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By *aizyWoman 3 days ago
west midlands |
Rotary dial phones |
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Roller blading now it's more ice skating |
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Test card and music,with girl playing noughts and crosses. |
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White dog poo all over the pavement.
Not sorry about that! |
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"A BMI of less than 200.... 🥪"
😯😂🤣 |
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"A BMI of less than 200.... 🥪"
Men enjoying the gym without belittling others  |
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Milk bottles on doorsteps...
with a stone on top in Winter |
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"Roller blading now it's more ice skating "
I'm buying inlines for the summer.. yes i'm 50. But also a child ! |
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Nokia phones, especially in the old days when everyone had a Nokia phone. |
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Talking to the people that live around you. |
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Local kids wanting to wash your car for a fiver in summer to earn money |
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Metal/rock bands with long hair.
There's always new metal bands...But the hair's gone. |
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By *avie65Man 3 days ago
In the west. |
Drying your hair in front of the gas fire. |
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Red telephones boxes that are still a phone box. |
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Gp appointments
Pay and display |
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"Milk bottles on doorsteps...
with a stone on top in Winter"
I still get my milk from the milkman 🥪 |
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By *Raven.Woman 3 days ago
not the north west |
My sex drive
Proper sized chocolate bars
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"Metal/rock bands with long hair.
There's always new metal bands...But the hair's gone."
Bleed From Within 😍 most of them have amazing long hair
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"A BMI of less than 200.... 🥪"
Preach! 🤣 |
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By *hismMan 3 days ago
Ballygonowhere |
Those saying respect,manners,politeness???
Are you all for real?
All of these things are all around you,if only you would acknowledge them,so I disagree,these traits are not gone and indeed certainly not rare..I don't know where you live,but it sounds horrible |
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Stag Beetles - haven't seen one in years 
Spoke beads for your bike - used to get them in Kellogg's cereal. |
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By *batMan 3 days ago
Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales) |
"Those saying respect,manners,politeness???
Are you all for real?
All of these things are all around you,if only you would acknowledge them,so I disagree,these traits are not gone and indeed certainly not rare..I don't know where you live,but it sounds horrible "
Yaaay!
Gbat |
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"A BMI of less than 200.... 🥪
Men enjoying the gym without belittling others "
👏🏻🫶🏻 |
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"Those saying respect,manners,politeness???
Are you all for real?
All of these things are all around you,if only you would acknowledge them,so I disagree,these traits are not gone and indeed certainly not rare..I don't know where you live,but it sounds horrible "
I rest my case. |
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"Hedgerow porn mags"
I first read that as Hedgehog Porn Mags which was rather niche.🤦 |
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getting a VHS tape as a christmas present, then using the little stickers to put your name and the number of the tap on it.
video plus code to record a progaramme. |
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By *ariaxxxxWoman 3 days ago
London / London / Dublin / |
Soda Streams
Boot Skates
Tubberware
Time Bars (chocolate & hard toffee bars)
Brunch IceCream Sticks
Penny Sweets
Shell Suits
Break Dancing
Moon Walk
Luminous Shoes
Disco Shoes
{Awh the memories (rainbow 💖} |
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"Jam sandwich’s "
I’m sure they’re still a thing!! I had one earlier!! |
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"Jam sandwich’s
I’m sure they’re still a thing!! I had one earlier!! "
oh  |
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Wind up watches.
Desks with ink wells.
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"Wind up watches.
Desks with ink wells.
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Still have to wind a Rolex of you don’t wear it often! |
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I've never drove a car with a ch*ke
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Clipper cards on the bus
Half penny sweets
Wind down car windows/sitting in the boot
Smoking in the workplace
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Shell suits, flew from Manchester Airport many years ago and myself and an old girlfriend were the only 2 people at the departure gate who were not in a shell suit boarding our flight. Really really funny at the time although we stood out like a sore thumb.
Glad to say I’ve never worn one.  |
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"Wind up watches.
Desks with ink wells.
Still have to wind a Rolex of you don’t wear it often! "
If you're fortunate enough to own one 😀 |
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Head, faux leather sports bags😁 |
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By *pen2UMan 2 days ago
Telford |
Face to face interaction is incredibly rare these days. Everyone I've seen recently have their heads in their phones or other technology! |
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By *eliWoman 2 days ago
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My ability to not point out absurdity.
It was really useful. 🥲 |
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People in a restaurant without their phones in their hands.
Kids on bikes and playing out. |
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C240 cassettes, remember using a pencil to try to untangle them |
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Coping skills , manners . Respect . Smart appearance . Women that look like women |
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"Coping skills , manners . Respect . Smart appearance . Women that look like women "
Ooooo careful with that last one |
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"Local kids wanting to wash your car for a fiver in summer to earn money"
They are more money to rob your car these days especially in certain areas |
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Writing a letter.
Long term marriages. |
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"Hedgerow porn mags"
beat me to it  |
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By *HUSH-Man 2 days ago
London |
Blockbuster
Sega games consoles
Panda Pops
Affordable public transport. I remember when the bus cost 40p *Shakes fist at cloud* ☁️
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"Blockbuster
Sega games consoles
Panda Pops
Affordable public transport. I remember when the bus cost 40p *Shakes fist at cloud* ☁️
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Was talking about blockbuster on weekend with family. I miss the days of blockbuster evenings |
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Feeling safe walking the streets at nightime. 😡 |
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By *HUSH-Man 2 days ago
London |
"Blockbuster
Sega games consoles
Panda Pops
Affordable public transport. I remember when the bus cost 40p *Shakes fist at cloud* ☁️
Was talking about blockbuster on weekend with family. I miss the days of blockbuster evenings "
Those little packets of popcorn that went in the Microwave? |
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Grass getting cut , railings painted street cleaners
Weekly bin collections . High street actually having shops open with store owners
That had pride in there shop and quality of goods they provided. |
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"Bob a job week
Whets that ? "
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I used to do that ...
