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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-04-29 11:01 [#00199179]
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What a great British institution.
I planned to do my first on Saturday but my car was too fucked to drive to Cardiff. I've still yet to pop my car boot cherry. I was going to offload all my shit CDs (BoC etc) and make some cash to feed my Britpop CD collection.
Does anyone else go to these for records? I picked up some Sugarhill Records 7"s (the Message, Apache etc) and Smoker's Delight for 50p. They are always good for a bargain if you're prepared to look.
I got a lovely Elvis rug too.
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Bob Mcbob
on 2002-04-29 11:02 [#00199180]
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i got them, apache is great....charity shops are useful if u cant be arsed to drive to a car boot sale
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-04-29 11:04 [#00199182]
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Yeah, except Oxfam who charge what records are worth the cheeky bastards. I saw a guy with one of those kids portable record players once. I'd love one of them.
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jand
from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2002-04-29 11:28 [#00199198]
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Agreed....and lovelier cross-section of the British public you'd be hard pressed to find...
I can't help thinking Jerry Springer/Trailer Trash....I often think we've made a mistake and turned up at a Shell Suit convention by mistake...
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-04-29 11:31 [#00199202]
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Real salt of the Earth people certainly. I love rubbing shoulders with these simple folk. Many have copies of Jerry Springer videos for sale. Perhaps the comedy value of said videos is a little close to home?
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jand
from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2002-04-29 12:08 [#00199223]
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I always feel a little voyeuristic looking thru people's stuff...especially if it's at the end of the day and it's just the utter tat that's left...It is nice to think that each and every item was bought new at some stage...
Also...was JAWS by Peter Benchly given out free to every inhabitant of the UK at some stage? even people who obviously have difficulty reading the cornflake packet seem to have a copy...
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-04-29 12:15 [#00199230]
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Here everyone was issued with a copy of Max Boyce 'Live at Treorchy Rugby Club'. Welsh culture eh.
People try and sell anything. There was a father trying to sell his daughter at the last one I went to. She was bought by a 60 year old used car salesman. Scary!
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Quernstone
from Padova (Italy) on 2002-04-29 12:27 [#00199238]
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Over the weekend I went back to the old bike shop I used to work at. Some toffee-nosed twats had just been to the police cycle auction and bought themselves a couple of bargain bikes. Oh how I laughed when I told them their new steeds had the wrong sized wheels and fucked chains. They could hardly believe how much it was going to cost them to put right. They came in pleased as punch but left feeling shafted. They should have opened their copious wallets wider in the first place the stingy cunts.
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-04-29 12:29 [#00199240]
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Ha, ha. The middle classes have the tightest arses of all. They'd wipe their arses with sandpaper if they thought it'd save them money.
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Quernstone
from Padova (Italy) on 2002-04-29 12:43 [#00199256]
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YOu're right. I mean they spend a fucking fortune on their cars (and get shafted there too) but moan at having to spend £20 on their bikes (which the LOVE because it is so EcoFriendly). They always used to quip "that repair is worth more than the bike!" oh how I used to laugh at such repartee. For fucks sake, do people who fix bikes look rich? Just pay the bill and fuck off.
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-04-29 12:53 [#00199263]
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Back to the sales; I had to laugh. There was a guy selling a packet ham that had been lying in the sun all morning. I mean, wtf!
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Quernstone
from Padova (Italy) on 2002-04-29 12:57 [#00199265]
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When I was little I bought 12 goldplated calligraphy nibs. God know what for, I guess it was my magpie instincts. They proved to be completely useless and only got thrown out when I moved house last year. Since then I have not frequented one again. Oh and the venue (an dog racing circuit) has been changed to houses.
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-04-29 13:00 [#00199270]
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Where are you from?
If you fancy some tasteful Welsh teatowels with pictures of dragons, Welsh ladies, daffodils etc on let me know.
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Quernstone
from Padova (Italy) on 2002-04-29 13:01 [#00199273]
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I am from a small part of Italy that is a carbon copy of somewhere in East Anglia. Hmmm
Cambridge really
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-04-29 13:09 [#00199279]
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What happened to that thread about anal sex? I thought threads got closed not taken off altogether. Strange.
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