Oztalgian
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Don't know about Roberts Windsor Soaps but it reminded me of Brown Windsor Soup!
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7 hours ago, DJ360 said:
Ha!! No poncey Skin'd geet faar in Billinge. Ee'd gerris braces wrapped rahnd 'is neck an a good slappin wi a flat cap!!
Ecky Thump .... that ancient Lancastrian martial art
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I am getting increasingly peed off with websites wanting to deliver "news" via short videos instead of text.
I can read and I don't want the drivel that goes most video including introductions and closing comments.
If there is waffle in the words I can skip it and go to the bits that contain the actual news content, it is hard to fast forward through the videos as there is no discernible difference between news and waffle.
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To the Cuckoo
O blithe New-comer! I have heard,
I hear thee and rejoice.
O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird,
Or but a wandering Voice?While I am lying on the grass
Thy twofold shout I hear;
From hill to hill it seems to pass,
At once far off, and near.Though babbling only to the Vale
Of sunshine and of flowers,
Thou bringest unto me a tale
Of visionary hours.Thrice welcome, darling of the Spring!
Even yet thou art to me
No bird, but an invisible thing,
A voice, a mystery;The same whom in my school-boy days
I listened to; that Cry
Which made me look a thousand ways
In bush, and tree, and sky.To seek thee did I often rove
Through woods and on the green;
And thou wert still a hope, a love;
Still longed for, never seen.And I can listen to thee yet;
Can lie upon the plain
And listen, till I do beget
That golden time again.O blessèd Bird! the earth we pace
Again appears to be
An unsubstantial, faery place;
That is fit home for Thee!by William Wordsworth
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Given that it is a camp site is that where Robin Hood and his Men in Tights go?
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Good one DJ360, well done
Now time to put on your Doc Martens, check shirt, straight leg jeans half way up your calf and held up with braces and the scarf tied around your wrist. Then off out to terrorise Billinge
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22 hours ago, Beekay said:
they're so brainwashed that you can wave the stars and stripes in front of them and they'd shoot their neighbour !
Worked over there and travelled to and fro over many years.
It certainly is a strange country, many have very little awareness of the rest of the world. You can't show b**bs and bums, on TV or buy alcohol in some dry counties but you can go to Walmart and get enough guns and ammunition to fight a small war!
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We have two Robin Hood Hotels in South Australia.
One in Norwood in metropolitan Adelaide, founded in 1851, The other is in Strathalbyn a lovely country town about 60km from Adelaide, it was founded in 1855.
Apparently the pubs have always had these names but I cannot find how they came to be named after Nottingham's famous outlaw.
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Yes his Fantasia on Greensleeves is so famous that it is played by every ice cream van in the UK
Joking apart The Lark Ascending is a beautiful work
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At the end of a rather surreal Anzac Day held under Covid 19 restrictions I am listening to the Governor General's Anzac Day message and watching how the people of Australia paid their respects to those that made the ultimate sacrifice.
It is the third time today I have heard this haunting piece of music.
I seem to recall it formed part of Sir Winston Churchill's service
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The day I retired I parcelled up my suits and "formal" work shirts and ties and gave them to a local op-shop.
The trend for funerals here these days is colour so I don't need them any more.
Only have smart casual/casual now.
If any one of my mates wants formal at their send off (which I very much doubt) I wont be going.
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On 3/6/2020 at 9:56 AM, Emma Lowe said:
I am also trying to get as much information about my Mum and Dad and Midland General.
The Crich Tramway Museum has a number of books on MGO and I am sure they would be available through Amazon too.
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Absolutely agree Radford Boy, they cant even agree on the guidelines in the fight against Covid 19
Tasmania has just over 500,000 people South Australia has about 1.6 million and the ACT and NT don't make 600,000 together
To put that in a UK context Nottinghamshire has 786,000 and the East Midlands has over 4.5 million and Nottingham has over 320,000 people
We also have 74 council areas or their equivalent. Are we over-governed - you bet we are
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Beekay it would have been 1960-1964.
