British Comedy Guide

I'm so old I remember Page 4

Quote: zooo @ March 5 2013, 10:11 PM GMT

Eep. What a nightmare.
May be the sole reason for current levels of obesity though.

It was hell back then.

Beerbelly is perfect place to have your remote control. So win-win. ;)

When only millionaires had TVs ...

and consequently ...

listening to Perry Mason on Radio Luxembourg on ... the radio.

Obviously I was still in the womb at that point!

When tattoos were only on pikeys or sailors - or in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh? Well, any Glaswegian will tell you Edinburgh is a lower class den of iniquity.

The winter of 1963
The summer of 1976
England winning the World Cup
The Great Train Robbery
Hugh Gaitskell
Gerald Campion as Billy Bunter
Twizzle

They've always had a tattoo.

A time before quilts when we had orange blankets (or blue) that had a satin type edging to them. The sheets were pastel rainbow colours and a corduroy bedspread in a mute colour.

Quote: chipolata @ March 5 2013, 10:17 PM GMT

Men with ponytails.

Ermm . . . .

Quote: Will Cam @ March 5 2013, 11:10 PM GMT

The sheets were pastel rainbow colours

Ooh I think I saw those on Call The Midwife. Rainbow stripey pillows. I really want some.

Quote: Will Cam @ March 5 2013, 11:10 PM GMT

A time before quilts when we had orange blankets that had a satin type edging to them.

Aw, I bloody loved those.

I remember when ciggies had gratis points. I'm too young to sue any fag companies for making me a smoker, but I so wanted to be old enough to collect those cards when I was little.

We have a purple one with satin edging. It is yum.

Winding a TDK tape back in with a pen

When "Threads" was the most talked about TV docu-drama of the 80s! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQo0BQM3OlQ

When parma violets sweets didn't taste to much like 1001 Carpet cleaner!

When Benny left Crossroads

Quote: zooo @ March 5 2013, 11:26 PM GMT

We have a purple one with satin edging. It is yum.

What? A cigarette?

>_<

..when sitcoms were funny and sitcommy. And were shown before 10 o'clock. Ah, those were the days. Wispy dreams pick me up and float me off into the airy night.

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