
Back where I used to live, over 8 years ago, they pulled down an advertising board on a newsagents, revealing an old "Tobaconist" sign, so they left it like that. It's still there to this day.
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Tue 24 Feb 2009, 8:38,
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You keep seeing bits of the past peeping out from buildings.
Ther's an old ironmongery sign still visible on the side of a building on my road.
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Tue 24 Feb 2009, 8:41,
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Ther's an old ironmongery sign still visible on the side of a building on my road.

there's still a few buildings with the old painted adverts on the side for Hovis and suchlike.
They probably won't last much longer thanks to the current 're-generation'
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Tue 24 Feb 2009, 8:43,
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They probably won't last much longer thanks to the current 're-generation'

Shouting and gurning is not funny
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Tue 24 Feb 2009, 8:57,
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Verbs where the pronounciation actually sounds funnier that the action it represents.
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Tue 24 Feb 2009, 9:13,
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