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Then there's the much used example of chinese in sheffeld speak.
Who washy wee, washy we er sen...
The old tongue twister,
na den de, did da dudat,
or the pointy finger one, geroffim....
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The joy and the memories we get out of songs and tunes is unbelievable and universal.
We've songs for all occasions, ceremonial, Religious, teaching, and all the moods you care to mention..
What would life be like with out music and I wonder how big apart it played in mans evolution....
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No.6 Drags.
Dint wi used t ave a few drags on a fag.
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Couldn't have been very good at spelling though ....
Heeley:blush:
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Lived in Heeley in the fifties the Heeley green, Abbeydale, Heeley palace and the Heeley coliseum were my local cinemas..
The pictures were still king then and they used to change films twice a week ..
Spent many happy hours watching the silver screen, once went 7 times in one week but twice was the norm..
Always seemed strange when you went to the Empire the cheap seats were at the back, go to the cinemas they were at the front obvious really but felt weired...
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Went there in the fiftys, any one remember Mr. Golding
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Magic Miller, Thanks a bunch, It's one of those songs that run through your head..
Now I can belt it out and frighten all my neighbours....
Cheers..
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Miller, You don't happen to know the words to Lilly the Pink as well do you ?
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Is it the one...
Today's Monday,
today's Monday,
Monday is washing day is every body happy,
you can bet your life we are..
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Remember once being stood up there, mind you I have been stood up at better places...
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!946-52 lived in the prefabs just across from the Carlton, remember going twice a week to see the superman serial there and the Manor every Saturday morning,
I've had my fair share of the Blueberry cape coming home from that, My favorite was the Durango Kid..
I think it's safe now to reveal he was really Charles Steruck....sssssssssh
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Chuffinel.
Pretty certain I do, Looking forward to it......
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deecee.
No problem,
Would like to know, how did you get that photo on here ?...
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Hi Keith..
Your Name rings a bell but can't put a face to it yet,
We must have been ships that passed in the night, When I started at Archer road I was on the C4 Reg Warrington was foreman the setters while I was on there where Dennis Smith, Joe Wild, Alan Keyworth, Eric Chapple the ones I can remember off the top of my head...
Tommy Barnett got me into the C/G in 64 the squad then were Bert, Harold, George Marsh. Edwin, Stan, Arthur, George Millner . Tom went into the tool room
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I remember being told that during world war two they made the heavy metal supports that kept the bombs apart in side the planes..
A visitor asked one of the machinists what they were for, on being told he asked why they needed so many.
He was told that when the bombs were dropped the supports fell away with them, "isn't that dangerous" he asked
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Thanks for your reply kevin63 , I was beginning to think there wouldn't be any clues about the other guy in the photo with my Dad . Now I can put a name on the photo album ,Â
kind regards
David
Deecee.
I'm the guy in the photo with your dad, spot on Kevin.
Maurice Rodgers took several photos that day and I also have the one you have..
Those Potos bring back a lot of good memories of some realy good work mates..
Joined laycocks Archer road oct 7 1957, Made redundent Little London rd oct 8 1992
Songs my dad used to sing:Days of the Week, Lily the Pink, etc
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It's funny how we seem to relate certain songs with certain people, What song, or artist would you like to think reminds people of you ,