The Oldies Thread

[Methuselah]

My pumps were black. And in Bristol, they called them daps. Confused this 8 year old no end.

roydo, hope you are well. 'When I did my National Service the 'issue' pumps were brown. However, we quickly learned that for 'kit layout' we had to brush them with black boot polish and shine them up. So they ended up as shiny black pumps - so we'll call it quits!

 

[gonetomorrow]

What's a dvd?

I think it's like one of those frisbee things.
You take it out in the garden and fling it and it comes back at some point.

 

[Eggs]

I think it's like one of those frisbee things.
You take it out in the garden and fling it and it comes back at some point.

..I think you’re thinking of a boomerang.

I remember the Magic Boomerang on telly, where the world froze every time the kid threw it.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Charlie Drake's boomerang wouldn't come back. I remember that all right.

 

[tommytowne]

..I think you’re thinking of a boomerang.

I remember the Magic Boomerang on telly, where the world froze every time the kid threw it.

Was this series were the bad kids lived in Tin Town?

 

[Eggs]

Was this series were the bad kids lived in Tin Town?

..I can’t remember that detail, Tommy. There was a few Australian kids programmes around that time. The Magic Boomerang and Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

 

[Blues Harp]

Yes i remember it mate.i was a bit young at the time.my brother had a couple along with some biggles and just william books.

Ah..W.E. John's hero as in "Biggles flies undone"

 

[tommytowne]

..I can’t remember that detail, Tommy. There was a few Australian kids programmes around that time. The Magic Boomerang and Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

Do you remember Bluey an Aussie detective played by the beautifully named Lucky Grills.
I remember Billy Butler lampooning the series mercilessly.
It was crap by the way.

 

[larbert toffee]

Do you remember Bluey an Aussie detective played by the beautifully named Lucky Grills.
I remember Billy Butler lampooning the series mercilessly.
It was crap by the way.

Whereas Billy Butler was a comic genius.................

 

[bigjonny]

Do you remember Bluey an Aussie detective played by the beautifully named Lucky Grills.
I remember Billy Butler lampooning the series mercilessly.
It was crap by the way.

Wash your mouth out Tommy it was great, , possibly some continuity problems and he always chased down the crooks 10 stone lighter than him but it was “Thrills and spills with Lucky Grills as Bluey Hills”.

 

[summerisle]

Do you remember Bluey an Aussie detective played by the beautifully named Lucky Grills.
I remember Billy Butler lampooning the series mercilessly.
It was crap by the way.

Unfortunately, yes. WTF : Bargeass ?

 

[Joey66]

My pumps were black. And in Bristol, they called them daps. Confused this 8 year old no end.

My school pumps for gym were white the stuff you bought to,clean them was like whitewash- the PE teacher was a Sadistic sod used to slipper you if they were not spot on clean - the good old dayslol

 

[summerisle]

 

[degsy]

Thought it was ace back in the day...Jedi-esque before we even knew the word.
aged well it has not...see yoda for more lessons

 

[summerisle]

Watching the League highlights from yesterday, and in the Sheff Utd v Villa game a Sheffield player, Fleck, was mentioned. I thought, Robert Fleck, is he still playing ? Errr no, it's his son, 27yr old, John Fleck.
I feel old