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[80sChav]

1. A Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues. no contest, nothing beats it ever I feel
2. Last Xmas - Wham
3. Mistletoe and wine - Cliff Richard
4. Litrtle Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth Bing Crosby and David Bowie
5. Stay Another Day - East 17
6. Lonely this Xmas - Mu...

[80sChav]

Indeed RIP Des 'Connor - I think it would be fair to catergorise Des as one of the last great all round entertainers who had'nt got the filth/Blue-ness of later generations. eluded to being a great entertainer, Des could sing quite decently - though Morecambe and wise often made out otherwise...

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Od course it was the Prsents and Toys etc, but my memories of Xmas Childhoods in the main is the Telly:, Roland Rat etc in the 80s on his adventures and other progs like Duppledown Farm -- when Xmas Kids Telly went on all Morning , like Sat and Sun Kids Telly used to ... sadly we'll never have those...

[80sChav]

This sounds interesting and is good to know yeah ... thanks

I can remember an annual I had from 92-ish I found a few weeks back in Lockdown Mk 1 (but can't remember now where I put it, or if I gave it a Charity Shop even)!...

[80sChav]

I never see Fillet O' Fish in any of my local MacDonalds for ages and ages (or if not the demand does'nt exist, as McDonalds is primilary a Burger Place) or may-be ii=t's on the Menu in a few Large Shopping Centre's nr me (but I guess my Local Burger Takeaway) is better I find even!...

[80sChav]

Re: American Election 2020

I guess I'm ina minority of none here - but yeah Trump has been an idiot but he was the best President America ever ever had and they'll never get close again to such a good one for a long toime I think, especially with Biden (who is just too slow, and...

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Re: Test/Message Area

To Darren

I tried PM-ing you mate, as has been yonks and we are never hardly on here at the same time Lol, but your In-box is full it say's! So if you an some space mate

Thanks,

80sChav

[80sChav]

Re: Billiards and Pool

No ... i don't think we did but Drinks Machines etc yes we did and we had the Army Cadets based in my 2nd Secondary with a Rifle Range we used in Activities Week in Year 9 (3rd year) which we found rather cool and in when given "said produced booklet"...

[80sChav]

Re: School sports/PE/Games


We had White Polos or White T Shirts too Tricky Vee, with Black or White Shorts 'pending on "said activity/game"

Invariably though as the years progressed we decided to try and "chance" swapping one of the Polo/T-V...

[80sChav]

Re: Do You Think Women Look Smart In Skirt Suits?

I do WW .... indeed yes!! Take Annie Lennox she represented everything about the mid 80s to mid 90s with the subtle Trouser-Suit look which she pulled off to fantastic effect (as too did Blondie too)

On the right Lady,...

[80sChav]

Re: Fashion in primary school



This is true George and it is similar with Neighbours too (or it was Re; Jeans) being worn!

Though I think that this was a trend in Australia in the 90s as too Black Skinny Jeans here can look almost intendical to Trousers...

[80sChav]

Re: Fashion in primary school

Un-like secondary with them detesting Ties being worn skinny, yeah George mate!!

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[80sChav]

Re: RIP Geoffrey Palmer

I never realised until Friday 9or rather it did'nt dawn on me), that Geoffery played the Doctor in Faulty Towers or Ria/Rea's Hsband in Butterflies

I guess Geoffery will always be rememberd for "As Time Goes By" playing miserable Lionel...

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Re: Grange hill

I hope it's ok to add it here (as opposed to a new thread) in the "Gone but not forgotten" category, but Chris Co6kerill (I'm hoping to avoid the system saying it is a rude word etc) who played Andy (Togger's mate as in Togger who was Tucker's Nephew...

[80sChav]

Re: Fashion in primary school

That was rather unlucky for you Mulletino mate ... I am glad we never had to though to be honest

Though if we had had chances to wear Ties as par the Uniform and we could have reverse-tied before Secondary .... that would have been amazing!...