Eee...that was proper lully. Good one. Click.
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Fri 10 May 2013, 14:17,
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Never gets old
I realise it's a bit Daily Mail to gloat about how things were better back then, but damn London was a beautiful place then. Although that might have something to do with the richness of the addictive colour film stock Friese-Greene used.
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And the lack of a fucking Luftwaffe
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 10 May 2013, 14:23,
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When I lived in Southampton a few years ago I visited the dock museum and was stunned by how beautiful it was
before Ze Germans decimated it. Parts of the waterfront still are, but so much was lost.
Lovely Ikea there now though.
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"......AND NO BLOODY FORRINS!!!!!"
That's what you're dying to say, aren't you?
You MASSIVE racist.
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Fri 10 May 2013, 14:32,
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I only say that when the cameras are off at my Ukip rallies.
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Nige? Nige! NIGE!!!!!!!!! Here, can you sign this?
*drops trousers*
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Fri 10 May 2013, 14:37,
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the buftie boys knew their place back then too
golden days
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tickle I was away, Fri 10 May 2013, 17:25,
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"buftie boys" *googles*
Well, I've learnt something.
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Fri 10 May 2013, 17:47,
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i was just going to post
"it's no good me making crassly homophobic jibes if you don't respond in a timely fashion."
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tickle I was away, Fri 10 May 2013, 17:51,
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The good thing about film is that you don't have to breathe the smoggy, stinking air that was around.
But I generally agree with all this. Bring back the motor- and trolley-buses. There's still the entrance and rails to the old trolley-bus tunnel north of Kingsway. Always wanted to have a nose down there for some reason.
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Fri 10 May 2013, 14:44,
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www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2012/07/05/photos-from-ins/
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Raving Homasecsyouall the hours are good but the work sucks, Fri 10 May 2013, 15:49,
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Thanks
That saves me googling for it.
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Andy_Control can't be held responsible for his actions., Fri 10 May 2013, 17:46,
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London is a beautiful place now.
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Black Moon Not cracked, I'm all up to be., Sat 18 May 2013, 9:46,
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all those nice bobbies too
and not a semi-automatic in sight :)
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Elvis impersonator, Fri 10 May 2013, 14:22,
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until the one at the end
finds that he's too early for section 47 so instead stops the filming with a clip round the ear and a nightstick to the clangers
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unclepills, Fri 10 May 2013, 16:26,
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I was expecting some sort of Monty Python ending
to that scene!
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tubaman, Tue 14 May 2013, 8:06,
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That shot
as they go down Petticoat Lane is really haunting, with everyone paying attention to the camera and standing aside.
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As that shot panned out, I was just thinking "all of these people are now dead".
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Fri 10 May 2013, 14:42,
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That thought occured to me too, why can't we live forever?
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The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Fri 10 May 2013, 14:44,
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i always think that
its sad and inevitable. Little did they know the people in the future will be peering back at them.
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Me too
But it makes it worse in colour, with a half decent frame rate. There was always a slight detachment about watching jerky black and white, but this just rams home mortality like a stake to the heart.
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I liked...
how most people moved out the way and were seemingly fascinated, while there were a handful of people who seemed to respond with a "I'm not getting out of its bloody way" attitude.
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great link, thanks for posting
i found a longer version on youtube, but sadly without the soundtrack:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwahIQz0o-M
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alpaca muffalo bozzerella, Fri 10 May 2013, 14:34,
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This is what the country was like
before people like pissflaps were born.
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I posted this a while back
and it's real nice to see it again...
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Ya What Skiddlyboop, Fri 10 May 2013, 15:21,
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Seen this before, but it's a wonderful piece of film.
Click!
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Fork Has lost his bash virginity!, Fri 10 May 2013, 16:16,
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Lovely,
I do wonder how we managed before cash machines though. I remember my first proper job c.1984 was pre-cashpoints and I got £80 every Thursday lunchtime, but can't for the life of me recall what happened next.
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fred zeppelin II: Electric Boogaloo, Fri 10 May 2013, 17:06,
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...that might be on account of spending thursday afternoon in the pub?
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It's this:
Comptine d'Un Autre Été
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-1u8xvk54
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