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By *layfullsam OP   Man 41 weeks ago

Solihull

Anything and everything from any era that you just don’t see anymore apart from once in a blue moon

Pogo sticks

Space hoppers

White dog poo

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By *layfullsam OP   Man 41 weeks ago

Solihull

Video rental shops

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By (user no longer on site) 41 weeks ago

Those tiny red spiders.

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By (user no longer on site) 41 weeks ago

Flares well tell a lie I see them all the time in clothes shops online

But I have yet to see them in the wild

Yet the clotheing stores keep saying 200-300-40 bought in the last hour

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By *layfullsam OP   Man 41 weeks ago

Solihull


"Those tiny red spiders. "

Very good point

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By *zeroMan 41 weeks ago

Glasgow

Telephone boxes. More likely to be used as urinals now.

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By *yzykMan 41 weeks ago

Stirlingshire

Proton or Lada cars

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By *iasubTV/TS 41 weeks ago

Ilkeston

Flip phones

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By (user no longer on site) 41 weeks ago


"Flip phones"

Z folds

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By (user no longer on site) 41 weeks ago

Dead flies on the car windscreen.

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By (user no longer on site) 41 weeks ago

Policeman walking the streets

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By *arry monk40Man 41 weeks ago

Telford

Prawns and cockles sold in pub on a Friday night

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By *yzykMan 41 weeks ago

Stirlingshire


"Prawns and cockles sold in pub on a Friday night"

Guys going round pubs with holdalls of pirate DVDs for sale

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By *illy IdolMan 41 weeks ago

Midlands

Briefcases

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By *batMan 41 weeks ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

Salvation Army collecting money in weekend pubs.

Gbat

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By *nitterWoman 41 weeks ago

the land of tall tales and yarn


"Telephone boxes. More likely to be used as urinals now."

Or cute book exchange points

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By *yzykMan 41 weeks ago

Stirlingshire


"Telephone boxes. More likely to be used as urinals now."

Plenty near me with working phones still in them

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By *cotsguyyMan 41 weeks ago

Belfast


"Those tiny red spiders. "

Saw loads of them last year through the summer, turns out they're actually mites.

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By *educing_EmCouple 41 weeks ago

Tipperary


"Those tiny red spiders.

Saw loads of them last year through the summer, turns out they're actually mites. "

Are they the ones that you find on windowsills? I call them blood suckers

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By *elix SightedMan 41 weeks ago

Cloud 8

Loose ring pulls

Golly dolls

Candy cigarettes

Pound notes

Walkmans

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By *rucking-HellMan 41 weeks ago

Northampton

Smiles.

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By *offiaCoolWoman 41 weeks ago

Kidsgrove


"Those tiny red spiders. "

You do. You will probably only notice when you get an infestation of red spider mites.

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By *oppleWangerMan 41 weeks ago

Gods Country

Mini disc player

Cd Walkman

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By *londebiguyMan 41 weeks ago

Southport


"Anything and everything from any era that you just don’t see anymore apart from once in a blue moon

Pogo sticks

Space hoppers

White dog poo

"

Mostly slim people.

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By (user no longer on site) 41 weeks ago

This reminds me of the Viz letters section.

Do I win £5?

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By *aomilatteCouple 41 weeks ago

Visiting Blackpool

A couple or family in a restaurant actually talking to each other and not looking on their mobile phones.

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By *obajxMan 41 weeks ago

Cheshire

Man utd challenging for the league

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By *ensualbicockMan 41 weeks ago

liverpool wavertree picton clock

The Drifter chocolate bar

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS 41 weeks ago

Lanson

Green shield stamps

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By *ockey64Man 41 weeks ago

Gloucester

Z Beds

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By *iccii69Man 41 weeks ago

Surrey

tottenham winning a trophy

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By *uchislife66Man 41 weeks ago

Leeds


"Mini disc player

Cd Walkman"

Ahhh yes the good old mini disc

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple 41 weeks ago

Coventry

The coin machines in supermarkets selling savings club stamps.

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By *batMan 41 weeks ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)


"A couple or family in a restaurant actually talking to each other and not looking on their mobile phones."

