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Title: Name that product?
Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 15, 2009, 05:52:07 am
Let see if this takes off....

Its the fish that ____ ____  rejects, that makes _____ _____ the best.
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Post by: hopeitfloats on January 15, 2009, 06:42:39 am
maybe BIRDS EYE
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Post by: Damien on January 15, 2009, 06:46:30 am
Here in Australia it's  Its the fish that John West rejects, that makes John West the best.

Damien.
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Post by: hopeitfloats on January 15, 2009, 06:49:41 am
I think you are right there damien :-))
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 15, 2009, 09:01:52 am
Correct! John West.
 Anybody else got an old advert they remember?
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Post by: maninthestreet on January 15, 2009, 09:06:32 am
Correct! John West.
 Anybody else got an old advert they remember?

_______ - once _______ forever smitten.
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Post by: tigertiger on January 15, 2009, 09:25:45 am
Correct! John West.
 Anybody else got an old advert they remember?

_______ - once _______ forever smitten.

Vauxhaul Cavalier. Once driven, forever smitten
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Post by: maninthestreet on January 15, 2009, 09:27:00 am
Almost - it's 'Vauxhall - once driven, forever smitten'
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Post by: tigertiger on January 15, 2009, 09:29:20 am

_________   ________  "Distilled in hell"
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Post by: FullLeatherJacket on January 15, 2009, 09:50:21 am
Is it "Aldi's Gin"? If not, it ought to be..............  :o
FLJ
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Post by: Roger in France on January 15, 2009, 10:05:37 am
FLJ,

Pour the Aldi's gin into a Gordon's bottle (as my wife does) and serve it to the visitors. They'll never know. But I won't do it to you!

Roger in France
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Post by: Seaspray on January 15, 2009, 10:32:59 am
you'll wonder where the _ _ _ _ _ _  went _ _ _ _  you  _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _     %%
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Post by: Arrow5 on January 15, 2009, 10:37:16 am
....where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent {-)
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Post by: Seaspray on January 15, 2009, 10:43:57 am
nice one
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 15, 2009, 10:49:22 am
Is it "Aldi's Gin"? If not, it ought to be..............  :o
FLJ

 {-) {-) {-)
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Post by: wideawake on January 15, 2009, 10:49:47 am
_________ means ________

Guy
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Post by: tigertiger on January 15, 2009, 10:51:43 am
_________ means ________

Guy
wind
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Post by: chingdevil on January 15, 2009, 10:52:59 am
Beans Means Heinz



What has a hazelnut in every bite???   (clean answers please)



Brian
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Post by: wideawake on January 15, 2009, 10:54:18 am
Beans Means Heinz



What has a hazelnut in every bite???   (clean answers please)



Brian

You mean apart from squirrel poo?  :-) :-)
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Post by: Arrow5 on January 15, 2009, 10:58:46 am
Wasnt it Beanz meanz Heinz ? :embarrassed:
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Post by: wideawake on January 15, 2009, 10:59:18 am
Beans Means Heinz



What has a hazelnut in every bite???   (clean answers please)



Brian

Cadbury's Whole Nut chocolate bars was it?

Guy
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 15, 2009, 10:59:50 am
TOPIC!

Graded grains means _____ ______.
Product?
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Post by: tigertiger on January 15, 2009, 11:01:54 am
Bradford and Bingley?
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Post by: wideawake on January 15, 2009, 11:04:57 am
For _______ get _______


Guy
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Post by: Stavros on January 15, 2009, 11:07:07 am
Finer Flower........that silly little man in black advertising Homepride

v........ .... .......e        Car Manufacterer




Stav
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Post by: tigertiger on January 15, 2009, 11:08:50 am
For _______ get _______


Guy

For Mash get Smash
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Post by: catengineman on January 15, 2009, 11:10:55 am
Do you want the post here oar a PM with the answers?
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Post by: tigertiger on January 15, 2009, 11:29:56 am
Do you want the post here oar a PM with the answers?

