Nostalgia

[tiger_one]

Australia Socceroos versus the Solomon Islands in Honiara, 1992

 

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[tiger_one]

They predicted the future of going to Starbucks

Here is the script for this brilliant Two Ronnies sketch:

Customer: Cup, please.
Server: Cup or mug?
Customer: Mug, please.
Server: Pint or half pint?
Customer: Half pint, please.
Server: Tea or coffee?
Customer: Tea, please.
Server: China or Indian?
Customer: Indian, please.
Server: Black or white?
Customer: White, please.
Server: Milk or cream?
Customer: Milk, please.
Server: Goats or cows?
Customer: Cows, please.
Server: Friesian or Jersey?
Customer: Jersey.
Server: Devon or Hereford?
Customer: Devon.
Server: Okehampton or Tavistock?
Customer: Tavistock.
Server: Cornways Farm or Hill Barn Farm?
Customer: Hill Barn Farm.
Server: Daisy or Buttercup?
Customer: You what?
Server: A cow’s name. Daisy or Buttercup?
Customer: Daisy or Buttercup? Stuff it!
Server: An onion or chestnut?
*Customer storms off frustrated

 

[tiger_one]

Skippy

 

[tiger_one]

3XY's Greg Evans rated #1 in Melbourne in the mid-'70s
(later host of Perfect Match)

 

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[jadtiger]

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The day we changed from pounds shillings and pence to dollars and cents.I still remember the jingle that we used to be bombarded with on the TV and radio.

 

[tiger_one]

The day we changed from pounds shillings and pence to dollars and cents.I still remember the jingle that we used to be bombarded with on the TV and radio.

And just because you mentioned it champion @jadtiger now we'll all have it in our heads all day .......

 

[Leck]

Thought you'd appreciate this @tiger_one

Today in 1985 "The Breakfast Club" was released, directed by John Hughes, starring Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall and Ally Sheedy.

 

[tiger_one]

Thought you'd appreciate this @tiger_one

Today in 1985 "The Breakfast Club" was released, directed by John Hughes, starring Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall and Ally Sheedy.

Thanks champion @Leck - what a memory!
That was such a funny/sad movie - the actors, every one of them are brilliant.
And all with a fantastic script.
We all grow up in our own way.
Shivers. 1985.
I feel it was like yesterday. 😉

 

[tiger_one]

Our health is ours only.
Mr Kafka knew all those years ago .......

 

[Leck]

Our health is ours only.
Mr Kafka knew all those years ago .......



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Powerful words, and very true. Unfortunately, he didn’t live by them himself. His request to Milena was almost a call for help, revealing his own inner struggles.

Franz’s melancholic writing has influenced many modern day authors, particularly the team behind the series Black Mirror.

The following episode is an example that's now coming to fruition -

 

[tiger_one]

15 February 1976

Colonel Sanders tries his first Australian meat pie at Harry's Cafe de Wheels in Woolloomooloo.
The Colonel, who was visiting for a promotional tour, expressed a fondness for the pie, describing it as a "tasty morsel".

 

[tiger_one]

It's been 40 years since Stan Boardman's legendary 'Fokker' joke - the most controversial ever told on British TV.