Cub scouts knocking on doors asking if any jobs want doing for a bob( shilling/5p).sweeping up or dog walking etc..
Wouldn't be safe nowadays..  |
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"The ice cream van. "
We still get a ice cream van at least once a week. |
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"banana sweets"
You can still by banana sweets. With pink shrimps. |
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"Bob a job week
Whets that ? ..
I used to do that ...
Cub scouts knocking on doors asking if any jobs want doing for a bob( shilling/5p).sweeping up or dog walking etc..
Wouldn't be safe nowadays.. "
And then you gave them a yellow ‘job done’ sticker to display so they didn’t get knocked again. |
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By *aizyWoman 2 days ago
west midlands |
"Test card and music,with girl playing noughts and crosses. "
And the creepy clown, used to freak me out that clown did. |
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"Test card and music,with girl playing noughts and crosses.
And the creepy clown, used to freak me out that clown did."
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It's behind you |
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By *aizyWoman 2 days ago
west midlands |
"Test card and music,with girl playing noughts and crosses.
And the creepy clown, used to freak me out that clown did...
It's behind you "
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Humphrey the milk stealer...
Accu wrist Accu thigh Accu... Steady on chap
Ticker ticker timex
Green cross code man
Nuclear war info films
Made in great Britain labels
The jam
Grandstand
Tony gubba
Banaasplitz
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By *ndycoinsMan 2 days ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
Cyclists signalling,looking over their shoulder,stopping at red lights and having lights at night. |
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By *aizyWoman 2 days ago
west midlands |
RAC workers saluting RAC members as they drove past. Only found out the other day this used to be a thing 🫡 |
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Being able to buy the newspaper while in traffic |
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"RAC workers saluting RAC members as they drove past. Only found out the other day this used to be a thing 🫡"
Knew the AA used to, people used to have a metal badge on a little rail on the front bumper or grille so as to identify them. |
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Motorists using their indicators |
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…Change from a pound
…a bus
…Manners |
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Computer 'dial-up' modems. The way most connected to the internet in it's day. |
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White dog poo. Milk bottles on front steps. |
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Hairy bush on women
Bring back the bush |
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There once was a time people would put their own rubbish in a bin no matter where they were |
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By *arnelianWoman 2 days ago
Ely/Cambridge - between the two |
99 icecream for 99p |
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General style, my high street looks like 90% of people have ram raided sports direct.
Sure I wear sports clothing but it seems a default code for any occasion now
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25p texts where you only had so many characters….ooh I’m old 😂
Donna |
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Mini Metros
Opal fruits
10p Mix sweets
Lucky bags
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"Small cars"
When minis were actually mini 😂 |
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Women in headscarves..
( sure it was virtually every woman)! |
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Everyone bouncing at a gig, totally into the music (rather than standing still with their phone in the air)
C |
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Strips of rag hanging in a lorry’s wing mirror!
Tax discs on cars (Tax in Post notices) |
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By *obajxMan 2 days ago
Cheshire |
A lady's body without a tatoo |
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"Everyone bouncing at a gig, totally into the music (rather than standing still with their phone in the air)
C"
Have you seen the videos from coachella when benson boon brought out Brian May 😳 absolutely shocking! That should have been saved for the uk! |
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Scraps from local fish chip shops  |
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Top shelf magazines!
Playboy
Penthouse
Fiesta
E—ort |
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"Scraps from local fish chip shops "
I can still get them at mine |
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"Top shelf magazines!
Playboy
Penthouse
Fiesta
E—ort"
H and E? Experience? |
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"Green finches and hedgehogs. "
Butterflies... Cuckoos |
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Taping the top 40 on a Sunday evening |
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"Everyone bouncing at a gig, totally into the music (rather than standing still with their phone in the air)
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Have you seen the videos from coachella when benson boon brought out Brian May 😳 absolutely shocking! That should have been saved for the uk!"
Just watched it now. I don't think it makes any difference who the artist is - I really feel for them all, trying to work up a crowd and getting next to no reaction. It feels really odd, particularly knowing everyone has paid big money to stand there (for a crappy bit of footage of the back of someone's head and a pixelated TV screen image of a performer, that they'll never watch again).
We went to see RagnBone Man a few years ago and he asked everyone to put their phones away until he said so, and it made for a much better crowd. Oh happy days!
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"Scraps from local fish chip shops I can still get them at mine
Cant from mine used to get when went home to visit family
Bit disappointing Essex what this about bloody savaloy and rock uggghhh and pie mash liquor "
Did you put vinegar and pepper on your pie and mash? |
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Shops selling single cigarettes |
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The Fax Machine, once revered as an amazing invention now totally dead, and never making a comeback. |
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Manners, seems a lot of people have lost theirs over the years on here.. |
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Grease proof paper pretending to be Toilet Paper. |
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Hitch hiking.
Use to do a lot of it I'm my day. |
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Somebody decent on here with manners, a man or a woman |
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Really fat Televisions, I was gonna put TVs lol |
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By *valarfMan 21 hours ago
Tamworth |
Pound notes, when they were worth something as well. |
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