Fanta Orange
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Category: The Grove Social Club
Forum Name: Knacker Drinking & Pre-Grove Activities
Forum Description: What did you do before you came down? Want to meet up before the next Grove Tribute Night?
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Topic: Fanta Orange
Posted By: SaintPauls78
Subject: Fanta Orange
Date Posted: 07-January-2005 at 22:28
| The supper of champions, or was it Pernod; I can't remember . . . . |
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Posted By: Oddjob
Date Posted: 17-January-2005 at 07:35
| I lived in Linden Village... |
Posted By: jenimcc
Date Posted: 03-February-2005 at 13:23
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A good while back a gang of us were talking about knacker drinking and St. Anne's and the Field's in Mount Temple by the Dart line! Ah those were the days - getting someone else to get your drink in the off-licence while a whole load of you hid in the laneway around the corner or buying drink with a veeeery dodgy ID in Martin's in Fairview. Going out in one set of clothes, giving an excuse of going to your mates for the night and then changing in to PVCs, 14 hole docs and transforming!!! Then trying to remember to change back before you went home!
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Posted By: jenimcc
Date Posted: 03-February-2005 at 13:23
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Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 04-May-2005 at 08:27
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Back in '72 - '74 it was pints in Beachcomber or Barony in Fairview and then up on the motorbikes and on to the Grove, er..the old one. Biker Pat |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 19-February-2006 at 17:05
We would go into the flowin tide and drink our vodka and lime!!!! house cleaner.... or other times it was down the park after robbing the gin or whiskey from home - we would pass around the bottle trying hard to drink it straight... only to end up on the stage pucking it all back up again..... uhhh to think of it now almost makes me sick. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Sharon
Date Posted: 21-February-2006 at 07:17
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Jeez Never knacker drank only time i had a few drinks going to grove was in the flowing tide then jumped on bus to go to grove later or when i worked up grafton st we use to go into bruxelles and head to grove afterwards...to think we left a pub to go to grove....lol..... Im getting old i see young ones drinking in pubs now and say they too young how easy i 4get that was me when i was 16 or 17...lol Shar ------------- All I wanted was chips!! |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 21-February-2006 at 09:45
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Hi Sharon and eejit91 we used to drink in the flowing tide too....around '82 till '86 . Went back into it last year for the first time in years.....but knew no-body :-( Where have all my old friends gone......remember the toilet ? it must have been the smallest toilet in Dublin...about the size of a telephone box *L* ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 21-February-2006 at 10:13
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Bluebell where did you go to school? I was hanging out about the same time you were. The good old Flowing Tide... makes me smile now to think back to those days..... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 21-February-2006 at 10:55
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A good convent girl is what I am.....went to Dominican Convent Cabra.
We lived off the Navan Road and travelled on two buses on a Sat and Sun
night to get to the grove and then a taxi back home ....see how much we
loved the grove!!!....but we always stopped in the Flowing Tide to
quench our thirst on our long long journey. We must of stood on each
others toes in "the Nep" cos you could never move in the place....
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 21-February-2006 at 10:59
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LOL ye certainly did! that is gas what a journey! Cecil would be proud girl... a bit of strange in the grove lol, all the lads would have loved that I see your finding this place a bit addictive like the rest of us... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Kay Fagan
Date Posted: 21-February-2006 at 17:11
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Hi Sharon
Were you in the flowing tide the night two fellow's got shoot upstairs I think it was abou 1981 ------------- Kay Fagan |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 21-May-2006 at 08:07
I was going down Abbey Street The Flowing Tide is still ther but the Neptune is gone its in a bit of a state.... Just a bit of useless information to share with you all ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 21-May-2006 at 19:55
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Oh god can't believe "The Nep" is gone....just like the grove it's the place where we grew up and made us the people who we are today....wonder if they have any "Nep reunions ? !!!!! ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 22-May-2006 at 03:48
Yeah Bluebells looks like is all closed up.. Maybe we should all chip in and reopen it as a business venture  .... Let me just double check The Neptun was accrss the road from The Flowing Tide ??? or was it downstairs in the Flowing tide a memory coming back here to a drinking Venue that was downstairs ????
