A pedal down childhood bikes memory lane!
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Remember this from the 1970s?
It's orange juice... but not as we know it!
It's orange juice... but not as we know it!
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Loads of memories of the most nostalgia-inducing ice lollies from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.
Which was your favourite?
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Back in the 70’s there was a British toy company called Palitoy.
Ring any bells? They made my sister’s favourite doll at the time Penny Puppywalker
But they also made Pocketeers... remember them?
Did you get the 1990’s music reference in the title? See more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2ayWcJfxo When I say hmmm I don’t mean it in a good way… these are things where manufacturers seemed hell-bent on spoiling really good things with rubbish options. For instance… (and I was going to paste a picture here but clearly the manufacturers have now got the hint and the offending articles don’t exist anymore)… Jam tarts – the ones you buy at the shops… (but which clearly I haven’t bought for ages!)… Red one = Delicious Yellow one = Delicious But the green ones… Why..
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What happened each December, about now, that got us so excited?
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Remember Tim? We phoned him up and he always told us the same thing.
What am I on about?
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What's missing today which was abundant when we were little?
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The battle of "new and improved" vs "classic original recipe".
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