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Discussion in 'Swansea City' started by trundles left foot, Sep 26, 2016.

  1. neveroffsidereff

    neveroffsidereff Well-Known Member

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    Oh yes!!!
     
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    neveroffsidereff Well-Known Member

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    Ah the good old conker fight, there was a cracking tree up in Treboth by the cemetery, the tree was in someones garden. We used to hang around waiting for the owners to go out, then we would be lobbing everything at it. Never got find the best way of hardening them, put them in lime, in the oven.
     
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    I use to soak mine in vinegar. They were rock hard as a result.
     
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    I'm told viagra is less painful than soaking yours in vinegar......:bandit:
     
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    What time is your plane ? <laugh>
     
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    Hang on, I'll get my viagra eye drops and take a "hard look" at the timetables.... <sorry>
     
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    My old man is 94 and he swears by Viagra...














    ...stops him rolling out of bed
     
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    When schools could discipling with the cane or slipper if you did not behave...... Covering your books with old pieces of wallpaper to keep them clean....
     
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    Football.
     
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    My teacher in the last year of primary school was Mr Sanderson. He used to bring his bull mastif to school and had a cane named 'Oscar' that we were all terrified of. It bloody hurt as well because it was a thick branch off a tree. <laugh> But I tell you what - lots of learning was done in that class and our grades were all pretty good. Not saying we should go back to that but our teacher had respect (we actually loved him!) and he got results. Nobody, and I mean nobody misbehaved and disrupted the class. Just saying.

    Vividly remember covering school books with brown paper or wallpaper. They always ended up tatty anyway.
     
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  12. trundles left foot

    trundles left foot Well-Known Member

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    Always dropped 2 records, when the next one on was always my favourite one. when I was young always speeded them up to sound like pinky and perky.
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    Tape recorders that were useless as you could not take them anywhere without electricity and the playback sounded nothing like what you recorded.....<laugh>
     
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    Be nice to have Badfinger back ...super poster.
     
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    Not the poster, but they were great...

     
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    The conkers, right?
     
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    Used to love watching this

     
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    trundles left foot Well-Known Member

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    When we could score goals and actually played attractive football.


     
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    Remember when we used t get a service for our rates.
     
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    Remember when people thought being obese was unacceptable ?
     
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