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Gen X where are you ????

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JRHartleysmum · 06/06/2023 16:39

What are you ‘I’m old’ references that younger folk might not understand ?
I’ll start: ‘too orangey for crows, it’s just for me and my dog’

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lavenderlou · 06/06/2023 17:03

Whooooaaaooh, Bodyform.....

Does anyone remember Dusty Bin? Can't think which programme it was from - a quiz show.

WhisperingAutistic · 06/06/2023 17:03

(In a Scouse accent) Accrington Stanley? Who are they? Exactly!

Custardonthehob · 06/06/2023 17:04

Acriton Stanley? Who are they?

Exactly!

Custardonthehob · 06/06/2023 17:04

Snap! You had better spelling tho

JRHartleysmum · 06/06/2023 17:04

lavenderlou · 06/06/2023 17:03

Whooooaaaooh, Bodyform.....

Does anyone remember Dusty Bin? Can't think which programme it was from - a quiz show.

321, Ted rogers did that thing with his fingers !

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StemStem · 06/06/2023 17:05

I’m still looking for a copy of Fly Fishing by JR Hartley

Okisenough · 06/06/2023 17:05

lavenderlou · 06/06/2023 17:03

Whooooaaaooh, Bodyform.....

Does anyone remember Dusty Bin? Can't think which programme it was from - a quiz show.

3-2-1 with Ted Rogers

And who remembers Mental Mickey?

Custardonthehob · 06/06/2023 17:05

I loved the ology bt add. That's exactly what I'm like with my kids 😁

moggerhanger · 06/06/2023 17:06

Meet the gang, cos the boys are here...

Loved it at the time, cringe myself inside out now. But I can still sing the entire theme tune.

ThisWormHasTurned · 06/06/2023 17:06

Our son Pat is a bit nifty with a bat

JRHartleysmum · 06/06/2023 17:06

That bit where Worzel Gummidge swapped his heads used to terrify me.

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boobot1 · 06/06/2023 17:07

Hamlet the mild cigar

Jellycatspyjamas · 06/06/2023 17:08

And who remembers Mental Mickey?

I told my daughter that Megan Traynor used so much auto-tune she sounded like Metal Mickey, then had to show her what I meant.

CoffeeAndFagToStartTheDay · 06/06/2023 17:08

Skoll Skoll Skoll Skoll

He's a very nice man, A very nice man

CherryRipe1 · 06/06/2023 17:09

Cresta, it's frothy maaan!
Riiii-cola (for years I thought it was a Swiss cheese ad, not throat soothers) and Covooohnia.

Summerslimtime · 06/06/2023 17:10

Does this mean anything to anyone?

081 811 8181

Marmite27 · 06/06/2023 17:10

Armadillo!

Gino, oh Gino, Ganelli - another ice cream one.

BogRollBOGOF · 06/06/2023 17:11

Just say no!

CoffeeAndFagToStartTheDay · 06/06/2023 17:11

"you smell gawwjuss tonight love"

HoldingTheDoor · 06/06/2023 17:12

Does this mean anything to anyone?

081 811 8181

Live and kicking!

JRHartleysmum · 06/06/2023 17:12

‘Will it be chips or jacket spuds, will it be salad or frozen peas ?’
I still sing that at tea time

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OnMyWayToSenility · 06/06/2023 17:12

Old spice!

Crikeyalmighty · 06/06/2023 17:12

It's five to five- it's crackerjack

BogRollBOGOF · 06/06/2023 17:12

Summerslimtime · 06/06/2023 17:10

Does this mean anything to anyone?

081 811 8181

Then the clumsy shift to 0181 811 8181 after 01 Day

The future's bright, the furure's Orange

AliasGrape · 06/06/2023 17:12

WhisperingAutistic · 06/06/2023 17:03

(In a Scouse accent) Accrington Stanley? Who are they? Exactly!

Haha this came up yesterday, DH asked me about something else ‘who are they?’ so obviously I had to launch into the whole script complete with dodgy scouse accent.

Also
Gino oh Gino Ginelli

JAMIEEEE JAMIEEE, Jamie and his magic torch

Raggy Dolls, Raggy Dolls, dolls like you and me

Garbage pail kids

Keepers (the toys) and Poochie - desperately wanted these but never received.

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