The FOC thread.

[KS55]

In t’yorkesheer it’s ‘bits’ with fish and chips.

 

[Bluechipblue]

Arrow Bars! I remember the thing was buying all your classmates one on your birthday.

Then the bastards would give you the bumps, or pull your hair the amount of times corresponding to your birthday.
Oh, a one for good luck.

 

[Clevers]

Arrow Bars! I remember the thing was buying all your classmates one on your birthday.

They were my introduction to shrinkflation as they got shorter and shorter during my schooldays,

 

[KS55]

They were my introduction to shrinkflation as they got shorter and shorter during my schooldays,

Mars bars are a mini version these days at twice the price.

 

[Bill Walker]

In t’yorkesheer it’s ‘bits’ with fish and chips.

'scraps' in Stalybridge

 

[Bill Walker]

In t’yorkesheer it’s ‘bits’ with fish and chips.

Is it Yorkshire where they say..

Owd thi 'orses

 

[KS55]

Is it Yorkshire where they say..

Owd thi 'orses

Aye, then “Put wood in t’ oil.”
Lit: Put the wood in the hole. ie Close the door.

 

[heslops barnet]

Just got up and yes I hate every fuker as much as I did yesterday

 

[Rory Bluelow]

Fucking well said !!

 

[Protein Junkie]

It is mate it's Roman Valentian I it's around 1700 years old, you could by 2 arrow bars and a bar six with one of them back in the day :)

Bloody hell @mexico1970 you are indeed very old to remember that far back :-)

 

[Bill Walker]

Manchester Street pictures by Shirley Baker. (Worth googling).

No Nikes back then.

 

[maxwellblue]

Who remembers chocolate dundee biscuits. IIRC they came in a packet of 5 and were bigger than normal biscuits. Used to love them as a kid.

 

[theinvisibleman]

Who remembers chocolate dundee biscuits. IIRC they came in a packet of 5 and were bigger than normal biscuits. Used to love them as a kid.

Don't remember these but I remember Wagon Wheels being the size of dinner plates......

 

[johnny crossan]

Who remembers chocolate dundee biscuits. IIRC they came in a packet of 5 and were bigger than normal biscuits. Used to love them as a kid.

you'll be on to Coasters soon!

all gone....

 

[bladdered]

 

[Bill Walker]

I liked these

 

[johnny crossan]

Manchester Street pictures by Shirley Baker. (Worth googling).

No Nikes back then.

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That's my home town - Stockport

 

[bladdered]

Just stumbled on this shop in Nottingham. Retro heaven...

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I liked these

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I bloody loved them when they first came out in the 60s.

 

[Vienna_70]

Six of chips and some scrape... Getting a lump of fish in your free scrape was the equivalent of a lottery win when I was a nipper.

I remember in early 1976, a portion of chips cost 6p.

But because of a dry summer the previous year and an even drier one that year, the price rocketed, though I can’t remember by how much.

In 1977, encouraged by the high prices potatoes were making, many more farmers grew them. And because of this, and a wet summer, there was a glut of them and the price of spuds went through the floor.

The price of a portion of chips didn’t go down accordingly.