I’m so old I remember…

[hugh_jarce69]

So were you Multi-Coloured Swap Shop or Tiswas?

 

[angelofthenorth]

So were you Multi-Coloured Swap Shop or Tiswas?

we were a swap shop house, with Eric up in the rafters

 

[snexxer]

So were you Multi-Coloured Swap Shop or Tiswas?

Swap shop.
I still remember the phone number.

01 811 8055

 

[AlexBailey]

I’m so old I remember that a lot of the days people look back to as “the good ‘ole days” weren’t entirely all that great.

 

[hugh_jarce69]

Swap shop.
I still remember the phone number.

01 811 8055

How do you remember that?????

 

[snexxer]

How do you remember that?????

It just always stuck.
Seemed to have a flow it it.

 

[hugh_jarce69]

Screen Test

 

[angelofthenorth]

Swap shop.
I still remember the phone number.

01 811 8055

I was just about to say that

 

[angelofthenorth]

Screen Test

I was good at that

 

[snexxer]

Old tube CRT TV's that had the white dot when you switched it off.

 

[angelofthenorth]

what about "the old grey syphilis test" err I mean whistle ... the old grey whistle test

 

[hugh_jarce69]

Old tube CRT TV's that had the white dot when you switched it off.

It was years before we owned a TV. Always a rented. But when they blew up you had to wait for someone to come & repair it.

 

[hugh_jarce69]

what about "the old grey syphilis test" err I mean whistle ... the old grey whistle test

Whispering Bob Harris

 

[snexxer]

The original, non pc, don't give a shit, Spitting Image.

It was years before we owned a TV. Always a rented. But when they blew up you had to wait for someone to come & repair it.

Usually Radio Rentals.

 

[hugh_jarce69]

World Of Sport with Dickie Davies. He never did wash that paint out of his hair did he?

 

[angelofthenorth]

The original, non pc, don't give a shit, Spitting Image.

Usually Radio Rentals.

yes and the one they left us packed up while they were fixing the first one that broke

 

[angelofthenorth]

World Of Sport with Dickie Davies. He never did wash that paint out of his hair did he?

He was a legend,

 

[snexxer]

yes and the one they left us packed up while they were fixing the first one that broke

Or they would take a 21" and leave a portable tv as replacement.

 

[angelofthenorth]

Disney Time at Christmas was always a must watch

 

[snexxer]

Christmas Morcombe and Wise

 

[hugh_jarce69]

Cartoon Time with Rolf ahem Harris

 

[angelofthenorth]

Or they would take a 21" and leave a portable tv as replacement.

I remember they left us a colour TV, mum was worried because we only had a black and white licence

 

[angelofthenorth]

Cartoon Time with Rolf ahem Harris

Can yer see what it is.... yeah yer dirty ba****rd

 

[hugh_jarce69]

No one’s mentioned the huge elephant in the room have they.?

 

[angelofthenorth]

Christmas Morcombe and Wise

and it's still on 40 years later