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chassamui · 15-05-2009, 03:02 AM

Does anyone remember:

Black Jacks and fruit salad.
Pear drops
sherbert dips
Barley sugar canes
rolling a hoop with a stick
giving my sister a live frog
Mackeson by god it does you good
Boys Own Paper
Biggles
just william
Dandy/Beano
Nicking pop bottles from the back of the shop for the refund
Cabbie on a steam engine
More later run out of memory

Anything jogged a memory?

Happyman · 15-05-2009, 04:37 AM

Tiger nuts
Liquorice wood
Flying saucers
Wagon wheels
Tizer ( the appetizer!)
Domino cigarettes ( paper packs of 4 or 5 ?) each pack had a domino printed on it - collect a full set and you got a tin of 20 !!
Rag and bone men - gave you a day old chick for a bundle of old clothes.
Ration books
A 6" cube of frozen whale meat for a family of four - half the ration so you could get some bacon as well !

Etc etc etc !

Airportwo · 15-05-2009, 05:03 AM

Lucky bags, Dam! why does nobody remember them? What harm did they ever do? & gobstoppers, what about them, & gypsy's selling pegs! and hoping they hadn't cast a spell on your Mam, themes memories!!!

daveboy · 15-05-2009, 05:05 AM

Tanners (sixpence)
The door to door knife sharpener
TV Repairman

Happyman · 15-05-2009, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveboy

Tanners (sixpence) The door to door knife sharpener TV Repairman

You had a TV ???? There's posh !

Airportwo · 15-05-2009, 06:06 AM

We had a TV with a meter on the back

& we had meters for the gas and electric!, we put shillings in em, we got them from neighbours

tjyflhol · 15-05-2009, 06:12 AM

Aniseed Balls, Cola Cubes, Choco Dips, Hubba Bubba and Sherbert Dib Dabs.

Find more at the retro sweet shop.

Liquorice Allsorts & Liquorice Sweets from Retro Tuckshop

Happyman · 15-05-2009, 06:47 AM

^
Had a look at the Retro Tuck shop- remember most of them .
No mention of Tiger Nuts though ??
Anybody out there remember them ?

They were about an inch long and as thick as a pencil - tapered to a point at each end .
Brown with lighter or yellow bands around them - I can taste the buggers now !

Four for a penny !!!

mediamanbkk · 15-05-2009, 07:37 AM

Villa were selling Liquorice Allsorts yesterday, I can't quote the exact price but I can't see them selling any

withnallstoke · 15-05-2009, 08:40 AM

Jublees (pyramid shaped block of ice in a wax carton)
Bubble cars
Chamber pots under the bed
Olde English spangles
Bob a job week
Gathering round the radiogram at Grannies on a Sunday
People walking everywhere
First time you saw a blackman (carefull, they bite you know)
Chips in newspaper
All the blokes wearing cloth caps
Being made to play outside
Everybody smoking
Bill and Ben and Noddy and PC Plod in black and white

TSR2 · 15-05-2009, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chassamui

giving my sister a live frog

Mmmhh don,t remember you giving your sister a live frog!

TSR2 · 15-05-2009, 08:47 AM

Clogs clattering down the street and a Knocker up who went round the terraced houses banging on the upstairs windows at 5 .00 am to get the workers to the mills (when we had them)

TSR2 · 15-05-2009, 08:50 AM

Chimney Sweeps!

Rag and Bone men

Frenchmen on bikes selling Onions

Coppers on Bikes

horse and carts (Co-op had them)

chassamui · 15-05-2009, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TSR2

Quote:

Originally Posted by chassamui

giving my sister a live frog

Mmmhh don,t remember you giving your sister a live frog!

Don't you remember TSR2, she screamed like banshee when she couldn't get it out of her pinny pocket wivout touchin it.

That reminds me:
Women in pinny and headscarves (curlers underneath) stood at the front gate, arms folded, gossiping and spying on neighbours.

TSR2 · 15-05-2009, 09:08 AM

^

And Donkey Stoning the front doorstep,

They were always front door proud

db1 · 17-05-2009, 04:08 AM

The best one Muffin the Mule, to young to understand it then.

Loy Toy · 17-05-2009, 04:15 AM

And the dunny man who used to come around once a week and to collect the shitter can.

Fook what a job that must of been and I hope he got paid well.

Happyman · 17-05-2009, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by db1

The best one Muffin the Mule, to young to understand it then.

Still illegal but was replaced by Cap'n Pugwash with his crew.
Master Bates the B'osun
Seaman Stains
Who could forget Roger the cabin boy !

