The Retirement Thread
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Shades
@OO61 Your medals should be safe as they don't require any maintenance or upkeep costs š
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GimmeMedals
āI got you babeā, Sonny and Cher, who were knocked off the top spot 2 days after my birth by the Beetles with āHelp!ā
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9 Oct
9:58am, 9 Oct 2024
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westmoors
TROSaracen wrote: 2 motorbikes is still a decent haul š, hope the cash from one of them turns into a holiday of a lifetimeā¦.. I've already done my bucket list holiday. |
9 Oct
11:33am, 9 Oct 2024
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NordRunner
Ness wrote: I got āAll Shook Upā by the Jordanaires (and Elvis). It must be the astrological reason why I have a large collection of running shoes
Just Googled the No 1. for when I was born. Looks like it was "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck! š |
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Ness
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Winniefree
Thatās funny @GimmeMedals
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2:40pm, 9 Oct 2024
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DrMags
āTearsā by Ken Dodd ffs
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2:46pm, 9 Oct 2024
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cathrobinson
GimmeMedals wrote: āI got you babeā, Sonny and Cher, who were knocked off the top spot 2 days after my birth by the Beetles with āHelp!ā Took me while to get the funny side |
9 Oct
3:01pm, 9 Oct 2024
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dobbers
Tom Jones - Green Grass of Home Not a bad one I suppose |
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6:35pm, 9 Oct 2024
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Sigh
Other #1's on my notable dates (I've not made any of these up, honest!) Day I started work: "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna (Dad retired the same day) Day I met my wife: "Dreams" - Gabrelle Day we got engaged: "Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet Day we got married: "Three Lions" - Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds* Day I started my final workplace, staying for : "Keep On Movin'" - Five Day daughter was born: "Beautiful Girls" - Sean Kingston Day I retired: "Sprinter" - Dave & Central Cee (*While still on honeymoon, next #1 was "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees) officialcharts.com |
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