We have had this question before on another fun Q&A thread, and posting on here was the prefered option
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Post by: Captain Povey on January 15, 2009, 12:15:39 pm
Graded grains means finer flower.
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Post by: catengineman on January 15, 2009, 12:19:11 pm
An _ _ _ _ from now You'd wish you'd _ _ _ one


R,
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Post by: nhp651 on January 15, 2009, 12:21:48 pm
as seen on the sticker in the back of a uk built car in the '80's
 Fry der Frag, b...  bl..... r......

 %) :o :-))
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Post by: Arrow5 on January 15, 2009, 12:45:27 pm
...bluy Blitish Reyrand ?  :embarrassed:
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Post by: toesupwa on January 15, 2009, 12:51:03 pm
...bluy Blitish Reyrand ?  :embarrassed:

When i was an Architect working for BL / Rover, there was talk of putting plinth's in to the Gent's toilet so the Japanese could reach the urinal...  O0
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Post by: toesupwa on January 15, 2009, 12:53:36 pm
"You cant get better than a _____ ___ ______"
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Post by: catengineman on January 15, 2009, 12:55:15 pm
"You cant get better than a _____ ___ ______"

Quick fit fitter
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Post by: samuel15g on January 15, 2009, 01:07:47 pm
"Put a ----- in your ----!"
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Post by: catengineman on January 15, 2009, 01:09:06 pm
"Put a ----- in your ----!"

Tiger in your Tank  Esso wasn't it?
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Post by: nhp651 on January 15, 2009, 01:11:40 pm
spot on, arrow {-) {-)
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Post by: Seaspray on January 15, 2009, 01:14:38 pm
what was the timex saying
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Post by: catengineman on January 15, 2009, 01:21:25 pm
Fore hands that _ _ dishes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _
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Post by: chingdevil on January 15, 2009, 01:24:02 pm
For hands that do dishes and feel soft as your face its mild green Fairy Liquid


Brian
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Post by: chingdevil on January 15, 2009, 01:26:29 pm
Keep going ---- ---- ------ ---- --- --- -- ---- -- -----



Brian
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Post by: Proteus on January 15, 2009, 01:44:25 pm
For _______ get _______


Guy

for Mash Get Smash

Proteus
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Post by: madrob on January 15, 2009, 01:44:59 pm
Would you risk it for a --------
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Post by: tigertiger on January 15, 2009, 01:47:08 pm
would you risk it for a biscuit.

Jacobs Club?
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Post by: catengineman on January 15, 2009, 01:50:49 pm
Everyones _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Post by: madrob on January 15, 2009, 01:52:29 pm
would you risk it for a biscuit.

Jacobs Club?

nope was a swisskit...............anyone remember them?.or is it just me thats old
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Post by: craftysod on January 15, 2009, 04:00:24 pm
voosh sprung teknic
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 15, 2009, 04:12:28 pm

Keep going ---- ---- ------ ---- --- --- -- ---- -- -----

Brian

-----------------------------------------------------

v........ .... .......e        Car Manufacterer

Stav

Clues please....  :-)
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Post by: chingdevil on January 15, 2009, 04:20:35 pm
My one

Keep going well keep going ________________________

Brian



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Post by: dougal99 on January 15, 2009, 04:25:11 pm
OK so what was the White Tornado? I can't remember. Some sort of cleaner

and then there was the Blue Whitener in some soap  powder or other

Must get a life  :embarrassed:
Title: Re: Name that product?
Post by: wideawake on January 15, 2009, 04:26:57 pm
***** makes ******* ****** with ******

Guy
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Post by: wideawake on January 15, 2009, 04:27:38 pm
My one

Keep going well keep going ________________________

Brian





shell?

