Joke Thread 5

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Yorkieguy]

 

[Phil Pascoe]

 

[Doug B]

 

[SammyQ]

Pre-decimal currency - prior to Feb 1971, back in the days of 'tanners and bobs' (sixpences and shillings):

‘TANNERS AND BOBS’ . . . for those too young to have lived through it:

Back in the days of tanners and bobs,
When Mothers had patience and Fathers had jobs.
When football team families wore hand me down shoes,
And T.V gave only two channels to choose.

Back in the days of threepenny bits,
when schools employed nurses to search for your nits.
When snowballs were harmless; ice slides were permitted
and all of your jumpers were warm and hand knitted.

Back in the days of hot ginger beers,
when children remained so for more than six years.
When children respected what older folks said,
and pot was a thing you kept under your bed.

Back in the days of Listen with Mother,
when neighbours were friendly and talked to each other.

When cars were so rare you could play in the street.
When Doctors made house calls; Police walked the beat.

Back in the days of Milligan's Goons,
when butter was butter and songs all had tunes.

It was dumplings for dinner and trifle for tea,
and your annual break was a day by the sea.

Back in the days of Dixon's Dock Green,
Crackerjack pens and Lyon’s ice cream.
When children could freely wear National Health glasses,
and teachers all stood at the FRONT of their classes.

Back in the days of rocking and reeling,
when mobiles were things that you hung from the ceiling.
When woodwork and pottery got taught in schools,
and everyone dreamed of a win on the pools.

Back in the days when I was a lad,
I can't help but smile for the fun that I had.
Hopscotch and roller skates; snowballs to lob.
Back in the days of tanners and bobs.

You forgot thrupennies and ha'pennies. Just sayin'.
Kent wafers and jam gollies, doing your own tappets, oil changes and wheel bearings. Teachers could, and did, torture you with the cane. Phone lines were shared ( interesting.. ). Wet Willy was a (poor) beer and the test card ruled supreme. Polio lads and lasses with their calipers were common and parcels from catalogues took at least 10 days to get to you.

 

[flying haggis]

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wonder what year that was and what the equivalent price would be today

 

[John Brown]

wonder what year that was and what the equivalent price would be today

I refer you to post #1618

 

[John Brown]

Talking of "the old days", does anyone remember the time when you had to stick a postage stamp on your cheque?
Come to think, when did you last write a cheque?!

Postal orders could be adjusted upwards in value, by having stamps affixed.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I refer you to post #1618

I suspect it was a bit earlier than that. We had a VCR in about '76. The tapes were one hour and cost about £17 - no timer on the machine, which was top loading.