Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 50 minutes ago, IAN123. said: Brown and Polsons made it in the 60s 1/9 a pack of 5,.........at Marsdens...........drum of Birds Custard 1/6 Madam ? Rowntrees Jelly 11p or Chivers at 9p to go with it ? Deliver? certainly Madam.......lol. Birds Dream Topping? Hundreds and thousands? Promise Blackcurrant cheesecake mix. Now that was yummy! Personally, I thought Instant Whip was disgusting. It had an unpleasant aftertaste, like Nesquik! Yuk! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I loved Instant Whip, which we always had with either hundreds and thousands or chopped walnuts on top! Never liked milk so Nesquik was too milky for me. Anyone remember Rice Cremola, which was lovely 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, plantfit said: where have all those years gone? They have been privatised and taken abroad - along with our industry. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Whatever happened to Kemp's Devonet biscuits, I wonder? They used to be my favourite but haven't seen them in twenty or more years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Don't know, Ian, but the man in the kilt might be a clue! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Too true, Ian. Yes I do recall the old Mars bar....the centre was firm and more chewy than the "milky Way" type centre they have today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Look at all those guns...The PC brigade would have a Dicky-fit if they saw that today. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Although, Compo, a neighbour of my parents went to complain to them about my brother - probably aged 7 or 8, so early 50's, for pointing his toy gun at her and saying "hands up!" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,163 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 11 hours ago, Compo said: Dicky-fit Dicky-fit, blimey years since i heard that Compo, Mam always said it............ 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Well.....it IS Nottstalgia after all, Ben! We have to try and remember all those phrases and sayings of yesteryear for posterity's sake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Over here it's 'Hissy fit'. Both describe my actions at times. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 I'm told I have those constantly, but I reply that I'm just standing up for myself ! I'm afraid that it just worsens the situation though. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 If the hissy fit doesn't work you can always move a notch higher to a 'Conniption'. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Blimey, I won't confuse her with a new word. I'm already accused of language that confounds folk. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Stockings, suspender belts, corsets, girdles. Remember Playtex Girdles? Great big wrap around rubber sheets or body size rubber tubes? Or those dreadful pink reinforced satin jobbies fitted with whalebones/flattened springs? Not that us men/children were supposed to see them, of course. How could women bear to wear such torture garments? There was the occasional man that wore a corset as well but they were for supposed "medical" reasons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 7 hours ago, jonab said: Remember Playtex Girdles? My ex wife used to wear "Roll-ons" in teh late 1960s. Lord knows why - she had an hour glass figure without it! Just fashion of the late 60s I suppose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 7 hours ago, IAN123. said: Lilac Leopard and the 'Butterfly' system! Another pair of miserable failures. Bus lanes too narrow to permit buses to pass on the inside of lorries so traffic jams ensued. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 The 'Bendy Bus' used on the Arnold route was another dismal failure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 I was long gone before that particualr debacle, Fly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Yes, it doesn't take much intelligence to measure it's turning capacity before putting them into service on a tight route. What a farce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 15 hours ago, IAN123. said: I did a funeral to Wilford Hill the last time I drove one of these ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 10 hours ago, Compo said: Lilac Leopard and the 'Butterfly' system! Another pair of miserable failures. Bus lanes too narrow to permit buses to pass on the inside of lorries so traffic jams ensued. Thank god they came up with the tram's!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Life would be dull without these people though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 You can thank deregulation fo the bus wars Ian, it's a free for all, dog eat dog society nowadays. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 John Bloom's Rolls Washing machines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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