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09 Sep 17
11:04
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Driving gloves
Chrome finish sun glasses, with frame holes (in the style of Elvis).
a cigarette case
a "Beetle jacket"
"Winkle Picker" shoes
a car with "Go Faster Stripes"
a "Rizla" roller
"Brothel Creepers"
a string vest
a "dictaphone"
a "Fax machine"
a transistor radio
a "Chrystal Set"
a school satchel
a "Jock Strap"
a "CND" badge
a "Pack-A-Mac"
a "Spud Gun"
a "Gyroscope"
a "Balaclava"
a "Flick Knife"
a "Jews (aka Jaw) harp"
a "Fret Machine"
a "Liberty Bodice"
a bike with "Sturmey Archer" gears
Chrome finish sun glasses, with frame holes (in the style of Elvis).
a cigarette case
a "Beetle jacket"
"Winkle Picker" shoes
a car with "Go Faster Stripes"
a "Rizla" roller
"Brothel Creepers"
a string vest
a "dictaphone"
a "Fax machine"
a transistor radio
a "Chrystal Set"
a school satchel
a "Jock Strap"
a "CND" badge
a "Pack-A-Mac"
a "Spud Gun"
a "Gyroscope"
a "Balaclava"
a "Flick Knife"
a "Jews (aka Jaw) harp"
a "Fret Machine"
a "Liberty Bodice"
a bike with "Sturmey Archer" gears
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didnt have a dictaphone but my sister had a stylophone (seem to remember that rolf harris had something to do with them)
Should have made it clear!
This is a list of things I had, which doesn't include a "Donkey Jacket", as otherwise the list would be endless!
This is a list of things I had, which doesn't include a "Donkey Jacket", as otherwise the list would be endless!
Were the jock strap and the liberty bodice coordinated?
cooperman 09 Sep 17 11:22
'Donkey Jacket' a shocking omission
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What about a Duffle-coat?
'Donkey Jacket' a shocking omission
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What about a Duffle-coat?
And more importantly what about a Snorkel Parka?
Were the jock strap and the liberty bodice coordinated?
Of course, and yes, I did have a duffle coat!
Of course, and yes, I did have a duffle coat!
Did you have matching y-fronts with the string vest? 
I'll send you a photo if I can get it past the mods....
You still get dictaphones, they are just digital now.
Flick knifes and so on worry me abroad where the laws are more lax, sometimes I'm on holiday and walk past a shop window and there are these fiendish knifes that have no normal purose other than a weapon. And you're thinking "why are they allowed to sell these things". You don't go fishing with a flick knife ..
Flick knifes and so on worry me abroad where the laws are more lax, sometimes I'm on holiday and walk past a shop window and there are these fiendish knifes that have no normal purose other than a weapon. And you're thinking "why are they allowed to sell these things". You don't go fishing with a flick knife ..
Never went off 'playing' without an 8" knife, with a leather handle, in a sheath on my "snake" belt.
Bought the flick knife from an older boy, whose dad was a Sunday school teacher!
Different culture back then, and I never heard of people being attacked with them!
They were used for cutting "Y" shape branches, from trees, to make catapults, and for general whittling.
Also used for throwing, at which I was rather skilled!
On holiday one year, age perhaps twelve, I bought three simple lock knives, for some school mates, and a rather special one for me,
with a beautiful mother of pearl style handle.
Took it to school and never saw it again!
Bought the flick knife from an older boy, whose dad was a Sunday school teacher!
Different culture back then, and I never heard of people being attacked with them!
They were used for cutting "Y" shape branches, from trees, to make catapults, and for general whittling.
Also used for throwing, at which I was rather skilled!
On holiday one year, age perhaps twelve, I bought three simple lock knives, for some school mates, and a rather special one for me,
with a beautiful mother of pearl style handle.
Took it to school and never saw it again!
Remember Sixth Form went on a school trip to France in early sixties, resulting in a plethora of flick knives being available for purchase by younger boys. No one wanted one to stab someone, merely owning one had enough Kudos and if you could turn your back on the teacher and flick the blade out to sharpen a pencil the resulting giggles from classmates were enough.
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