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  1. Shangas

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    Maybe it's to stop the guy ahead of you from being dazzled? Weird feature if it is one.
  2. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    "Are you being served...sir or madam, as the case may be?" "I need the gents!" "Upstairs, on the right. You should've gone when I first suggested it!"
  3. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I've heard (and occasionally used) the phrase "on the blink" if something (computer, TV, printer, etc) happened to malfunction. I wonder if there's some sort of relation?
  4. Shangas

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    70s? Try 90s. I grew up watching half the stuff on Saturday cartoons that are now supposedly "banned".
  5. Shangas

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    I suppose you would call this Modern political correctness, prudishness, squeamishness or whatever... I REALLY CANNOT STAND... "Banned" stuff. It's driving me nuts. It's all over bloody YouTube. "Banned" vintage cartoons. "Banned" commercials. "Banned" movies. None of these things are...
  7. Shangas

    Introducing Harrison Ray Pudsey

    Does he have his first hat? Babies heads are very important. They get lots of kisses. So perhaps a hardhat would be appropriate. One that's certified kiss-proof up to grandparent level.
  8. Shangas

    Introducing Harrison Ray Pudsey

    Aww. Harrison. What a cute name. Is he named after anybody/for anything?
  9. Shangas

    Hi Guys...

    Good afternoon, Mr. Smith. I'm also 26. Welcome to the Lounge. Please accept this bentwood tree as a token of your spiraling descent into hat-filled insanity. Thank you.
  10. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I'd break down the acronyms, but that's probably get me banned, haha!
  11. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    How about... SNAFU FUBAR TARFU I don't think anyone's used those since the Vietnam War at least. Bonus-points if you know what they mean.
  13. Shangas

    British War Correspondents 1939

    Yes of course. "OUTBREAK 1939: The World Goes to War" - Terry Chapman. It covers the whole (or most of) 1939, from January all the way up to the start of war. It's a fascinating book. I purchased it on sale at a London bookshop.
  14. Shangas

    British War Correspondents 1939

    As TT says, it's entirely dependent on what they're doing. For example, in the 1930s, it was popular for foreign press in Berlin to set up shop in the famous Hotel Aldon... I have a book full of events about what happened in the months, weeks, days and hours leading to WWII. And in it...
  15. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I'm under 30. I grew up with Rabbit Ears, knowing what Catch 22 meant, and using Polaroids. I remember having to constantly tweak the Ears to get the best reception.
  16. Shangas

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    A Cubit was an ancient form of measurement. More-or-less defined as half an arm's-length.
  17. Shangas

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    I'll start building the Ark. How many inches in a cubit?
  19. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    "Jump the Shark" has since been joined by its younger brother, "Nuke the Fridge".
  20. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Talking of brands and products - my grandmother always referred to toothpaste as 'Colgate'. And never anything else. It's the brand she grew up with. In 24 years of knowing her, I don't think I ever once heard her say 'Toothpaste'.
  21. Shangas

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    A reminder, if ever one was needed, that WWII is still within living memory.
  22. Shangas

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    Holy cow they're real... That's the scariest thing I've seen since pre-shredded jeans.
  23. Shangas

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    I have NEVER seen cassette tape belt-buckles, either of the audio or visual kind. They sound like a fashion disaster.

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