Unless the menu is from a Qcode!! Give me a real menu every time.

Gbat

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By (user no longer on site) 41 weeks ago

Caramac! Too soon.

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By *obajxMan 39 weeks ago

Cheshire

Travel agents with six phones on the go attempting to get through to a holiday company

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By *ex HolesMan 39 weeks ago

Up North

Fingering

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By *obilebottomMan 39 weeks ago

All over

Filofax

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man 39 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

5 star petrol

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By *elix SightedMan 39 weeks ago

Cloud 8

4 star petrol

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By *smith87Man 39 weeks ago

totton

Penny chews

Vice versas

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By *lderflower_AppleWoman 39 weeks ago

Basingstoke


"Anything and everything from any era that you just don’t see anymore apart from once in a blue moon

Pogo sticks

Space hoppers

White dog poo

"

My neighbours kids have a pogo stick. It was incessant last summer. How can they keep it going for hours on end? I kind of hope it's rusted over the winter

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago

Kids who say please and thank you hurr durr durr...

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By *lderflower_AppleWoman 39 weeks ago

Basingstoke


"Dead flies on the car windscreen."

Drive faster!

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago


"Dead flies on the car windscreen.

Drive faster! "

Or in France...

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago


"Anything and everything from any era that you just don’t see anymore apart from once in a blue moon

Pogo sticks

Space hoppers

White dog poo

"

Yellow Pages

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago

Cheques

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By *leasureseekers123Couple 39 weeks ago

Hythe

Beech nut chewing gum.

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago

Home made go-carts....

Skipping on the street or juggling 2 balls against a wall & many other games....

Actually don't often see kids out playing anymore

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By *smith87Man 39 weeks ago

totton

Little chef. Used to love a little chef meal on trips to airport

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago

Topic

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By *ario1972Man 39 weeks ago

Guildford

walking in the woods and finding a bag of dumped grumble mags.

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By *ario1972Man 39 weeks ago

Guildford


"Home made go-carts....

Skipping on the street or juggling 2 balls against a wall & many other games....

Actually don't often see kids out playing anymore "

so true

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By *smith87Man 39 weeks ago

totton

People doing hopscotch on pavement. Oh kerbsie

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By *ittleBoPeepingWoman 39 weeks ago

Galway, Clare


"Anything and everything from any era that you just don’t see anymore apart from once in a blue moon

Pogo sticks

Space hoppers

White dog poo

"

You'll see a space hopper in my back garden right now. Not as bouncy as it should be after being outside all Winter, but a quick blow should revive it...

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By *ex HolesMan 39 weeks ago

Up North

Gapes

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By *ornycougaWoman 39 weeks ago

NORWAY Wherever I lay my hat


"Topic "

OMG I loved those

Generally I love these threads...A great trip down memory lane

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago


"Topic

OMG I loved those

Generally I love these threads...A great trip down memory lane "

It's way better than Snickers! I know which nuts I like in my mouth... Wait

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By *ou only live onceMan 39 weeks ago

London


"Topic "

I can't believe they stopped making those either!

Next time you're overseas, top up on Nestle Nuts bars instead - they're just as good...maybe even better!

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By *ornycougaWoman 39 weeks ago

NORWAY Wherever I lay my hat


"Topic

OMG I loved those

Generally I love these threads...A great trip down memory lane

It's way better than Snickers! I know which nuts I like in my mouth... Wait "

Yeah you know which nuts I like in my mouth too

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By *ornycougaWoman 39 weeks ago

NORWAY Wherever I lay my hat


"Topic

I can't believe they stopped making those either!

Next time you're overseas, top up on Nestle Nuts bars instead - they're just as good...maybe even better!"

IKR. Travesty. Like Mint Cracknel. Y' all too young to remember those but I loved sucking on one of those babies

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago


"Topic

I can't believe they stopped making those either!

Next time you're overseas, top up on Nestle Nuts bars instead - they're just as good...maybe even better!"

It's one of the greatest travesties of our time YOLO! I've never heard of those though and will definitely be on the look out!

