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23/10/2024 9:59 am
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Watched a Doco on BBC 4 last night
Dave Tompkins was a petty thief who craved adventure. His career as an international mercenary began in Africa and took him all over the world - to Afghanistan, Croatia and later to Colombia, where he led a team commissioned to assassinate notorious Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar. He went out with Callan and Copland to Angola he was the explosives guy in the team. While laying some mines he was injured by one going off. Got casavact back to uk just before Callan executed some of his men. Peter McAleese featured. We had one guy in our squadron who was out there he told me that the only way he survived was to keep to SOP’s staying in the bush and no tracks/roads
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0024986/storyville-dogs-of-war
04/02/2026 5:42 pm
Did you ever get Dandelion and Burdock from the pop man. I was never particularly fond of it as a kid. But a lot of kids loved it. The best part for me was taking the pop bottles back to get the money off to go to the pictures!
04/02/2026 7:27 pm
Always thought it tasted medicinal, but drank it anyway!
04/02/2026 8:15 pm
As a bin lid Bob a used ta gu knockin on doors fer empty beer bottles then tek em ta the beer off fer the readies so a cud gu ta the footy match
05/02/2026 8:47 am
Used to go round the bins in the stone factory behind our house and go in to scrounge empties off the workers who couldn't be bothered taking them home for the deposit. Sweeties and fags galore from Pilkington's shop up the road!
05/02/2026 10:16 am
Makes you wonder though we had more recycling savvy than they do now, paper bags not plastic, glass bottles not plastic, greaseproof paper not plastic food containers! It would save a lot of accumulation of rubbish if we introduced those systems again!
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05/02/2026 1:02 pm
This video dives into the latest uk news and a discussion on free speech with Jacob Rees-Mogg northern speech Â
05/02/2026 4:50 pm
@bob9739 A aint seen no "Keep Britain Tidy" posters fer yonks Bob. Even az long ugu at skoyle every day a different house wuz responsible fer litter pickin in the skoyle yard, just like area clean at battalion.It, s gone tits up since the millions o immigrants arrived, don,t only mek the joint stink but just shit weer thi stand then simply fukk off! 🤧
06/02/2026 1:45 pm
To the point but true Dave, devoid of reality. Living in a total world of make-believe!
06/02/2026 5:07 pm
A saw a clip of iz brat as a passenger in iz jam jar n fukkin ell, a dead ringer of iz owd man complete wi glasses. Wonder if eee talks az tho eez gorra gob full o puddin? 🤔Â
07/02/2026 10:04 am
Bet he's never had to wipe his arse with newspaper Dave! 🤣 🤣 🤣Â
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07/02/2026 12:49 pm
who remembers Izal used it in the 1960's brand ceased in 2010 widely used in hospitalsÂ
07/02/2026 3:43 pm
We still had it until about 1980, each sheet having 'Government Property, Now Wash Your Hands' printed on them in blue.
07/02/2026 4:55 pm
Used ta mek brill tracin paper Jack but when tha wiped thi arse we it thi finger used ta gu reight thru n tha finished up wipin it on the wall! 😝Â
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07/02/2026 7:25 pm
if you weren't careful your fingers could end up in the s*** 😆Â
