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NanKate Tue 26-Jul-16 17:21:47

A schooner of sherry
Chicken I the basket

wot Tue 26-Jul-16 22:10:49

Much nicer than that Euthymol toothpaste!

wot Tue 26-Jul-16 22:08:10

Cor! I used to love that Gibbs Dentifrice and used to lick it!!

Auntieflo Tue 26-Jul-16 22:03:49

Sorry, couldn't help it. smile

Auntieflo Tue 26-Jul-16 22:03:09

setting up their equipment and only once a week. ??? Well I never.

numberplease Tue 26-Jul-16 21:59:18

Men setting up their equipment one night a week and mending the family`s shoes.

Christinefrance Tue 26-Jul-16 21:56:45

AA men on motorbikes saluting
Pink & blue hairnets
Children playing with hoops and sticks
Underskirts
camphorated oil for wheezy chests

granjura Tue 26-Jul-16 21:55:09

A French friend asked me the other day 'do CurlyWurlies' still exist? Do you know the answer?

GandTea Tue 26-Jul-16 21:31:41

WW, stop it don't mention the "S" word.

whitewave Tue 26-Jul-16 21:21:35

With rubber buttons on the sides for suspenders don't you know!

nanaK54 Tue 26-Jul-16 21:17:46

Liberty bodice

Coolgran65 Tue 26-Jul-16 20:47:52

I've also got love hearts and Angel delight in the cupboard.
I hate Angel delight but dh adores it.

A running board on the side of a car.
Amami hair styling lotion.

Linsco56 Tue 26-Jul-16 20:46:47

Babysham
Cherry B
Tins of Gibbs Dentifrice
Frys 5 boys chocolate bars

DanniRae Tue 26-Jul-16 20:44:35

Dog poo in the park - everyone puts it in a poo bag and it goes in the special bin. Thank goodness!

fiorentina51 Tue 26-Jul-16 20:43:59

Wraparound pinnies and turbans (often hiding curlers.)

Greyduster Tue 26-Jul-16 20:42:34

Signs on new cars saying "running in - please pass"! I should have one on me saying "running out - please pass”!
We were issued with Lisle stockings when I joined the Army, but thankfully were never required to wear them!

cornergran Tue 26-Jul-16 20:42:00

Perfume called June. My Mum's favourite.

watermeadow Tue 26-Jul-16 20:03:36

Milk bottles on doorsteps.
Postmen in uniform.
Old ladies with blue rinses.
Nylon clothes.
Stray dogs.
Secondary school children in coats.
Children on laps in cars.
Pipes.

gettingonabit Tue 26-Jul-16 20:01:30

You can get Vim in my corner shop. Brilliant stuff.

BBbevan Tue 26-Jul-16 19:59:43

Lisle stockings were also for senior school

Floradora9 Tue 26-Jul-16 19:38:21

A lamplighter lighting the gas lamps I remember seeing it done.

Gagagran Tue 26-Jul-16 19:13:33

Old ladies in thick lisle stockings.

BBbevan Tue 26-Jul-16 18:54:24

I have 3 packets of Love Hearts in the cupboard, albeit much smaller . DH loves Butterscotch Angel Delight which we can buy in Sainsburys.

Kunzle cakes. A treat when I was a child

Cherrytree59 Tue 26-Jul-16 18:48:19

Vim

whitewave Tue 26-Jul-16 18:47:17

Women wearing headscarves - except Her Maj. Of course

tinaf1 Tue 26-Jul-16 18:45:21

Omo washing powder