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    TV Advertising Jingles (1950s-1960s).

    "You're never alone with a Strand" "Opel Fruits, made to make your mouth water" "Someone isn't using Amplex" Cheating a bit, I think that was only a poster campaign " Ring the bells with Christmas Timex, tickaticka Timex tra la la" "The lady loves Milk Tray"
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    Erdington - Hampton Road

    There were 3 schools on that campus. Marsh Hill Boys Technical, Stockland Green Secondry Modern and Marsh Hill Girls Technical. The only entrance allowed for the Boys' School was Hampton Road, the Girls School entrance was at the top of Marsh Hill and the Secondry Modern entrance was further...
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    Erdington - Hampton Road

    Dead right Zambodini. That shop owner must have become a millionaire !
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    Wilmot Breeden Limited

    There was a Wilmot Breeden Truflo Ltd in Westwood Road Witton, who manufactured valves and pipes for the process and petrochemical industries together with fans for the motor industry and parts for aero engines. They also had factories in Bentham Gloucestershire and Liege Belgium.
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    TV Advertising Jingles (1950s-1960s).

    Suprised the Aston contingent didn't remember this one :- "Everything goes with HP Sauce"
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    Online Gutenberg Library: Early 19th century expressions

    MikeG. Also try the Penguin Dictionary of Historic Slang
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    TV Advertising Jingles (1950s-1960s).

    "A penny farthing a mile and it travels in style - the Renault Dauphine"
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    TV Advertising Jingles (1950s-1960s).

    "It beats as it sweeps as it cleans" K_E_Y_N_S_H_A_M "This carpet you can afford by Cyril Lord"
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    Wills

    Are Wills open to public view ? If so, where do I need to go to search ? Thanks.
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    TV Advertising Jingles (1950s-1960s).

    "The Milky Bars are on me" "You can be sure of Shell" "Put a Tiger in your tank" "Can't tell Stork from Butter" "Don't forget the the fruit gums Mum"
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    Erdington - Hampton Road

    Thanks Ian, I shudder to think how many times I walked up and down that road in my school days.
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    The Demise of Cricket

    Our cricket at primary school was organised by a teacher, there were no "specialists" back then. How I agree with you about the costs of a day at the Test or a one day game. The Pakistan tour this year was a great example, over half empty grounds, nothing to do with the scandals, ordinary folk...
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    The Demise of Cricket

    It's a crying shame that cricket is rarely played in primary and secondary shcools these days. I guess that teachers are loathe to give up their time to organise games and I suppose there are "Elf and Safety" issues to worry about. We climbed the fence at Deykin Avenue School on summer evenings...
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    Nicknames & Petnames

    New a chap once who they said was a bit of a nut case. So he was called "Dagenham Dave" - because he was just this side of Barking !
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    Nicknames & Petnames

    We had a Nigerian friend in the 70's who was nicknamed "CHALKIE". He took no offence to this, in fact I think it rather pleased him. The PC police would be after us these days. My Father's friend's surname was Wright and he was known as "SHINER"
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    Odeon Perry Barr

    I don't recall that song, but I do remember being called up on stage when it was your birthday and given a card.
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    Nicknames & Petnames

    I don't mean names of your pets but what your family called you. You can imagine with a surname like mine what I went through in school, I'll draw a veil over that. In my early years I was known as "Everso" as in, I'm ever so hungry or I'm ever so tired or I'm ever so cold. I was also...
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    Mom's Answer

    Where are you going ? "To see a man about a dog" Mother climbing the stairs. Where are you going ? " Down the cellar"
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    Odeon Perry Barr

    Jean, We probably sat in the same row on Saturday mornings. All us kids in Deykin Avenue had a chant - " Penny there , penny back, sixpence in and threepence to spend" Do you recall, the programme started with a Looney Tunes cartoon, then what is now called a documentary followed by the...
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    Famous catch phrases.

    Goodbye children - everywhere. "Uncle Mac" Crackerjack The Weekend starts here. RSG
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