Guy
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Post by: chingdevil on January 15, 2009, 04:34:19 pm
Guy correct

It was, Keep going well keep going Shell you can be sure of Shell


Brian
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Post by: Seaspray on January 15, 2009, 05:26:25 pm
Only the noth americans will know this

See the  - - - in your - - - - - - - - -
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Post by: chingdevil on January 15, 2009, 05:39:23 pm
Try these sites to jog your memory

http://www.tellyads.com/
http://www.absolutelyandy.com/tvadverts/
http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/

And while you are what is this:- Lips______________________________________________________________


Brian
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 15, 2009, 05:57:47 pm
Only the North Americans will know this

See the  - - - in your - - - - - - - - -

See the TIGER in your Tank???
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Post by: omra85 on January 15, 2009, 08:50:51 pm

And while you are what is this:- Lips______________________________________________________________


Lipsmakin, toothrottin, gutchurnin, windmakin PEPSI   %%

Danny

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Post by: Damien on January 15, 2009, 10:09:05 pm
Only the North Americans will know this

See the  - - - in your - - - - - - - - -

See the TIGER in your Tank???

Esso ?????

Remember tigers in tank from '60's - '70's here in Oz  Peter F & other ozies might know.
Damien.
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Post by: chingdevil on January 15, 2009, 10:09:57 pm
Danny

You spelt it slightly wrong {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)

Lipsmackin’thirstquenchin’acetastin’motivatin’goodbuzzin’ cooltalkin’highwalkin’fastlivin’evergivin’coolfizzin’ — Pepsi!


Brian
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Post by: bigfella on January 15, 2009, 11:31:28 pm
For the Australians on here.

You need ________ ________ you need _________ _______ Lets get together with the stars and stripes can...... In Sydney and Melbourne and Brisbane as well the tip of your nose is the top of the world.
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Post by: wideawake on January 16, 2009, 09:20:20 am
***** makes ******* ****** with ******

Guy

Anyone going to have a go at this or shall I give you a clue?

Guy
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Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 09:27:31 am
Clue please
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Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 09:30:44 am
OK so what was the White Tornado? I can't remember. Some sort of cleaner

and then there was the Blue Whitener in some soap  powder or other

Must get a life  :embarrassed:

Flash or Ajax.
I think Flash
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Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 09:32:12 am
Everyones _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Everyones favourite.

Can't remember the product.
Was it Quality Street?
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Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 09:34:36 am
One for the Australians.
The Americans had another slightly different version.

Football, meat pies, beer and ______   ______
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Post by: wideawake on January 16, 2009, 10:06:52 am
Clue please


OK then - 4th word is bounce

***** makes ******* bounce with ******

HTH  :-)

Guy
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Post by: John W E on January 16, 2009, 10:54:40 am
Trill makes budge bounce with health
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Post by: wideawake on January 16, 2009, 11:08:37 am
Trill makes budge bounce with health

Well done the appropriately named bluebird!!   :-)


How about

Sleep ******* *********

Guy who sometimes wishes he didn't remember so far back  :((
Title: Re: Name that product?
Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 11:24:45 am
Sleep  sweeter with Bournvita
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Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 11:27:21 am
Trill makes budge bounce with health

Well done the appropriately named bluebird!!   :-)


How about

Sleep ******* *********

Guy who sometimes wishes he didn't remember so far back  :((

And I thought it was for a fabric softener.
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Post by: wideawake on January 16, 2009, 11:45:17 am
Here's an even older one!

Hoarse ** **** * ****!

Guy
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Post by: catengineman on January 16, 2009, 11:51:22 am
Everyones _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Everyones favourite.

Can't remember the product.
Was it Quality Street?

 :-))
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Post by: samuel15g on January 16, 2009, 12:18:57 pm

Heres one for those with a sweet tooth

"---- ------, made to  ---- your ----- -----!"
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Post by: bigfella on January 16, 2009, 12:25:31 pm
TT
I think that was football meat pies kangaroos and Holden cars.

Although Beer would be more appropriate.


