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26th January 2016, 11:11 PM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
When we were kids we had toys made from the cigarette cartons, the pic below would be a bit older but will give the idea. K
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26th January 2016, 11:14 PM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
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Jim Brady
When the ice cream man came around on his three wheeler bike Regards.
Jim.B.
I am sitting here laughing to myself ,its a good job the Fierce one has gone to bed ,!!! another thing we would is when walking up to an adult we would say "dip your ar** in lime please"to which they usualy replied"WHAT" we would look all innocent, look at our bare wrist and say "have you got the right time please"oh they would say guiltily and tell us the time. still laughing ,joe.
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27th January 2016, 01:29 AM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
Off the Cig packets Keith
Do you or can you recall the moving Tanks we used to make of Cotton Reels with Elastic Bands,used to cut notches in the Reels so as the Tank could go almost anywhere! Great fun as a Kid! That all we could afford when I was little!
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27th January 2016, 02:08 AM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
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27th January 2016, 04:55 AM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
That's the ones! Gees thought they went out Years ago!
We use a piece of Candle on the Side as it helped slow the movement!
Cheers
This one is just like the ones we used!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18RLqLDTnu8
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27th January 2016, 02:44 PM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
Originally Posted by
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I am sitting here laughing to myself ,joe.
Off thread but,
Man to pretty looking woman in bar "Tickle your Ar*e with a feather"
Woman---"What did you say"
Man--"Particularly nasty weather"
Used to work as a conversation opener (well 50% of the time, the other 50% used to result in a slap around the face)
rgds
JA
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27th January 2016, 03:15 PM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
Guy in a pub seen this other guy pulling that one on the barmaid and thought that's a good one I'l pull that on the wife when I get home.Ten pints later he arrived home his wife let him in as he follows her up the hall he says "Tickle your a**e with a feather".She rounded on him how dare you she said,husband swaying a little replied I was just saying "it's pi**ing down out".
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Jim.B.
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28th January 2016, 12:01 PM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
[QUOTE=Jim Brady;220903]When we were kids we used to shout into the tobacconist, have you got any Wild Woodbines-----well tame them.
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Jim.B.[/QUO
Known as coffin nails Jim,
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28th January 2016, 12:27 PM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
logged for being adrift ....since before xmas .....regards cappy
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28th January 2016, 05:41 PM
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Re: If you smoked PLAYER’S Cigarettes do you remember this story
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Thanks for the ciggies, Vernon. Gave them up ( Embassy tipped ) a VERY long time ago-when I started teaching and couldn't afford them !
Regards
Brenda
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