Lantern · 17-05-2009, 09:08 AM

Jublees (pyramid shaped block of ice in a wax carton)

Yes and Mambo's to.
Vimto, and making ice blocks with it.
6d seats at the pictures, Sat arvo.
Wham, Smash and Pow comics.
Ice on the inside of my bedroom window.
Bloddy great icicles hanging from house roofs.
Pinching empty soda water syphons for the 7/6 deposit.
Taking my girl to the piccies with the money. I was seven.
Mrs Catterall and Mrs. Ramsbottom my first teachers.
Health and efficiency magazines.

a. boozer · 17-05-2009, 09:37 AM

Trolley buses.

The galvanized metal bath.

The school uniform - short trousers - having to 'doff' your school cap.

Liquorice sticks (the wooden ones), bought at the chemists.

Pathe News

The National Anthem being played in cinemas and theatres.

Ki-ora

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15-05-2009, 04:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Happyman Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Today 11:11 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rawai Phuket Posts: 5,303	Tiger nuts Liquorice wood Flying saucers Wagon wheels Tizer ( the appetizer!) Domino cigarettes ( paper packs of 4 or 5 ?) each pack had a domino printed on it - collect a full set and you got a tin of 20 !! Rag and bone men - gave you a day old chick for a bundle of old clothes. Ration books A 6" cube of frozen whale meat for a family of four - half the ration so you could get some bacon as well ! Etc etc etc !

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Airportwo Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 12:20 PM Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: north of SE close to west Phattaya Posts: 1,316	Lucky bags, Dam! why does nobody remember them? What harm did they ever do? & gobstoppers, what about them, & gypsy's selling pegs! and hoping they hadn't cast a spell on your Mam, themes memories!!!

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daveboy Has Got Itchy Feet Join Date: May 2006 Location: SE London Posts: 3,140	Tanners (sixpence) The door to door knife sharpener TV Repairman

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Airportwo Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 12:20 PM Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: north of SE close to west Phattaya Posts: 1,316	We had a TV with a meter on the back & we had meters for the gas and electric!, we put shillings in em, we got them from neighbours

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tjyflhol Wat Phra Mahathat Last Online: 10-09-2009 03:28 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 900	Aniseed Balls, Cola Cubes, Choco Dips, Hubba Bubba and Sherbert Dib Dabs. Find more at the retro sweet shop. Liquorice Allsorts & Liquorice Sweets from Retro Tuckshop

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Happyman Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Today 11:11 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rawai Phuket Posts: 5,303	^ Had a look at the Retro Tuck shop- remember most of them . No mention of Tiger Nuts though ?? Anybody out there remember them ? They were about an inch long and as thick as a pencil - tapered to a point at each end . Brown with lighter or yellow bands around them - I can taste the buggers now ! Four for a penny !!!

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mediamanbkk Developing Member Last Online: Today 10:16 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rama V Posts: 1,202	Villa were selling Liquorice Allsorts yesterday, I can't quote the exact price but I can't see them selling any

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withnallstoke Dazed and confused. Last Online: Today 11:09 AM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home. Posts: 1,937	Jublees (pyramid shaped block of ice in a wax carton) Bubble cars Chamber pots under the bed Olde English spangles Bob a job week Gathering round the radiogram at Grannies on a Sunday People walking everywhere First time you saw a blackman (carefull, they bite you know) Chips in newspaper All the blokes wearing cloth caps Being made to play outside Everybody smoking Bill and Ben and Noddy and PC Plod in black and white

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TSR2 Elite Member Last Online: 24-08-2009 06:40 PM Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,005	Clogs clattering down the street and a Knocker up who went round the terraced houses banging on the upstairs windows at 5 .00 am to get the workers to the mills (when we had them)

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TSR2 Elite Member Last Online: 24-08-2009 06:40 PM Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,005	Chimney Sweeps! Rag and Bone men Frenchmen on bikes selling Onions Coppers on Bikes horse and carts (Co-op had them)

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TSR2 Elite Member Last Online: 24-08-2009 06:40 PM Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,005	^ And Donkey Stoning the front doorstep, They were always front door proud

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Loy Toy On a walkabout Last Online: Today 02:18 AM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,354	And the dunny man who used to come around once a week and to collect the shitter can. Fook what a job that must of been and I hope he got paid well.

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Lantern Patong Beach Last Online: Today 06:21 AM Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 27	Jublees (pyramid shaped block of ice in a wax carton) Yes and Mambo's to. Vimto, and making ice blocks with it. 6d seats at the pictures, Sat arvo. Wham, Smash and Pow comics. Ice on the inside of my bedroom window. Bloddy great icicles hanging from house roofs. Pinching empty soda water syphons for the 7/6 deposit. Taking my girl to the piccies with the money. I was seven. Mrs Catterall and Mrs. Ramsbottom my first teachers. Health and efficiency magazines.

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a. boozer Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 09:56 AM Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ban Chang, Rayong Posts: 1,440	Trolley buses. The galvanized metal bath. The school uniform - short trousers - having to 'doff' your school cap. Liquorice sticks (the wooden ones), bought at the chemists. Pathe News The National Anthem being played in cinemas and theatres. Ki-ora

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