Things which really died a death.

[Shakermaker]

SpeckledJim said:

Oh, Phil Hinton from AVForums. He did come out with some absolute thigh-slappers. What a lege.

Remember when he said "The LG FGE44500-EOFGG-3xx is a remarkably average television."?

Those were the days, eh?

He knows bugger all about teaspoons though

[glazbagun]

jmorgan said:

Ah yes, an early thing was a picture Schumacher's Ferrari (?) with that sound and try not to laugh at this meme.

Then it popped up on that sodding frog.

Think it was an older ferrari with a lower nose. I think that was before meme's were a thing, actually.

I hope whoever was behind the original made a mint out of Crazy Frog and didn't just sell the rights for a grand or two.

[Timmy45]

Those Femidom things.

[Al U]

Thankyou4calling said:

Phones4U

This is a good one. I used to enjoy the scary mary adverts.

[Pericoloso]

Summer.

[Russian Troll Bot]

jmorgan said:

AppleJuice said:

Pacman1978 said:

A ding ding ding ding dong don da den dong dong dong a dong dong dong dong dong WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

(ring tones)

If only Pac-Man had eaten Crazy Frog whilst being chased by the ghosts.

Council mating call...

Ah yes, an early thing was a picture Schumacher's Ferrari (?) with that sound and try not to laugh at this meme.

Then it popped up on that sodding frog.

You know how after a certain amount of time nostalgia kicks in, and people will begin to defend previously maligned things? I have never seen anyone claim the Crazy Frog wasn't that bad.

[boyse7en]

NoddyonNitrous said:

FitFlops are still a thing, my wife buys them.
Masai Barefoot Technology shoes with the rocker soles seem to have gone though. And good riddance, gave me agony from a sacroiliac joint for months.

My missus also wear FitFlops, has done for years.

She also use to have the MBTs, but the UK importer stopped/went squit a few years ago and that meant you could only get them imported in which was daftly expensive

[Timmy45]

Russian Troll Bot said:

jmorgan said:

AppleJuice said:

Pacman1978 said:

A ding ding ding ding dong don da den dong dong dong a dong dong dong dong dong WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

(ring tones)

If only Pac-Man had eaten Crazy Frog whilst being chased by the ghosts.

Council mating call...

Ah yes, an early thing was a picture Schumacher's Ferrari (?) with that sound and try not to laugh at this meme.

Then it popped up on that sodding frog.

You know how after a certain amount of time nostalgia kicks in, and people will begin to defend previously maligned things? I have never seen anyone claim the Crazy Frog wasn't that bad.

I recall there being much debate at the time as to whether that things got a tail or a cock.

[jmorgan]

Russian Troll Bot said:

jmorgan said:

AppleJuice said:

Ah yes, an early thing was a picture Schumacher's Ferrari (?) with that sound and try not to laugh at this meme.

Then it popped up on that sodding frog.

You know how after a certain amount of time nostalgia kicks in, and people will begin to defend previously maligned things? I have never seen anyone claim the Crazy Frog wasn't that bad.

I recall there being much debate at the time as to whether that things got a tail or a cock.

It was crap then and its crap now, not sure they could say "well, it wasn't too bad....."

An equally annoying ring tone is the Samsung whistle one.

But not so bad, at least froggy died out quick to meet the T+C of this thread.

[colonel c]

I kinda liked the Axal F version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85mRPqvMbE

[nice1two]

colonel c said:

I kinda liked the Axal F version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85mRPqvMbE

1.2 billion views, crazy!

[davhill]

That animated hamster that sang the tune from 'Robin Hood'. I think it went AWOL because the Disney lawyers struck.

Well strap me vitally, it's still about

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6WpMlwVwydo#

Here's the original

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HJog7PfkNRY

Edited by davhill on Friday 1st June 13:53

Edited by davhill on Friday 1st June 13:56

Edited by davhill on Friday 1st June 13:59

[Swampy1982]

Napster...

[tribbles]

glazbagun said:

Think it was an older ferrari with a lower nose. I think that was before meme's were a thing, actually.

I hope whoever was behind the original made a mint out of Crazy Frog and didn't just sell the rights for a grand or two.

I believe the 3D model was an example provided with Lightwave 3D, and they asked for permission to use it.

[glazbagun]

Swampy1982 said:

Napster...

MP3.COM had it worse (as Napster was for piracy and kind of asking for it). They went from amazing site for aspiring artists, and the biggest tech startup of their day to being sued into oblivion for allowing people to save their own music and access it from other devices.

They basically invented cloud music storage a decade too early and got fked over by the US justice system and the dot.com bubble.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3.com

Edited by glazbagun on Friday 1st June 20:38

[Steamer]

Kit cars.

Not totally, and I’m well aware of the single make speed series for the likes of Westfield and caterham...

...but you just don’t see them on the roads as much (any where near as much as 15 / 20 years ago). A caterham came up behind me the other day and it looked so small.

It always marked the start of summer when a cater-field rolled up at the local country pub.

I’m guessing the tightening up of SVA rules killed off some of the obscure stuff

[glazbagun]

Steamer said:

Kit cars.

Not totally, and I’m well aware of the single make speed series for the likes of Westfield and caterham...

...but you just don’t see them on the roads as much (any where near as much as 15 / 20 years ago). A caterham came up behind me the other day and it looked so small.

It always marked the start of summer when a cater-field rolled up at the local country pub.

I’m guessing the tightening up of SVA rules killed off some of the obscure stuff

I think modifying your own car is going the same way, like it's seen as the poor cousin to just buying better (on credit) in the first place.

[Truckosaurus]

Steamer said:

...I’m guessing the tightening up of SVA rules killed off some of the obscure stuff

I also assume that potential donor cars have got so complicated it is difficult for a bloke with a shed to work with.

[Steamer]

Truckosaurus said:

Steamer said:

...I’m guessing the tightening up of SVA rules killed off some of the obscure stuff

I also assume that potential donor cars have got so complicated it is difficult for a bloke with a shed to work with.

True.

Ironically the donor cars (that survived) have sky rocketed in price!...

.. I dread to think how many Mk1 & 2 escorts the autograss guys finished off!

Scrapyards haven’t been the same for years either - the good old days of ‘yer.. help yourself mate.. it’s under that pile of seirras in the corner!.. don’t get too close to the Alsatian mind’

[bristolracer]

Steamer said:

Truckosaurus said:

Steamer said:

...I’m guessing the tightening up of SVA rules killed off some of the obscure stuff

I also assume that potential donor cars have got so complicated it is difficult for a bloke with a shed to work with.

True.

Ironically the donor cars (that survived) have sky rocketed in price!...

.. I dread to think how many Mk1 & 2 escorts the autograss guys finished off!

Scrapyards haven’t been the same for years either - the good old days of ‘yer.. help yourself mate.. it’s under that pile of seirras in the corner!.. don’t get too close to the Alsatian mind’

The VW beetle and the Triumph herald/spitfire chassis were the mainstay of the industry. Easy to find,cheap and versatile. Viva/ Marina suspension was also a common feature. Pinto engine and fiat twin cams were cheap and tunable.
Modern cars really do not lend themselves to becoming donors. It's a shame but at least we still can have them many European countries simply don't allow them at all.