(and possibly brown bread), the news items themselves can bring back memories. Today's was from April 2nd 1980 and the main story was an outbreak of rioting in the St Pauls area of Bristol. Then an MP was admonished for calling Princess Margaret "a wayward woman" in the House. Oh my giddy aunt!

for them to hold anything like a pencil or a pen in their hooves.

An interesting thing about listening to old John Peel shows is that you sometimes get the news at one or both ends, 10pm and midnight. Besides hearing those old Radio 1 and Radio 2 jingles and the voices of long retired newsreaders

Willie, bless him #DFCOC
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She really is (I spotted the Barnsley accent straight away). I find ancient Egypt fascinating, have done for years. Her and... half a mo, got to look something up... John Romer both bring it alive for me.

They have a knack of arriving at the same time as I take my afternoon nap. Not so much a problem now but it was a pain when I was working and they only seemed to come on my day off, never when I was at work. They came early today.

It's the people who come once a week to cut the grass, trim the hedges, tend to the flowerbeds and then spend an hour walking around with leaf blowers.

That sounds very familiar. Half a crown pocket money on Saturday morning. A tanner bus fare into town, a tanner for Saturday morning flicks, a tanner for a choc ice, a tanner bus fare home and a tanner left for the rest of the week. Like you I might walk home and spend the extra sixpence.

I wondered about that too, and the bend doesn't look especially tight to me.

Oh, that's good to know. I'll pay close attention next time I watch the film. Although still not happy about the Jag, a lot more of those were made than the Aston.

Absolutely! No salt and vinegar for me though. Ketchup.

Once you see Andy Hamilton as the devil the whole ides is farcical.

Scruffy approves this.

Peanut M&Ms are the best M&Ms. End of, mic drop, nuff said.

A bona fide classic #DFCOC
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I read a piece on the BBC this morning about a bloke who had an original silver grey Aston Martin DB5, left it to rust and then spent 400 grand getting it restored. First, why do that? Secondly, why announce it to every car thief in the land?

How parky was it this morning? 34° (1.1 °C) parky.

was picking up a fare or just turning round. I couldn't see through the windows the way the sun was reflecting off them.

It's only December 2nd so no surprise that I haven't been Whamageddened yet but on the trip to the shops I saw two cars with those fake reindeer antlers that hook on the windows.