Things you don't/rarely hear anymore


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People who chomp when eating apples, and people who clatter and suck when eating Polo mints.

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Dad chopping off-cuts of wood into sticks in the backyard, to start the fire with. Then when the fire wouldn't 'catch' and a page of the Post held up in front of it, the sudden whoosh as it all ignite

The suck and splosh of a ponch in a dolly tub.

One of my pet hates ........ people who make any noise whatsoever when they are eating !!

#24. My youngest grandchildren still say their times tables out loud but they don't know all of them yet - only the 2x 5x and 10x - cos they're only 4 and 5 years old. They see it as a game, trying to outdo each other

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There was a newspaper seller at the bottom of Hanley Street that my dad swore blind used to shout, "pork pie and vinegar"! lol

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(Exclamations)

'I'll wring his neck!'

'Wait till your dad get home!'

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Knife grinder on his bike shouting,two tone horns,ladies swilling water and bleach on window sills-steps-slabs, the soothing voice of Alistair Cook in the morning,the end is high men..preaching as they walked.

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Rooting about this morning in the Garage came across some nice black shoes i'd forgot i had,and low and behold they had 'segs' in em,just polished em up and will be wearing them tomorrow,.............so listen out for me...lol.

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Do folks still call others 'gormless'? Haven't heard that in years, and anyway, if you aren't gormless, does that mean you are gorm?

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When I lived in Annesley Rows there was a mobile fishmonger who used to call out "Any wet fish, fried fish, ki-ppers!" and a rag and bone man who used to shout "Ag bo!"

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A milk float, I actually followed one up Mansfield Rd this morning. The first one I've seen in years.

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Annesley Red: I worked (Wokt) down Annesley pit for a couple of years during the late 60s, hence the Rows house.

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Dad chopping off-cuts of wood into sticks in the backyard, to start the fire with. Then when the fire wouldn't 'catch' and a page of the Post held up in front of it, the sudden whoosh as it all ignited, and sometimes the newspaper with it. Then the sound of swearing!

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#50: I was at an auction last week and a chrome plated £sd money box was up for sale. It had slots for all the different denominations of coin but no key. Had I won it I may have had many hours of poking and prodding each time I wanted to "Spend a penny" :)

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