benjamin1945

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  1. The first bus in Britain to be powered by human excrement ran from Bristol to Bath on the number 2 route.
  2. Did you know 400 million years ago Mushrooms grew 24 feet tall ?
  3. I was at school with Richard Bills,.........i 'd forgot all of em untill my brother started naming em,............he said 'bleddy hell its over 40 years ago'',..Paul Randall that i named was in fact a very good player and went on to play semi pro in Norway,...........its amazing we lost so many games with him and me in the team, lol.
  4. Amazing Mick...........would Seth adams who my bro remembers have been the fat lad?
  5. ay up mick more names coming thru from me brother..........Seth ?...paul randall and richard bills
  6. Catfan,got two names off my younger brother who also played john Badder and Malcolm Costello,did you know them?
  7. Catfan,told you my Dad worked as a 'Duckie' for NCT Bulwell for a time in the 70s and you think you remembered him,......well ive just remembered i played Football for them around 1970,and they were the worst team i ever played for,some great lads though,we were regulary beat by 8 or 9 goals,home ground was Bulwell Hall Park, Ive been racking my brain and cant remember any of their names,any chance you can recall any of em ? One in particular keep nearly remembering his name and i'll know if you say it,...........big fat lad really awful player but he picked the team.
  8. Seemed a nice bloke,did'nt realise he was 74,born in one of my favourite seaside places Exmouth R.I.P. Stewpot.
  9. Divorce column in the Evening Post.............siting reasons for..........it was almost a criminal offence to get Divorced.
  10. And the Football News was a very light Green
  11. Papers you don't see anymore that we delivered in the 50s, Daily worker, Daily Herald, Sunday Pictorial, Bulwell Dispatch, Nottm Evening News Football Post Football News Nottm. Guardian,...............and probably many more,
  12. Poor old Dad paid in the end though...............when Floss died,i buried her down the Garden in a new Suitcase he'd just bought....lol....sorry Dad.
  13. Honorable indeed Loppy................i only got 8/- (shillings).......and them bags were bleddy heavy on a Sunday,.....i remember my first weeks wages went on paying for my 'Dogs licence' 7/6,....Dad said bit short this week son and its your Dog,.......paid gladly loved my Dog Floss'.
  14. '53# hippo girl think we lucky at Padstow Chrissie,.............never recall any of the Girls getting corp.punishment................most of us lads got the Strap,cane or slipper,but never thought much about it...............it was taken as normal.............and liked most of the Teachers.
  15. Think i would have been NBL........................Is that legal...........lol.
  16. They are i'm asleep..........
  17. # 12 caftan..................what you trying to say ? and all the best for today mate..........
  18. Ive always had trouble with my 'small processor'.................but have been well 'buffered in my time..........
  19. There is no answer to that ayup ! .............unless you trying to wind me up..............lol.
  20. Loppy so long as i don't get the Canadian one i don't mind,..........Upspeak' we call it,and i absolutely detest it,and its spreading like wild fire',even some news reporters now have it.every time i turn the car radio on someone is doing it, One of the cleaners, where i do a bit of work uses it,all the wifes relatives in Devon do it, ITS TAKING OVER THE WORLD,.....................HELP...................... and probably even 'educated fleas do it'..................................................
  21. 49# PEVERAL.........................it seems everyone must be on fantastic wages for dealing/working in bits of metal,
  22. Pheew,these 02 sensors on the transverse v6's.............are a 'Bark' are'nt they Mick......................now where did i put that Banana thats turning black........lol.