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-May-2006 at 07:17
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Twas downstairs in the same building as The Flowing Tide. The one across the road was The Plough and the one on Marlborough Street / Sackville Place corner , kinda backing onto the Flow was called the High Tide.Don't know if there's atill a boozer there now and if there is, what it's called. Rolo. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 25-May-2006 at 09:59
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Ok It is the Plough thats closed down not the Neptune.. Will look downstairs of the Flowing Tide to see if its still opened
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Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 26-May-2006 at 05:46
Glad to hear that the Nep is still there.....maybe the next time you guys are all meeting up for a drink we could have it down in the Nep. It would really feel like old times then drinking with old grove friends. ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 26-May-2006 at 05:54
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Oh are we all Old Friends now.... Less of the old that refers to the other lot... Good idea though Bluey... Maybe do a Grove Pub Crawl start of where Fibbers use to be down to the Nep and Flowing Tide and finish off in Bruxcells Hmmmmmmmmm there is a thought to ponder over ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 26-May-2006 at 06:20
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Oh yeah that sounds like a brill idea....we would have to include the "foggy dew" on the pub crawl too....Did anyone elce drink in there? ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 26-May-2006 at 06:39
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Ok Pub Crawl route Smiths of Fairview Fibbers Madigans ?? Flowing Tide Neptune (We can float in and out of these two places) Doyles (Fleet Street) Bruxcelles Please edit this as you see fit... ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Noodles
Date Posted: 26-May-2006 at 07:08
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Bluebell, I love The Foggy Dew and have been in there a couple of times recently. I love the way they blast the music and the fact that it is actually decent music not like the rubbish they give you in most bars these days. Peter, I suggest ignoring Smiths and starting in Gaffney's instead, a much better pub. Then,the Nep, The Foggy Dew , Doyles and Bruxelles where the music is still excellent. I like the sound of that plan. What happens if we all hate each other next week ? Noodles. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 26-May-2006 at 09:10
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Where is Gaffneys againn Yeah miss Smiths and just start from town Fibbers Madigans Flowing Tide Neptune Doyles The Foggy Dew Bruxelles Any more suggestions ??? ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 01-August-2006 at 18:30
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whats all this fibbers used to be crap? fibbers is alive and well and still playing that sweet rock'n'roll music!! ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 02-August-2006 at 10:40
Feck off you I heard Fibbers was gone I only recently heard it was still going My apologies.... Wonder you liked Fibbers espcially when they never played Lional Richie |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 02-August-2006 at 14:01
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Whelans? ------------- 
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 02-August-2006 at 14:06
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Ann......................( sorry,wrong thread,thought it was Word Association ) Rolo. |
Posted By: Sharon
Date Posted: 02-August-2006 at 15:20
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Eh When is this pub crawl happening...lol...ffs ye lot making list of pubs but no dates organised to go visit them....lol "You can bring a horse to water but you cant make it drink" hmmmm can u bring this lot on a pub crawl and stop them drinking???
Well get them to the pub and find out
Shar ------------- All I wanted was chips!! |
Posted By: IanL
Date Posted: 24-September-2006 at 15:04
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My God. The "Fanta Orange" thread title brought some
memories back ! My first (and last for a decade) time to drink vodka was when I raided a drinking cabinet in my parents house in Clontarf (before heading up to my friends in Dunluce Park and hence on to Grove). I remember I had done it the week before and used Coca Cola and on this occasion all I could find was Fanta and (yik!) Lilt as a mixer. It was an interesting experiment. Coke and Fanta don't mix. It's something like oil & water. I believe the correct term is a "colloidal suspension" is produced  . I think an "Irish flag" has the same
sickening properties and instead of getting a neat mixture which hides the taste I got a quick hit of oily fanta followed by the full whack of the neat lukewarm Smirnoff. Needless to say my stomach was reching for half the night. When I say I didn't touch vodka for a decade that is true. I got some lovely Stolichnoya (sp?) given to me by some friends who had returned from Moscow a few years later and the ice chilled vodka neat was a totally different kettle of fish. Very nice, very Russian. As for Fanta (or Lilt) I've never touched the poison since. Pure muck, IMHO. If its fizzy orange ... mines a Club !!! --Ian |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 25-September-2006 at 16:03
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Can any remember how much it was for a bottle of coke/fanta? and how much was it to leave our coats in the cloakroom? I'm sure the price changed over the years...but I can't remember (old age creeping in ) ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 25-September-2006 at 16:17
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You must be bored there today Hon...  No worries..I'm on me way....stick the dinner in the microwave..hehehe!! ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: IanL
