We never had fun like this in my day...

[The Lone Gunman]

That was on the St David's Day (March 1st) episode of Not the Nine O'clock News

Along with the wonderful "Failed In Wales" WDA Advert pisstake.

Classic stuff.

Of course that was about 15 years before the LG semiconductor plant debacle which made all the others pale into insignificance by comparison (£150M or so)...

I liked the "laid in Wales" verse myself.

[Sysman]

Don't worry; Meibion Glyndwr torched it for you anyway...

They were good like that.

Remember the Coal Board's adverts "Come home to a living fire"?

The graffiti in my local pub went:

"Come home to a living fire.
Buy a cottage in Wales!"

[Lucifer Box]

It's the last decent summer I can remember.

I went to Scotland on holiday.

It rained.

When I got back to Wales, most of the land around the Heads of the Valleys road appeared to be on fire...

No change there then.

Bizarre. I went to Scotland on holiday in 1976. It did indeed rain and I was amazed that they had things like green grass. When I got back to Birmingham, everything was okay for us because we put out all the scrub fires with water from Wales.

Are you sure you're not Spartacus?

[The Lone Gunman]

I went on holiday to wales.
Visited the Elan valley because one of the flooded villages was exposed.
Had a great holiday.
Wasnt sure if I left the gas on in the caravan when we left though.

[Lucifer Box]

Steeleye Span was certainly one of the highlights of my youth

1-2-3, all together now... All Around My Hat...

I've come over all teary eyed for the mid-70s. Who else agrees with the New Economics Foundation that 1976 was the best year ever? Ah, those long, hot summer days.

[KathyWoolfe]

I can take one less antidepressant pill today.

So can I , I was getting really paranoid there

[PAH]

Steeleye Span was certainly one of the highlights of my youth

Finally, I now know how it feels to say I'm too young to remember them.

Thank you, you old codgers, I can take one less antidepressant pill today.

[Sockpuppet]

The defendant came through and started giving the security staff abuse, calling them 'white trash' and holding a medallion chain.

He was a 6ft 2in, black, dark-skinned male, very large, very muscular, wearing blue jeans and a long-sleeved tight top

Maybe someone called him Mr. T.

[KathyWoolfe]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7329707.stm

I seem to recall that Steeleye Span were the pinacle of excitement back then...

Steeleye Span was certainly one of the highlights of my youth

[zeitghost]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7329707.stm

I seem to recall that Steeleye Span were the pinacle of excitement back then...