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i ran out of vino
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i ran out of vino
Aren't the offy's 24 hour now
Originally Posted by fraser
i ran out of vino
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Originally Posted by Anastasia Beaverhausen
Things never taste the same when you grow up though. I remember my first supermarket shop after moving out of home. I bought loads of crap I used to love as a kid and was so dissapointed.
Nesquik - Used to inhale the stuff I loved it so much, vile filth once you get past 20
Monster munch - Loved the pickled onion ones, had some about 2 months ago. Yuck!!
That being said though, I still eat neoplitan ice cream in the order of my favorites. Strawberry, Vanilla then bin the chocolate![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Nesquik - Used to inhale the stuff I loved it so much, vile filth once you get past 20
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Monster munch - Loved the pickled onion ones, had some about 2 months ago. Yuck!!
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That being said though, I still eat neoplitan ice cream in the order of my favorites. Strawberry, Vanilla then bin the chocolate
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Originally Posted by possoms
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Originally Posted by Anastasia Beaverhausen
Things never taste the same when you grow up though. I remember my first supermarket shop after moving out of home. I bought loads of crap I used to love as a kid and was so dissapointed.
Nesquik - Used to inhale the stuff I loved it so much, vile filth once you get past 20
Monster munch - Loved the pickled onion ones, had some about 2 months ago. Yuck!!
That being said though, I still eat neoplitan ice cream in the order of my favorites. Strawberry, Vanilla then bin the chocolate![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Nesquik - Used to inhale the stuff I loved it so much, vile filth once you get past 20
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Monster munch - Loved the pickled onion ones, had some about 2 months ago. Yuck!!
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That being said though, I still eat neoplitan ice cream in the order of my favorites. Strawberry, Vanilla then bin the chocolate
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Mmmmm i love pickled onion monster munch, i ate loads of them when i was pregnant (and gained 3.5 stones lol)
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Originally Posted by Anastasia Beaverhausen
That being said though, I still eat neoplitan ice cream in the order of my favorites. Strawberry, Vanilla then bin the chocolate ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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I remember all the kids programmes as well, 'Mary Mungo and Midge' 'Top Cat'
I also remember having one of those 'Golliwog' dolls, I loved him.
The kids programmes dont seem as much fun and the toys are far more complex.
Suppose that's what they call 'progress'.
But you're right fraser, things were more fun in those days.
I also remember having one of those 'Golliwog' dolls, I loved him.
The kids programmes dont seem as much fun and the toys are far more complex.
Suppose that's what they call 'progress'.
But you're right fraser, things were more fun in those days.
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I had a golliwog too, it looked exactly like the one off the robinsons jam! I also remember knawing away on my lead painted cot! My friend sent me that email a while back but I never read it properly, now I have I feel all emotional! I'm glad I grew up in the 70's!
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Originally Posted by Anastasia Beaverhausen
I still have my golliwog. Its a bit beaten up now but that and the cabbage patch kid are the only things my mum didnt give to the charity shop
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Originally Posted by glittababe
I didn't have a cabbage patch doll
mum said we couldn't afford one and they were just a fad! I did however get one of those new born dolls that really looked like a new born bub (same size apparently altho i thought it looked huge)!
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Originally Posted by Anastasia Beaverhausen
I had a Tiny Tears, you could feed it and it would wee! Very advanced for the early 80s ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Originally Posted by glittababe
My sister had a tiny tears, and my youngest sister had tiny tim! I remember weeing in his potty and telling my mum tiny tim did it! Shame on me!
I was too lazy to trapse outside and use the outside loo! Yes in the 80's we were the only family in the street to STILL have an outside toilet!
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Originally Posted by Anastasia Beaverhausen
Where we lived near Matlock in Derbyshire we had an outside loo, what a pain in the arse. We moved down to Maidenhead and thought we were the richest family ever because we had an indoor loo!! ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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