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• Childhood stuff #11 - the original youtube
  on Jan 17, 2013 in depicting realistic bruises using wax crayon barbie childhood stuff 80s 90s
  When I say to people "Do you remember poster art?" they say "but art on posters is around now, silly!" Then they look at me.When I say "Do you remember poster tubes?" they say "what, the things you get from the post office to send posters in?" Then t...
• Why you should look through old catalogues...
  on Jan 17, 2013
  The other day I bought a disc containing four old Argos catalogues from Ebay. I bought them because I wanted to look through the obsolete electronics (Amstrad Mega PC anyone?), laugh at the horrible patterned sofas, and spot all the toys I had as a c...
• The Right Said Fred annual - Fred, George and Alan.
  on Jan 17, 2013 in music (sort of) blatant lying books bald men crap
  LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR CHRISTMAS!Now, I'm not sure why the mister bought me this - either he knows me better than I know myself, or he loves old, crap things as much as I do (which could be why he's going out with me). Either way, he bought it for me, a...
• 100th post! Also - On the trail of the mythical Brown Derby
  on Jan 7, 2013 in Nostalgia stuffing your face 90s food
  Have you ever thought to yourself "there just aren't enough restaurant franchises named after minor characters in Popeye"? Me too, which is why I was so thrilled to recently discover that Wimpy is still in business!The Wimpy bar in my town closed dow...
• Gladiators - poking each other with sticks for cash
  on Jan 5, 2013 in huge metal balls people doing stuff for money muscles bikinis TV
  Remember that show where men wore bikinis and kicked each other in the balls? And where women wore bikinis and kicked each other in the balls? That show was called Gladiators, and I bloody loved it as a kid.It was classic Saturday night TV. Every wee...
• Jesus Mary and Joseph! And Bungle.
  on Dec 20, 2012 in noodles Bungle Rainbow illiteracy slags Christmas Stupid hairy Bungle Bonce
  Happy Christmas! Or, if you're a disgusting atheist like me, happy anniversary of Mary lying to Joseph about not being a slag ("God did it"? Good luck proving that on the Jeremy Kyle show). I bring festive tidings and a post about the Rainbow Nativit...
• A shedload of videos...
  on Nov 13, 2012
  I know I haven't posted for a bajillion years - this has been mostly due to starting work and generally being a very busy bee. However, last weekend the mister brought round dozens of old VHS tapes he found in his loft. We haven't finished sorting th...
• A little hello, plus Bungle slaggery
  on Oct 29, 2012
  I've been on holiday, so haven't posted for a while. However, I now have a whole week before I start my new job, so expect millions of posts. Or, knowing me, probably not. In the meantime, I want to draw your attention to this rather fetchi...
• Scarborough - home of animal sex congas
  on Oct 23, 2012
  Me and the mister had a weekend away in sunny Scarborough this weekend, where we trawled round the worst (best) gift shops in the world during breaks from spending £10,000 in 2p machines. During this expedition we noticed an alarming pattern - the s...
• My favourite 80s adverts
  on Oct 18, 2012 in Derek Guyler singing rock songs adverts TV skellingtons
  Sometimes, when I have nothing better to do, I'll sit around in my pants watching ad breaks and continuity from the 80s. What do you mean how the hell did I ever get a boyfriend? Anyway, since I have a free afternoon, I've decided to write about my f...

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