were for the local carpet shop or Indian restaurant but were always the same advert with the name of the town/business changed "
Or you had a B movie before the main feature then an ice cream break before the main film |
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By *ingAlMan
over a year ago
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Pick of the pops with Fluff Freeman, not alf! |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"Cinema adverts when they were for the local carpet shop or Indian restaurant but were always the same advert with the name of the town/business changed
Or you had a B movie before the main feature then an ice cream break before the main film "
Or even a double feature saw Blazing Saddles/Monty Python & The Holy Grail and Airplane/Life Of Brian that way
And back then they didn't used to kick you out after the film was over so you just sat there and waited for the film to start again |
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Being dumped at ABC Minors on a Saturday morning |
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"Cinema adverts when they were for the local carpet shop or Indian restaurant but were always the same advert with the name of the town/business changed
Or you had a B movie before the main feature then an ice cream break before the main film "
Yeah spot on... You used to get two films at least... Remember sneaking in under age and seeing quadrophenia and scum on the same bill... That film was gross...
When you used to get ushered to your seat... Rather than left to stumble around in the dark.... Like the dark room at a sex club... Oops sorry just drifted off topic there |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Oh and while we're on cinemas....
Bah bah ba bah ba bah bah ba bah ba bah bahhhhhh with the flying bricks for accompaniament
And
Butterkist, butterkist rah rah rah |
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"Tasted vile - Um Bongo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ46Q24JH60
Your projectionist tonight is Eric, who has a hot thirsty job and unlike you does not have etc...
Kia ora.
Oh what were those ads with Joan Collins and Leonard rossiter? Martini?
Cinzano wasn't it? Or was it Martini?"
You're correct cinzano..YouTube never lies! |
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The darts and snooker players all having a pint between their turns |
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"The darts and snooker players all having a pint between their turns "
OK moving to sports and drinking.... Stan bowles, George best, Rod Marsh, Dennis law to name a few... Those big fir coats, porn star shades and obligatory model on the arm... |
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Women had pubic hair |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
"Cinema adverts when they were for the local carpet shop or Indian restaurant but were always the same advert with the name of the town/business changed
Or you had a B movie before the main feature then an ice cream break before the main film "
Once we had an orchestra play either before the film or during the interval, I can't remember. Was one of my first times at the Cinema. I began to think it was the norm and then I stopped wondering when the music was going to be on as it never occurred again. Come to think of it, never had any intervals after that time. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Adverts for cigarettes and cigars
Formula One cars pretty much all being sponsored by cigarette companies |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
Youth club |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
Food Rationing.
When some cars had a front bench seat with a steering column gear change.
When a radio was an extra in a car
When cars had no seat belts.
When the only shops open on a Sunday were newsagents,
When beer was two shilling and six pence (12.5p in new money) a pint.
When you could buy a two course meal at a Bernie Inns for under £1 |
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"Tasted vile - Um Bongo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ46Q24JH60"
That reminds me of that horrid orange drink, Sol D? |
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"The Charley says..... adverts
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CVOMK6YD6fw
all I needed not to do what I shouldn’t "
Green Giant (sweetcorn)
Green Cross Code |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
Anal sex was considered illegal in UK |
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"Food Rationing.
When some cars had a front bench seat with a steering column gear change.
When a radio was an extra in a car
When cars had no seat belts.
When the only shops open on a Sunday were newsagents,
When beer was two shilling and six pence (12.5p in new money) a pint.
When you could buy a two course meal at a Bernie Inns for under £1"
Food rationing has made me think of the food mountains. If you were on benefits you got butter and cheese. Thatchers Britain or a little after? |
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"Tasted vile - Um Bongo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ46Q24JH60
That reminds me of that horrid orange drink, Sol D? "
Sunny D 
Sol means sun, so I was part right |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Public Information Films...the one about Lonely Water still gives me the creeps...
https://youtu.be/xZWD2sDRESk |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
When the nearest thing to a porn magazine was Health & Efficiency, the Nudist mag.
When there were no yellow line on the roads.
No Chinese Takeways
A new BMW 520 was £1999
When you could not see across the pub bar for smoke.
No mobile phones
You bought Durex from the Barber |
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"When the nearest thing to a porn magazine was Health & Efficiency, the Nudist mag.
When there were no yellow line on the roads.
No Chinese Takeways
A new BMW 520 was £1999
When you could not see across the pub bar for smoke.
