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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Patience, Jan 11, 2016.

  1. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    I ****ing despise those ****s.
     
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  2. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    Btw check oot Grove claiming Jedward for the Brits :mad:
     
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    I find it quite disturbing that you were aware of that <yikes>
     
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  4. Mick O'Toon

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    I think Val Doonican was very influential
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  5. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    How'd you do them smilies Mick?
     
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  6. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    But he's got to know what is and isn't mine...
     
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    Growing up in the 70s, if you were not being abused by a celebrity the only things to do were to take heroin or watch one of 3 channels on TV. The likes of Peters and Lee and LdP were always on telly and my dad turned our house into a little corner of Ulster so there was no smack allowed.
     
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  8. Mick O'Toon

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    A lot of them are on my email service (GMX) and that last one I just googled rocking chair emoji
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    Think yourself lucky you didn't grow up in ER's generation. In his day the biggest news story was the sinking of the Mary Rose as told by the Town Cryer.
     
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    He missed out on the fun there - Dev got a trip down to Runnymede to witness the signing of Magna Carta
     
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  11. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    All you boys must be old as ****.
     
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    Still not old enough to remember a united Ireland :grin:
     
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  13. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    Twas me playing Bowls with Drake.
     
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  14. Mick O'Toon

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    Yeah,can't imagine what the 70's were like!
     
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    Nationwide strikes, power cuts, a 3 day week. Those were the days.
     
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  16. Mick O'Toon

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    And bombings but on the plus side you could bring your bird to the pictures,chip supper,bus home and still have change of 10p.
     
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    Aye and ****e like Bowie in the charts
     
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    I can only apologise for my schoolboy error, words I think Sir Cliff coughed up during operation Yew Tree.
     
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    I think the only reason people went on about the 80s being good was that it was impossible for a decade to be worse than the 70s.
     
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    Paul Weller

    ****er, aye ... but a huge influence on British music.
     
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