The Retirement Thread

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Eynsham Red
Eynsham Red
8 Oct
7:25pm, 8 Oct 2024
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Eynsham Red
“No Other Love” by Ronnie Hilton. No, I’ve never heard of him either!
cathrobinson
cathrobinson
8 Oct
7:25pm, 8 Oct 2024
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cathrobinson
Has this become the over 50s thread again? :-)
Eynsham Red
Eynsham Red
8 Oct
7:37pm, 8 Oct 2024
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Eynsham Red
No, retirees and prospective retirees of under 50 are permitted to contribute too 😉😀
McGoohan
McGoohan
8 Oct
7:48pm, 8 Oct 2024
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McGoohan
I Remember You by Frank Field. I believe that it contains yodelling
McGoohan
McGoohan
8 Oct
7:49pm, 8 Oct 2024
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McGoohan
Frank *Ifield* stupid autocorrect
TROSaracen
TROSaracen
8 Oct
7:51pm, 8 Oct 2024
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TROSaracen
I’m a believer - The Monkees.
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
8 Oct
8:01pm, 8 Oct 2024
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Mandymoo
Frank Sinatra Strangers in the night
Ness
Ness
8 Oct
8:05pm, 8 Oct 2024
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Ness
Diogenes wrote:Ness wrote:Just Googled the No 1. for when I was born. Looks like it was "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck! 😂 Same as me, Ness


It had the number 1 spot for about 6 weeks, @Diogenes . I think I'm a couple of weeks your junior. 😉😂
macca 53
macca 53
8 Oct
8:09pm, 8 Oct 2024
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macca 53
Hey Joe by Frankie Laine (I was born in the same week as @swittle RIP.)
Diogenes
Diogenes
8 Oct
8:12pm, 8 Oct 2024
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Diogenes
@Ness when I was born it kept The Beatles Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane double-A side off the top spot, something I found highly annoying as a kid.

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Retirees Hall of Fame
star Jigs star (25.09.24)
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GregP (14.06.24) (after part retirement 31.03.23)
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Jaks (15.05.24) (third time of retiring)
HellsBells (31.03.24) (orig. May 2018)
TROSaracen (07.02.24)(semi retired since mid 2019)
Hanneke (01.02.24)
Jenni-far-far (28.12.23)
FergusG (22.12.23)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) (11.12.23)
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Lip Gloss (22.11.23)
jda (28.08.23)
RFJ (23.08.23)
Sigh (28.07.23)
Schnecke (end of school term 07.23)
Sharkie (05.07.23)
Ally-C (08.06.23)
Rebel (12.05.23)
CogNoscensme AHA (07.04.23)
Windsor Wool (05.04.23)
Bob! (30.03.23)
Velociraptor (21.03.23)
Garfield (provisional, 27.02.23) (see p.699)
ThorntonRunner (20.12.22)
MaltDrinker (30.07.21)
DoricQuine (15.06.21)
Mandymoo (21.05.21)
Eynsham Red (06.05.21)
GimmeMedals (31.08.20)
Steve NordRunner (01.08.19)
um (May 2017)
macca 53 (31.10.17)
XB (07.07.16)
Flatlander (November 2011)
Helegant
Ness
SarahWoo
Rosehip
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Johnny Blaze
annadav
K5 Gus
Curly45
LazyDaisy
Dave..M
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Shades
Northern Exile
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geordiegirl (target: July 2025)
GeneHunt59 (target: July 2025)
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HappyG (target: end of 2025 at the earliest)

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OverTheHillToo (target: approx. 2026)

Diogenes (17.03.27)

Hills of Death (HOD) (April 2026-April 2030)
Gromit (July 2030)
CK2 (2030)

[other names to follow, on request]

Just browsing at the moment

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