pozbaird Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 2 hours ago, jimbaxters said: I had a horrible episode when about 14 yr old. My auntie and uncle were going out and I was watching the house for them (aye at 14!). Think it was between Christmas and New Year and Moonraker was on the telly for the first time. My uncle asked me to tape it for him and he carefully showed me how to work the VCR. Being a smart ar*e, I decided I would switch it off during the adverts to enhance his watching only I forgot to switch it back on and missed 30 minutes or so before realising. I can still remember the disappointed look on his face when I told him when he came in. Sad time. If only you’d forgotten to record any of it. Unfortunately you did record it, and the poor sod actually had to watch the shite that is Moonraker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Do you take Provvie cheques? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 4 hours ago, pozbaird said: You could create an entire paragraph around this and the ‘kids’ wouldn’t recognise any of the words - Dolby, Ferric Oxide, Binatone, buttons, cassette, C90, BASF, shut up mum I’m trying to record the charts from the radio onto a tape through this cheap microphone plugged into my slab-sized grey plastic cased Binatone cassette recorder............ This has just reminded me of 2 things :- 1. We used to have a Decca Music Centre that my folks bought with a Provident loan 2. I have one of these in a cupboard...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 3 hours ago, scottsdad said: Later Walkmans had a feature where you could fast forward a song, and it would automatically stop between songs. presumably it detected a quiet part of the tape. Revolutionary! I had a car whose stereo had this facility. 1 hour ago, Raidernation said: Ronco "....and many more!" "I liked it so much I bought the company" 1 hour ago, Boo Khaki said: Good shout. And - 'pea and ham? from a chicken?' There's always change at Agnews*. *(Except when you had to get someone older to go in and buy your cargo, they b*****ds always kept the change). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 "I'll tan yer hide." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Raidernation said: Ronco "....and many more!" "I liked it so much I bought the company" K-Tel............................. "Where's the Phone Book ?" Edited January 13, 2023 by Florentine_Pogen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 4 hours ago, scottsdad said: Just how many hours was it between you accidentally walking in, and making a retreat? 30 seconds on a good day with the wind behind him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Do you have a BT or a Mercury phone? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Why are five star so fucking crap? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Matt Bianco you’re a bunch of wankers! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 My Gran (born in 1916) had this saying: "I want, doesn't get" also "I'll skelp your dowp", which is more easily translatable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 You got cable yet? Watched that Men and Motors channel last night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, Cosmic Joe said: My Gran (born in 1916) had this saying: "I want, doesn't get" Still regularly used by my family. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 My mother in law - "The hurrier you go, the behinder you get" Mind you, Dundonian so genetically weird. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, Cosmic Joe said: My Gran (born in 1916) had this saying: You're adopted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 8 hours ago, pozbaird said: You could create an entire paragraph around this and the ‘kids’ wouldn’t recognise any of the words - Dolby, Ferric Oxide, Binatone, buttons, cassette, C90, BASF, shut up mum I’m trying to record the charts from the radio onto a tape through this cheap microphone plugged into my slab-sized grey plastic cased Binatone cassette recorder, with the microphone balanced on two books, placed directly in front of the radio… paused and ready, hovering above the ‘play and record’ buttons to cut out the DJ chat, and all I can hear now is the hoover…shut up mum!.. OK, the last one is a lot of words. Is it live or is it Memorex! Plus…Maxell… 1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Something something Jo Guest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Some people didn't understand even back then. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, tongue_tied_danny said: Why are five star so fucking crap? Not as good because the guy apologised years later. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) “Follow the green cross code” ”Clunk click every trip” I wonder who that was Edited January 13, 2023 by The Mantis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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