Regards David
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Post by: catengineman on January 16, 2009, 12:52:03 pm

Heres one for those with a sweet tooth

"---- ------, made to  ---- your ----- -----!"

opal fruits made to make your mouth water
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Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 02:45:21 pm
TT
I think that was football meat pies kangaroos and Holden cars.

Although Beer would be more appropriate.


Regards David

Correct on both counts.
My mistake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Ic3RqPIJo

I think the American version was
Football, hotdogs, beer and GM cars?? Which is where I got the beer from.

Perhaps one of our American friends will wnlighten us.
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Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 02:48:38 pm
Here's an even older one!

Hoarse ** **** * ****!

Guy

Hoarse, go suck a Zube?
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Post by: wideawake on January 16, 2009, 03:39:23 pm
Here's an even older one!

Hoarse ** **** * ****!

Guy

Hoarse, go suck a Zube?

Are you admitting to being old enough to remember Zubes TT or did you look it up?   :-)

Well done

Guy
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Post by: samuel15g on January 16, 2009, 03:50:11 pm
Also remember "Zubes are good for your Tubes!"
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Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 04:24:38 pm
I remember Zubes ads, I guess 1970s.

Sleep Sweeter Bournvita, I remeber my Dad telling a story about laughing the ad when he was a kid.
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Post by: catengineman on January 16, 2009, 04:30:28 pm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _  with _ _ _ _  taken out
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Post by: tigertiger on January 16, 2009, 04:35:46 pm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _  with _ _ _ _  taken out

Warburton's Bread, with nowt taken out.
?
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Post by: Roger in France on January 16, 2009, 04:38:33 pm
"Hovis, bread with nowt taken out"?

My turn.....

"Don't forget............................Mum"

and

"...............................................................face"

Martin, what have you started? You even have me at it now!

Roger in France
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Post by: catengineman on January 16, 2009, 04:38:52 pm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _  with _ _ _ _  taken out

Warburton's Bread, with nowt taken out.
?

Close but no ciggy
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Post by: Roger in France on January 16, 2009, 04:40:08 pm
No, no.....that's "Waburtons bread with nothing put in it"!

Roger in France
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Post by: chingdevil on January 16, 2009, 05:10:48 pm
Roger

"Dont forget the fruit gums mum"

Can not remember the other one

Only the_______________________________________________________before


Brian
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Post by: wideawake on January 16, 2009, 05:25:44 pm
**** sign ***** ***** ********

Guy
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Post by: John W E on January 16, 2009, 06:27:42 pm
ESSO SIGN MEANS HAPPY MOTORING  %%   call at the Esso sign ping
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Post by: wideawake on January 16, 2009, 10:52:16 pm
ESSO SIGN MEANS HAPPY MOTORING  %%   call at the Esso sign ping

Extra ration of Trill for  that man!   Spot on Bluebird  :-)

That's all from me for tonight!

Cheers

Guy
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Post by: catengineman on January 16, 2009, 11:07:03 pm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _  with _ _ _ _  taken out


Allinsons! Bread with nowt taken out
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Post by: Peter Fitness on January 16, 2009, 11:52:41 pm
You'll wonder where the ............ went when you brush your........with.............?

Peter.
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Post by: Proteus on January 16, 2009, 11:56:57 pm
yellow -- teeth ---Pepserdent


Proteus
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Post by: catengineman on January 16, 2009, 11:59:15 pm
Yellow  even :-))
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Post by: bigfella on January 17, 2009, 12:10:44 am
No one got mine so I will let you see it for yourself. This ad stood out for me in the 70's. Enjoy http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJP4mn6SD8 (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJP4mn6SD8)
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Post by: Peter Fitness on January 17, 2009, 12:11:10 am
Or even Pepsodent  :-) Well done, Proteus, give that man a cigar  :-)) (which will make his teeth yellow again)  {-)

Peter.
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Post by: Peter Fitness on January 17, 2009, 12:13:59 am
Good grief, David, talk about a blast from the past  :o . I'd forgotten all about that one, I would never have got it.

