Things under 40’s will never know.

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I kind of miss the more less tech savvy times. Even the minuscule things like checking ceefax/teletext for the footy scores , going the cinema not having the film already spoiled for you and recording some songs on cassette from the Top 40 radio show

I’m there with you.
I was trying to explain the allure of mix tapes to my kids the other day

 

[Yarrgh]

I think Barr’s still do it, and some pretentious niche brands like Fentiman’s. I used to love sarsaparilla, which was a bit similar, but now banned for causing health problems.

Fentiman's is top notch. Tastes just enough like Alpine to give it the nostalgia element.

 

[Abertonian]

The only thing I miss since COVID WFH culture, everyone going out on Friday on an empty stomach

Dread every single week

I remember once where my gf was out with her work mates, her manager, and her managers manager. Most went home, but she was drunk and text me to come out with a gram of mdma - it was both (managers) of their first time, we went to a jungle night and they both came back to ours and stayed until like Saturday evening as they were scared to go back to their wife/husband. My gf was absolutely mortified when she went in on Monday. All three had a meeting where they all agreed never to speak to anyone about it and that was that lol lol

That's proper case of the fear going in on that Monday lol

 

[coollino]

That's proper case of the fear going in on that Monday lol

Yeah and obviously I got the blame hahaha

Looking back on it now though, it was obviously much worse for them than us/my gf, we were just a couple in our mid 20s with no attachments. They were probably married, kids with proper jobs. Probably why they kept quiet about it and they were horrible enough to throw my gf under the bus

 

[coollino]

Why am I suspecting there is more to this story? Have I been corrupted by the modern world?

There was no sex, if that's what you are thinking

 

[carlos21]

There was no sex, if that's what you are thinking

Everyone is busy tonight.

 

[Vintage]

Teletext for news, football scores, booking holidays...

Teletext in Ireland called Aertel was still going until 3 months ago

 

[Vintage]

Beating one out to some bird in the Oxendales catalogue that be dropped off by some rep

 

[Vintage]

Believe it or not, that one about taking your plate into the chippy is 100% true in parts of Sint Helens and the likes of Haydock.

Me bringing my plate into the chippy in the 70s

 

[canuckblue]

Doing long division without a calculator.
Making calls on rotary phones.
Everton getting a penalty.

 

[Yarrgh]

Me bringing my plate into the chippy in the 70sView attachment 244197

Like a young Benitez that.

 

[wgtwiddle]

 

[Milk]

 

[Muggins]

Clubcall.

“Leading clubs in the then First Division (Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Sheffield Wednesday and Liverpool) were among the first raft of teams signed up on a revenue share basis, whereby they received a percentage of income from the calls to their official information line which quickly proved popular among fans who could hear club news, interviews and commentary on the telephone by ringing an 0898 prefixed number. The success of the new service saw ClubCall expand to cover 72 teams in Englandand Scotland as clubs scrambled to be part of a new and significant revenue stream.”

 

[ClausThomsen]

Remember pestering me mam to get me a shellsuit I'd been eyeing up in the Kays catalogue. Eventually she cracked and when it arrived I was straight out in it after school - absolutely brimming with confidence looking good.

Next morning we're watching Saturday morning kids TV and Sandi Toksvig comes on wearing the exact same shelly. Pure burning humiliation.