Date Posted: 25-September-2006 at 16:23
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I've a very poor recollection of the cost of
things way back then. I did find this interesting page on the cost of pint of Guinness over the decades and the fact that it overshot the inflation figures Sorry.. a bit academic but .... http://anthonykelly.com/inflation.htm Maybe Coca Cola prices followed similar beverage trends... i.e up, up and away ... -- Also - didn't we get money back if we returned the empty bottles ? ------------- Ian - Grover '81-'84 Exiled to Mayo since 2005 |
Posted By: myploscarfe
Date Posted: 25-October-2006 at 20:53
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Was it not the High Tide that the shooting took place? Such a rare occurance back then. How things have changed! What about the Raheny Inn and the famous drug bust. About thirty arrests for possesion and god knows how many under age. Then they had the witch hunt for months after. The Inn had been my local at the time but I missed the raid as we decided to head into the Neptune that night. Pure luck! ------------- Careful With That Patchoulie Oil Eugene |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 25-October-2006 at 20:56
The Raheny Inn, god, forgotten about that place  ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Kay Fagan
Date Posted: 25-October-2006 at 21:46
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You never belive this But my friend and I were in the High Tide the night of the shooting we only went in for I and then get the bus back to the Grove I will never forget it.We never made it back to the Grove Also we were in the Raheny Inn the night it was raided we were after been down in the park and just went up to the Inn for 1 yet again ......... ------------- Kay Fagan |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 25-October-2006 at 21:54
Hey Welcome myploscarfe! ( I had one too!) When was the shooting? (isn't the High Tide at the back of the Flowing Tide?) I did hear about the big bust in the Inn at the time though.. I remember my only sojurn to Hijacks - there were some heads in Pizzaland which was upstairs form Hijacks telling everyone not to go down - turned out there was a bust going on there too! Ahh the 70's - wasn't it only gange then... CP |
Posted By: Polly
Date Posted: 25-October-2006 at 21:58
| Hiya Kay, polly here, do u remember me and steph? She was telling me during the summer how a certain Joe Costello got married to a Kay Flemming, and I got mixed up and thought it was you, sorry! |
Posted By: myploscarfe
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 07:43
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The High Tide was at the back of the Flowing Tide in Sackville Place. I think thats the name of the small street that runs from Marlbrough St to O'Connell St down the side of Clerys. The shooting must have taken place 80-81. It was a big deal back then. Hey Kay, next time your just going in for one can you give us prior warning!!
------------- Careful With That Patchoulie Oil Eugene |
Posted By: myploscarfe
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 07:47
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What about Barneys beside Liberty Hall. Often had a pre Grove tipple there with a lot of Heads before bussing it over to Killester. ------------- Careful With That Patchoulie Oil Eugene |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 10:35
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Yep, used drink in Barney's every Sunday night for about two years before hopping on the bus to The Grove. Would've been '83 - '84/5. Used sit in the back right hand corner, near the door to the lane. |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 11:06
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Popped into the Flowing Tide last night and didn't recognise it! Nice looking though - Open plan with a stonework bar, a total change! The shutters were down on the Neptune, didn't look like its been open for a while- I'll check it out again. Had a nice pint in the Sackville Lounge instead. (met exArtaneHead for 1st time in 17 years!) Great to meet up again G, Hope you make it Sunday. CP |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 11:56
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The Nep gone possibly?? Guess it was always a bit of a firetrap...bet the health and safety guys finally closed it.... I think I only ever drank upstairs a couple of times in all the years we went there.... Used to be good when the performers would pop in from the Abbey Theatre across the road after shows.... Remember this Barrell House Blues Piano guy played upstairs in the Flowing Tide for the whole week of his run..was brilliant..tho he was hoarse by the end of the week... Was always a good pub for star spotting....  ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 12:40
Tis a sad day if the ole Nep is gone. We didnt even get the chance to toast her farewell!  ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 12:48
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It just goes to show you need to do more drinking.
------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 13:42
We will be doing lot of drinking at the reunion of Sunday night......well me a HD will anyway  ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 14:24
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Be doing a lot of drinking BEFORE the Re-union if I can help it..hehehe!! ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 14:26
How about Tonight? I called by and... THE NEPTUNE IS OPEN (evenings) Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sundays! barman said it hasn't changed much, whatever that means |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 26-October-2006 at 15:53
Glad to hear the nep is still open......we should have our "Grove Social Club" christmas party in there. ...reckon we would take over the place just like the good ol days...
