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:lol: :lol: That Hi Fi Shop sketch is brilliant Andy :lol: :lol:
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Such a ground breaking show that for some of the comics who went on to really big careers.
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Fordoholic Nick wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 7:28 pm
:lol: :lol: That Hi Fi Shop sketch is brilliant Andy :lol: :lol:
I had forgotton about it but it did make me laugh.

I know how Mel Smith feels now :? :lol:
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Hi All,

I Found these the other day. The Original Game in your Pocket!!! Long before the Gameboys etc....

Image20220220_172845 by jon taylor, on Flickr

And they ALL still work!!!

Image20220220_172929 by jon taylor, on Flickr

Amazed I still have the boxes too, I remember having more somewhere too.... Enjoy,

John...
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Taff50ish wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:55 am Hi All,

I Found these the other day. The Original Game in your Pocket!!! Long before the Gameboys etc....


And they ALL still work!!!



Amazed I still have the boxes too, I remember having more somewhere too.... Enjoy,

John...
Great find John :cheers:

Can't remember if I had any of these but as with other things they are long gone now!
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Fantastic! I remember them well, they were very popular, I do have one not in the pics. Great post.
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I did have that old fishing one back in the day …
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Taff50ish wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:55 am Hi All,

I Found these the other day. The Original Game in your Pocket!!! Long before the Gameboys etc....
Brilliant John !!! I had the Basketball and Cup Final.
Just looking at the Cup Final this really brings back memories. I loved this one. !!!!
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I used to have a blast with this mini game. Unlike John's mechanical games this one took batteries :lol:

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Fordoholic Nick wrote: Sun May 01, 2022 9:12 pm I used to have a blast with this mini game. Unlike John's mechanical games this one took batteries :lol:

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Simon would be sexist now, probably call it Simone or some non gender :bullshit:

Ah yes a time before batteries :cool:
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andyd wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 5:04 am
Simon would be sexist now, probably call it Simone or some non gender :bullshit:
:lol: Or it would be called

"Simon would like to possibly, and if its ok, ask you to do as he says says but under no circumstances is he presuming anyone indeed has to do what he says. Simon has no intention whatsoever to cause any undue stress by asking you to do as he says. If any stress or upset has been caused by his asking you to do as he says please accept our deepest and sincere apologies. Now Simon says fuck off and play another game "

But Andy I don't think there is room on the box to rename it to this.... :lol: :lol:
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Fordoholic Nick wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 11:34 am
andyd wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 5:04 am
Simon would be sexist now, probably call it Simone or some non gender :bullshit:
:lol: Or it would be called

"Simon would like to possibly, and if its ok, ask you to do as he says says but under no circumstances is he presuming anyone indeed has to do what he says. Simon has no intention whatsoever to cause any undue stress by asking you to do as he says. If any stress or upset has been caused by his asking you to do as he says please accept our deepest and sincere apologies. Now Simon says bugger off and play another game "

But Andy I don't think there is room on the box to rename it to this.... :lol: :lol:
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As a kid I loved wandering around scrap yards, now health and safety has put the lid on that :(
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andyd wrote: Thu May 12, 2022 9:22 am 280535810_166897509064910_6994154082288060705_n.jpg

As a kid I loved wandering around scrap yards, now health and safety has put the lid on that :(
They were great climbing up on top of the cars to get bits , there was always a great big dog in the scarp yards as well :lol:
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Jasonmarie wrote: Thu May 12, 2022 10:59 am
andyd wrote: Thu May 12, 2022 9:22 am 280535810_166897509064910_6994154082288060705_n.jpg

As a kid I loved wandering around scrap yards, now health and safety has put the lid on that :(
They were great climbing up on top of the cars to get bits , there was always a great big dog in the scarp yards as well :lol:
Usually an Alsatian or Rottweiler, probably to stop you filling your pockets with bulbs and fuses :)

Someone I knew used to nick stuff and sell it back to them :lol:
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Always got some bulbs and fuses when I went also we had a metal coat hanger to test the battery’s out :lol:
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Someone once told me a trick of taking a bonnet cable and putting it up their sleeve so it ran across their shoulders from wrist to wrist underneath their jumper so it couldn't be seen on the way out :lol:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Vq1UwuItE

Never really thought about the prices before, but these items would have been quite expensive back then.
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andyd wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:59 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Vq1UwuItE

Never really thought about the prices before, but these items would have been quite expensive back then.
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