Post by: oldspice on May 22, 2006, 08:13:35 am
Lou mentioned snake belts in an earlier post and it made me laugh and think about those little eccentricities of years gone by that you don't see any more.
A part from snake belts I thought of those little green tag thongs boy scouts and cubs used to wear on their socks.
Then I thought of:
Tupperware, Avon, fold-flat rain hoods, knitting machines, those gadgets for getting bobbles off of your wollies.....
any more?
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 22, 2006, 09:23:35 am
You don't see Avon or rain hoods anymore Oldspice? Both are still very much around where I live!
Things I haven't seen around for ages:
Robot Wars, Tab Clear, Peewee Herman, Handheld sewing machines, streakers, William Woolard, Bodysuits and Ricki Lake.
Post by: on May 22, 2006, 09:39:26 am
Post by: chocolate chick on May 22, 2006, 09:41:13 am
Post by: smurfboy on May 22, 2006, 01:51:58 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 22, 2006, 02:26:00 pm
'Bodies' - Not human bodies obviously, but those curious leotard-type garments with poppers at the crotch that virtually woman owned in the early nineties. They seem to have disappeared without trace!
That's what I mentioned, we called them bodysuits!
Post by: on May 22, 2006, 02:31:03 pm
Post by: smurfboy on May 22, 2006, 02:40:00 pm
Post by: minty on May 22, 2006, 02:42:26 pm
Post by: minty on May 22, 2006, 02:43:59 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 22, 2006, 04:07:49 pm
Post by: goldencup on May 22, 2006, 05:23:27 pm
Weebles are alive and well and living in Woolworths. Avon is still very much in evidence in this area too - I sometimes buy it myself.
Post by: minty on May 22, 2006, 07:21:20 pm
Post by: oldspice on May 22, 2006, 10:47:05 pm
pop sox, free floppy plastic singles you used to get on the front of NME, Jackie Magazine, Radio Luxemberg, leg warmers, string bags, paint wheels, stickle bricks, those skirts with wide bottoms that were actually short trousers. (split skirts - what were they called??)
Post by: smurfboy on May 22, 2006, 10:52:57 pm
Culottes? If so they've made an unfortunate comeback?
Post by: smurfboy on May 22, 2006, 10:54:05 pm
Post by: smurfboy on May 22, 2006, 10:54:59 pm
Peewee Herman
His career collapsed after he was caught playing with himself in a porn cinema.
Post by: oldspice on May 22, 2006, 10:58:02 pm
Post by: goldencup on May 22, 2006, 11:54:41 pm
Ice Magic! Now there's something I'd like to see back.
I used to love the Toffee Chocolate one.
Post by: oldspice on May 23, 2006, 07:57:33 am
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 23, 2006, 10:20:46 am
free floppy plastic singles you used to get on the front of NME
OMG yes!
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 23, 2006, 10:21:45 am
Cherry I'm a scrapbooker.......
I dabble with it but mainly I do decos.
Post by: smurfboy on May 23, 2006, 02:17:49 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 23, 2006, 02:21:56 pm
Push Pops - who remembers those?
Were they the candy sweets in the style of a lipstick? You could also get smelly rubbers (erasers) in a similar style. I had a fab collection of smelly rubbers.
Post by: minty on May 23, 2006, 03:14:52 pm
Post by: smurfboy on May 23, 2006, 03:18:56 pm
Post by: goldencup on May 23, 2006, 03:19:49 pm
Yes Minty, it is.
And re the floppy singles, I took two of them to Butlins this weekend to give to a David Cassidy fan. One was from Jackie magazine and the other from Melanie. She was thrilled to bits with them and apparently they both play ok!
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 23, 2006, 03:22:24 pm
re the floppy singles
I had totally forgotten about them. Mine never played properly since they always got bent.
Post by: minty on May 23, 2006, 03:23:27 pm
Post by: goldencup on May 23, 2006, 03:25:39 pm
Post by: minty on May 23, 2006, 03:33:57 pm
Post by: oldspice on May 23, 2006, 06:47:56 pm
Post by: smurfboy on May 23, 2006, 06:57:02 pm
What about TipTop and Carnation?
Post by: oldspice on May 23, 2006, 07:25:44 pm
Ideal Milk?
Post by: smurfboy on May 23, 2006, 07:32:34 pm
Post by: goldencup on May 23, 2006, 09:36:40 pm
Post by: oldspice on May 23, 2006, 09:41:55 pm
Post by: smurfboy on May 24, 2006, 03:26:33 pm
Post by: oldspice on May 27, 2006, 09:32:53 am
Well I like it then. It used to come in tall glass bottles with a lid like you get on a beer bottle. I think it's creamier than ordinary milk but the funny think is that I don't much care gor Gold Top which is supposed to be the creamiest of all. Sterilised milk just has a nicer flavour
Post by: on May 27, 2006, 09:58:49 am
That's what stera milk is - we can't cope with more than one syllable down our end!
Well, I'm please to inform you - you have improved already. Stera is two syllables. Indeed syllable is three.
Post by: oldspice on May 27, 2006, 10:38:46 am