Peter.
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Post by: tobyker on January 17, 2009, 09:24:00 pm
They asked me how I knew
It was ---- ----
and 3 lines more?
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Post by: tobyker on January 17, 2009, 09:25:59 pm
Sticker on tank of knackered NSU moped "Tiger Krank - Maus im Tank!"
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Post by: John W E on January 17, 2009, 09:28:58 pm
They asked me how I knew
It was ---- ----
Esso blue i course replied
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 17, 2009, 09:41:36 pm

Boom-boom-boom-boom ____ ____!!

Product & colour?
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Post by: omra85 on January 17, 2009, 11:02:17 pm
A Basil BRUSH in brown  %) %% %% %%
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Post by: Bunkerbarge on January 17, 2009, 11:10:16 pm
Esso Blue!!! :}
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Post by: Bunkerbarge on January 17, 2009, 11:22:39 pm
What were too good to hurry?
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Post by: Shipmate60 on January 17, 2009, 11:29:14 pm
Murray Mints!!

Bob
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Post by: TCC on January 17, 2009, 11:39:43 pm
Double Diamond works wonders...?

That's probably one of my first memories
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Post by: catengineman on January 18, 2009, 12:00:20 am
Looks good tastes good and by _ _ _ _ _   _ _   _ _ _ _    _ _ _  good
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Post by: Proteus on January 18, 2009, 12:24:30 am
and by Gxxxx  it does you good

Proteus
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Post by: omra85 on January 18, 2009, 04:03:06 pm
Away from g*lly and political correctness  ;) ;)

***** ***** stay ******** longer, always ask for ***** !

Danny
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Post by: omra85 on January 18, 2009, 04:16:21 pm
When selling beer - the most important thing is the NAME -
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Post by: aestus57 on January 18, 2009, 04:55:33 pm
Try these two :-


Don't forget the  ***** **** Mum

and

Oooh   *****  grow on you


Regards
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 18, 2009, 05:04:50 pm
"  Oooh   *****  grow on you  "

Roses (chocolates)
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Post by: aestus57 on January 18, 2009, 05:13:02 pm
 :-))  Well done Martin,  but who was the guy who said it..... I can't for the life of me remember his name.
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Post by: Shipmate60 on January 18, 2009, 05:58:37 pm
Vaughn was his surname. cant remember his first name.

Bob
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Post by: Shipmate60 on January 18, 2009, 05:59:37 pm
Don't forget the  ***** **** Mum
Fruit Gums

Bob
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Post by: aestus57 on January 18, 2009, 06:05:52 pm
 :-))  Norman Vaughan..... Thanks Bob.  Well done with the Fruit Gums
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Post by: tobyker on January 22, 2009, 11:08:52 am
I of course replied
with inferior brands one buys
Smoke gets in your eyes

-but can anyone remember any other make of paraffin?
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Post by: Shipmate60 on January 22, 2009, 11:20:54 am
Esso Blue

Bob
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Post by: tigertiger on January 22, 2009, 11:38:46 am


-but can anyone remember any other make of paraffin?


Pink Paraffin
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Post by: omra85 on January 22, 2009, 01:51:10 pm
In olden days (1962), most garages had a paraffin pump. I used to work in a Mobil garage selling Mobil paraffin. In cold spells, with so many homes having paraffin heaters, we sold more paraffin than petrol!
Danny
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Post by: tigertiger on January 22, 2009, 03:29:11 pm
In cold spells we would add a can of paraffin to diesel tanks on the old trucks, to stop the diesel from slushing.

I used to love the smell of a paraffin heater.
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Post by: omra85 on January 22, 2009, 08:18:18 pm
And for our younger viewers -

but what make??

