FabSwingers.com forum: Disappearing words

By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Apparently the word DISCO is vanishing from our daily vocabulary and many younger generation have no knowledge of what it means (I guess it's all "clubs" now)

What other words can you see disappearing from regular use in time.

Coal man must be nearly there ?

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By *he Ring WraithMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Costermonger !

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Teasmade

Who had one by their bed ?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rag n Bone man

I only recently found out that it's not just the name of the singer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Teasmade

Who had one by their bed ?!"

I had one at uni, but I only made coffee in it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Please and thank you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Courting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know common sense is disappearing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fornicating

people just fuck or shag these days lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fornicating

people just fuck or shag these days lol "

FAF - fancy a fornication

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By *orbidden eastMan
over a year ago

london dodging electric scooters

Courting

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Rag n Bone man

I only recently found out that it's not just the name of the singer

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By *lipy123TV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Butchers there is hardly any left

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Whom

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

These are some of the words that Millennials haven’t heard of:

Bonk

Wally

Nincompoop

Boogie

Trollop

Bounder

Balderdash

Henceforth

Yonks

Lush

Swot

Tosh

Brill

Kerfuffle

Randy

Disco

Minted

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fornicating

people just fuck or shag these days lol "

I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paper round

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By *aulj69Man
over a year ago

dunstable

Definately Courting but how about Scallywag, Cad, Bounder? I just love these old Victorian words

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

I loved a disco. I can remember going to the weekly Cadbury disco. Some really good times were had there including my first dance...a slow smooch..them were the days

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

Blacksmith, gone are the days when every village had one, supplying & repairing all metal products, it's a dying art

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By *erry bull1Man
over a year ago

doncaster

Please

Thank you

Slowly disappearing

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

"Please and thank you

Exactly what I was gonna say!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fornicating

people just fuck or shag these days lol

I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless."

Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Democracy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fornicating

people just fuck or shag these days lol

I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless.

Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king

o0o0o0o didnt know that.. every day is a school day :D x

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

Nincompoop is one of my favourite words. As is pillock.

Mucky is a word I don't hear anymore. Not sure if it's a regional word or not though.

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By *lipy123TV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

"I loved a disco. I can remember going to the weekly Cadbury disco. Some really good times were had there including my first dance...a slow smooch..them were the days

I used to go there up a few years ago used be a great night out, Pity it burned down

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester

Fossick, one of my favourites meaning to rummage or fumble. Nobody seems to use it but me

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By *evoncream2017Couple
over a year ago

exeter

Lots of blacksmiths in Devon. All the horse! Or is that a farrier

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Deliberately" appears to be on the way out. Everyone seems to use "purposefully" now. Ugh.

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By *icknHMan
over a year ago

Ilfracombe

Spaz

Berk

Div

Spanner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Deliberately" appears to be on the way out. Everyone seems to use "purposefully" now. Ugh. "

I'm sure they're not doing it purposefully

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

"Lots of blacksmiths in Devon. All the horse! Or is that a farrier "

Farriers specialise in horse hoof care, Blacksmiths do almost everything else made from iron or steel

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"I loved a disco. I can remember going to the weekly Cadbury disco. Some really good times were had there including my first dance...a slow smooch..them were the days

I used to go there up a few years ago used be a great night out, Pity it burned down

Yeah it is

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By *ev and DeeMan
over a year ago

catterick

Captain pugwash

Master mates

Pirate willy

Seaman staines

Rodger the cabin boy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wireless.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fornicating

people just fuck or shag these days lol

I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless.

Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king

o0o0o0o didnt know that.. every day is a school day :D x "

That's because it isn't true. The word dates back to at least the 15th century, long before such abbreviations were in use, and has relatives in several other languages such as Dutch, German, Norwegian and Swedish.

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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago

In my happy place

Phone box

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rozzers

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Democracy "

Ouch

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Noetic: It’s a beautiful word but if one types it, everyone invariably assumes that one is an illiterate poet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thank god fuck the BeeGees

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Milkman, haven't seen one in over 10 years.

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By *ickeyblueeyes7Man
over a year ago

newport

"Blacksmith, gone are the days when every village had one, supplying & repairing all metal products, it's a dying art

Every village had an idiot as well but don’t think they are dying out

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

"Milkman, haven't seen one in over 10 years."

Where I work, we have a milkman delivering the milk in glass bottles. More people should use milkmen.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Pupils, as in schools not eyes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

“Swinging” if things don’t improve

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By *iercedlotsCouple
over a year ago

Stoke-on-Trent

Respect, the young ones these days seem to lack it, as well as manners

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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago

Beyond the shadows.

rickrolling

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

I go to the pictures, you younger people say the cinema or even that fucking awful word movies. ')

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

What about the flicks for cinema

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Flibetygibbet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definitely.. Because everybody seems to spell it as defiantly!!

it drives me insane

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By *oroRick1027Man
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

"Apparently the word DISCO is vanishing from our daily vocabulary and many younger generation have no knowledge of what it means (I guess it's all "clubs" now)

What other words can you see disappearing from regular use in time.

Coal man must be nearly there ?"

Poor OTTOWAN

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By *oroRick1027Man
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

"rickrolling"

I get rolled all the time

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"Fornicating

people just fuck or shag these days lol

I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless.

Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king

o0o0o0o didnt know that.. every day is a school day :D x "

Somehow I doubt that's true. It smells to me a bit like posh standing for Port Out Starboard Home, which has been debunked. I'll go and see look up the origin of the word now.

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By *ophiaCDTV/TS
over a year ago

St Asaph

Furlough is making a come back

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"Fornicating

people just fuck or shag these days lol

I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless.

Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king

According to the Collins English dictionary it is of 16-Century Germanic origin, related to Middle Dutch fokken to strike.

The idea that people weren't allowed to have sex without the king's permission is is a bit absurd from a logistical perspective as well as pointless.

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Ace as in that was Ace

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"Ace as in that was Ace "

I thought Jim sent out a search party and found him again.

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By *moothshaftMan
over a year ago

Coventry

House phone or Landline.

Toolmaker (me)

'Tape' a program

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"rickrolling"

Nope that very much alive my son told me about it about 2 years ago, I had never heard of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Please and thank you has become less frequent these days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ace as in that was Ace

I thought Jim sent out a search party and found him again. "

Ace is safe and sound and listening to his wireless.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whazzuck (apologies, probably spelt wrong) same as div, idiot and lots of other things my Mam used to call me as a kid. lol.

I also wonder if bugger is dying out?

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By *callycatMan
over a year ago

Mid Wales

Affected.....it's all impacted these days

Effect...is now impact

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By *oo32Man
over a year ago

tipperary

Whelp

Trollop

Wally

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disco maybe making a return if the record labels I’ve noticed recently are anything to go by. Remixes of classics are being released at the moment.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Milkman, haven't seen one in over 10 years.

Where I work, we have a milkman delivering the milk in glass bottles. More people should use milkmen."

Yep. Started using a milkman during the early stages of the pandemic. Live getting fresh milk in glass bottles again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I go to the pictures, you younger people say the cinema or even that fucking awful word movies. ')"

Going to see a film certainly makes little sense anymore. I suppose it has become a skeuomorphic word

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nincompoop

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By *hav02Man
over a year ago

Glasgow/London

Cassette

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Backhander

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Spaz

Berk

Div

Spanner

I'm not sorry to see the back of spaz.

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By *ollbiMan
over a year ago

newcastle

[Removed by poster at 01/10/20 13:46:12]

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By *ollbiMan
over a year ago

newcastle

Boeing747.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

b-sides

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Fax machine

Comb

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Program (coding)

Program (app)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wazock

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

"House phone or Landline.

Toolmaker (me)

'Tape' a program

Dial-up

And YES loved the school DISCO was so much fun.

Cola and a bag of crisps

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Betamax

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

"Apparently the word DISCO is vanishing from our daily vocabulary and many younger generation have no knowledge of what it means (I guess it's all "clubs" now)

What other words can you see disappearing from regular use in time.

Coal man must be nearly there ?"

Please

Thank you

Excuse me

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"Apparently the word DISCO is vanishing from our daily vocabulary and many younger generation have no knowledge of what it means (I guess it's all "clubs" now)

What other words can you see disappearing from regular use in time.

Coal man must be nearly there ?

Please

Thank you

Excuse me"

I'm leading the fight to retain those

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Littlewoods pools man

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By *rotic-TouchTV/TS
over a year ago

doncaster

Series seems to be going and the American season is becoming more used

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Berk

Sozzled

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By *lipy123TV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Ghetto blaster

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Coolio

I use it all the time to annoy my child

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Brummy Nanny used to say Donnies for hands!

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Lummox.

I'm trying to revive this one

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Psyche

Far out

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"Lummox.

I'm trying to revive this one

Always combined with an insult like you "great hairy" lummox

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By *xfordshireCoupleMFCouple
over a year ago

Nr. Oxford

I read a small article on this today in the guardian.

Betrothed seem to be pretty high on the list of words that are disappearing.

Lily

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Liebfraumilch

Mateus

Blue nun

Baby Cham

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"I read a small article on this today in the guardian.

Betrothed seem to be pretty high on the list of words that are disappearing.

Lily "

Blimey re the guardian, did they read my thread

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By *onzoDog74Man
over a year ago

Cheshire

Conckers

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Haberdashery

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over a year ago

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over a year ago

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

A side... Double a side

Single

Album

Picture sleeve

Ironmonger

Hardwear shop

Fishmonger

Date

Plod cops pigs jam sandwich

Black mariah sweeney

Gallon of petrol

Pint of milk

Feet... Yard

Hundred weight

Coal scuttle

Knife sharpener (as in the person)

Miles per gallon

Fags

Blakeys

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By *eivers101Couple
over a year ago

Carlisle

Haberdashery.

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By *heExcommMan
over a year ago

Llantrisant

For me its welsh words I grew up with I've noticed local kids not using anymore. I'd always be speaking Wenglish with my Nain and it felt weird having to explain to a 15 year old what a dirty Mochyn was (dirty pig. He was making an absolute mess at his table in a cafe).

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over a year ago

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Petting

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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago

In my happy place

Tippex

Telephone box

Fax

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By *hisisntpofMan
over a year ago

bristol

Milkman / unigate

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By *hisisntpofMan
over a year ago

bristol

tuppence

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