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They had wonderful names then and so of their time. Now we have or had, Prague, Dogma, Enigma, Jumping Jacks, Inspire, The Aardvark, etc. If they are still there as they change and disappear, there used to be the Leg and Cramp & the Dog and Trumpet. That's gone.

We have a family joke that my half sister and I are Irish twins. We are not but we are nearly 7 months apart. I don't think there is a name for us except lucky.:laughing:

We have a new family joke that I am an Irish twin, I am not but my half sister and I are nearly 7 months apart. I don't think there is a name for us. Apart from lucky.:joy:

I read Georgina became Mrs Leech I pulled these off the net, It was 2017 I believe when they celebrated their 80th and were/are Britain's oldest triplets.

They probably will but it won't be for the good. My draughtsman mate was replaced by a computerised system with lower salaried lower skilled operatives at the GEC. The new templates were always out and even upside down.

On navigable rivers not sure about canals, on pea souper foggy days, a man in a boat would play a big triangle. A warning. How it worked I know not. I heard it in the lyrics of The Auld Triangle, which is an Irish song.

My dad was a Costings Clerk at Rolls Royce he used a slide rule & weights & measures books. Different weights for different substances bushels & pecks etc.

And it don't do office banter!

My job, Coordinator Administrator, we were replaced by a computer system which is seriously flawed, and it can't think of course.

I was given several birth family photos, one uncle had 11 daughters, no sons, one had about 25 children not sure if it was 2 or 3 wives. In my family a great great aunt had umpteen children till I discovered she raised her husband's other 2 sets of children of his previous 2 wives who died,. She...

Those frocks have a home made look

Who said "Can you hear me at the back?"

Just a twinkle in your daddy's eye . I haven't heard that expression in a while.

Me neither I was in my pram then.

I expect you had there same Circuses which came to Coventry. I was always taken for my birthday in November. I just loved animals. Not realising then it wasn't natural. Gerry Cottle and Zeppos Chipperfields etc. Some were a bit down at heel. Tigers sitting up and begging on these tatty handlebar...

Boundaries & districts are odd. My great gran died at the old Keresley Hospital, Coventry. Now a Hotel. The death certificate said Meriden.

A wonderful 50s name. My Nan went to Marcia's in Cov but her real name was Maisie Suggitt . Not quite the same ring.