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Maxol Add - Free a Nipper!

Faith123 · 2009-09-01 10:59:39

Anyone remember Nippers? You got them with Maxol petrol back in the mid eighties. Brendan Grace used to do the ads. Does anyone know where I could get one? It's for a present - a long standing joke... :) can anyone help?

01-09-2009 10:59am

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Faith123

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Anyone remember Nippers? You got them with Maxol petrol back in the mid eighties. Brendan Grace used to do the ads.

Does anyone know where I could get one?
It's for a present - a long standing joke...

can anyone help?

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#2 01-09-2009 11:01am

genericguy

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if brendan grace was involved, it wasn't worth it.

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#3 01-09-2009 11:10am

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It led to mass outbreaks of flashing in school (intoning Free a nipper as you unzipped your flies) IIRC.

Or perhaps that was just my school.

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#4 01-09-2009 11:12am

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stovelid wrote: »

It led to mass outbreaks of flashing in school (intoning Free a nipper as you unzipped your flies) IIRC.

Or perhaps that was just my school.

Do I know you from Dangan?

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#5 01-09-2009 11:14am

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Try Here
Most of them are mentally stuck in the 80's and 90's..

Lucky Bast*rds

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#6 01-09-2009 11:17am

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Faith123 wrote: »

Anyone remember Nippers? You got them with Maxol petrol back in the mid eighties. Brendan Grace used to do the ads.

Does anyone know where I could get one?
It's for a present - a long standing joke...

can anyone help?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=264054

An old thread on them.

I use to have two of them from my childhood, haven't seen them for years......

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#7 01-09-2009 11:23am

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genericguy wrote: »

if brendan grace was involved, it wasn't worth it.

"And if you don't like it, tough. I've had my fun, and that's all that matters."

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#8 01-09-2009 11:24am

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For anyone (including myself) who doesn't know what a nipper is.

I'd say you might get lucky OP, no doubt there's a good few knocking about stowed away in attics and the like.

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#9 01-09-2009 11:50am

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Long Onion wrote: »

Do I know you from Dangan?

I never flashed anybody from there. Not that I can remember anyway.

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#10 01-09-2009 11:55am

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Faith123 wrote: »

Anyone remember Nippers? You got them with Maxol petrol back in the mid eighties. Brendan Grace used to do the ads.

Does anyone know where I could get one?
It's for a present - a long standing joke...

can anyone help?

Most were burnt by angry mobs following the collapse of the 'Nipper bubble'. There may be the odd refugee here and there though...

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#11 01-09-2009 11:56am

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I remember owning the racist one (black with the banana).

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#12 01-09-2009 12:17pm

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Its only a puppet

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#13 01-09-2009 12:18pm

Jip

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Maxol adds what ?

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#14 01-09-2009 6:43pm

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Lex_Diamonds wrote: »

I remember owning the racist one (black with the banana).

I had him too!! If i remember correctly, he came in a cardboard cage.

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#15 03-09-2009 9:20pm

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I've a lovely pink one here. Squeaker in his gob still works too despite the abuse my two kids have given him! His little white nose is ready to fall off.............

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