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Post by: djrobbo on January 22, 2009, 08:43:53 pm
VALOR


           bob
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Post by: omra85 on January 22, 2009, 09:17:47 pm
Correct. Bob - but too quick :o

Try this one then - make and model???

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Post by: craftysod on January 22, 2009, 09:19:52 pm
BIG glowplug for ic boat  :D
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Post by: JayDee on January 22, 2009, 09:20:48 pm
Hello,

Who used to say,    "Give him the Money Mabel "

Old 'uns only need apply.

John.  O0
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Post by: omra85 on January 22, 2009, 09:21:59 pm
I cheated - Wilfred Pickles  :-))
http://www.tintagelweb.co.uk/Have%20A%20Go.htm (http://www.tintagelweb.co.uk/Have%20A%20Go.htm)
Danny
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Post by: omra85 on January 22, 2009, 09:23:30 pm
BIG glowplug for ic boat  :D

Now there's an idea .....    {-)

Danny
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Post by: John W E on January 22, 2009, 09:31:44 pm
Tilley heater????
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Post by: Bill D203 on January 22, 2009, 09:35:45 pm
Danny
Don't tell me you are still using those old heater's.
I remember being taken out with a friends Dad delivering paraffine he was the Esso blue boy in his Blue Thames van.
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Post by: omra85 on January 22, 2009, 09:45:09 pm
BB - Nope. Longer name??

Bill - no I don't use them (nor am I a collector) just "stumbled" across these.  I used to be terrified of them, especially the type where you had to invert the full tank to get it back in  :o :o

Danny
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Post by: Bill D203 on January 22, 2009, 09:53:59 pm
Danny They was not very good as a heater but as an accident waiting to happen they was Brillo.
The best thing to go out of fashion me thinks
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Post by: chingdevil on January 22, 2009, 11:00:42 pm
Danny
When I was a kid we used to have the heater where you used to invert the tank of oil in the back, it had like a needle valve that filled up a trough in the back this fed through to the front as the oil was used the trough was refilled. The heater used to make an awfull lot of condensation. Also when I was a kid acroos the road from us was the shop where we brought the parrafin, hugh tank in the shop that he used to measure out the parrafin health and safety eat your heart out.

Brian
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Post by: tigertiger on January 23, 2009, 01:10:12 am
Our hardware shop had one of those tanks as well, at the back of the shop. Not outside in the back yard, but inside the store.
That is a scary thought.
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Post by: Bill D203 on January 23, 2009, 09:55:43 am
Yes we had a hardware shop which had a paraffine pump Like a small petrol pump at the rear of the shop. He also sold by the pint Meths so I could run my Mamod steam engine. He used to put it in an old fairy liquid bottle to make it easy to get it onto the burner. OH happy Days.
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 23, 2009, 11:50:01 am

I seem to remember the Pink paraffin truck used to have two glass tanks on the back and a very large wooden lever.
If memory serves, the man used to pump from the main tank into the glass tanks and then drain into my mums pink
5 gallon drum?!?! Is that right?

I also seem to remember the paraffin heater burning away silently then every now and then buble like my empty stomach,
I guess for a  'chicken hopper' tank? Correct?
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Post by: Colin Bishop on January 23, 2009, 11:56:00 am
Yes, we had a paraffin heater when i was a kid. Must have put out more water in condensation than it did heat. My Dad worked for the Electricity Board so he wouldn't have gas in the house and he couldn't afford to run the electric heaters.  The coal fire didn't work all that well either and was a s*d to clean out and lay every morning.:((

Colin
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Post by: catengineman on January 23, 2009, 12:03:23 pm

I seem to remember the Pink paraffin truck used to have two glass tanks on the back and a very large wooden lever.
If memory serves, the man used to pump from the main tank into the glass tanks and then drain into my mums pink
5 gallon drum?!?! Is that right?

I also seem to remember the paraffin heater burning away silently then every now and then buble like my empty stomach,
I guess for a  'chicken hopper' tank? Correct?

