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Old 29-12-2011, 01:03   #316
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Or was it Bull Brig?
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Old 29-12-2011, 01:08   #317
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I remember going from shop to shop looking for Woodbines for my dad. Could only get Pasha-does anyone remember Pasha and why did dad hate them so much?
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Old 29-12-2011, 08:57   #318
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I remember going from shop to shop looking for Woodbines for my dad. Could only get Pasha-does anyone remember Pasha and why did dad hate them so much?
Maybe because they tasted like arabs underpans before washday
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Old 31-12-2011, 02:34   #319
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I had a spell smoking Sobranie black russian cigarettes......they smelt like camel dung...but surpringly tasted pretty good.
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Old 31-12-2011, 06:31   #320
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Maybe because they tasted like arabs underpans before washday
You have strange tastes ....
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Old 31-12-2011, 08:28   #321
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I had a spell smoking Sobranie black russian cigarettes......they smelt like camel dung...but surpringly tasted pretty good.
With a long cigarette holder obviously
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Old 31-12-2011, 08:45   #322
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My son has returned from India with cigarettes called "Biri" -apparently they cost the equivalent of 30 eurocents for a packet of 25. God knows what's in them but he seems to like them!
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Old 31-12-2011, 09:02   #323
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With a long cigarette holder obviously
Thinking of Black Russian Ciggies one made by the same firm Sobranie Cocktail, all different colours
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Old 31-12-2011, 13:56   #324
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With a long cigarette holder obviously
I remember the long beatnik cigarette holders....you had to be careful dancing or turning corners........
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Old 31-12-2011, 13:59   #325
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I remember the long beatnik cigarette holders....you had to be careful dancing or turning corners........
I bet they had a similar problem in the middle ages with their fancy cod pieces.
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Old 31-12-2011, 15:10   #326
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Do they still have those double courting seats on the back row in the cinemas these days?
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Do they still have those double courting seats on the back row in the cinemas these days?
Aint seen them fer donkeys years.mind i aint been cinema fer about 20 yrs, but can't remember seeing em then.
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Aint seen them fer donkeys years.mind i aint been cinema fer about 20 yrs, but can't remember seeing em then.
Possibly no need to do it on the back row now.
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Do they still have those double courting seats on the back row in the cinemas these days?
Ya mean the swimming seats
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Ya mean the swimming seats
Where did you get that name from.
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