Times Past

[maggiebee]

Oh to turn back the clock to the days of Mrs O, Nungate etc. This site was fun. Nowadays all it seems to be is griping and point scoring.

[hellywelly4]

I agree! Mrs O always made me laugh. Don't remember Nungate though, sorry.

[anneasquith]

Well it is what it is Maggie. In the deep recesses a laugh can be found.
Mostly , sheer stupidity:-)

[Redhelen72]

It was like it back then too unfortunately Maggie

[Bobbisox1]

Mrs O was a naturally funny lady and j had the pleasure of meeting her when she was in Newcastles Freeman hospital

[Sqad]

//// Nowadays all it seems to be is griping and point scoring////

Sorry, I disagree.

AB has always had its fair share of points scoring and griping but it is not a patch as vicious as it was a decade ago. It has been sanitized and is now like reading Enid Blyton Children's books compared to yesteryear..........child's play now.

[maggiebee]

Loved Nungate's parties when she threw open the doors of her stately home. Had many a good Saturday night partaking of her cocktails and taking part in the rofl. The prizes were just wonderful - always remember a box of spent matches!

[anneasquith]

True sqad. Abers were threatening to involve the police on each other :-)

[steg]

Being a st Johnstone supporter, I’ve forgot what it feels like to score points :-(

[Zacs-Master]

It was fun at times but there was still heated debates going on. What there definitely was, though, was less Ill informed garbage from the remedial class kids.

[goodgoalie]

"Nowadays all it seems to be is griping" - er, like this post?

[Redhelen72]

Annea and a lot worse!

[anneasquith]

I know. They ran out of flounce forms .

[Redhelen72]

That was when a flounce was a flounce not like now!

[lady-janine]

Have to agree Maggie. Loved the tailcocks and Minty in her pink feather boa and all of Mrs O's diaries of the village. Great fun.

[Hopkirk]

Sqad is right, it's always been a bear pit on here.
It's no worse now.

[sunny-dave]

From the depths of history, I bring you Mrs Overall - the true story ...

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1162434.html

[rowanwitch]

I miss the smut and innuendo when we had more double entendres than a whole series of carry on films.

[jno]

I remember a past Ed spending in Christmas in Philadelphia, I think. When she came back the place was knee-deep in swill, she spent the next week clearing it out. No mods in those days.

[pixie374]

You just have to take it as it is, it goes through different phases, or start the threads you want.
I enjoyed the general daftness at times, it was great, but, different ABers, who didn't automatically want to squish it.

[maggiebee]

Sunny-dave, thanks so much for that blast from the past. She was some girl................