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago


"Topic

OMG I loved those

Generally I love these threads...A great trip down memory lane

It's way better than Snickers! I know which nuts I like in my mouth... Wait

Yeah you know which nuts I like in my mouth too "

I think I need to be reminded

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By *aizyWoman 39 weeks ago

west midlands


"Topic

I can't believe they stopped making those either!

Next time you're overseas, top up on Nestle Nuts bars instead - they're just as good...maybe even better!

It's one of the greatest travesties of our time YOLO! I've never heard of those though and will definitely be on the look out! "

Wait! What? When did they stop making Topics??

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By *ornycougaWoman 39 weeks ago

NORWAY Wherever I lay my hat


"Topic

OMG I loved those

Generally I love these threads...A great trip down memory lane

It's way better than Snickers! I know which nuts I like in my mouth... Wait

Yeah you know which nuts I like in my mouth too

I think I need to be reminded "

Flights to Cozumel are cheap as chips rn

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By *ny1localMan 39 weeks ago

READING

Bar of soap, seems to be all liquid stuff now.

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By *otSoPetiteMortWoman 39 weeks ago

Hertfordshire

Saint Bernards and Dalmatians.

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago


"Topic

I can't believe they stopped making those either!

Next time you're overseas, top up on Nestle Nuts bars instead - they're just as good...maybe even better!

It's one of the greatest travesties of our time YOLO! I've never heard of those though and will definitely be on the look out!

Wait! What? When did they stop making Topics?? "

Back in 2021. I wish I had stocked up

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By *ew aged adventurerMan 39 weeks ago

swansea

Curtesy manners and respect ....

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By *rives930Man 39 weeks ago

Wiltshire

BMW with working indicators

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By *aizyWoman 39 weeks ago

west midlands


"Topic

I can't believe they stopped making those either!

Next time you're overseas, top up on Nestle Nuts bars instead - they're just as good...maybe even better!

It's one of the greatest travesties of our time YOLO! I've never heard of those though and will definitely be on the look out!

Wait! What? When did they stop making Topics??

Back in 2021. I wish I had stocked up "

I had no idea, I'm craving a Topic now!

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago


"Topic

OMG I loved those

Generally I love these threads...A great trip down memory lane

It's way better than Snickers! I know which nuts I like in my mouth... Wait

Yeah you know which nuts I like in my mouth too

I think I need to be reminded

Flights to Cozumel are cheap as chips rn "

I'll pack a bag of the essentials and pull a sickie

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By *orny PTMan 39 weeks ago

Peterborough


"Those tiny red spiders.

Very good point "

Red spider mites, your eyes are the reason why you can't see them.

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago


"Topic

I can't believe they stopped making those either!

Next time you're overseas, top up on Nestle Nuts bars instead - they're just as good...maybe even better!

It's one of the greatest travesties of our time YOLO! I've never heard of those though and will definitely be on the look out!

Wait! What? When did they stop making Topics??

Back in 2021. I wish I had stocked up

I had no idea, I'm craving a Topic now! "

I occasionally get a hankering and then remember and get sad

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By *ny1localMan 39 weeks ago

READING


"Topic

I can't believe they stopped making those either!

Next time you're overseas, top up on Nestle Nuts bars instead - they're just as good...maybe even better!

It's one of the greatest travesties of our time YOLO! I've never heard of those though and will definitely be on the look out!

Wait! What? When did they stop making Topics??

Back in 2021. I wish I had stocked up

I had no idea, I'm craving a Topic now! "

and the mick being taken out of their adverts..'what's got a hazelnut in every bite '?..squirrel sh.t!

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By *apiomanMan 39 weeks ago

Shipley

The pop man in his pop van.

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By *aizyWoman 39 weeks ago

west midlands


"Topic

I can't believe they stopped making those either!

Next time you're overseas, top up on Nestle Nuts bars instead - they're just as good...maybe even better!

It's one of the greatest travesties of our time YOLO! I've never heard of those though and will definitely be on the look out!

Wait! What? When did they stop making Topics??

Back in 2021. I wish I had stocked up

I had no idea, I'm craving a Topic now!

and the mick being taken out of their adverts..'what's got a hazelnut in every bite '?..squirrel sh.t!"

Too soon for jokes, too soon!

