One for those over a certain age

[driverrob]

Gertrude said:

Olde English Spangles

+1

[driverrob]

Sing-alongs in Saturday morning pictures. Anyone else?

[Halmyre]

[tumble dryer]

Halmyre said:

Oh, very good.

[Robbo 27]

Halmyre said:

Pleased that you posted that because someone asked me the other day if cans of pop or beer existed before ring pull cans, I couldnt remember taking a can opener (or should that be piercer?) around with me.


Edit, although thinking about it now I can remember opening a tin of bbaked beans without a proper can- opener, using one of the can piercers, just moving it a half inch at a time around the rim.

Edited by Robbo 27 on Wednesday 9th May 20:49

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

http://village.photos/images/user/dd094521-d044-40...

[tumble dryer]

Robbo 27 said:

Halmyre said:

Pleased that you posted that because someone asked me the other day if cans of pop or beer existed before ring pull cans, I couldnt remember taking a can opener (or should that be piercer?) around with me.


Edit, although thinking about it now I can remember opening a tin of bbaked beans without a proper can- opener, using one of the can piercers, just moving it a half inch at a time around the rim.

Edited by Robbo 27 on Wednesday 9th May 20:49

Remember your first away-from-parents school trip abroad; the one that always began with a 24 hour coach journey?

With the shared carry-out secreted evenly amongst everyone towards the back-end of the bus, and only one 'piercer'? (Just 'openers' back in the day.)

Remember when the bus driver was being a complete prack by refusing to stop on the (reasonably new) M1 and let the back of the bus 'unload'?

Remember getting your knob lacerated from a sudden lane-change by the most jagged circular-shaped aperture known to man as you were seeking bladder relief into an expired tinny?

No?

Haven't lived!

[glenrobbo]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

http://village.photos/images/user/dd094521-d044-40...

Oh yes, I'd forgotten about those:



There was one in every pack of "Compo" 'C' rations. Very handy little tin openers.
You could knock up some decent meals from the contents of those packs.
I liked the oatmeal biscuits, as they were, or made into porage.

[glenrobbo]

nonsequitur said:

The Yes / No interlude.
Who when what etc.

Michael Miles* on "Take your Pick" on ITV, very early 1960's iirc.

"What should the contestant do, audience? ... Take the money, or open the box?"

* Later hosted by Bob Monkhouse.

[Robbo 27]

glenrobbo said:

Michael Miles* on "Take your Pick" on ITV, very early 1960's iirc.

"What should the contestant do, audience? ... Take the money, or open the box?"

* Later hosted by Bob Monkhouse.

And the contestants often said 'Make them easy Michael'.

One of my sayings even today

Along with 'its frothy man'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-eK-E1UYo

[GetCarter]

nonsequitur said:

The Yes / No interlude.

From time to time my Mrs will ask me if I want a cup of tea (etc), and I'll answer.

"I would Michael"

[NDA]

jmorgan said:

Never used them, the orange to brown bits inside put me off........

Ah yes.... they were not an item to borrow.

This is a great thread as I have forgotten these things from my youth - but the pics posted here bring the memories flooding back.

[Timmy40]

Public information broadcasts on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. Advice was to put a paper bag on your head and hide under the sofa.

[lowdrag]

Jellimallo, and the beatnik singing "Like it, like a Jellimallo, like it" walking around with a double bass on a wheel instead of a spike.

[Robbo 27]

Timmy40 said:

Public information broadcasts on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. Advice was to put a paper bag on your head and hide under the sofa.

The Association of British Bankers warned that in the evnt of a nuclear attack the ATM network was unlikely to be operatiional

[Timmy40]

Robbo 27 said:

Timmy40 said:

Public information broadcasts on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. Advice was to put a paper bag on your head and hide under the sofa.

The Association of British Bankers warned that in the evnt of a nuclear attack the ATM network was unlikely to be operatiional

It's mad to think really that we grew up seriously thinking we might get nuked. Remember all those docu-dramas like Threads about it, proper cheerful stuff.

Here's the plot. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/plotsummary?r...

Jesus, it's not exactly as though these events couldn't be about to happen now!

Edited by Timmy40 on Thursday 10th May 13:18

[Sticks.]

techiedave said:

Whizzers !!

Sports branded school shoulder bags from the 70s:

Very much so. We were all into heavy rock then so they were mostly covered with hand written lyrics or something about Sabs, Rush, The Priest etc

A friend kept this souvenir from work.

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[ApOrbital]

Wtf is that ?

[P5BNij]

[Laurel Green]

glenrobbo said:

nonsequitur said:

The Yes / No interlude.
Who when what etc.

Michael Miles* on "Take your Pick" on ITV, very early 1960's iirc.

"What should the contestant do, audience? ... Take the money, or open the box?"

* Later hosted by Bob Monkhouse.

With Bob Danvers-Walker on the gong --> Clicky