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[mr.bluesky]

FFS this is the 1st i've heard of it 

As you say is nothing sacred 
Just to reassure everyone I am the one and only genuine Blackpool Rock, never accept imitations 

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I didn’t realise Blackpool Rock companies made so much of Britain's rock, I remember visiting a rock shop in Whitby many years ago who made their own rock on site, interesting to see how it was made. When you visit a lot of British seaside resorts I assumed it was always made locally.  A shame so many of these places are under threat from cheap inferior Chinese imports.

[lostandfound]

Green Party dropped in a leaflet urging me to vote for them in the upcoming elections.

How is it good for the environment for them to be printing and distributing junk mail?

[akauya]

Has anyone noticed?

Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster is a maniac. 😐

[mr.bluesky]

Green Party dropped in a leaflet urging me to vote for them in the upcoming elections.

How is it good for the environment for them to be printing and distributing junk mail?

Don't worry it's paper, it can be recycled to make more junk mail 

[diver ted]

An unusual angle for a photo of the 'Lady of the Harbour' during the recent Eclipse...

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[Blackpool Rock]

Probably the best thread for this rather than the what's pissed you off thread, anyway I did a bit of tidying up in the garden a week or so ago which included cutting the small area of grass at the back of the house.

I'm glad that I inspected the area before going over it with a strimmer as there was some cat shit (i'm assuming it's cat shit) and I had a mate once who got a job in the parks dept who got splattered with dog shit while strimming an overgrown grass bank     

Decided to pick the shit up before cutting the grass and used a couple bits of waste cardboard to transfer it to the dustbin however what I noticed and i've never noticed this before was the overpowering smell of curry that it had, I mean WTF 

[Derrick101]

Probably the best thread for this rather than the what's pissed you off thread, anyway I did a bit of tidying up in the garden a week or so ago which included cutting the small area of grass at the back of the house.

I'm glad that I inspected the area before going over it with a strimmer as there was some cat shit (i'm assuming it's cat shit) and I had a mate once who got a job in the parks dept who got splattered with dog shit while strimming an overgrown grass bank     

Decided to pick the shit up before cutting the grass and used a couple bits of waste cardboard to transfer it to the dustbin however what I noticed and i've never noticed this before was the overpowering smell of curry that it had, I mean WTF 

Are you sure it's not your local takeaway that smells of cat shit ? 

[akauya]

Probably the best thread for this rather than the what's pissed you off thread, anyway I did a bit of tidying up in the garden a week or so ago which included cutting the small area of grass at the back of the house.

I'm glad that I inspected the area before going over it with a strimmer as there was some cat shit (i'm assuming it's cat shit) and I had a mate once who got a job in the parks dept who got splattered with dog shit while strimming an overgrown grass bank     

Decided to pick the shit up before cutting the grass and used a couple bits of waste cardboard to transfer it to the dustbin however what I noticed and i've never noticed this before was the overpowering smell of curry that it had, I mean WTF 

That's a proper British cat, eating Britain's favourite food! 

[Thephoenix]

An unusual angle for a photo of the 'Lady of the Harbour' during the recent Eclipse...

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Only Liverpudlians know the secret of The Queen Victoria statue in Liverpool.
Viewed from a certain angle the Queen appears to be showing a bit too much.
......and that's on a cold day!


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[Bonker]

"Are you sure it's not your local takeaway that smells of cat shit ?"

Same thing, different name.
A deliveroo guy must have thrown it over the wall.

[silverspoon]

Only Liverpudlians know the secret of The Queen Victoria statue in Liverpool.
Viewed from a certain angle the Queen appears to be showing a bit too much.
......and that's on a cold day!

Stand on the corner of Castle st and see how proud she is!


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[Blackpool Rock]

Are you sure it's not your local takeaway that smells of cat shit ? 

Perhaps it was Katsu curry then   

[Jonestown]

Tourist sparks fury after strolling around Majorca's capital in just tight green swimming trunks as furious locals demand his arrest and slam 'shirtless morons'




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A German I'd say, rather than a Brit, thank God.

