Chindie Posted July 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2023 Cool S is definitely a thing, as a child of the 90s I can recall seeing it doodled on many a work book or pencil case. The crisp packet thing is more niche but I had a few friends that would do it, or the super scrunched thing where it almost looks like you're a Victorian magician forcing a string of handkerchiefs into your fist. Another to add to this list - the Millwall brick. Officially made with a broadsheet newspaper, the same principles of folding paper in specific ways to make a club were also a regular sight in the yard at lunch, using bits of printer paper to make a hard block that bloody hurts when you're thumped with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 I thought that "cool s" was the slipknot s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 2, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 As for crisp packets. Once I've torn them open and licked the greasy crumbs off every square inch of foil, I put the sheet in a bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2023 I can make an emergency drinking cup out of a sheet of paper, and a water bomb. I think because of the 1980 Cub Scout Annual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) Is this the oldest still-selling chocolate bar on earth, and does anyone under the age of 80 eat them any more? Edited July 2, 2023 by Marka Ragnos 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 2, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 41 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: Is this the oldest still-selling chocolate bar on earth, and does anyone under the age of 80 eat them any more? yes and f*** knows, they are foul 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 2, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2023 39 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: Is this the oldest still-selling chocolate bar on earth, and does anyone under the age of 80 eat them any more? If I can find them, sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted July 2, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Marka Ragnos said: Is this the oldest still-selling chocolate bar on earth, and does anyone under the age of 80 eat them any more? I believe @mjmooney was part of the initial consumer trials in 1761. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 How much human faecal matter in kilograms have I either inhaled or swallowed over the course of my lifetime? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: How much human faecal matter in kilograms have I either inhaled or swallowed over the course of my lifetime? is this you perchance? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted July 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2023 7 hours ago, Wainy316 said: How much human faecal matter in kilograms have I either inhaled or swallowed over the course of my lifetime? @Voinjama is back! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2023 Why does my dog put his chewys under all the pillows in the house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted July 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2023 31 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: Why does my dog put his chewys under all the pillows in the house? Probably the same reason our cat brings all his kills to the doormat at our patio door (won't bring them if there's no mat) and a previous cat used to find twist-ties lying around and bring them all to his food bowl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2023 41 minutes ago, il_serpente said: Probably the same reason our cat brings all his kills to the doormat at our patio door (won't bring them if there's no mat) and a previous cat used to find twist-ties lying around and bring them all to his food bowl. Yes. Our cat does the same with nerf blaster darts etc. or puts dead birds under the dining room table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 6, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2023 Having said I'd never come across the 'cool S', only days later, I get this on my FB feed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted July 6, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 6, 2023 On 01/07/2023 at 17:54, chrisp65 said: There’s another thing I wonder, on the subject of canoes, why do so many people mispronounce volcanoes? I kayak splain it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 8, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8, 2023 If people keep repeatedly asking AI if it will rebel against humans, will this plant the seed in it's mind that perhaps that is something that it should be doing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Casually watching the tennis and seeing lacoste kit being worn by a few players... Back in the early 80s as a spotty yoof office junior I first noticed lacoste and ellesse especially when i went to majorca for my first lads holiday....saw the polo shirts on sale and treated myself to a rather lovely pale blue ellesse one. Cost about £30 (back in 1983) so I was very wary of not spilling stuff on it or dirtying it. Anyway...... Ellesse has come down on price over the years yet lacoste never really has. I often wonder why that is, as they were both premium tennis brands back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, mottaloo said: Casually watching the tennis and seeing lacoste kit being worn by a few players... Back in the early 80s as a spotty yoof office junior I first noticed lacoste and ellesse especially when i went to majorca for my first lads holiday....saw the polo shirts on sale and treated myself to a rather lovely pale blue ellesse one. Cost about £30 (back in 1983) so I was very wary of not spilling stuff on it or dirtying it. Anyway...... Ellesse has come down on price over the years yet lacoste never really has. I often wonder why that is, as they were both premium tennis brands back in the day. Depends on if you want to cheapen the brand and chase mass sales or remain somewhat exclusive. I remember my cousin coming over from USA in 1984 and his mum hanging loads of Lacoste shirts out to dry at Butlins. They were amazed when I said they were mad and they'd probably all get stolen. Turns out they had a brand called Izod Lacoste, the alligator was a different colour and they were pretty cheap. Obviously never released over here but I was delighted to be sent one on my next Birthday. Edited July 12, 2023 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 12, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 Apart from the fact that I don't buy trendy brands generally, I thought for years that Ellesse was purely a women's brand, due to the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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