1976 Argos catalogue scan...
...because if you loved the 80's one, this will equally delight and confuse...and make you covet the precious, precious shiny that can no longer be bought :(
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 19:29,
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This is so good, saw it on a flickr set ages ago, same one as the 80s one,
i look at the toys in this and WANT!!!!! so bad. :D
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skeltonator Needs some new daps., Thu 13 Oct 2011, 19:33,
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awesome
The kid playing golf looks worrying
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Steerable_forehead Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration,don't fail me now, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 19:33,
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Kill Bill just a bit lower.
And fuck knows what's going on in that gym.
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Oysdgp there's nothing to smile ABOUT, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 22:03,
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Oooh,
That's the year I was born.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 19:50,
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sod!
*Scratches beard in anticipation of a calculator watch for Christmas*
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underpont making all kinds-a-gains, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 22:05,
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Like every other hipster...
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Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 22:17,
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My mum's house...
..Used to be on the first couple of streets as you went into town. Now the suburban spread means that there are houses that weren't there when I was a kid.
There is a large residential area where I can truthfully say 'I remember when this was all fields'. Scary.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Fri 14 Oct 2011, 1:08,
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I was born at the end of December 1977...
...so I know my folks were very much 'at it' during this catalogue's release - I recognise loads of the household stuff - very freaky glimpse into the past. We were so skint I think we had the cookery ware til 1996
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Fri 14 Oct 2011, 9:19,
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The Chad Valley 'Kojak' Target Game looks brilliant!
A real toy for real children.
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Pig Bodine., Thu 13 Oct 2011, 20:00,
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Amazing!
I loved Super flight deck. I broke my brothers one when I went running into the bedroom and got tangled up in the string. I was in SO much trouble.
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Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 20:55,
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I want the after eight cannon and carriage dispenser
it's the height of sophistication
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HappyToast Groat froth, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 20:57,
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Yes! yes!
Imagine your guests' faces as you wheel it across the dining room table at exactly 8:01pm. Classy.
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Oysdgp there's nothing to smile ABOUT, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 22:12,
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OMG!
£3.99 for the six million dollar man!
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Boris Johnson's Press Secretary, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 21:25,
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No home could possibly be complete with out silver plated horse drwan afer eight carriage!
it's like bully's prize board!
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i was 7 at the time
and used to look at the argos catalogue for hours. Those were the days when you could go into argos and buy ciggie lighters for the living room table and a bb gun to casually play with.
Does anyone remember the blue and pink stock card system they had behind the counter so you could check if your item was available . Which it never was.
Oh yeh. Bruce Forsyth on the generation game board game had a grey wig back then too
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You've got to love the 'vibrating massager'
Certainly couldn't get one of them in Argos nowadays
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This makes me cry for things I can't have any more :(
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Pew Pew Pew! Lasers! wannabe Gong Farmer, Fri 14 Oct 2011, 0:40,
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Fucking hell!
Now i know where Santa got all my toys from as a kid.
Those 'Smash-em-up' gyro powered demolision derby cars were fucking brilliant, though, i used to love mine.
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An old
Laminated book of dreams
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Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Fri 14 Oct 2011, 12:18,
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