[Punterperson1971]

Tourist sparks fury after strolling around Majorca's capital in just tight green swimming trunks as furious locals demand his arrest and slam 'shirtless morons'




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A German I'd say, rather than a Brit, thank God.

Good old budgie smugglers 😂😂😂

[akauya]

What in the world possesses people to have gender reveal parties? I just don't get it. It had to be a yank invention - even though the person who started it regrets it now as it has morphed into a monster. Some reveal parties even turned fatal for some.

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[Jonestown]

Today KC3 unveiled a 8ft X 6ft portrait of Himself that had been commissioned by The Worshipful Company of Drapers.

No doubt there are hundreds of years of precedents for monarchs to unveil portraits of themselves, did does seem a little bizarre in this day and age, something that you might expect a narcissist like the Markle woman to do, but maybe Charlie Boy is on that end of the spectrum too.



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Might look better when actually seen, but in reduced form it looks not unlike one of the fun fair background boards where you stick your head through a hole and pretend the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz, or similar, has your face.

[timsussex]

Today KC3 unveiled a 8ft X 6ft portrait of Himself that had been commissioned by The Worshipful Company of Drapers.
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Might look better when actually seen, but in reduced form it looks not unlike one of the fun fair background boards where you stick your head through a hole and pretend the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz, or similar, has your face.

what do you expect from a bunch of tools 



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[Thecunninglinguist]

Today KC3 unveiled a 8ft X 6ft portrait of Himself that had been commissioned by The Worshipful Company of Drapers.

No doubt there are hundreds of years of precedents for monarchs to unveil portraits of themselves, did does seem a little bizarre in this day and age, something that you might expect a narcissist like the Markle woman to do, but maybe Charlie Boy is on that end of the spectrum too.





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Might look better when actually seen, but in reduced form it looks not unlike one of the fun fair background boards where you stick your head through a hole and pretend the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz, or similar, has your face.

Looks like Just Stop Oil got there first?

[Thephoenix]

Met an old colleague for a coffee today and noticed he was limping as he got out of his car.
I couldn't resist saying "Mr Dillon!", "Mr Dillon!".

Bring back memories?

[Thecunninglinguist]

Met an old colleague for a coffee today and noticed he was limping as he got out of his car.
I couldn't resist saying "Mr Dillon!", "Mr Dillon!".

Bring back memories?

I would guess only a small percentage of members will get the reference.............

[mr.bluesky]

I would guess only a small percentage of members will get the reference.............

Haven't a clue 

[WASA38]

Met an old colleague for a coffee today and noticed he was limping as he got out of his car.
I couldn't resist saying "Mr Dillon!", "Mr Dillon!".

Bring back memories?

Trust you drawled it, Chester Wilmott style.

[PilotMan]

Haven't a clue 

Me neither 

I googled it though, a old TV programme called "gunsmoke"

[mr.bluesky]

Me neither 

I googled it though, a old TV programme called "gunsmoke"

  well before my time

[Thephoenix]

Trust you drawled it, Chester Wilmott style.

Naturally! 

[akauya]

Why is Wales not represented in the Union flag? And if Scotland goes independent would we add the Welsh Dragon after taking the Saltire off?

[Blackpool Rock]

Why is Wales not represented in the Union flag? And if Scotland goes independent would we add the Welsh Dragon after taking the Saltire off?

I recall this was either discussed on here recently in a thread or I saw it on TV within the last few months however I believe Wales was already effectively in a union with England at the time of the full union which incorporated some of the blue saltire flag and some of the red from the Irish flag which was very different before the tricolour, this is why it isn't symmetrical 

In fact probably easier to Google 

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[mr.bluesky]

Why is it as you get older you get less hair on your head but more hair in your ears and up your nostrils,  how does that work  does hair growth suddenly go into reverse 

[WASA38]

Why is it as you get older you get less hair on your head but more hair in your ears and up your nostrils,  how does that work  does hair growth suddenly go into reverse 

Isn't the stock-in answer  that the hair on your head started much earlier so it hangs up its boots that much earlier too ?

