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Old 14-06-2012, 09:44   #617
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Re: Old local expressions

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Originally Posted by mobertol View Post
Never heard of gigs or bins, some used to call them goggles - I distinctly remember one time "binning" my glasses when i was abut 8 or 9. I threw them down a drain at the side of the house and told mum I'd lost them

I have actually returned to pink glasses recently.
Gigs or bins i still hear used today, Though "Pans" seems to have died away, apart from in my vocabulary.
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