The Oldies Thread

[Daytripper]

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A bit big to urinate in mate

 

[summerisle]

Whose mam or gran had a button tin,mine had a round crawfords shortbread tin packed to the top with every size colour and shape you could imagine.

still got it, together with a bag of a thousand shoelaces, all odd.

 

[Littlesue]

Here's mine

 

[RufusCat]

Whose mam or gran had a button tin,mine had a round crawfords shortbread tin packed to the top with every size colour and shape you could imagine.

Literally just been going through an old suitcase in the loft and found... A shortbread tin full of buttons. My mum threw nothing away and I am still finding bits and pieces even now.

 

[goldfinchmule]

Literally just been going through an old suitcase in the loft and found... A shortbread tin full of buttons. My mum threw nothing away and I am still finding bits and pieces even now.

Amazing..me and my sister used to play tiddleywinks with them.bet theres a few duffle coat togs in there also.

 

[RufusCat]

Amazing..me and my sister used to play tiddleywinks with them.bet theres a few duffle coat togs in there also.

Correct!

 

[LEONARD]

Growing up, most of my mates liked Sherlock Holmes, but for me it was....

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[peteblue]

And a block of carbolic soap .

Ahhh…the smell of carbolic soap in the evening…happy days……

 

[degsy]

Here's mine
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The mother in law was born in a place called Westfield near Battle Sussex, she lived in a little row of chocolate box cottages her next door neighbours were called Button and their house was called the Button Box.

 

[LEONARD]

Slightly enlarged prostrate, and too much coffee, not a good combination.

 

[bigjonny]

Slightly enlarged prostrate, and too much coffee, not a good combination.

That’s why I changed to decaf a few years ago, made an immediate improvement.

 

[summerisle]

 

[Cels]

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[Eggs]

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….Seaman’s was a regular for blokes back in the day, not that I’m claiming I ever went

 

[Eggs]