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Don Basilio
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« on: 15:23:07, 20-01-2008 »
To kick off:

The Gestetner machine.

Though I rather miss those smudgy community circulars and parish magazines, the machines themselves were horrible, with ink all over the place and that horrid red liquid used for corrections on the skins.
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« Reply #1 on: 17:25:50, 20-01-2008 »
Even worse , the banda (is that how it was spelt?) machine that the children loved as they smelt the sheets of paper and were on a high for the rest of the lesson. I remained covered in purple ink for most of my teaching life!!

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Well, there you are.
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« Reply #2 on: 18:43:12, 20-01-2008 »
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oliver sudden
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« Reply #3 on: 18:44:31, 20-01-2008 »
The fax and its associated streams of pointless thermal paper.
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« Reply #4 on: 18:46:05, 20-01-2008 »
slide rules & log tables
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« Reply #5 on: 18:47:40, 20-01-2008 »
Tippex.
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« Reply #6 on: 18:51:50, 20-01-2008 »
Quote from: martle on 18:47:40, 20-01-2008
Tippex.

Tippex?  But when I am doing my cartography on OS Maps I use a Tippex Mouse!  One continuous line of blanking out!  But without the desire to sniff it  Wink
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« Reply #7 on: 19:00:24, 20-01-2008 »
The string vest

Pre-laser cataract operations

Parish's Food

The internal combustion engine

Fuzzy felt

The nation state

(Well you did say almost redundant.)
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Antheil
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« Reply #8 on: 19:06:18, 20-01-2008 »
Blusher, foundation, lip gloss and perfume

Oi George, leave fuzzy felt alone!
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martle
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« Reply #9 on: 19:06:57, 20-01-2008 »
Cash.

Public telephones.

Cod liver oil.
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« Reply #10 on: 19:08:01, 20-01-2008 »
Quote from: Reiner Torheit on 18:46:05, 20-01-2008
slide rules & log tables
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« Reply #11 on: 19:12:26, 20-01-2008 »
Those x-ray machines in shoe shops.
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« Reply #12 on: 19:19:53, 20-01-2008 »
Quote from: Antheil the Termite Lover on 19:06:18, 20-01-2008
Blusher, foundation, lip gloss and perfume

Eh?  Huh  I still use all of those!  Hope none of them EVER become redundant.  Cry
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« Reply #13 on: 19:30:57, 20-01-2008 »
I've had a long lifetime, can I post here ?   Undecided
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« Reply #14 on: 19:33:54, 20-01-2008 »
Only if you're almost redundant, John.
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