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[vorpal blade]

I'm getting confused - was "Man's Favourite Sport" fishing all the time?

I thought it was probably your usual romcom, y'know, Rock Hudson chasing skirt - playing it straight?

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Fishing - the thinking/drinking man's game

Maggots, by the way......

 

[Robby Blade]

One of my local commercial fisheries in Leicestershire stocks barbel. Always thought of barbel as river fish, but they seem to be thriving in these pools. They don't half pull that pole elastic.

It was fly-fishing for carp in our gravel pit last year and caught a barbel. Work that one out...

The Don from The Wicker to Medowhall and probably beyond, has some huge barbel going well into double figures.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Fishing

Any photos of paint drying?

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Fishing

Any photos of paint drying?

No, but if you want some flies for your bumper, I'll tie you some..

 

[Isar]

23 hours and 50 minutes old.

 

[bornablade]

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All those people in Fitzalan Square reminds me of the late Saturday nights / early Sunday mornings waiting forever for a taxi.
Deciding against catching the 1.30am bus back up to Lowedges and 'giving it another half hour' (usually a waste of time) in Josephine's, Top Rank etc.

Arriving into Fitzalan Square which looked more like Trafalgar Square on New Years Eve. More often than not decided to walk and about Woodseats managing to flagg down an empty taxi.

Waking up the next day with the words 'never again.'

 

[JJ Sefton]

Man's favourite sport was released in January 1964.

Amazing that they made a film about pocket billiards.

 

[BerksBlade]

Bugger Bramall Lane.
Wow! A Ford Capri S and it could even be the 1600!
Fantastic car,
unless you wanted to go out in the snow
or the rain
or expected it to start in winter.......

Looks like it could be JPS colours as well - 10mph faster than other colours.
My Dad borrowed a 3-litre version once - it would have been quite fast if the rear tyres had actually gripped the tarmac!

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Looks like it could be JPS colours as well - 10mph faster than other colours.
My Dad borrowed a 3-litre version once - it would have been quite fast if the rear tyres had actually gripped the tarmac!

Ah, the model with cross-flow ash trays

 

[Lane Ender]

All those people in Fitzalan Square reminds me of the late Saturday nights / early Sunday mornings waiting forever for a taxi.
Deciding against catching the 1.30am bus back up to Lowedges and 'giving it another half hour' (usually a waste of time) in Josephine's, Top Rank etc.

Arriving into Fitzalan Square which looked more like Trafalgar Square on New Years Eve. More often than not decided to walk and about Woodseats managing to flagg down an empty taxi.

Waking up the next day with the words 'never again.'

1.30 bus to the Low Edges used to get stopped at Woodseats Kop Shop regular.
Everything used to go quiet.

 

[super_pig]

They used to chant "Grecian 2000" at him.

yeah until they realised how good he was!

 

[super_pig]

All those people in Fitzalan Square reminds me of the late Saturday nights / early Sunday mornings waiting forever for a taxi.
Deciding against catching the 1.30am bus back up to Lowedges and 'giving it another half hour' (usually a waste of time) in Josephine's, Top Rank etc.

Arriving into Fitzalan Square which looked more like Trafalgar Square on New Years Eve. More often than not decided to walk and about Woodseats managing to flagg down an empty taxi.

Waking up the next day with the words 'never again.'

and monday nights.. and thursday nights.. and friday nights

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

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[HighfieldBlade]

Could Barnes's shorts be any shorter? !

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Could Barnes's shorts be any shorter? !

I'm amazed he didn't fall over Phil Thompson's nose!

 

[Shalalalafenoughty]

I seem to remember Taffy? the Welsh teacher in the 'Please Sir ' film commenting on a shop called the "Prophylactic Emporium" - I never really knew what it meant but perhaps its this shop that the writer had in mind?

You've got the right actor - Richard Davies - and he did play Taffy in Please Sir but the quote comes from the "Kipper and the Corpse" episode of Fawlty Towers. He and his wife have had enough of Basil's lunacy and decide to find themselves an alternative hotel: "...we'll try the one up by the Prophylactic Emporium."

 

[Rufus Smalls]

1.30 bus to the Low Edges used to get stopped at Woodseats Kop Shop regular.
Everything used to go quiet.

You lads mean the ..... 976 !

Remember the 1.30 whistle blowing on High Street to let the drivers know it was time to set off ??

Many a time I was running up York Street hearing that fucking whistle and knowing I'd just missed out by 30 seconds.

Oh well - run back down and sneak back into Romeo's for last orders (and getting the knock back from any old bird for the last dance)

Mint them days !!!

 

[Lane Ender]

You lads mean the ..... 976 !

Remember the 1.30 whistle blowing on High Street to let the drivers know it was time to set off ??

Many a time I was running up York Street hearing that fucking whistle and knowing I'd just missed out by 30 seconds.

Oh well - run back down and sneak back into Romeo's for last orders (and getting the knock back from any old bird for the last dance)

Mint them days !!!

I'm going back a few years than that fella.
I was 15-16 now I'm 59 we used to frequent the Top Rank Saturday nights in those days I use to get on the last bus either wounded or my clothes ripped off my back.

 

[Robby Blade]

Could Barnes's shorts be any shorter? !

Well he's certainly no EEL.

 

[Lane Ender]

What can you say about that man

 

[georgebernardshaw]

What can you say about that man

Absolutely lost for words, mate

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Can we need name all this vintage squad, sorry meant w**k squad:-
Matthews, Cutbush, Guy, Renwick, Brown, Hamson, ???, Garner, Moore, MacPhail, ???, ???, Flood, ???, ???, ???, Haslam, ???, ???, Tibbot, Benjiman, ???, Speight, Conroy, Coldwell

 

[Lane Ender]

Can we need name all this vintage squad, sorry meant w**k squad:-
Matthews, Cutbush, Guy, Renwick, Brown, Hamson, ???, Garner, Moore, MacPhail, ???, ???, Flood, ???, ???, ???, Haslam, ???, ???, Tibbot, Benjiman, ???, Speight, Conroy, Coldwell

Some garbage amongst that lot

 

[Silent Blade]

Can we need name all this vintage squad, sorry meant w**k squad:-
Matthews, Cutbush, Guy, Renwick, Brown, Hamson, McGarry, Garner, Moore, MacPhail, ???, Clark, Flood, Dey, Harwood, ???, Haslam, Kenworthy, ???, Tibbot, Benjiman, Finnieston, Speight, Conroy, Coldwell

Dunno three of them