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by gnyaff
Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:42 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Trivia Quiz - 76
Replies: 7
Views: 429

Re: Trivia Quiz - 76

Forgot to give the number of the lucky guess. It was number 3 . I thought it was either sheep or goat and guessed right.

Wee Boney.
by gnyaff
Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:39 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Trivia Quiz - 76
Replies: 7
Views: 429

Re: Trivia Quiz - 76

7 for me this time which included a lucky guess on number . As for 7, 8 and 10. Didn't have a clue. never even heard of number 7 when I read the name.

Wee Boney.
by gnyaff
Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Trivia Quiz - 75
Replies: 7
Views: 456

Re: Trivia Quiz - 75

(9 for me this time, best result for a long time. It would have been ten if on number 5 I said Germany, Italy and RUSSIA when it should have been Japan.

Wee Boney
by gnyaff
Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Trivia Quiz - 74
Replies: 8
Views: 478

Re: Trivia Quiz - 74

A six for this one, missed out on 1, 2, 4 and 10.

Wee Boney
by gnyaff
Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:16 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Trivia Quiz - 73
Replies: 12
Views: 798

Re: Trivia Quiz - 73

A belated 7 for me on this one. Not been online for a while.
Missed out on 5, 7 and 8.

Wee Boney
by gnyaff
Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:21 am
Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
Topic: Wilfrid J. Seggie
Replies: 5
Views: 719

Re: Wilfrid J. Seggie

Missed out the word Seggie in the first line after MR.

Wee Boney, must be the dementia.
by gnyaff
Tue Oct 11, 2022 3:43 am
Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
Topic: Wilfrid J. Seggie
Replies: 5
Views: 719

Re: Wilfrid J. Seggie

I remember Mr. he taught me English one term and we had him for Religious Instruction another term. He often told stories about his time in the RAF. he was a bit of a chain smoker and his nickname was Wiff, named after Wills Wiffs as far as I am aware. There was also another Mr. Seggie at Ardrossan ...
by gnyaff
Sat Oct 01, 2022 7:45 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Trivia Quiz - 72
Replies: 9
Views: 544

Re: Trivia Quiz - 72

8 for me this time. Missed out on 2 and 10.

Wee Boney
by gnyaff
Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:43 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Trivia Quiz - 71
Replies: 7
Views: 450

Re: Trivia Quiz - 71

7 for me this time. missed out on 3, 6 and 10.

Wee Boney
by gnyaff
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:52 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Trivia Quiz - 70
Replies: 5
Views: 423

Re: Trivia Quiz - 70

7 for me missed out on 5, 7 and 10.

Wee Boney.
by gnyaff
Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:35 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Every day is a school day
Replies: 44
Views: 11261

Re: Every day is a school day

Hi Hughie,
I believe the car radio licenses were not abolished until 1971. I never knew anyone who had one. Most people had a radio cassette player in the car, if they were ever questioned they said I just use it for playing tapes. Though I never heard of anyone being questioned about it.

Wee Boney
by gnyaff
Sun Jul 03, 2022 10:11 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Turn back time
Replies: 55
Views: 7031

Re: Turn back time

I remember the dividends, though they were only paid on what you spent in the shops. We were a family of five and had our milk delivered daily by the cooperative milkman. You paid for your milk on a Saturday morning when the milkman came round. If you paid in cash you got no dividend. The solution h...