rock stars drinking

[DONNIEP]

I woulda liked to have made a Donnie sandwich with her and Lita Ford

[Seshmeister]

Haha! Vandeleur might be the only other person on here who would use the word 'tabs' - it is what they call smokes in the North East of England, and particularly in Newcastle.

My circle of pals used to call them tabs too but that was purely due to Viz.

There was a brilliant advertising hoarding once in Billy the Fish.

SMAKE TABS
Government Health Warning
Dinna Smake Tabs


For some reason that stuck with us for years.


Sorry I will now return to the usual US centric nature of the board...

[VHscraps]

Don't mention Viz, man, or I'll be digging out the old Readers Top Tips.

I called them tabs 'cos I used to have a mate from Newcastle - a workmate. Funniest guy I ever met. 'Wor, Johnny, I gave her a bit of a poke with me cricket bat, the handle, like, then we had a tab'

[DONNIEP]

Don't mention Viz, man, or I'll be digging out the old Readers Top Tips.

I called them tabs 'cos I used to have a mate from Newcastle - a workmate. Funniest guy I ever met. 'Wor, Johnny, I gave her a bit of a poke with me cricket bat, the handle, like, then we had a tab'

Ok, what's Viz?

[Seshmeister]

A UK adult(ish) comic which was huge in the 1980s and still going. Like our MAD but much ruder and funnier...

[Seshmeister]

Don't mention Viz, man, or I'll be digging out the old Readers Top Tips

[Seshmeister]

[vandeleur]

Monkey spunk moped

[Seshmeister]

[Seshmeister]

[vandeleur]

I haven't thought of viz for years, roger mellie the man off the telly was my fav. The whole thing was so childish but you had to laugh.

[Seshmeister]

I was trying to find Paul Whicker the Tall Vicar but all I could see is this...




Roger Mellie was great, I strongly advise you get his dictionary app for your phone - the Profanisaurus.

[vandeleur]

I got the book one Christmas and hid it away in case the kids found it , it was hilarious but a bit near the knuckle.
Will definitely check out the app.

[VHscraps]

A reader's Top Tip:

IN A RUSH? Cook your breakfast egg in half the time by replacing the water in the pan with commercially available brake fluid which boils at 200?c.

Carlos, Northern Ireland

I think MacDonalds - the fast food MacDonalds - had a UK TV advertising campaign in the 90s, maybe early 2000s, that was heavily influenced by Viz Top Tips ... and a quick search on youtube confirms I have a good memory!

[ashstralia]

I always loved roger mellie, the man on the Telly.