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By *olgate OP Man
over a year ago
on the road to nowhere in particular |
What could you say to a young person now that they wouldn’t understand?
I’ll start off with medium wave |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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C60 C90  |
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Get up and change the channel for me |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Corona pop man |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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200 character limt sms |
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over a year ago
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Oasis v Blur debate  |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe |
10 bob note |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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£1 note |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Wind the window down |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Betamax |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Push button B |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Quantel |
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Let the TV warm up for a few minutes |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Going to take the bogie down the hill |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The tooth fairy left me a tanner |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Stick that casette on |
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By *xydadbodMan
over a year ago
Milton keynes |
The 10 mins preview on the Sky box  |
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"Push button B"
Oops didn't see this  |
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That’s it, don’t move..... whilst holding a coat hanger aerial |
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Reverse charges call
Phone cards |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Have a look in the A-Z for the best route |
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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago
Sunderland |
Someone’s on the party line |
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What is a .......? Go fetch the right part of the encyclopaedia and we’ll look it up. It’s not in there, you’ll have to hold that thought for when we next go to the library. |
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Last orders... Do your talking while you're walking... |
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"What is a .......? Go fetch the right part of the encyclopaedia and we’ll look it up. It’s not in there, you’ll have to hold that thought for when we next go to the library. "
This is exactly what my childhood was like  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Dial up internet |
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Don't forget to take some Rubber Johnnys. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ceefax
Discman
Payphone with credit card
Teletext |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Go In to the shop and get me a yellow pages |
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"Don't forget to take some Rubber Johnnys."
Something for the weekend sir?? |
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"Don't forget to take some Rubber Johnnys.
Something for the weekend sir??"
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Go to the off licence and return the bottles |
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Do you want smash with your sausages ? |
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"Do you want smash with your sausages ? "
Ha they don't make adverts like that anymore! |
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Let’s go over the park and play run outs. |
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Press play and record together to record the top 40, try not to get the DJs voice. |
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Charley says.... damn creepy voice that kid had  |
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When having a "quarter of" something from the sweet shop actually meant sweets. |
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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago
Manchester (he/him) |
Blockbusters.
Either the store or the TV show! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Shall we go the pub? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Grow up |
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"Ceefax.
And Oracle "
They said at school we'd be ordering our shopping like that...surely not  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Get me 5 and a 1/4" floppy |
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"beep peep beep brrrrrr beep beep"
"oi... Get off the computer I need to make a phone call" |
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Twin tub - mom never forgave dad for not knowing how it worked. Having to haul a bedspread from one tub to the other the day after giving birth.  |
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"Floppy disc "
I got asked by the eldest when I showed him a floppy disk, why did I buy a coaster that looks like the save button |
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I'll save the bath water for you |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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School milk |
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By *igmaMan
over a year ago
Yorkshire |
ZX Spectrum Vs Commodore 64
Unless you were that tosser that had an Amiga |
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"ZX Spectrum Vs Commodore 64
Unless you were that tosser that had an Amiga "
Atari tennis, big or little bats. |
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Photo developing .... instagram would be different place.  |
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"Writing to a Pen Pal."
Or just writing.  |
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Boiling a saucepan to fill the bath |
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Taking a party seven to a party |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Don’t forget 2p for the phone |
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By *icearmsMan
over a year ago
KIDLINGTON |
Green shield stamps... 50 books for a dart board.. |
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Adjust the aerial on top of the telly to get rid of the snow! |
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By *igmaMan
over a year ago
Yorkshire |
"ZX Spectrum Vs Commodore 64
Unless you were that tosser that had an Amiga
Atari tennis, big or little bats."
