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Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

anjelikaferrett said:
My poor kids are brainwashed by 80s music. All those school runs in the car! However they have both independently come home from pre COVID pub quizzes and said "Hey Mum. There's was an 80s music round. Smashed it!"
They also have been to OMD gigs with me. I was at that gig at the Empire - was it the 40th anniversary one? I could have gone to Gateshead to see them on that tour but I love seeing them in Liverpool.

For anybody who hasn't seen OMD live, they are amazing. Well worth checking them out.
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The early 80s was an exciting time to be young. After Are Friends Electric got to number 1 in 1979, it seemed like there was an explosion of electronic music in the charts. That synth sound just felt so modern and cool.

I was 18 in 1980 and I remember when I went clubbing I used to sometimes wear black shirt and trousers, with a white tie and white canvas belt (remember them?). I thought I looked cool, but must have looked a right prat. I looked like a photo negative. lol
 
Brett Angell Delight said:
My wife loves olives. I’ve tried them a bunch of times, even in Crete where I assumed they’d be at their best.

I can’t top your description so I won’t even try: AIDS.
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My kids have always loved olives from a very young age. Christmas Day they were both tucking into green olives stuffed with garlic.

They can both be fussy in different ways, so I could never quite get my head around them loving them so much. Must be their Mediterranean genes they get from their Maltese mum.
 
larbert toffee said:
Do you reckon he is the thingy cause of the problem?
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He's definitely culpable.
The constant shuffling of the batting line up and bowlers isn't working. Doesn't seem to able to set a basic field up to contain runs or use his bowlers to contain a batsman, lock down an end and restrict scoring. Haven't looked anywhere near good enough for quite a while now. Thing is, I don't see anyone else who would make a decent captain in that squad.

Absolute bottlers to a man
 

blue1948 said:
Good morning all and sundry .A slight relax as only 6/7 pages to go through .
It is weird that we all have different likings in food ,there are few things I won't eat -Salted cod I think it was called here it is cod marinated in lye,who was it that said "hey that stuff you use to clear the drains ,you couldn't marinade that fish in it could you ?"
We have a "dessert" here which is rye bread soaked in cream and sugar on top ,lots of Finns don't like it but I love it .
We also have a pie which is rye bread dough rolled out and then headless Vendace (small salmon family fish) topped with strips of pork belly wrapped and cooked all day ,then out of the oven wrapped in newspaper and left for another day -served slightly warmed with butter spread on it .
I don't suppose I need to mention we have a lot of rye bread here !
Have a safe and happy day campers .
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You're not exactly selling Finland to us there Blue. lol
 
anjelikaferrett said:
Good morning. Totally alcohol free day yesterday. My son however - who was watching the cricket with me - was heavily into a bottle of Grey Goose his girlfriend bought him for Christmas. I haven't heard any signs of life from him yet. My daughter, aged 24 went to her first football match yesterday. I've never been able to persuade her to come to Goodison. One of her presents to her boyfriend was to take him to a Middlesbrough match so they went yesterday. She loved it. No stress buying tickets, just turn up on the day and get them.

No plans for today. Still a bit damp and drizzly here, one of those grey days. I can feel another lazy day coming on (what again?) Me and the husband have decided to go to the beach tomorrow for a nice long walk along the seafront. Currently deciding between Redcar and Seaton Carew. This will obviously include fish and chips and an ice cream eaten outside in the teeth of a howling gale sweeping in off the North Sea.

@larbert toffee safe journey to Liverpool. I'm still trying to find a couple of days when we can go. Also depends on any new restrictions that may be imposed. @Terrarian Glad you are having an alright day and that you and Daisy have had a nice walk.

Enjoy folks x
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A walk on the beach followed by fish and chips , sounds perfect.

Wrap up warm and it will be wonderful
 
Bluetintedspecs said:
My kids have always loved olives from a very young age. Christmas Day they were both tucking into green olives stuffed with garlic.

They can both be fussy in different ways, so I could never quite get my head around them loving them so much. Must be their Mediterranean genes they get from their Maltese mum.
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Yep me and Mrs J are partial to an olive or three , especially if they are stuffed with chilli.
 

Terrarian said:
I'm not too bad again today thanks Fred, had a relatively pain free few days for me, well minimum pain, it never goes completely. Just walked Daisy and chilling now.
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Excellent mate. ;)

Spent most of Christmas day with Chelsea and Maisee, two gorgeous Norfolk Terriers that live with my neighbours daughter. The word delightful could have been invented to describe them.
 
Bluetintedspecs said:
The early 80s was an exciting time to be young. After Are Friends Electric got to number 1 in 1979, it seemed like there was an explosion of electronic music in the charts. That synth sound just felt so modern and cool.

I was 18 in 1980 and I remember when I went clubbing I used to sometimes wear black shirt and trousers, with a white tie and white canvas belt (remember them?). I thought I looked cool, but must have looked a right prat. I looked like a photo negative. lol
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Love it. I was 19 in 1980. The fashion was unreal. Rara skirts. What was that about? I frequently went out in clothes that would not have looked out of place on stage with Spandau Ballet! I also actually did go out to some punk gig wearing a bin bag as a dress, electric blue tights and clumpy boots. I had to hide the whole ensemble in a large fuschia bush in our front garden so my Mum didn't see what I intended to wear! Got changed in the bogs of a pub on the way. Thought I was so cool. In reality looked like a right divvy!
 
Bluetintedspecs said:
The early 80s was an exciting time to be young. After Are Friends Electric got to number 1 in 1979, it seemed like there was an explosion of electronic music in the charts. That synth sound just felt so modern and cool.

I was 18 in 1980 and I remember when I went clubbing I used to sometimes wear black shirt and trousers, with a white tie and white canvas belt (remember them?). I thought I looked cool, but must have looked a right prat. I looked like a photo negative. lol
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I was exactly the same mate. My older mates often said I looked like a negative too. My white tie was one of those really thin ones and made of leather. I also had a pair of white slip on leather shoes lol. One of my other mates said I looked like a gay Italian gangster. The early 80s weren't very PC as you can tell.

I turned 18 in February 1979, when Heart of Glass was number 1. My girlfriend at the time bought me the single for my birthday, I didn't have the heart to tell her that I already had the album. Neither of us were very well off as we were both still at school, and we worked part time at the local sweet shop which is where I met her. She was absolutely stunning looking and all my mates fancied her. They used to call her Wonderwoman because she wore these huge glasses that made her look like Linda Carter before she went into character. You'd have to be of a certain age to get that. :)

I remember for my 18th birthday we both went to The Fox, a pub in Speke. I'd played for the football team that ran from there for about 3 years and was well known in there. It was something like a Tuesday night and the place was empty, and because it was my birthday we were both dressed to the nines. The pub manager, an old guy called Ted, asked me what the occasion was. I told him it was my birthday so he offered me a birthday drink on the house. When he brought them over to our table he asked me which birthday it was I was celebrating. When I said 18th I swear his jaw hit the floor lol
 

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