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Jan 29th 2009 | 3:56 am

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Re: Who remembers...........

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Originally Posted by BristolUK

This is for people to remember things from days of old. Or for those who prefer to keep their age secret, what their parents remember.

Who remembers the little white dot on the TV when it was turned off?

Yes and what about that picture of the girl - the tade test transmission. I used to stare at her as a kid waiting for her to move.

Jan 29th 2009 | 3:56 am

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Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers

Not a chance......we never had a light either and i remember one day shouting to this man ''hey mister, can i have a light'...as he got closer i realised it was my dad...

Quite. I recall, as an early teen, being sent to the corner store to buy cigs, by the Deputy Headmaster

Jan 29th 2009 | 3:58 am

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/TV-Creams-To...3248285&sr=8-1

Bought the OH the above book, its a great prezzie if you were a 70/80's child, loads of toys to bring back the memories

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Jan 29th 2009 | 4:02 am

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Re: Who remembers...........

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Originally Posted by Souvenir

Quite. I recall, as an early teen, being sent to the corner store to buy cigs, by the Deputy Headmaster

Brilliant

.....Nowadays he'd have his P45 in his hand

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:03 am

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Originally Posted by rae

pipkins at lunch time, with the sullivans straight after, tin can alley shooting game with the dr. pepper tins, marbles, raleigh grifter and a 5p mix. bliss.

God that's a blast from the past - how about choppers, swap shop, hickory house, Mr Ben and Mary, Mungo and Midge. We were obviously much better off - we got 10 p for a mix up

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:03 am

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Putting a Flying Saucer candy in the mouth then drinking fizzy fizzy pop.

Skateboards.

Sons and Daughters, Prisoner Cell Block H on the TV.

The Maze Prison riots.

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:06 am

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Putting a Flying Saucer candy in the mouth then drinking fizzy fizzy pop.

Skateboards.

Sons and Daughters, Prisoner Cell Block H on the TV.

The Maze Prison riots.

I can remember my mum watching sons and daughters and cell block H

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:07 am

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Re: Who remembers...........

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Originally Posted by Souvenir

Quite. I recall, as an early teen, being sent to the corner store to buy cigs, by the Deputy Headmaster

Too funny! I remember being like 10 and having a note from my dad for 10 benson and hedges from the local paper shop. Wow times sure have changed.

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:11 am

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Re: Who remembers...........

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Originally Posted by Tangram

Watching "The Beachcombers" on a Sunday afternoon and not realising that one day I would live in that country.

Same here, what a great show. We were also really excited when we went to the Sunshine Coast a couple of years ago and had a meal in Molly's Reach!

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:11 am

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Re: Who remembers...........

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Originally Posted by CaptainHook

Putting a Flying Saucer candy in the mouth then drinking fizzy fizzy pop.

Skateboards.

Sons and Daughters, Prisoner Cell Block H on the TV.

The Maze Prison riots.

Prisoner Cell Block H was hysterical, I loved B

What did you call the other prison guard, she went on to become Mrs Mangle in Neighbours??

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:12 am

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Re: Who remembers...........

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Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers

Brilliant

.....Nowadays he'd have his P45 in his hand

Looking back on it, I thnk the guy also had a minibar in his office.

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:15 am

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Looking back on it, I thnk the guy also had a minibar in his office.

Our Accounts teacher used to let us smoke in his class

We were in 5th year by then and he smoked like a tropper himself

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:21 am

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Our Accounts teacher used to let us smoke in his class

We were in 5th year by then and he smoked like a tropper himself

Talk about mixing metaphors!

I'll ignore the other sin.

Jan 29th 2009 | 4:25 am

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Re: Who remembers...........

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Originally Posted by Auld Yin

Don't want to get too serious in what's essentially a light thread, but remember that growing old is a privilege denied to many people.

Twas only joking with you . . .I remember going to the sweet shop with my pocket money - an Old Penny!! and then getting a "decimilisation" set of commermorative coins.