The Oldies Thread

[No Alla Violenza]

Socialist Workers Party.

Fringe far left group.

Abandoned all hope in the industrial working class in favour of identity politics.

Always remember that graffiti (massive letters) by Bank Hall train station 1970's/80's:

JOIN THE SWP - SMASH THE NAZI FRONT

 

[peteblue]

Always remember that graffiti (massive letters) by Bank Hall train station 1970's/80's:

JOIN THE SWP - SMASH THE NAZI FRONT

I remember seeing graffiti in Kirkby saying ‘Support Merseyside Police - beat yourself up’…..

 

[degsy]

I sometimes wonder at what is currently perfectly normal behaviour today, will be seen as bad in 30 years time. Burning fuel to drive things maybe?

Loads of people all talking total wham on a football website probably - not before time either

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

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….Liverpool bus conductor 1956.

I never seen one smile

 

[Cels]

May have already been posted but does anyone else remember the saying "messages"? As in "I'm going for the messages" or "He/She is doing the messages". It meant going to the shops or getting some shopping in. It seems I'm the only person who can recall it and now I'm starting to doubt my memory

 

[summerisle]

Made some jam and coconut sponge with custard to relive my school dinners.

 

[bigjonny]

May have already been posted but does anyone else remember the saying "messages"? As in "I'm going for the messages" or "He/She is doing the messages". It meant going to the shops or getting some shopping in. It seems I'm the only person who can recall it and now I'm starting to doubt my memory

Common expression when I was a kid

 

[Cels]

Common expression when I was a kid

Thank goodness for that, at least I now know I'm not going mad

 

[woodsyni]

May have already been posted but does anyone else remember the saying "messages"? As in "I'm going for the messages" or "He/She is doing the messages". It meant going to the shops or getting some shopping in. It seems I'm the only person who can recall it and now I'm starting to doubt my memory

Used that here in NI too. ?

 

[woodsyni]

Made some jam and coconut sponge with custard to relive my school dinners.

We still make that every now and again. Most underrated pudding ever!!!!

 

[summerisle]

We still make that every now and again. Most underrated pudding ever!!!!

I was tempted to make pink custard. lol

 

[woodsyni]

I was tempted to make pink custard. lol

I actually had the sponge and custard in a restaurant trying to be retro! They put... ice-cream..... on it AS WELL as custard! Still not over it.... in fact, I'm heading over to the Minor Things That Make You Fume thread right now!!!!

 

[woodsyni]

Did you get that fluorescent pink blancmange in Liverpool too or is that just here?

 

[summerisle]

Did you get that fluorescent pink blancmange in Liverpool too or is that just here?

That's how you make pink custard.

 

[woodsyni]

That's how you make pink custard.

Oh..... We had pink custard and a wobbly, bubbly blancmange stuff that was far pinker. There was a bright green version of it too.