[timsussex]

The effects of testosterone - its not called male pattern baldness for nothing

Many many years ago Denis Norden (I Think) author of so many funny scripts with Frank Muir said
"Bald men may be more sexy but the chances to prove  it become so much rarer "

[WARSZAWA16]

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[Thephoenix]

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I've missed this section.
Nice to get back to some real daft stuff.😁.

Handy to re- record over the vhs video.

[PilotMan]

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I could never get to grips with that modern technology 

[RandomGuy99]

Stupid is as stupid does

Banned driver dials into the court hearing about his driving ban while he is driving and talks to the judge about him driving and he needs to park up. Doh!

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[Thephoenix]

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Anyone remember?

[Thephoenix]

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With a group of other young teenagers we often wondered what speeds  we were getting up to cycling downhill on one of the popular steep roads in North Wales in the 50s.

We measured a mile and I was timed.
It took a minute, so I was travelling at 60mph on my old Dawes Clansman.
No helmet or other safety gear. Just a pair of shorts and pumps.

Probably absolutely stupid.
I guess young teenagers now get their thrills on computer games.
Far safer I'm sure, but not half as much fun.

[mr.bluesky]

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Anyone remember?

I don't remember them but I remember having a front and rear light that was powered by a dynamo with the small contact wheel making contact with the outer rim of the rear wheel. Used to wear away the edge of the tyre though in time 

[Bonker]

"Far safer I'm sure, but not half as much fun"

Physically maybe but mentally, no.
Neither in the long run.

[WARSZAWA16]

Should Hot Pants ever come back into fashion?



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[WARSZAWA16]

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[PilotMan]

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You're a youngster then.

I'm this old



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[WARSZAWA16]

You're a youngster then.

I'm this old



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My Grandparents had one like that  . I remember my Nan always listening to the racing results on it in the late afternoon.

[mr.bluesky]

You're a youngster then.

I'm this old



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Your even older if you had or remember one of these

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[mr.bluesky]

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Still have one and it works perfectly 👌
Although it has a multi CD player not a turntable for LP's

[Thephoenix]

I remember my mother had one of these wind up gramophones and some old George Formby records.
I remember the little compartment for the spare needles.

It ended up being much more fun to put my dinkey toys on the turntable, and watch them go flying off when I turned the handle.



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[diver ted]

Anyone else trained by the National Provincial Bank (the Nat part of NatWest) to use one of these?
A few weeks residential course to use a forerunner of the handheld calculator of the 1970s!
What would the certificate get someone now...


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[Thephoenix]

Anyone else trained by the National Provincial Bank (the Nat part of NatWest) to use one of these?
A few weeks residential course to use a forerunner of the handheld calculator of the 1970s!
What would the certificate get someone now...


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No, but I remember my first job in the general office of a large hospital in the late 50s, and using one of these to add and record the amount of laundry used from the dockets .
The noise would drive everyone mad, having to wank the handle down after each entry.

At least I learnt to make a really good pot of tea which was an essential skill required of any office junior.


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[mr.bluesky]

Any one remember using one of these, the old fashioned clocking in machine with your cardboard clocking in card.  If you were more than 3 minutes late you'd loose a quarter of an hours pay. 
At the end of the week all the time cards would collected up by a lady from the time office  to work out your wages.
Off course it's all computerised now with a digital swipe card with photo ID you wear around your neck or clipped to your clothing

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[RandomGuy99]

Any one remember using one of these, the old fashioned clocking in machine with your cardboard clocking in card.  If you were more than 3 minutes late you'd loose a quarter of an hours pay. 
At the end of the week all the time cards would collected up by a lady from the time office  to work out your wages.
Off course it's all computerised now with a digital swipe card with photo ID you wear around your neck or clipped to your clothing

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I used one of these in my first job and you had to clock out and in at lunchtime and again for eorking overtime

[mr.bluesky]

Yeah, same as the first place I worked, clocking in the morning, dinner time and clock out at the end of the day. Strangely enough there was always a big queue to get out at the end of your day shift,  usually because some numpty couldn't find his clock card