Your right about the truck we used to have one come to us, each of the glass tubes held 1 imp gallon and the big wooden handle was a semi rotary pump to charge the glass tubes from the tank.

As it has been said Oh those were the days
R,
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Post by: Roger in France on January 23, 2009, 12:35:45 pm
You are quite right about those fuel pumps. They were also used for petrol in the early days until it was decided that having gallons of a highly inflammable liquid up in the air in a glass container was a bit risky!

If you know where such a pump still exists, snap it up, they sell for a fortune to collectors.

Apropos tanks inside buildings....rather better than one tank I knew when I was a trainee Insp. of Weights and Measures. To test the pump we would take several gallons of paraffin into our heavy copper and brass measures and then return the fuel to the tank. This particular tank was round and cantilevered out over the railway track at the back of the shop, I had to climb on top and pour the fuel back!

Roger in France
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Post by: tobyker on January 23, 2009, 06:10:12 pm
Weren't there "Alladin" paraffin heaters?

My granny used to cook on a pair of paraffin stoves - once she was chatting so long to my sister that the tanks ran dry, the wicks burned and every ceiling in her flat was black. By the time they'd cleaned the place up, Gran's silver hair was glossy black!
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Post by: polaris on January 23, 2009, 07:19:38 pm

Dear Tobyker,

Absolutely right, had a couple up until three of four years ago in a store somewhere, heaven knows where they are now. Not small, but not big, round base with a 2.5ft chimney with a round surface at top to put things on if wanted. They were very good heaters.

Roger mentioning those petrol pumps jogs my memory. Saw two in passing at a haulage yard somewhere (about ten months ago) - at the back of a building with brambles over them. Tall things with glass at the top. Will have to go that way again and see if they are still there - if the mechanics haven't put them to scrap when the price was high of course!

Regards, Bernard
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Post by: omra85 on January 23, 2009, 10:42:32 pm
So Bernard - just out of casual interest - roughly where is this haulage yard?   %) %) {-) {-)

Danny
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Post by: catengineman on January 23, 2009, 10:50:13 pm
Yes come on Bernard tell me where so I can take a photo then post it on here so that every one can see what they looked like ok2
 {-) O0 {-)
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Post by: polaris on January 24, 2009, 10:00:03 am

Dear Omra &C.man,

England! Unfortunately it was an area where all scrap and 'dead things' from the workshops was put, so most of it was heavy stuff and would have fetched about £100 p.t. when the price was good. Nobody bothered with it when the price was about £10 - £15 p.t., but I doubt it went unnoticed when the price was high. Will ring them on Monday and ask discretely: if still there will let you know, but if I don't Post again, presume gone. Wish I knew then what I know now! However, such is life............

Regards, Bernard
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Post by: tobyker on February 07, 2009, 11:52:20 pm
******* is good for you - just see what ****** do?
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Post by: garston1 on February 08, 2009, 01:14:09 am
Does anyone remember the Richards Shops advert? oooerr missus, quite an ad for a teenager growing up in the 70s! Also the Pound Power Man? But that one wasn't very interesting to me.
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Post by: tigertiger on February 08, 2009, 03:24:57 am
Does anyone remember the Richards Shops advert? oooerr missus, quite an ad for a teenager growing up in the 70s! Also the Pound Power Man? But that one wasn't very interesting to me.

Richard shops also had a massive radio advertising campaign on Radio Luxemburg (home of the first big alternative UK chart).
To the tune of 'Hey! There Pretty Thing'
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Post by: Bryan Young on February 09, 2009, 03:49:03 pm
About heaters. I seem to recall that either VW or NSU produced a car with a heater that worked by dripping petrol on to a hot element. Way to go..in more ways than one.
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Post by: olly on February 09, 2009, 04:21:44 pm
Re ******** good for you:-

Guiness and Toucan, but do we remember the guy carrying an RSJ over his shoulder.

What's that smell? Must be nostalgia.