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Originally posted by Syd:

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Originally posted by Cigarettes & Alcohol:
tut, anyone would think you lived in the dark ages.

We souffern softies, had colour telly n everyfink, we even had an inside loo that had a seat, and a tin bath for in front of the fire.

Colour Telly????...this ear suverner ad to sit in me tin barff listening wiv me Muvver to listen Wiv Muvver on the Wireless.....thats ardship....

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Originally posted by Baby Bunny:
A coke-themed incident from my impoverished (more impoverished than Syd's) childhood...

My first bike was second hand - bought of a neighbour. I was riding it to the end of the street and some members of a horror family spotted me and recognised the bike - and an older lad threw some coke in my face because he said I'd nicked the bike

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Originally posted by Baby Bunny:
A coke-themed incident from my impoverished (more impoverished than Syd's) childhood...

My first bike was second hand - bought of a neighbour. I was riding it to the end of the street and some members of a horror family spotted me and recognised the bike - and an older lad threw some coke in my face because he said I'd nicked the bike

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Originally posted by Syd:

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Originally posted by Cigarettes & Alcohol:
tut, anyone would think you lived in the dark ages.

We souffern softies, had colour telly n everyfink, we even had an inside loo that had a seat, and a tin bath for in front of the fire.

Colour Telly????...this ear suverner ad to sit in me tin barff listening wiv me Muvver to listen Wiv Muvver on the Wireless.....thats ardship....

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Originally posted by Dragonlady 25:
Young-un!!

I remember when it was called 'Mothers and children at Home.'

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Originally posted by Syd:

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Originally posted by Dragonlady 25:
Young-un!!

I remember when it was called 'Mothers and children at Home.'

Gawd and I thought I was old

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Originally posted by Baby Bunny:
You had a LAWN?!!!

I had to curtsey to posh peopl with with LAWNS!!!

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Originally posted by Syd:
You're Parents bought you a second hand bike!!!!!.......lucky Bunny...I used to pretend pedal round me garden ....and got told off for messing up the lawn!

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Originally posted by Baby Bunny:
You had a LAWN?!!!

I had to curtsey to posh peopl with with LAWNS!!!

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Originally posted by ~hoochie~:
I'm so envious - I had my first pair of shoes with toes when I was 10

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Originally posted by Syd:
is nobody speaking to me cos me Dad liked to Roller? ...still barfed in a tin barf tho...and listened wiv muver...and wore a sticky out pointy bra, that if anyone poked ...and wore a hand knitted jumper for most of my childhood...and..and...and...

I made patterns on the inside of me windows by scraping me finger on the ice.......

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Originally posted by Baby Bunny:
Syd - found it! - this was one of 3 identical knitted outfits: I had a red one (pictured) a blue one and a green one - my school "uniform".

Note the plaster on my head from being run over by a car (yeah - beat that!). Also note the haircut - courtesy of by my Auntie and a bowl.

Now I'm sorry, but you HAVE to concede defeat

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Originally posted by Syd:
Nite Nite Bunny...will have to get my scanner back from daughter and send a photo of me and my little bro.......

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Originally posted by Cigarettes & Alcohol:
This is very true, is coke like coal, and slag heaps and the like, not being from oop norf I dunno these miners terms.