Stuff you never see anymore

Voodu Child · 20-11-2009 12:39AM

Sherbert. (Sherbet?) What ever happened to that?

mikemac · 20-11-2009 12:40AM

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Was just flicking around you tube as you do and came across this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I6KJHWtib4

Now i think, you just dont see that anymore. Those massive flocks of birds in the sky flying around in formation. I remember as a kid you would see that regularly. obviously not to the same extent as the video but it gets the point across.

That's amazing
Seriously I have never, ever seen that before. I'm impressed.
On an offtopic note, every year you get wild geese flying in V formation over North Dublin city. They take breaks on the local GAA pitches and parks around the place. I'm a sucker for all this nature stuff

What am I missing?
Where are all the phoneboxes gone?? Some left but fewer and fewer...
I asked a guy in a newsagent for an Eircom callcard. Everyone knows what that is, some they were collectors items at one stage. Guy hadn't a clue, tried to sell me some long-distance calling card.
Eircom: More phoneboxes, not less!

Little Acorn · 20-11-2009 12:41AM

Esme Purring Armpit wrote: »

On the payphone theme, I thought of another one:

Payphones in people's houses. We used to have one at home. The aul one made a mistake by not hiding the key to the little cash box away better.

Many a lucky bag & sherbet dip was bought with a family member's phone call funds!

My aunt had one of them too! I always thought it was so strange,now I know that she wasn't the only one.

MrEko · 20-11-2009 12:42AM

Esme Purring Armpit wrote: »

On the payphone theme, I thought of another one:

Payphones in people's houses. We used to have one at home. The aul one made a mistake by not hiding the key to the little cash box away better.

Many a lucky bag & sherbet dip was bought with a family member's phone call funds!

A payphone in your house? What kind of person would have such a thing? How impractical would it be? So many incredulous questions!

k8bcly · 20-11-2009 12:46AM

Collie D wrote: »

Kids cycling to school...lazy shi*tes

have you tried lifting a school bag lately??? it would be lighter to carry the bike on your back!!!

Little Acorn · 20-11-2009 12:46AM

Esme Purring Armpit wrote: »

Many a lucky bag & sherbet dip was bought with a family member's phone call funds!

That's another one, lucky bags! I used to love them.:-)

az2wp0sye65487 · 20-11-2009 12:47AM

MrEko wrote: »

A payphone in your house? What kind of person would have such a thing? How impractical would it be? So many incredulous questions!

Not much bigger than a normal house phone at the time, only it had a coin slot & a small lockable cash drawer underneath. AFAIK you still got your phone bill each month or whatever, but this was supposed to be paid with the money collected in the phone. So you didn't have to fork out a lump sum that you didn't have every month!

phasers · 20-11-2009 12:47AM

Little Acorn wrote: »

That's another one, lucky bags! I used to love them.:-)

Oh yeah! I used to get a deadly one with a turtle on the front, it had games and sweets and stuff

G_R · 20-11-2009 12:47AM

enniscorthy wrote: »

HI MATE WHAT YOU UP TO SORRY NEVER READ POST JUST THE TITLE ANYWAY HERE IS MY CONTRIBUTION,,,,,,,,

TOYS IN THE CEREAL BOXES:mad::mad::mad:

why shout

the kids are sleeping:mad:

az2wp0sye65487 · 20-11-2009 12:49AM

Little Acorn wrote: »

That's another one, lucky bags! I used to love them.:-)

Used to love them myself, and only 10p too! But for some reason all I ever got in them was mini address books!

lightening · 20-11-2009 12:52AM

Starlings flock like that all over Ireland. Jackdaws do sometimes. Dollymount in Dublin has some amazing swarmings like that over the saltmarshes. Now, things that you don't see anymore?

Supercans.

Little Acorn · 20-11-2009 12:53AM

phasers wrote: »

Oh yeah! I used to get a deadly one with a turtle on the front, it had games and sweets and stuff

The one I remember was a bright yellow bag,and think there was pink or red writing. Can't remember what the image was,might have been a spaceship or UFO?

My mum still uses the expression,"You'd get better in a lucky bag" when she's not impressed with something. :-)

sneakerfreak · 20-11-2009 12:53AM

My penis...

...beer belly is gettin waaaay out of hand

enniscorthy · 20-11-2009 01:06AM

phasers wrote: »

Oh yeah! I used to get a deadly one with a turtle on the front, it had games and sweets and stuff

whatyou up to my old buddy i remember those seeing as i used to get them for my own kids but promptly stopped when i found out the characters name was DICK TURTLE disgusting :eek::mad::mad:

segaBOY · 20-11-2009 01:50AM

enniscorthy wrote: »

HI MATE WHAT YOU UP TO SORRY NEVER READ POST JUST THE TITLE ANYWAY HERE IS MY CONTRIBUTION,,,,,,,,

TOYS IN THE CEREAL BOXES:mad::mad::mad:

Dead right where have they gone? It was always more fun when they were in the bag mixed somewhere with the cereal as opposed to glued to the inside of the box.

*sigh*

Mammanabammana · 20-11-2009 02:07AM

Heinz spaghetti spirals. Mmmm on toast. They had WAAAAY more sauce than the beans did.

Want some now. The hoops just aren't the same.

AlmightyCushion · 20-11-2009 02:32AM

Esme Purring Armpit wrote: »

why are there still public payphones around? has anyone used one or seen someone use one since 1995?

I use them the whole time when I'm drunk. Doesn't offer you as much privacy as a urinal or cubicle, still does the job though.

Mrmoe · 20-11-2009 02:38AM

Mikasa football gloves, the yellow ones with the black spots

starbelgrade · 20-11-2009 02:41AM

Pub Crisps... the ones that came in a green & white bag, marked "Pub Crisps". No crisp has ever tasted as good since.

Ivona Tinkle · 20-11-2009 02:46AM

Little Acorn wrote: »

Don't know if this was a common thing everywhere,but about 11 years ago(approx last time I seen him),there used to be a fruit and veg man who drove around in his van delivering to all the houses about twice a week. He came to us for years. Haven't even heard about that since.

Yeah I remember that usually it was a Hiace van at the side the mammy would buy the veg etc and at the back he sold sweets for the kids

20-11-2009 02:48AM

MrEko wrote: »

A payphone in your house? What kind of person would have such a thing? How impractical would it be? So many incredulous questions!

Used to be quite common when a 5 minute phone call to Australia would cost about the same as a 3 course meal in a smart restarant!

20-11-2009 02:50AM

Betamax video tapes, well video tapes full stop!

AlmightyCushion · 20-11-2009 03:04AM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I use them the whole time when I'm drunk. Doesn't offer you as much privacy as a urinal or cubicle, still does the job though.

Did anyone else find it funny that someone named ivona tinkle thanked this?

In All Fairness · 20-11-2009 03:05AM

pebbles21 wrote: »

He sadly died a few years ago,but there was a huge turnip at his funeral

And then they had to berry him.

But seriously, I defy anyone to come up with a joke/statement/tax manifesto where "huge turnip" isn't hilarious.

Top-notch Pebbles...TOP-NOTCH!!!