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Originally posted by mary_bee:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
Course WE had it really rough, we used to live in a septic tank in t middle of the road, and had to get up half an hour before we went to bed then work 25 hours in t mill AND pay t mill owner for lettin us work there, n every night us dad would cut us in half wi a bread knife,
try telling the kids today that, n they wont believe ya,

What's this from? 'Cause I really recognise it.

Monty Python

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Originally posted by mary_bee:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
Course WE had it really rough, we used to live in a septic tank in t middle of the road, and had to get up half an hour before we went to bed then work 25 hours in t mill AND pay t mill owner for lettin us work there, n every night us dad would cut us in half wi a bread knife,
try telling the kids today that, n they wont believe ya,

What's this from? 'Cause I really recognise it.

its an old Monty Python sketch, before your time I think

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Originally posted by Baby Bunny:

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Originally posted by mozart:
the day i scrapped a farthing outta turd.

And some of us had that for our Christmas pud so count yourself lucky

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Originally posted by Rev. Dim Dale:
Homeless and penniless when I was student, living off stuff thrown away.

I think it's dead funny about students now. Student digs aren't what they used to be ... around here they have purpose-built apartments all over and if they're not en-suite rooms with broadband, all inclusive, and a flat screen TV, the students aren't interested.

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:

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Originally posted by mary_bee:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
Course WE had it really rough, we used to live in a septic tank in t middle of the road, and had to get up half an hour before we went to bed then work 25 hours in t mill AND pay t mill owner for lettin us work there, n every night us dad would cut us in half wi a bread knife,
try telling the kids today that, n they wont believe ya,

What's this from? 'Cause I really recognise it.

its an old Monty Python sketch, before your time I think

here ya go watch very FUNNY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

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Originally posted by Daniel J*:

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Originally posted by Rev. Dim Dale:
Homeless and penniless when I was student, living off stuff thrown away.

I think it's dead funny about students now. Student digs aren't what they used to be ... around here they have purpose-built apartments all over and if they're not en-suite rooms with broadband, all inclusive, and a flat screen TV, the students aren't interested.

they have wet rooms in the purpose built ones around here no smutty comments pls

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:

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Originally posted by mary_bee:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
Course WE had it really rough, we used to live in a septic tank in t middle of the road, and had to get up half an hour before we went to bed then work 25 hours in t mill AND pay t mill owner for lettin us work there, n every night us dad would cut us in half wi a bread knife,
try telling the kids today that, n they wont believe ya,

What's this from? 'Cause I really recognise it.

its an old Monty Python sketch, before your time I think

here ya go watch very FUNNY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

Aha yeah, I thought I recognised it! I've seen it a few times before.

Thankss

I think my lowest point was in the late '80s, when I was living in a bedsit in London. It was quite squalid, but that wasn't the hardest part. The loneliness of bedsit life was what got to me the most - walking along the road on a Friday after work, seeing happy families on their way home, and knowing that I would not talk to another soul until Monday morning. Having said that, I would not have missed that experience for anything.

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Originally posted by fabienne:
I think my lowest point was in the late '80s, when I was living in a bedsit in London. It was quite squalid, but that wasn't the hardest part. The loneliness of bedsit life was what got to me the most - walking along the road on a Friday after work, seeing happy families on their way home, and knowing that I would not talk to another soul until Monday morning. Having said that, I would not have missed that experience for anything.

Soft Cell - Bedsitter.

I lived in London for a while when I was 21. Social life was always through work. Very odd place to live if you're not local, I found.

The last Rolex was harsh. The President braclelet one. I just said no

Once I had to buy a 'knock off' Mulberry.. never again..

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Originally posted by Daniel J*:

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Originally posted by fabienne:
I think my lowest point was in the late '80s, when I was living in a bedsit in London. It was quite squalid, but that wasn't the hardest part. The loneliness of bedsit life was what got to me the most - walking along the road on a Friday after work, seeing happy families on their way home, and knowing that I would not talk to another soul until Monday morning. Having said that, I would not have missed that experience for anything.

Soft Cell - Bedsitter.

I lived in London for a while when I was 21. Social life was always through work. Very odd place to live if you're not local, I found.

Yes, great song. If you had money and a social circle, it could be wonderful. But penniless and alone, a bit different...

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Originally posted by tupps:
Once I had to buy a 'knock off' Mulberry.. never again..

It wouldn't attire the wrist. Not a knock-off

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Originally posted by carotino:

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Originally posted by tupps:
Once I had to buy a 'knock off' Mulberry.. never again..

It wouldn't attire the wrist. Not a knock-off

For shame..

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Originally posted by TiGi:
Reading these stories makes me realise how lucky I've been

I was just thinking that ...

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Originally posted by carotino:
The last Rolex was harsh. The President braclelet one. I just said no

Thank goodness.. it would have sent your wrist green..

carotino

tupps

And here's me moaning on about living in a car :ashamed face:

OHG - I was just about to spout off about how, even so, we were happier then

Then I watched that clip...

THIRD YORKSHIREMAN:
But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor.
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
Because we were poor. My old Dad used to say to me, "Money doesn't buy you happiness, son".
FOURTH YORKSHIREMAN:
Aye, 'e was right.
FIRST YORKSHIREMAN:
Aye, 'e was.
FOURTH YORKSHIREMAN:
I was happier then and I had nothin'.

Thing is, it is an enduringly funny clip because they base it on the things we all say – the one-upmanship on the "I had a hard life" anecdotes!

Oh Bunny.... you were lucky.. you can't live in a Mulberry bag.. not even the knock off variety..

and I'll wager it'd be impossible to live in a Rolex..

the poorest i've been.

well in non financial terms i'd guess the day my mother died, it felt like a piece of me had died with her.

in financial terms i'm not sure losing my job because i refused to join a trade union meant i couldnt sign on and couldnt get a rent rebate so lost my (private rented) house, lived on the streets for a while then in a squat as the aids epidemic hit in the early 80's i lost so many friends as did many people, luckily neither myself nor my partner slept around and we stayed together (still are ) but we ended up living in a borrowed tent, washing and bathing in a river and living on out of date sandwiches given to us by a kind shopkeeper, we both got jobs and steadily worked our way back into civilization (or so it felt), we got a council house and then as we could afford got a better private rented house before we started our own company (with government backing/help) and since then we never looked back.

probably sleeping in a squat that had no electricity,in the middle of winter and living on rice for several days.