Guzzimax Posted August 26 Posted August 26 OK, slightly off topic, but just look at these Norton Commando ads from the early 1970s. Whoever wrote the copy for these ads - Rideability ? Is this referring to the Norton or something else - genius! 5
gstallons Posted August 26 Posted August 26 All those British bikes were righteous ! Reliable ......no.
docc Posted August 26 Posted August 26 In the same vein . . . somehow "breeding" could be involved! 6
guzzler Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Think there might be more breeding than mechanical work going on in those er workshops....
footgoose Posted August 26 Posted August 26 I'm thinking there was a direct correlation between advert sexual innuendo and how slow/fast a product was selling. but... 5
Paradiso Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Is 'nookie' used in the US and elsewhere? Might just be a UK thing.Sent from my SM-S901B using Tapatalk 5 1
Bill Hagan Posted August 26 Posted August 26 4 hours ago, Paradiso said: Is 'nookie' used in the US and elsewhere? Might just be a UK thing. Sent from my SM-S901B using Tapatalk Can't speak for the whole country, but "nookie" was a common word where I grew up in rural western Kentucky in the 1960's. Bill 5 1
audiomick Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Yeah, I've heard the word in Australia, back in the day. Probably in the 60s, and possibly only from people a generation older than me. 2
Guzzimax Posted August 26 Posted August 26 3 hours ago, audiomick said: Yeah, I've heard the word in Australia, back in the day. Probably in the 60s, and possibly only from people a generation older than me. Yeah, back in the day, during the 60s & 70s, it was a word we used a lot. In fact in my later teenage years the pursuit of this activity seemed to be the main aim in life 1
LowRyter Posted August 26 Posted August 26 (edited) This was a particular favorite. I shared the magazine in 8th grade English class. A rotten friend took an eraser to it and erased her eyes. I was relieved a few months later when they brought the ad back. Edited August 26 by LowRyter 5 2
Lucky Phil Posted August 28 Posted August 28 On 8/27/2024 at 8:45 AM, LowRyter said: This was a particular favorite. I shared the magazine in 8th grade English class. A rotten friend took an eraser to it and erased her eyes. I was relieved a few months later when they brought the ad back. They forgot the final line in the add. "The bold way to make time" in the workshop up to your arse in oil and broken engine parts" 2 2
Guzzimax Posted September 9 Posted September 9 I did offer to practice with applying the insulation tape …. 2 3
docc Posted September 10 Posted September 10 14 minutes ago, Guzzimax said: I did offer to practice with applying the insulation tape …. There is the matter of the point in time it must come off . . . 1 3
audiomick Posted September 10 Posted September 10 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Guzzimax said: ... the insulation tape …. See, that's why they didn't take you for the job. To the professional eye, it is obviously gaffer tape, not insulation tape. © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY 2.5 Quote It is widely used in theatre, photography, film, radio and television production, and industrial staging work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer_tape Edited September 10 by audiomick 2
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