Didn’t have an Atari
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Get the A-Z map so we know how to get there. |
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It’s bath night so fetch an extra bucket of coal in to keep the Rayburn going  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It’s bath night so fetch an extra bucket of coal in to keep the Rayburn going "
That takes me back, getting misty eyed |
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"It’s bath night so fetch an extra bucket of coal in to keep the Rayburn going
That takes me back, getting misty eyed "
Snap, except it was a Parkray |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Stick the immersion on, I need a bath in 14 days time. |
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"Stick the immersion on, I need a bath in 14 days time."
We could only put it on for 20 minutes coz it costs money ya know and the coal comes for free (me dads words not mine ) |
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"It’s bath night so fetch an extra bucket of coal in to keep the Rayburn going
That takes me back, getting misty eyed
Snap, except it was a Parkray "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Lol..Thanks for the history lesson guys |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Rotary phone. |
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"Lol..Thanks for the history lesson guys"
Do you know the connection between a cassette tape and a Bic biro, by any chance? |
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Here’s 2p to ring home when you’re on the way back so we can leave the door unlocked for you |
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"Lol..Thanks for the history lesson guys
Do you know the connection between a cassette tape and a Bic biro, by any chance?"
Is it linked with the up and over garage door? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Don’t slate me, is it to rewind it? Haha |
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"Don’t slate me, is it to rewind it? Haha "
Hmmmmm, you're warm but not exactly |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Don’t slate me, is it to rewind it? Haha
Hmmmmm, you're warm but not exactly "
I’ll take warm, I’m not getting any closer |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Idk if everyone remembers the high beam switch on the floor of cars. Hubby bought me a 69 camaro I had to call him to ask where the high beam switch was. |
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Pulling in at the garage forecourt and trying to attract the attention of the forecourt attendant and asking him to put in 4 gallons of 4 star. |
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"Don’t slate me, is it to rewind it? Haha
Hmmmmm, you're warm but not exactly
I’ll take warm, I’m not getting any closer "
Would anyone like to build on Matty L's answer? Hands up everyone  |
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Sixpence ha’penny and a thrupenny bit got you fish and chips for 4 |
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"Don’t slate me, is it to rewind it? Haha
Hmmmmm, you're warm but not exactly
I’ll take warm, I’m not getting any closer
Would anyone like to build on Matty L's answer? Hands up everyone "
invented in Hungary? |
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"Idk if everyone remembers the high beam switch on the floor of cars. Hubby bought me a 69 camaro I had to call him to ask where the high beam switch was."
We’ve had cars that have a switch on the floor for everything from main beam, windscreen washers and even a starter button on the floor! |
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Keep some candles to hand in case there's a power-cut. |
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"Don’t slate me, is it to rewind it? Haha
Hmmmmm, you're warm but not exactly
I’ll take warm, I’m not getting any closer
Would anyone like to build on Matty L's answer? Hands up everyone "
When the tapes decided to eat them selves we used to use a pencil to wind all the tape back inside again. |
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"Don’t slate me, is it to rewind it? Haha
Hmmmmm, you're warm but not exactly
I’ll take warm, I’m not getting any closer
Would anyone like to build on Matty L's answer? Hands up everyone
When the tapes decided to eat them selves we used to use a pencil to wind all the tape back inside again. "
10 house points to Huggybear |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Don’t slate me, is it to rewind it? Haha
Hmmmmm, you're warm but not exactly
I’ll take warm, I’m not getting any closer
Would anyone like to build on Matty L's answer? Hands up everyone
When the tapes decided to eat them selves we used to use a pencil to wind all the tape back inside again.
10 house points to Huggybear "
Go to buggy bear for revision, got it |
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"Lol..Thanks for the history lesson guys
Do you know the connection between a cassette tape and a Bic biro, by any chance?"
Spent most of my childhood doing this |
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By *B69Woman
over a year ago
Wiltshire |
Put your money in when you hear the pips |
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Postal orders and post office savings books... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Idk if everyone remembers the high beam switch on the floor of cars. Hubby bought me a 69 camaro I had to call him to ask where the high beam switch was.
