REMEMBER THAT?!?
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I remember my mum and dad having those fold-out paper concertina bells from Woolworths. With a pre-decimal price sticker on them.
I remember three channels on the TV (BBC1, 2 and ITV) so everyone could talk about the same shit.
I remember drunkles giving me a tenner and it seemed like a king's ransom.
I remember Yardley soap gift sets with the racing car toy.
I remember sneaking Warninks advocaat through the day and then my folks offering me a big glass at night.
That reminds me...
I remember three channels on the TV (BBC1, 2 and ITV) so everyone could talk about the same shit.
I remember drunkles giving me a tenner and it seemed like a king's ransom.
I remember Yardley soap gift sets with the racing car toy.
I remember sneaking Warninks advocaat through the day and then my folks offering me a big glass at night.
That reminds me...
Age 10 or 12? Chocolate money and a satsuma in the morning. Malibu being a thing (miniatures if me, my bro, and cousin were lucky). 1 decent film on the tv the whole family would watch together (maybe Indiana Jones); Grandma complaining that she didn’t understand the plot.
Chocolate coins - yes!
Our kids have got some chocolate coins somewhere but I've kinda lost my sweet tooth. They have been given enough chocolate to make Godzilla diabetic. It's an easy-choice present to give kids isn't it? The amount is literally sickening to witness and enough to deter me from partaking, especially now Cadbury's are owned by Kraft and it tastes like dog muck.
I have however concealed a Galaxy Ripple in the fridge for emergencies and it made me feel like a Doomsday Prepper.
Our kids have got some chocolate coins somewhere but I've kinda lost my sweet tooth. They have been given enough chocolate to make Godzilla diabetic. It's an easy-choice present to give kids isn't it? The amount is literally sickening to witness and enough to deter me from partaking, especially now Cadbury's are owned by Kraft and it tastes like dog muck.
I have however concealed a Galaxy Ripple in the fridge for emergencies and it made me feel like a Doomsday Prepper.
I was told long ago that Cadbury does slightly different recipes for different regions, and that British Cadbury is the sweetest. I really think that's true, it's just an edge too far for me as someone for whom chocolate is pretty much my only vice. But galaxy's just as damn sweet. Gimme that Australian Cadbury. Hell I'll eat Hershey.
I remember when the FA Cup final was an all day event with tv coverage starting 3 hours before kick-off. It felt like the World Cup final.
Duderonomy said:
I remember when the FA Cup final was an all day event with tv coverage starting 3 hours before kick-off. It felt like the World Cup final.
We used to be able to buy the official programme in the local shop (in Widnes). I remember the BBC and ITV both showing it, flicking between the two channels to see who had the better sound. Southampton doing United in 76, Ricky Villa and dem in 81 ... FA cup means nothing now as the money is in staying up and qualifying for the CL. No incentive to risk your best squad against pub sides looking to kick shit out of "Overpaid Forriners, like."
