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The last time England won the Ashes...........

Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours

That was 19 years ago.

Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
by your parents!!


 
Or possibly that you don't give a toss now and didn't 19 years ago?
Sometimes I think I'm the only person in Australia who has no interest in
sport!

"Roger & Lorraine Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>
> Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>
> That was 19 years ago.
>
> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
> by your parents!!
>
>


 
On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 09:22:10 GMT, "Roger & Lorraine Martin"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
>by your parents!!

Possibly, but unlikely - did we win between 1940 and 1980? ;-)

 
in article [email protected], Roger &
Lorraine Martin at [email protected] wrote on 8/9/05 10:22 am:

> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>
> Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>
> That was 19 years ago.
>
> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
> by your parents!!
>
>
19 years ago I was still at school, would have just had my o'level results
and couldn't drive.
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On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:23:21 GMT, Nikki <[email protected]>
scribbled the following nonsense:

>in article [email protected], Roger &
>Lorraine Martin at [email protected] wrote on 8/9/05 10:22 am:
>
>> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>>
>> Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>>
>> That was 19 years ago.
>>
>> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
>> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
>> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
>> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
>> by your parents!!
>>
>>
>19 years ago I was still at school, would have just had my o'level results
>and couldn't drive.

I was at school but hadn't even made it to double figures.......
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>>>>> "Nikki" == Nikki <[email protected]> writes:

>> The last time England won the Ashes...........

Nikki> 19 years ago I was still at school, would have just had my
Nikki> o'level results and couldn't drive. -- Nikki

Err... 1984? I'd have been a spotty 4th former then.

I didn't give a flying wossname then, either (about Jason and Kylie or
some scorched bit of cricket stump).

:)

Andy

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"Roger & Lorraine Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>
> Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>
> That was 19 years ago.
>
> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
> by your parents!!
>
>

19 years ago I was a scrawny 18 year old!



 
In message <[email protected]>, Roger &
Lorraine Martin <[email protected]> writes
>The last time England won the Ashes...........
>
>Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>
>That was 19 years ago.
>
>Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
>around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
>account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
>god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
>by your parents!!
>
>
You could only listen to commentary on the radio or read about it in
the press - and that's were most of us will be back to next year. That's
progress!!
--
hugh
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They drove more Land Rovers than Land Cruisers back then :-((





> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
> by your parents!!


 
"AndyC the WB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >>>>> "Nikki" == Nikki <[email protected]> writes:
>
> >> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>
> Nikki> 19 years ago I was still at school, would have just had my
> Nikki> o'level results and couldn't drive. -- Nikki
>
> Err... 1984? I'd have been a spotty 4th former then.
>

Hmmm ....... 2005-19 = 1986

Is your old school any better these days? ;o)

Steve


 
so Roger & Lorraine Martin was, like...
> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>
> Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>
> That was 19 years ago.
>
> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
> by your parents!!

I was 32, working in Brigg, Lincs (it was S Humberside then, I think) -
hello David Bell!

Riding either a Guzzi V50, a Yam 350 YPVS or XT350 (not sure - bike years
are a bit hazy). One small daughter (graduated this year!). Another one
not far off. Never had a Landy - spent all my time dodging the farmers'
Land Rovers on the Lincs lanes. Quite fancied one - at some point.

Several things about to happen in the next 10 years that I'm glad I didn't
know about then. Wish I hadn't started thinking about this.

--
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==============================
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S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)


 
In news:[email protected],
Viviane <[email protected]> typed:
| Or possibly that you don't give a toss now and didn't 19 years ago?
| Sometimes I think I'm the only person in Australia who has no
| interest in sport!
|
| "Roger & Lorraine Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
| news:[email protected]...
|| The last time England won the Ashes...........
||
|| Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
||
|| That was 19 years ago.
||
|| Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
|| around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
|| account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
|| god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
|| by your parents!!

No you're not - at least one other person here that does not see what's
exciting about hitting a ball and getting sunstroke (when played here) or
rusted out (when played in Pommieland) :)

Karen


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"Roger & Lorraine Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>
> Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>
> That was 19 years ago.
>
> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
> by your parents!!

