Blast from the past - remind us of a thing
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nicanary said:
In the days when women dressed in a ladylike fashion they would usually wear a petticoat or slip under their dress. If the hem of the slip showed beneath the length of the dress people would say " the cat's dead". I have absolutely no idea why, except perhaps it was a discreet way to advise the lady without bringing too much attention to the matter. But why "the cat's dead" ?
Because your skirt is flying at half-mast in mourning for the dead kitty!Also - Charlie's dead - after the death of Charles I, royalists could not mourn openly - ladies lifted their skirts (as above - half-mast?) but let the hems of their petticoats show. Not sure what the royalist fellas did?
And - it's snowing down south. Obvious, really.
Finally - you're showing next weeks washing!
Source - my mum owned a lingerie shop in the 1970s/early 80s and I was taken under the wings of the yummy sales girls!
As a young lad, I got to see some wonderful sights and was even trained as a bra-fitter by the Miss Mary of Sweden rep!
Happy days! You young uns have no idea the effect of a slip showing under a floaty dress or a pencil skirt (!) could have on a fella! Mmmm - charnos togetherness
[quote=beambeam1]BT phonecards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_cQ8eRSbCg
we got them for work in 92 or 93. Our days AI calls were planned around instructions got at local phone boxes.
I tell new colleagues that nowadays and they look at me as if I've pissed myself (again!).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_cQ8eRSbCg
we got them for work in 92 or 93. Our days AI calls were planned around instructions got at local phone boxes.
I tell new colleagues that nowadays and they look at me as if I've pissed myself (again!).
loskie]eambeam1 said:
BT phonecards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_cQ8eRSbCg
we got them for work in 92 or 93. Our days AI calls were planned around instructions got at local phone boxes.
I tell new colleagues that nowadays and they look at me as if I've pissed myself (again!).
Why is he whispering like a snooker presenter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_cQ8eRSbCg
we got them for work in 92 or 93. Our days AI calls were planned around instructions got at local phone boxes.
I tell new colleagues that nowadays and they look at me as if I've pissed myself (again!).
Mikebentley said:
Autotrader regional issues. If you placed an advert the bloke with the camera came and took a picture at your house. He must have had 7 days headstart on any tasty motors.
It was a woman in my case (1989), and I still have one of the photos on the big whiteboard in my garage.Both Toys R US and GAP are making a comeback after closing their stores...in a rather weird way.
Both will have certain individual stores around key areas. But will also have many concession stores within other stores.. kind of like how nowadays Argos is sometimes within Sainsburys.
Toys R US will be inside certain WHSmith stores
GAP are inside certain NEXT stores.
what a weird retail world we live in these days. During the pandemic my local ASDA had a B&Q store within them (they completely removed the café that was a focal point for many locals and elderly). Now they've long since removed the B&Q and put in a hot food/takeaway hub. no cafe. depressing.
Both will have certain individual stores around key areas. But will also have many concession stores within other stores.. kind of like how nowadays Argos is sometimes within Sainsburys.
Toys R US will be inside certain WHSmith stores
GAP are inside certain NEXT stores.
what a weird retail world we live in these days. During the pandemic my local ASDA had a B&Q store within them (they completely removed the café that was a focal point for many locals and elderly). Now they've long since removed the B&Q and put in a hot food/takeaway hub. no cafe. depressing.
Lotobear said:
motco said:
Lotobear said:
beer dispensed from a pump with a horizontal glass tube that sucked in the next half as you dispensed the first. And planished copper bar tops
Only in M&B country surely? Brew XI - headache juice.I spent lot of time in the Black Country and Midlands in general with GKN and the Tettenhall Wood hotel had those cylinders.
But I actually saw one around 10 years ago in the Volunteers, Keighley, a tied Timmy Taylor house serving Landlord from it. Mind you the rest of the spot was a 70's throw back, it even had a burgundy padded vinyl bar edge with brass studs!
And yes it was the Old Grindstone in Crookes, Sheffield that had one pint beer engines as opposed to the more normal half pint.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?host...
Kerbside cars for sale.
Not many years ago it was common to see cars parked with a For Sale sign and phone number in the window, some may have been private sellers but most were probably dodgy dealers pretending not to be dealers but recently I haven't seen any.
Have they moved to FB marketplace?
Not many years ago it was common to see cars parked with a For Sale sign and phone number in the window, some may have been private sellers but most were probably dodgy dealers pretending not to be dealers but recently I haven't seen any.
Have they moved to FB marketplace?
john2443 said:
Kerbside cars for sale.
Not many years ago it was common to see cars parked with a For Sale sign and phone number in the window, some may have been private sellers but most were probably dodgy dealers pretending not to be dealers but recently I haven't seen any.
Have they moved to FB marketplace?
No. They've been towed away and scrapped. Not many years ago it was common to see cars parked with a For Sale sign and phone number in the window, some may have been private sellers but most were probably dodgy dealers pretending not to be dealers but recently I haven't seen any.
Have they moved to FB marketplace?
Comedy / novelty records by comedians and "non singers" eg
- Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
- Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
WrekinCrew said:
Comedy / novelty records by comedians and "non singers" eg
- Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
I had an LP of Burl Ives singing kids songs... and no, Big Rock Candy Mountain is not a spoonerism.- Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
Strangely Brown said:
WrekinCrew said:
Comedy / novelty records by comedians and "non singers" eg
- Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
I had an LP of Burl Ives singing kids songs... and no, Big Rock Candy Mountain is not a spoonerism.- Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
Strangely Brown said:
WrekinCrew said:
Comedy / novelty records by comedians and "non singers" eg
- Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
I had an LP of Burl Ives singing kids songs... and no, Big Rock Candy Mountain is not a spoonerism.- Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
WrekinCrew said:
Comedy / novelty records by comedians and "non singers" eg
- Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
Saturday mornings, Junior Choice with Ed Stewpot Stewart. 'Hello darling'. - Charlie Drake ("My Boomerang Won't Come Back")
- Terry Scott ("My Brother")
- Peter Sellers ("Goodness Gracious Me")
- Benny Hill ("Ernie")
- Alan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh")
Also "kids' records" like "The Runaway Train", "The Ugly Duckling", "Sparky's Magic Piano".
Does anything like that still happen? (Weird Al parodies don't count!)
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