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By * and M lookingCouple 39 weeks ago

Worcester

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By * and M lookingCouple 39 weeks ago

Worcester

Personalities.

Or at least, people who have one.

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By *andaloriansCouple 39 weeks ago

Malvern

Wild porn! Like the kind you could find under bridges and down alleys before the internet!

S

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By *ny1localMan 39 weeks ago

READING

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By *ny1localMan 39 weeks ago

READING


"

Too soon for jokes, too soon! "

never too soon

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By *ust RachelTV/TS 39 weeks ago

Horsham

Cans of top deck, lager or bitter shandy.

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By *inkyfun2013Couple 39 weeks ago

lewisham

Type smaller than 12 point. Unless I use my glasses

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By *drian52Man 39 weeks ago

Derby

Marathons and Opal Fruits

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By *eroLondonMan 39 weeks ago

Covent Garden

Penny Farthings. We don't sêê them any more. I'm going to ask Nora if I can borrow hers.

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago

Satzenbrau & Stag & Hooch alcohol drinks....I liked all 3....(not together obvs)...

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By *eroLondonMan 39 weeks ago

Covent Garden

Old style bakelite telephones with the rotary dial. The fingertip sized holes around the rotary dialer reminded me of a lady's areolas.

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By *rill PhilMan 39 weeks ago

Crediton

Coke in glass bottles

Cars designed for function over style

Bermuda shorts

Baggy jeans

Trainers you don't have to take a second mortgage to buy

Common sense

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By *JandCMCouple 39 weeks ago

cardiff

People selling bottled beer from the back of their van after doing a booze run to France

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By *urly bearded manMan 39 weeks ago

Liverpool

Ay I know what you mean i loved squashing them as a kid

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By *ames-77Man 39 weeks ago

milton keynes

Casper crisps

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By *ornucopiaMan 39 weeks ago

Bexley


"Old style bakelite telephones with the rotary dial. The fingertip sized holes around the rotary dialer reminded me of a lady's areolas. "

Any particular lady?

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By *stbury DavenportMan 39 weeks ago

Nottingham

Doctors, dentists, and police foot patrols.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS 39 weeks ago

Horsham


"Penny Farthings. We don't sêê them any more. I'm going to ask Nora if I can borrow hers. "

There is a facebook page for them, they owners offer a penny farthing experience.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS 39 weeks ago

Transsexual Transylvania

CRT monitors. Any tv show is instantly placed as early 2000s at the very latest when you see an office with chunky CRT monitors on all the desks.

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By *he KinkysCouple 39 weeks ago

Edinburgh

Disposable cameras

Ashtrays with alcohol branding on them

Branding on cigarette packets

Xx

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By *he KinkysCouple 39 weeks ago

Edinburgh

One more, decent shops on the high street xx

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago

Clackers, those 2 rock hard plastic balls on string that broke so many knuckles back in the day

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By *inkster seekingMan 39 weeks ago

ponty

Wimpey Burger Place

Mmm they done the best little fried onions ob them

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By *ario1972Man 39 weeks ago

Guildford


"Wimpey Burger Place

Mmm they done the best little fried onions ob them "

Sir needs to get to Addlestone in Surrey. they still ahve a wimpy there.

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By (user no longer on site) 39 weeks ago

Salt n shake

Plastic bread tags

Brake lines fitted with hundreds of plastic bread tags

Choppers

BMXs

Those little plastic clips that slide up and down wheel spokes.

My 8bit computer.

Wooden Box TVs with ultrasound remote controls that had 2 buttons (mute and channel up)

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By *BWLOVER1965Man 39 weeks ago

My Own Little World

Chopper (Bike)

Hairy Foof

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By *eroLondonMan 39 weeks ago

Covent Garden


"Old style bakelite telephones with the rotary dial. The fingertip sized holes around the rotary dialer reminded me of a lady's areolas.

·

Any particular lady?"

Jim's mother.

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By *inkster seekingMan 39 weeks ago

ponty


"Wimpey Burger Place

Mmm they done the best little fried onions ob them

Sir needs to get to Addlestone in Surrey. they still ahve a wimpy there."

Amazing I didnt know they existed anymore. Used to be treat when I was kid

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