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Everyday things from back in the day that seem really weird now
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When I was a kid, the older peoples word for a woman's breasts was "Charlies" Not boobs; not tits; "Charlies". No idea where that came from (kind of rhyming slang?) or whether that word is still used in some places these days.1
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And Bristols. Bristol Cities?Davo55 said:When I was a kid, the older peoples word for a woman's breasts was "Charlies" Not boobs; not tits; "Charlies". No idea where that came from (kind of rhyming slang?) or whether that word is still used in some places these days.2 -
Yeh, something to do with what they put in the dog food in those days, I assume bone meal. Like most things today we over indulge. Not that I have done much dog crap surveying you understand...fadgadget said:White Dog Poo
My grandad would kill for green shield stamps... Seems pretty weird now.1 -
Something to do with Charles II who was known for having a lot of TottyDavo55 said:When I was a kid, the older peoples word for a woman's breasts was "Charlies" Not boobs; not tits; "Charlies". No idea where that came from (kind of rhyming slang?) or whether that word is still used in some places these days.1 -
Mums spitting on the corner of their hankies then scrubbing the dirty faces of their kids. Hated my mum doing this.9
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BapsBaldybonce said:
And Bristols. Bristol Cities?Davo55 said:When I was a kid, the older peoples word for a woman's breasts was "Charlies" Not boobs; not tits; "Charlies". No idea where that came from (kind of rhyming slang?) or whether that word is still used in some places these days.
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even writing these is clearly inappropriate in this day and age - I apologise for anyone offended...0 -
I'll probably need counselling.SporadicAddick said:
BapsBaldybonce said:
And Bristols. Bristol Cities?Davo55 said:When I was a kid, the older peoples word for a woman's breasts was "Charlies" Not boobs; not tits; "Charlies". No idea where that came from (kind of rhyming slang?) or whether that word is still used in some places these days.
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even writing these is clearly inappropriate in this day and age - I apologise for anyone offended...12 -
I have never ever met anyone offended by any words outside of the internet.SporadicAddick said:
BapsBaldybonce said:
And Bristols. Bristol Cities?Davo55 said:When I was a kid, the older peoples word for a woman's breasts was "Charlies" Not boobs; not tits; "Charlies". No idea where that came from (kind of rhyming slang?) or whether that word is still used in some places these days.
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even writing these is clearly inappropriate in this day and age - I apologise for anyone offended...0 -
I wonder if it's how @Greenie and @Greeniejnr got their monikers.stockportaddick said:Mums spitting on the corner of their hankies then scrubbing the dirty faces of their kids. Hated my mum doing this.7 -
Does nitty Nora still visit schools with her steel comb and disinfectant to go through children’s hair looking for nits?3
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And being punched in the arm by sixth formers immediately afterwards. Took four years to be able to pass that on to the next set of victimsfadgadget said:
Remember this , also the BCG Injection in secondary schoolSolidgone said:Does nitty Nora still visit schools with her steel comb and disinfectant to go through children’s hair looking for nits?
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Having used a cafe in Charlton Village afew years ago,was surprised that cafe owner hadn’t heard the term Two Dog Rolls for sometime .0
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Just thought of a blinder. Your nans and grandads answering the phone with their number!1
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My mother in law still does lolBR7_addick said:Just thought of a blinder. Your nans and grandads answering the phone with their number!
But with the original number where you mention the exchange venue first.0 -
Lol doesn’t make sense they know the number they just rang it!KBslittlesis said:
My mother in law still does lolBR7_addick said:Just thought of a blinder. Your nans and grandads answering the phone with their number!0 -
I know! 🤣🤣BR7_addick said:
Lol doesn’t make sense they know the number they just rang it!KBslittlesis said:
My mother in law still does lolBR7_addick said:Just thought of a blinder. Your nans and grandads answering the phone with their number!
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Mine didn’t have a telephone .BR7_addick said:Just thought of a blinder. Your nans and grandads answering the phone with their number!
Houses without phones , no hot water and outside toilets.
some house had no electricity in Charlton but had gas.
Last street lights I believe that run on gas turned off about 1975. Harvey Gardens.2 -
Borrowing random things of mates , like yh it seems normal now that you might still borrow things like a lawn mower it Item of clothing peharps, but we constantly lending each other videos , LPs , books and in a strange instance some lent me their warhammer collection0
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When visiting grandparents in rural County Cork in the late fifties early sixties nobody had a television, and my grandparents had an outside non flushing bucket toilet which was chemicals in a bucket emptied in a pit in the field. Water for all uses was fetched in from a pump in the street, nobody had a phone and the one phone box in the village was operated by turning a handle to get the exchange. Cooking was solid fuel (peat or wood) on a range. Irish potatoes are something else by the way.
I was there in 1966 when my grandparents had acquired a huge television set with a tiny black and white screen and we watched the World Cup Final, when West Germany were winning in the first half my grandmother flicked some Holy Water on the television screen and then England scored! Absolute true story.8 - Sponsored links:
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The Irish supporting England in Football tournaments2
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We used to do the bus jump challenge and I misjudged it a bit once. Was hard to explain my bloody elbows and knees and holes in my blazer and trousers.Davo55 said:Jumping off the bus when it was starting to slow down before your stop. Ditto opening the train doors and jumping out on the platform when the train was still going to try to beat the crowds off at Cannon Street.2 -
White crap….. Can be found in our dogs garden in this weather, manufactured dog food has various preservatives to give it a shelf life, which is what you’ll find after some thoughtless individual has walked their dog two days previously.soapy_jones said:
Yeh, something to do with what they put in the dog food in those days, I assume bone meal. Like most things today we over indulge. Not that I have done much dog crap surveying you understand...fadgadget said:White Dog PooAfter expelling natural food, the fluids needed to do so will evaporate leaving content the dog’s stomach can’t breakdown which when left will dry will return to the soil.
I can talk dog sh*te all day and often do, checking your dogs crap will often tell you if the dog has a health issue well before the dog looks poorly. 😉0 -
not quite the remit of this thread, but what happened to quiz machines in pubs ?Don’t see them at all these days.0
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Do still see them but nowhere near as much as 10, 15 years ago, seems to be going back towards fruit machines if anything at all.MrOneLung said:not quite the remit of this thread, but what happened to quiz machines in pubs ?Don’t see them at all these days.
I wonder whether the quizzies had less of a profit margin given there's some skill over the percentage payout on fruit machines?1 -
To the outside toilets I would add Izal medicated toilet paper or square bits of newspaper strung up on a piece of string on a hook!Lewis Coaches said:
Mine didn’t have a telephone .BR7_addick said:Just thought of a blinder. Your nans and grandads answering the phone with their number!
Houses without phones , no hot water and outside toilets.
some house had no electricity in Charlton but had gas.
Last street lights I believe that run on gas turned off about 1975. Harvey Gardens.1 -
Whole rabbits hanging in butcher’s shops front windows.0
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Sheeps brains also in the butchers.0
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Heard once that they had the whole unskinned rabbit in the windows as when skinned looked to similar to a skinned catAddictedoldgit said:Whole rabbits hanging in butcher’s shops front windows.0 -
Giving your parents 3 rings to confirm you had made it to your intended location - my mates house.1
