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Five stones                 closing times radiograms and               seventy-eights school caps               sticklebacks saturday flicks,pooh sticks Charabancs               steam trains linoleum               oil cloth mangles               fish paste sandwich spread Hot towel shaves         cut-throat razor shopping baskets           paper bags braces,plimsoles short,back           and sides Wizard beano         and hotspur lending libraries picturegoer,                 road to Bridget Bardot             Marilyn Monroe Dripping           coal fires antimacassars nylons,suspenders crumpets           and toast Brown and mild         barrelled beer conkers,school milk blackboard rubbers           and liftup desk lids times-tabled                 school-kids Draughts         and allotments rusty bikes         roller skates satchels and scrumping pounds,shillings             and pence

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Date: 10/2/2021 5:29:00 PM
Wow, so many memories from single words, loving antimacassars, charabancs and dripping mmm... evoking many childhood memories Brian and so cleverly written. A FAV for me ~ Thank you ~ with kindest thoughts Ann xx
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Brian Strand
Date: 10/3/2021 12:57:00 AM
Yes Ann ..memories are indeed made up of such things ..for we of my era
Date: 10/1/2021 11:50:00 AM
This poem is amazing. My favorite part is this "Wizard beano and hotspur lending libraries picturegoer, road to Bridget Bardot Marilyn Monroe"
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Brian Strand
Date: 10/2/2021 12:42:00 AM
It gives you away Caren..age wise
Date: 10/1/2021 10:07:00 AM
Brown and mild :) I remember enjoying a Brown mix at the age of 17 at a local pub and following it with a pint of Grunhalle lager (Later in life I realised it just meant Greenhalls) Many things I remember seeing and doing from your words Brian. When life was slower. My nan had a mangle in her kitchen that magically appeared when a table top was turned. The apples I scrumped were always sour. Cheers - Gary
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Brian Strand
Date: 10/2/2021 12:44:00 AM
Justice ..perhaps Gary....Have a good weekend
Date: 10/1/2021 2:59:00 AM
Vocabulary from years of living. Some items I recognize some are foreign to me. Enjoyed reading this morning. Your visit to my page was uplifting. Sara
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Brian Strand
Date: 10/2/2021 12:45:00 AM
Yes,Sara inevitably many English aspects in my memories

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