No mobile phones
You bought Durex from the Barber"
You win |
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Fry’s Five Centres
Pacers
Spangles
Nutty
Tudor Crisps
Bensons Crisps
Texan Bar
Chelsea Whoppers
MB Bar
Alpine van
Bon Accord van |
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"Fry’s Five Centres
Pacers
Spangles
Nutty
Tudor Crisps
Bensons Crisps
Texan Bar
Chelsea Whoppers
MB Bar
Alpine van
Bon Accord van"
This has got like a Billy Joel song...
Hush puppies desert boots.
Harrington...
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
"Fry’s Five Centres
Pacers
Spangles
Nutty
Tudor Crisps
Bensons Crisps
Texan Bar
Chelsea Whoppers
MB Bar
Alpine van
Bon Accord van"
Way back in the 60s I applied for a job as a Alpine Soft Drinks delivery driver.
Didn,t get the job though. |
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"The Charley says..... adverts
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CVOMK6YD6fw
all I needed not to do what I shouldn’t
Green Giant (sweetcorn)
Green Cross Code"
Green cross code - I always thought that guy was huge
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xR7_Bz9fIPA |
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By *P07Man
over a year ago
Sedgley |
"Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks
My favourite ever "
And the grannies used to get up of the chairs and hit them with their handbags |
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"The Charley says..... adverts
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CVOMK6YD6fw
all I needed not to do what I shouldn’t
Green Giant (sweetcorn)
Green Cross Code
Green cross code - I always thought that guy was huge
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xR7_Bz9fIPA"
Dave prowse? |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"The Charley says..... adverts
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CVOMK6YD6fw
all I needed not to do what I shouldn’t
Green Giant (sweetcorn)
Green Cross Code
Green cross code - I always thought that guy was huge
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xR7_Bz9fIPA
Dave prowse? "
The real Darth Vader |
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By *on_h34Man
over a year ago
Warrington |
Remember these on TV?
The Double Deckers
Mary Mungo and Midge
The Banana Splits
Joe 90
Remember these toys?
Raleigh Choppers
Clackers
Remember when they made fireworks you had to hold, like the Roman Candle?
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over a year ago
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Jesus being born |
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over a year ago
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TISWAS |
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over a year ago
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Sodastreams
When a ford escort mk1 was a new car not the price of a small house.
Scalextrix motorcycle and side car combinations and cars that had steering / changed lanes.
Hornby 3 rail train sets...
I had a chopper bike to go to school, the older type.
Meatloaf's Paradise by the dashboard light got played as a hint to get frisky but frisky was all you did get and went home with blue balls. |
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The krankies. Wee Jimmy went on to be the Scottish Leader  |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe |
2*, 3* and 4* petrol.
Then they did away with 2* and introduced 5*.
Used to fill my car with 3* for about £8. |
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The per gallon price of petrol what it is per litre now... |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
"Remember these on TV?
The Double Deckers
Mary Mungo and Midge
The Banana Splits
Joe 90
Remember these toys?
Raleigh Choppers
Clackers
Remember when they made fireworks you had to hold, like the Roman Candle?
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Always wanted one of those 6 wheel buggies the Banana Splits used to drive. |
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Tales of the Riverbank ... |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
The Pirate Radio Stations 1964 - 1967
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Rediffusion and changing channels via a dial on the wall |
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"Tales of the unexpected"
and fantasy island the plane the plane |
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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago
Deepest darkest Peru |
"Tales of the unexpectedand fantasy island the plane the plane "
Ahhhh I loved tattoo |
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"When the matchmaking thread was in single digits"
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"Spit the dog"
Hahaa just wrong on so many levels
I remember most of these so I'm clearly ancient 
My nephew was in hysterics about an
'old ' video he'd found on YOUTUBE- it was Zig and Zag I was about 19 at the time |
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https://youtu.be/7bv_36P_f-w
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Kenny Everett on Capital Radio. |
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As a pre-teen out all day with mates only coming home for lunch. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Wrestling on Saturday afternoon just before tea - Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks "
I used to enjoy watching knight rider/ A team/ street hawk/ air wolf on a Saturday afternoon |
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"https://youtu.be/7bv_36P_f-w
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That took me right back |
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Getting a free toy from the cereal packet and fighting with other siblings claiming who owns the toy ! |
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Its a knockout |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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When Lego was just boxes of different size blocks and you made your own designs up rather than something from Star Wars, Harry Potter etc |
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