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 29-October-2006 at 08:08
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm theres a though Bluebell we ould have our Christmas meal in some greay chippr after the few drinks in the Nep P |
Posted By: ExArtanehead
Date Posted: 30-October-2006 at 16:18
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Hey C, I'm writing this in work, and with a clear head, so I didn't make it, damn! And I also heard that the place on Store Street is no more...? Hopefully get to one soon, I'm in need of a good music injection... ------------- Remember when you were young? |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 30-October-2006 at 23:29
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Yes indeed G, a good night with music spanning the 30 years of the Grove. for loads of us, it was our 1st reunion. The next one's December 27th. Was the place in Store St. Radio City? where the reunions where held for a while. talk to ya soon, CP |
Posted By: ExArtanehead
Date Posted: 12-November-2006 at 20:09
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Yeah, CP, I think it was there, is it finished now? A city center venue would be better for me anyhow; how about anyone else who couldn't make it, did you find it too hard to get to the Shieling? ------------- Remember when you were young? |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 13-November-2006 at 17:13
Yeah....the Shieling is not good for us either...it cost us 45 euro in
a taxi to get there and 55 euro in a taxi to get back home, cos my
friends and I live over near Blanchardstown.....but there was 8 of us
going so we split the difference, but if it was only me and HD then it
would of been an expencive night.....probably cheaper to book into the
hotel  ...If the reunions were held in a venue in town, we could get a night-link home afterwards.....but anyway it was worth the taxi fare cos it was a brilliant night.  ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 13-November-2006 at 19:09
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Know its difficult for some people to get too but Grove always was and still is a northside venue and feel it should stay there ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 13-November-2006 at 19:23
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Bluebell those taxi fares are outragous. You would need to be able to split the fares ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 13-November-2006 at 22:45
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I think they should bring it to Columbus Ohio... I live on the northside does that count???? ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: rahgirl
Date Posted: 14-November-2006 at 00:39
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I'm with you Teresa!!! Ohio is a helluva lot easier for me to get to than Dublin!!
------------- What doesn't kill you, definitely makes you stronger!!!! |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 14-November-2006 at 07:16
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Is it true there's a sort of grove happening in the shieling every sat? my brother told me last night on the phone. I told him it was probably just the reunion and the posters were still up!! ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 14-November-2006 at 09:11
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I reckon thats probably the case Lesley! Certainly very much doubt there's a Grove thingy on there EVERY Saturday - would be cool though! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 14-November-2006 at 10:03
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Definatly not every Saturday not sure my neck and shoulders could handle that Nah dont think so T how would the rest of us get there you know you wouldnt enjoy iot without us ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 14-November-2006 at 10:42
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I live on the "Continent" so essentially I have stayed northside.
Northside of the river Nore in Kilkenny is known as the continent! ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 14-November-2006 at 14:18
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I live on the northside too. Northside of swan river, perth ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 14-November-2006 at 15:35
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Glad u are all staying true to your northside roots ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: freebird
Date Posted: 15-November-2006 at 02:00
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have to admit I'm a "turn coat" south of the river girl now |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 15-November-2006 at 08:44
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Ah freebird suppose we'll have to let you off seen as though you're on another continent No chance you could move ???? ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 15-November-2006 at 14:56
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Mary, we could always move the river ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 15-November-2006 at 14:58
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excellent idea girls good solution ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 16-November-2006 at 13:37
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On the topic of fanta orange in the grove, what was the name of the chocolate bars you could get there too. Were they called catch bars? I was addicted to them. ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 16-November-2006 at 14:42
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Catch bars....yeah I remember them...but don't think they are still
around now....or maybe they are just with some new fancy name on
them
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 16-November-2006 at 18:57
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still sell catch here in my local garage ..young fella loves them like a rice crispie bun as a bar .. ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 16-November-2006 at 19:45
Did they not sell Mars bars and "Marathon" (the old Snickers) bars? ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 17-November-2006 at 02:50
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Shay, tell your young fella to really enjoy the next one. He can eat it and I'll swallow it (as my nana used to say) Hi Bruns, why did they change the name of marathons anyway. I still call them that ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 17-November-2006 at 06:55
Hi Lesley, I'm not sure but I think they were known as "Snickers" in Europe or something like that and they wanted to standardise the name. Same sorta thing with Opal Fruits/Starburst. That's what I heard anyway! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 17-November-2006 at 09:47
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thanks Mel, Don't know why they don't call it the same everywhere in the first place.