I have completed my biblically allotted three score and ten.
We intend to keep safe thanks, just hunkered down and only going out when necessary.
The authorities here are doing a great job of controlling Covid 19 and here in South Australia we have had another day of no new cases despite intensive testing.
You keep safe too along with all on here.
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Whilst putting paper rounds together at the local newsagent when I was 11 or I can't recall seeing any of those magazines mentioned above.
I was quite content having a quick look at the Tiger with Roy of the Rovers winning some trophy or other every season for Melchester Rovers.
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For all leagues, surely promotion and relegation should only be applied in cases of mathematical certainty. The rest should just be null and void and start afresh next year
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100 likes for that one RR...……. Briliant!
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Why did Edward III pick St George as Patron Saint of England he never set foot on English soil?
Nottstalgia Choir ….. Altogether now "And did those feet in ancient time walk upon England's mountains green …...
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14 hours ago, benjamin1945 said:
Me and Grandad,,on way to watch Notts cricket Trent Bridge.........circa 1950
Love this photo Ben.
Dad with the ubiquitous ciggie in his mouth and you with a look of excited anticipation
15 hours ago, benjamin1945 said:And again early morning walk on the Prom
I had a jumper just like that one it must have been a 50's fashion item for young boys.
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7 hours ago, DJ360 said:
The first people who should have taken this seriously were our Govt... yet they have utterly failed on so many levels. They STILL have not apologised for getting the early stages so wrong.
New Zealand is a prime example of what could and should have been done using the maxim " Go Hard Go Early" and to some extent even though a little later our government has done similar things.
I cannot believe that the UK is still letting people come into the country without medical checks or quarantine. We and NZ have totally closed our borders no one is allowed in and when our government organises "mercy" flights to bring stranded Australians home they are taken from the airport they land at and put into compulsory quarantine for two weeks with daily testing. Only then, if clear are they allowed to go back to their home states.
I fully understand that NZ and OZ to not have the population numbers or the population density of the UK but early lockdown and continued social distancing appears to have worked.
I wonder if someone will really take the UK government to task particularly on the total fail on testing and sourcing of PPE for health workers.
To an outsider it looks like criminal negligence.
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As we approach Anzac Day the day when Australia remembers those that made the supreme sacrifice the phrases that often appear on war memorials are the most haunting for me.
"No Known Grave"
"An Australian Soldier of the Great War … Known unto God"
I just cannot imagine the absolute grief of those left behind not knowing where their loved ones lie.
It will be a very strange Anzac Day this year with all public attendances at commemorative services banned due to Covid 19
There is a groundswell of community activity for us all to go outside our homes with a torch or candle at 5:55 am, dawn, on Anzac Day and pay our respects.
Lest we Forget
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Sarah is the Melbourne court reporter for the ABC (our version of the BBC). We only get to see her in Adelaide when Victorian court cases are of national interest. Her most recent national coverage was following the acquittal of Catholic Cardinal George Pell of child abuse charges. very competent she was too. Why is it that most female reporters/presenters are most often more articulate than their male counterparts.
There are times when Australian states and Territories act like 8 different countries and can be very insular. You would think the road rules would be standard but you'd be wrong.
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Taken from one of the best films of all time.... Monty Pythons' Life of Brian and I think it sums up this discussion.
Strangely enough it was shown of TV again a couple of nights ago
Brian ….. "Look you've got it all wrong. You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody. You've got to think for yourselves. You're all individuals"
Crowd, in unison.... "Yes we're all individuals"
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The Irish comedian Dave Allen's closing line "May your god go with you"
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14 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said:
I went off those doors a bit, aged 11 to 17, due to the Coop school uniform department being directly behind them!
I remember that too! Mum used to use the divi to buy our school uniforms.
Haircut and barbers
in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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Something for the weekend sir?