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offline 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.


 

offline 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


 

offline 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.


 

offline 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...


 

offline 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?


 

offline 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...


 

offline 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!


 

offline 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.


 

offline 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.


 

offline 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.


 

offline 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!


 

offline 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.


 

offline 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.


 

offline 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


 

offline 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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