------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 17-November-2006 at 18:08
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bulmers / magners hell just ask for a pint bottle its easier ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 17-November-2006 at 20:29
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There's loads of items that had one name in Ireland and Uk and another in continental Europe. Such as Oil of Ulay now Oil of Olay, marathon /snicker, "Monsieur Propre"(francofone countries) became Mister proper etc... Sometimes it had to do with who owned which trade mark where. In the case as regards cider, Showerings own the trade marks "Bulmers" and "Magners" in Ireland but do not own the Mark "Bulmers" in the UK hence the reason They launched Irish cider in UK as "Magners". ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 18-November-2006 at 14:18
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Hi Finno, Never heard it being called Magners. Then again never paid attention when it was in the glass!! ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 18-November-2006 at 18:56
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Magners is a new name to use in the UK and nor'ern Ireland. Believe it or not it was a Magner from Clonmel who teamed up with a Mr Bulmer from the England to produce cider under the name of Bulmers in both Isles. The trade mark in Ireland sold to Showerings and .... ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: rahgirl
Date Posted: 18-November-2006 at 20:36
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It's Magners in the US too. ------------- What doesn't kill you, definitely makes you stronger!!!! |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 18-November-2006 at 21:33
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Finno, My mam gets sh*tty with the sales staff when they correct her saying Oil of Olay and not Ulay. She tells them she's still giving them the money so shut up (funny it's not the same money now either - now its euros) ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 19-November-2006 at 09:04
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In fairness to the sales staff look at how google are trying to prevent the misuse of their trade mark
------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 19-November-2006 at 09:14
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whats happening with google? ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 19-November-2006 at 09:37
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Good Morning They are trying to stop people/journalists from using "google " as a verb as this weakens their trade mark . Its like if Hoover were to try and register their trade mark now , it would not be accepted because nowadays (as least in Ireland) people say they nave to hoover or that room needs hoovering whether or not the use a "Hoover" or an "electrlux" or "Nilfisk". Jesus, I wonder if I could claim overtime for this? I deal with IP (Patents, trade Marks etc). ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 19-November-2006 at 14:15
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Ahh...Finno,so could you patent the 'Dream Companies' elsewhere on this page??? ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 20-November-2006 at 09:05
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Finno, Funny you say that, cos here when I say I have to hoover the aussies look at me like I've gone mad. (they're used to me now). ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 22-April-2008 at 00:00
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Just another *bump* to an old thread. From what the Original Poster started - what drink did you have (if any? ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 22-April-2008 at 05:33
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Proud of you Mel, drinking the expensive stuff And well done for shopping in bulk ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 22-April-2008 at 19:29
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We had to be able to afford the 10 ciggies and admission as well Lesley. Not to mention possibly a bag of chips (or two?) on the way home! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 23-April-2008 at 21:20
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Couldn't afford chips all the time,Mel-the odd chickenballs now and again though. Myself and a certain 'Tom Bixby' ( ! ) would have a flagon alright in St. Annes beforehand. When the likes of Steiger,Red Stripe and Bavaroa beer (Ugh!) came along we moved from Cider to lager. Used to buy sometimes from Super Valuy (then H Williams?) in Raheny village,and later when we knew we could be served,from the R.O.L. with that alsation which used to be on guard in there. As I think I mentioned on this thread earlier (can't believe it was two years ago...) Derek 'invented' a concoction from your mums cabinet-wine,vodka,spirits,anything that would fill a clear bottle. When he held it up to the light it would refelct a red colour,then at another angle it would reflect green. He actually called it the' Red and Green',and would often ask me on a Saturday afternoon am I 'Red and Greening tonight?' Mention it to him - should raise a nostalgic smile! ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 23-April-2008 at 21:36
He probably didnt get the full effect of those concoctions Martin since those spirit bottles were a bit watered down from my experiments in spirit-mixing in the early 80s...If only our ma knew the uses we were putting to her sodastream bottles... ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 23-April-2008 at 22:13
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HA! Wasn't Sodastream an 80's institution??? And yes-it was n fact a sodastream bottle he used. Gas...it was a case of knocking back whatever you could on the way down and get through the doors before it could take effect... ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 25-April-2008 at 20:45
My brother once tried to fizz up some wine.... It went everywhere walls ceiling,curtain clothes and all over him and his friend. It was so funny- lucky that I came just as the wine started to drip from the ceiling ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 26-April-2008 at 02:26
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Sodastream is alive and well and living in K-Mart in Perth. Bought two last year (special offer giving 2 gas bottles) It was cheaper to buy the two sodastreams than buy a couple of extra gas refills. I think I'm turning into your wan from the good life!!!! We make our own wine, beer, bread, sodastream mixers, yoghurt. Think I have all the important things covered
------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |