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i was a teenager in the 70 s
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HoratioNelson • November 16, 2025 9:37 AM GMT
I believe CaptainCristy to be a lonesome divorcee with a social circle the size of a polo. I would imagine a polo is as close as CC gets to a hole these days  Reg- my old man was in to home brewing in the 70s and 80s, he was very good at it, got some decent kit which helped, Lager, Bitter, Barley Wine (not for the faint hearted ), Stout, Plum wine. He did loads of stuff - my mates and our neighbours all loved it. You just need a bit of patience in perfecting the art  |
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My Dad used to quote a line from John Betcherman that seems quite fitting here somehow. "Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows"
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My dad tried home brewing and produced by popular acclaim a not-bad pint, but then remembered that he did not really drink apart from the odd sherry at Christmas, so that hobby was soon dropped.
Hmm. Maybe that is where I picked up the bad habit of buying things to save money, rather than because of any actual need. If I could have my time over again, then maybe I should have tried a bit harder at school rather than just passed the time there, and recognised the teachers were on our side, wanting us to do well; oh, and not taken up smoking. |
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Horatio. 09.37.
You appear to have touched the right nerve. The stupid man has gone awol. He single-handedly sabotaged a fine thread.Or tried to. Let’s carry it forward in the hope he stays away. |
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Brilliant line steerforth.
With you Reg. on the home brew front. And, still have the dregs of a bottle of……………..Hai Karate! Hope the young babe who gave me it went on to have a good life. |
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My kids still get me old spice for xmas
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BRUT. !! I was thinking of buy a small bottle just to feel 15 yrs again.
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* Buying.
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Good old Henry. Ali was out like a light courtesy of his “hammer”. I believe they became firm friends later. I hope so.
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Kouros
 Me mate gave me a bottle and said the lasses love it. I naively doused myself in the horrible stuff thinking the more I put on the better I'd smell  I must have smelt like a burned kebab post a cross country run |
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Did the same once. Outcome embarassing. Old Spice, Marlboro and the OMO adverts have a lot to answer for!
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Does anyone remember the early days of wrecking threads, besides two forumites going at it hammer and tongs, desperate to have the last word in a dispute no-one else could fathom?
They included ring bookmakers messaging their banal conversation (how are you? how's the wife? nice weather we're having) via the forum because they were too stupid to use a mobile phone (or too "shrood" because in those days, calls were not free). And my favourite, insiders posting obscenities to get a thread removed after someone had posted information or a tip deemed to be too valuable for public consumption. |
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Ah the 70's
stinkin hot summers that went on for years (but snow up to yer armpits in Winter) Running through the garden sprinkler stark b0ll*ck naked Swingball Home made frozen ice lollies from the chest freezer Findus pancakes for dinner Breaking open a huge cardboard box and flying down the stairs on it (often followed by a swift trip to A&E) Beating the daylights out of my brother (often followed by a swift trip to A&E) Yep Panini football stickers - those shiny club badges Magic/joke toy shop up the road - the nail through the finger, whoopee cushions, plastic dog turds Picking footy teams in the playground and scoring about 9 goals during lunchtime break Falling in love with Deborah Marsh and waiting outside her house for hours on end in the rain so I could gift her my Shakin' Stevens cassette tape Star Wars figures Finding my first jazz mag with all the pages stuck together on the local golf course ah the 70's ... |
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Actually shakin stevens was probably 80's
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First album i ever purchased CL
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bogies, with the wheels of old skool prams..
budgie bike/stabilizers, grifter/n revolutionary gear changing...BMX...2 sweets arf a penny... ciggie machines on wall outside chip shop.. never lasted long once got a bit older.... n the ciggies machines with draws n ye tipped em forwards n obviously open draws...1!! |
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Denim - for the man who doesn't have to try ... too hard.
A classic 70s fragrance and very successful marketing campaign. Still available today. Seems Honcho's favourite antagonist's profile has been removed, has he been banned or just jumped ship ? |
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Off Tower Bridge
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HoratioNelson
HoratioNelson17 Nov 25 12:06Joined: 10 Apr 25 | Topic/replies: 863 | Blogger: HoratioNelson's blog First album i ever purchased CL Laugh On reflection HN, we should have kept this info to ourselves  |
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We should! To make it worse the first single I ever purchased was Passengers By Elton John! I think it may have been my first pocket money experience and had no idea what I was doing |
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Big Mob of Barrow in Bromley on Saturday.. I was in Spoons
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I was in there after the game....Whiskey gingers for £1.79....yes please!
Fair play to the Barrow lot that travelled down....that is some trek. It must have been a long way back after we nicked it late. Proper fans if you do that trip imo. I was there. Would have been the perfect day if Crewe managed to score and me £1100 acca came in....barring that it was fine |
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My first record was School's Out by Alice Cooper. I'd saved up my pocket money on the basis of the song's message and AC's look. What I forgot to factor into the equation was that we did not own a record player.
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Couple more memories
Woolworths vouchers for birthdays - now back then you could take a £1 voucher in and buy a pack of polos or a few penny sweets and get the difference back in cash - that did not last long I can tell ya Anyone remember the Big Mac jingle you could sing to the cashier in under 4 seconds to get a free Big Mac ? Every fook1n day I was in there during summer hols ----The song you're referring to is the iconic McDonald's Big Mac jingle, which features the lyrics: "Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun". This jingle was originally created in 1974 as a print ad headline for college newspapers, which was later adapted into a jingle by Mark Vieha. The jingle gained widespread popularity during a 1975 advertising campaign, where McDonald's ran promotions offering a free Big Mac to customers who could recite the slogan within a specified time—typically under four seconds. These promotions were so successful that some locations, including in New York City, ran out of Big Mac buns. The jingle's catchy nature and memorability have made it a lasting part of pop culture, with many people still able to recite it word-for-word decades later. While the original campaign ended in 1976, McDonald's has revived the concept in various forms, including a 2024 promotion in Australia where customers could win a small fry and drink by accurately reciting the chant within four seconds via the MyMacca’s app or Snapchat ---- |
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Mine are from the 50s. Muffin the Mule and Sooty on black and white TV run by a diesel generator (no electricity or running water), food rationing, Meccano was popular then as well, roaming around the family farm.
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My first LP purchase was Get Yer Ya Yas Out. Thought I was dead cool. However, for whatever reason, I also inexcusably bought a Mungo Jerry LP which was utter dross.
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First single i bought was Monkey Spanner by Dave and Ansel Collins - Irie !
Then managed to get what i thought was a bargain, dirt cheap Top Of The Pops compilation LP with the latest hits on it - didn't realise it was one of those dreadful cover version efforts until i played it |
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Bugg*r! I’ve done that with a cassette tape. Very educational but frustrating.
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3 day week
Out of control inflation Power cuts Endless strikes Cod wars British Leyland |
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Listened to Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly on an older cousin's record player.
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Channel 5 had "The 70's everything we loved and lost" on the other night, still available to download, great nostalgia.
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The three day week et al Salmon. We must be about the same age.
Red Robbo? Candles everywhere. Gannex coats. The miners actually had a leader, Joe Gormley, who delivered. Oil crisis. All sorts of things of that ilk that really didn’t mean much to me. Adult stuff and they’ll sort it out. “Where are we going on Friday night” was the summit of my concern |
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Sry, Saxon.
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A few might like this site. It has what was on TV/Radio every day from the beginning of broadcasting to the end of the 20th century. Free to be a member and they don't pester with spam. So many memories.
https://tvrdb.com/listings/ |
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smurfs
national garages |
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Good nostalgia site too
https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/ and https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/channels Every BBC listing ever, just input date and channel and it will show the listings from that day |
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Drumsticks, Flying Saucers, Joosa Jims, Milk Bottles, Cola Cubes. Village newsagents having dozens of sweet jars.
Nick Drake (RIP) for the music, his sister Gabrielle for getting her kit off regularly in her films  |
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1/4 of pineapple chunks please or if you were a little hard up, 2 ounces of pineapple chunks please
1.45 slot every weekday afternoon hoping it was Trumpton or Mr. Benn on that day Saturday mornings Space 1999, still one of the best theme tunes ever. What I only found out from a mate recently is that you can get a Ceefax app https://nmsceefax.co.uk/#id=WyJubXMtY2VlZmF4IiwiaW50ZXJuYWwubmF0aGFubWVkaWFzZXJ2aWNlcy5jby51ayIsIi93ZWJzb2NrZXRzL2NlZWZheCJd:page=100 |