We’ve had cars that have a switch on the floor for everything from main beam, windscreen washers and even a starter button on the floor!"
It was hilarious he is 20 years older then me I just didn't know step by step instructions over the phone while he was laughing was embarrassing lol. |
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Ooh Betty
Good game good game
And it's goodnight from Me and goodnight from Him
It's all done in the best possible taste |
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In my Filofax you'll find instructions on how to Kick start the bike,
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By *olgate OP Man
over a year ago
on the road to nowhere in particular |
The national anthem at shutdown |
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"Don’t slate me, is it to rewind it? Haha
Hmmmmm, you're warm but not exactly
I’ll take warm, I’m not getting any closer
Would anyone like to build on Matty L's answer? Hands up everyone
When the tapes decided to eat them selves we used to use a pencil to wind all the tape back inside again.
10 house points to Huggybear
Go to buggy bear for revision, got it"
My man, you'll never know the joy of trying to hit record on your blank cassette tape to catch the top 40 count down on a Sunday, attempting to hit pause every time the DJ spoke |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Beta max |
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waiting on the postman to arrive with your giro then you would have to go to the post office to cash it, then go shopping.
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
"what's the time?"
"No idea"
"Ring the speaking clock" |
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Wages in cash in a brown envelope |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ten no.6 |
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Doing homework by candlelight cos the leccy was off due to the strikes. |
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By *olgate OP Man
over a year ago
on the road to nowhere in particular |
Pubs shutting at 2:30pm and not opening until 7pm on Sundays |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Have you ever considered welding as a career |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Have you ever considered welding as a career"
It will be a high paying profession. No one wants to do trades anymore. |
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"C60 C90 "
That’s a Volvo isent it. And I ain’t what you could say typically young lol |
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Blue ray, Betamax, VHS, 8 track, |
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By *olgate OP Man
over a year ago
on the road to nowhere in particular |
The end of LSD |
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By *B69Woman
over a year ago
Wiltshire |
Luncheon vouchers |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Just got to change the film in the camera then take them to supasnaps |
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By *olgate OP Man
over a year ago
on the road to nowhere in particular |
Black Mariah
Belisha beacon |
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"Just got to change the film in the camera then take them to supasnaps"
.... or post them to truprint, will be a couple of weeks until they are back. Those other six we’ll do two a month. |
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Latest headlines from the news room of:- The Knottyash Bugle, incorporating The Tickle Times.
As it happens, I actually met the man himself at Tebay Services on the M6, and he actually started a conversation with me! Not the other way round, and as we parted company, he gave me a signed photograph, written on the back, "Happiness Always" |
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Catch up on the news whilst you eat your fish and chips, what day have you got, have you got a sport page |
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By *ljamMan
over a year ago
Edinburgh |
You can fit four albums on a minidisc |
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Phone box, dial 100, what's the time please?
Better get home! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Walkman |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Quick hide the provi lady is here.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The talking clock, when you ring 123
"The time according to accurist is ..." big ben chimes |
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By *olgate OP Man
over a year ago
on the road to nowhere in particular |
Red bus rover |
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"Black Mariah
Belisha beacon"
Panda car |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Playing British bulldog"
Ahh what a game |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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trim phone |
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By *ljamMan
over a year ago
Edinburgh |
Slap them round the sides of the head and say "you've been tangoed" |
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Loading computer games from tape. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Let’s play kick the can |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Push button B
Oops didn't see this "
Great minds... |
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I was the tv remote control.
Rewind the tape before taking it back to the video shop.
Nightclubs closed at 2am.
Fuck I’m old lol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It's called an ad-break |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Playing British bulldog
Ahh what a game "
We were banned from playing this at primary school because it was too violent |
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Chinese burns and Birthday Beats |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"C60 C90
That’s a Volvo isent it. And I ain’t what you could say typically young lol "
I think they are blank cassette tapes actually, either 60 or 90 minutes long |
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