Compo 10,328 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Budgies getting a battering. -Or- Canaries swimming in the Canaries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Fish going cheap. ( waiting for it ) No it's birds that go "cheep" ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 And just to add to the silliness, fish go "Bob". 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 White dog s*** Cheers Robt P. Here you go Rob: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,555 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I wonder if Rob will be able to see that http://nottstalgia.c...showtopic=10037 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 we thought as kids: white dog s**t was from white dogs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I had completely missed that Cliff Ton. However, I'm sure that if he can see this from where he is now i reckon he'll appreciate the fact that I finally managed to find some white dog sh*t to photograph :'( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Depends whats happening at Trent Bridge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 But of course Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 No it's birds that go "cheep" ! My birds were never cheap! They always chose the most expensive seats at teh flicks and teh most expensive things on the menu at restaurants Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 The birds I bought were more expensive as they were on higher perches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I knew one that had 'sparrow legs'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,880 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Does a bird with no beak succeed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Absolutely! I can't remember the name either, but I got a set for Christmas, probably when I was about six (about 1958). I kept them in the segmented cardboard box and I bet they got thrown away when my mum & dad left Long Eaton in about 1985! I still see similar things for sale, but they are sold individually, and are larger than the ones I had! ...That kid's game (can't recall the name) which was a series of burnished metal shapes in a small box - triangles, circles, squares and the like. The objective was to slide one shape into another via metal grooves - not unlike key rings - in order to form a chain. A somewhat simplistic Rubik's Cube... Anyone old enough to remember? no1 Cheers Robt P. These: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlotte1988 0 Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Oh! I remember the metal puzzles! I really wasn't good at them though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moobug 3 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 I had a gobsmack moment today - one of the kids in my class put his hand up, looked smug and said "Miss, there's a mistake in this story. It says here, 'one pound note', and they don't exist." It seems that after my generation kids have no concept of past UK currency. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Grief - what would they think if they read about threepenny bits and tanners - especially when it was explained to them what they were worth in today's money - and that even then you could actually buy things with them... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 WHAT!! I used to buy a lucky bag, tuffees and a comic with the threepenny bit my ' Aunty ' Edie used to give us kids when we used to visit our Grandmas on a Saturday! ( Aunty Edie was my Grandmas next door neighbour ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 I took some real money (farthing, halfpenny, penny, threepenny pieces [silver and brass], sixpence, shilling, florin, half crown and a crown) in to work to show 25-30yr olds and they were absolutely enthralled by this strange money. the only one they recognised was the crown but none of them realised that it used to be real money and not just a token of remembrance for some event, such as a jubillee. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Twas strange the change from £'s shillings & pence to decimal............................good job that we were taught our 'tens and units' at school in the fifties, anyone remember them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 That is a familiar term - sure I must have learnt it along with my times tables....remind me please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Compo lad...............what meks yer think I can rememberum.................I just know it was called tens & units, so must have have been useful to know....based around learning how many tens in big numbers ie 95 = 9 tens & 5 units, easier to understand by breaking down the numbers?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Remember learning/chanting times tables up to twelve times twelve, off by heart? And very useful it remains to this day. Also learnt by heart the number of pence in level shillings, and the value in shillings and pence of multiples of 10d up to ten bob : "12 pence = 1/-, 20 pence = 1/8d; 24 pence = 2/-; 30 pence = 2/6d; 36 pence = 3/-; 40 pence = 3/4d etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 I still struggle with those chains and furlongs! Imperial Measures of Length Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 I had a gobsmack moment today - one of the kids in my class put his hand up, looked smug and said "Miss, there's a mistake in this story. It says here, 'one pound note', and they don't exist." I believe that there is still a £1 note used in Scotland, Compo to confirm? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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