I was 20 years old then, if it was 19 years ago, and I had already learned
the following:- Real Sport Has Spark Plugs!!! ;-)
Badger.


 
On or around Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:23:21 GMT, Nikki
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>in article [email protected], Roger &
>Lorraine Martin at [email protected] wrote on 8/9/05 10:22 am:
>
>> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>>
>> Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>>
>> That was 19 years ago.
>>
>> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
>> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
>> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
>> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
>> by your parents!!
>>
>>
>19 years ago I was still at school, would have just had my o'level results
>and couldn't drive.

19 years ago I was driving a morris marina estate; living in London and not
earning enough. Actually... I'm not convinced I was - I might have sold the
marina by then, in which case I had a little fiat 127 company van.
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On or around Thu, 8 Sep 2005 12:37:25 +0100, "/\\/ / & E"
<nigel.ince****[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Roger & Lorraine Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>>
>> Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>>
>> That was 19 years ago.
>>
>> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
>> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
>> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
>> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
>> by your parents!!
>>
>>
>
>19 years ago I was a scrawny 18 year old!

Yoofer terday.

(I'd have been 20...)
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms...
------------------------------------------------\
>> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them.
a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!
 
In message <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> writes
>On or around Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:23:21 GMT, Nikki
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>in article [email protected], Roger &
>>Lorraine Martin at [email protected] wrote on 8/9/05 10:22 am:
>>
>>> The last time England won the Ashes...........
>>>
>>> Kylie and Jason had just got married on Neighbours
>>>
>>> That was 19 years ago.
>>>
>>> Whats your memories of those halcyon days driving
>>> around in your Landy trying to listen to a ball by ball
>>> account on Radio 4 or the BBC World Series? Or
>>> god forbid, are you the result of a celebratory bonk
>>> by your parents!!
>>>
>>>
>>19 years ago I was still at school, would have just had my o'level results
>>and couldn't drive.
>
>19 years ago I was driving a morris marina estate; living in London and not
>earning enough. Actually... I'm not convinced I was - I might have sold the
>marina by then, in which case I had a little fiat 127 company van.
A Morris Marina - oh my god. Getting the Fiat 127 must have seemed like
Xmas.
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so Austin Shackles was, like...
> 19 years ago I was driving a morris marina estate; living in London

Na na nee ah nah. I had a Ital.

Christ, they were bad.

--
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==============================
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S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)


 
On or around Fri, 9 Sep 2005 20:22:31 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>so Austin Shackles was, like...
>> 19 years ago I was driving a morris marina estate; living in London
>
>Na na nee ah nah. I had a Ital.
>
>Christ, they were bad.

Mine was a 1.8, not a bad ol' heap. It'd cruise at 90 on the motorway,
provided you didn't object to about 20 mpg.

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Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Fri, 9 Sep 2005 20:22:31 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> so Austin Shackles was, like...
>>> 19 years ago I was driving a morris marina estate; living in London
>>
>> Na na nee ah nah. I had a Ital.
>>
>> Christ, they were bad.
>
> Mine was a 1.8, not a bad ol' heap. It'd cruise at 90 on the
> motorway, provided you didn't object to about 20 mpg.

We had a russet brown one, my landie is the same year & colour

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so Austin Shackles was, like...
> On or around Fri, 9 Sep 2005 20:22:31 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> so Austin Shackles was, like...
>>> 19 years ago I was driving a morris marina estate; living in London
>>
>> Na na nee ah nah. I had a Ital.
>>
>> Christ, they were bad.
>
> Mine was a 1.8, not a bad ol' heap. It'd cruise at 90 on the
> motorway, provided you didn't object to about 20 mpg.

Mine was a 1.8 too. Handling, noise, performance, refinement were similar
to a Russian saloon I was once lent as a courtesy car while my 2CV was
undergoing repair (Voskhod?). In other words, dog rough. Although that
wasn't the issue. It was the total lack of style. In fact, I think BL
managed to get style as a negative quantity in that car. Actually less cool
than walking.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)


 
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