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What you're describing there, Alan, sounds like the "sausages" we used to find in the army compo rations, back in the late 50s, early 60s. "Soya links", they were called, pork they wor'nt !

I spotted Brain's faggots in our local Waitrose. They're now branded "Mr Brain's". I'd love a basinful but She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed won't have them in the house.

Ain't that tripe ? It was put in front of me once but I wasn't drunk enough to try it. Dogs love it though !

Could you Brasso them ?

In my life, anything that had the name "Gaunt" on it had to be vigorously polished, with Brasso !

Swerving wildly back on topic . . . . The opening few minutes of the film fascinated me. The different attitudes that people had then, the different way people spoke, (I do believe I heard Frank Skinner in there for a second). I liked it, the delectable Diane Abbot would LOVE it !

Blimey ! They were desperate to get rid of their stock were'nt they ?

Bit of fantasy at the beginning of the film. Bloke turns the key and the Allegro starts up first time. Naaaah !

Written like a fireman sir ! ?

Another chip-related memory just popped up. If you ordered three pennorth of chips at Everetts, our local, they would twist a piece of newspaper into a funnel shape to hold them. It was great, when you'd finished the chips, to tear the bottom of the funnel off and suck out the vinegar. I...

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Yes, fish and six penn'orth of chips, wrapped in newspaper. The smell when you unwrapped them was wonderfull. We called those batter bits "scratchings". Another delight was "scallops", they were potatoes, cut in slices and dipped in batter.

210 Sladepool Farm Rd, early 40s myself.

Quick question, superdad. Whereabouts was your wife born then ?

Our Dad told me, years ago that the Swan, Yardley, (probably the old one), was the biggest pub in Brum and that the Maypole was the second biggest.

The Maypole had a variety of rooms, apart from the "Smoke". I'm pretty sure there was a Ladies Only room too. Looking from the car park, these rooms were acessed through a door on the left. The door in the middle was the main bar and the right hand one led to the Assembly room, where concerts...

Well done that man !

I.thought, earlier that the little cartoon was quite funny. I've just gone back for another look and I find that "a Scotch man" has been censored out. A bit over-zealous, in my humble opinion.

Came across this pic while browsing, it looks like it was taken mid-50s. At that time I was a "Trainee manager" (errand kid). I had to go into that building once a week for night school. One of the subjects was " The origins of the Co-operative movement". As a 16-year old the classes were so...

I remember weak tea being called "Gnat's p*** and pepper".