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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

...my dear chaps, when you were very young did you read Asterix the Gaul? (or Asterix and Obelix)

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By *xmfrvnMan
34 weeks ago

Stoke-on-Trent

Yes! Think I still have the omnibus books somewhere.

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Yes, and I still do.

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By *ad NannaWoman
34 weeks ago

East London

I did. Why are you only asking men?

Weetabix did a promotion on their 24 packs where you cut out the characters and scenery and built a village.

#notamanbutidontcare.

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By *mizhereMan
34 weeks ago

chinnor area

Yes of course I did

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By *allerthanaverage79Man
34 weeks ago

Ayrshire

I was addicted to them - every week I had to Getafix!

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"I did. Why are you only asking men?

Weetabix did a promotion on their 24 packs where you cut out the characters and scenery and built a village.

#notamanbutidontcare."

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You shall find your Shangri-la on this thread, dear lady:

https://m.fabswingers.com/forum/lounge/1615910

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By *he Silver FuxMan
34 weeks ago

Uttoxeter

Did indeed, also very popular in Germany where I went to school as a nipper

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By *iddlesticksMan
34 weeks ago

My nan’s spare room.

What is this reading to which you refer.

Don’t you know that reliable information is only available from Tik Toc and Instagram.

All other forms of brainwashing such as books are purely the propaganda of the ruling classes

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By *luehairedcumslutCouple
34 weeks ago

St Neots

Never read it. But I had the game on Super Nintendo

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By *zeroMan
34 weeks ago

Glasgow

"I did. Why are you only asking men?

Weetabix did a promotion on their 24 packs where you cut out the characters and scenery and built a village.

#notamanbutidontcare.

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You shall find your Shangri-la on this thread, dear lady:

https://m.fabswingers.com/forum/lounge/1615910"

I read them when I was younger. And in response to the other thread, never read Tintin but watched the cartoon

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By *hunky GentMan
34 weeks ago

Maldon and Peterborough

I was dragged up in Manchester - I was reading on how to strip down and clean handguns.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
34 weeks ago

Wirral

I loved Asterix! I loved Dogmatix and the druid (Getafix?)

The only issue is that if I wear high-waisted trousers I can't help thinking I look uncomfortably like Obelix in them. Cursed knowledge.

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By *ealitybitesMan
34 weeks ago

Belfast

Yes. Used to get them through the mobile library van that visited every week.

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Yes. Used to get them through the mobile library van that visited every week."

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Mr. Bites, you were in prison??

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Nero, "These Romans are crazy!"

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By *sleWightCoupleCouple
34 weeks ago

Ryde

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By *hilloutMan
34 weeks ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

"...my dear chaps, when you were very young did you read Asterix the Gaul? (or Asterix and Obelix)"

Yep. I had 12 of their illustrated books

Seeing how they'd always beat up on the Romans was hilarious

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Never did, aware of him but just something that passed me by

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By *ealitybitesMan
34 weeks ago

Belfast

"Yes. Used to get them through the mobile library van that visited every week.

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Mr. Bites, you were in prison??

Just how we rolled.

The library board had multiple vehicles that stopped off in all the housing estates for a couple of hours every week. 2-4 on a Tuesday for us so just made it home from school in time

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Yes. Used to get them through the mobile library van that visited every week.

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Mr. Bites, you were in prison??

Just how we rolled.

The library board had multiple vehicles that stopped off in all the housing estates for a couple of hours every week. 2-4 on a Tuesday for us so just made it home from school in time

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Thank you for this, fine sir. It's quite endearing.

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

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^^ Damn spelling!

Loved Chief Vitalstatistix and his wife Impedimenta and her antagonism to Mrs Geriatrix

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By *cLovin2Man
34 weeks ago

Reading

No I was a dandy/Beano/whoopie child.

Not much has changed since then, other than I know how to chat to women.

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Nero, "These Romans are crazy!""

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By *hePleasurerMan
34 weeks ago

Cheshire

Oui. En français, naturellement.

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By *weet and SpiceCouple
34 weeks ago

Around the Midlands

Yes and I'm pretty sure I still have a few tucked away somewhere.

Why do you ask OP?

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By *cotsguyyMan
34 weeks ago

Belfast and Fife

By Toutatis! Yes!! Loved them, used to get thoroughly lost in them.

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By *cotsguyyMan
34 weeks ago

Belfast and Fife

"I did. Why are you only asking men?

Weetabix did a promotion on their 24 packs where you cut out the characters and scenery and built a village.

#notamanbutidontcare."

Haha, I remember this

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple
34 weeks ago

kent

I had an Asterix annual or two when I was a child, but I was far more interested in the Famous Five novels and pretty much anything by Roald Dahl. The only comic I read was The Beano, at least until I discovered Judge Dredd.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
34 weeks ago

Transsexual Transylvania

Yes! Those and the Tintin books by Hergé used to be passed around the class when I was at primary school. I loved both. I'm probably a bigger Tintin fan though.

Great snakes!

Thundering typhoons!

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By *illy IdolMan
34 weeks ago

Midlands

Never heard of it, sorry.

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

yes

i have the arcade game / computer game on a retro games machine that i have also . (havent fired that thing up for a few years..i'm not much of gamer, but it's a great game.)

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Yes and I'm pretty sure I still have a few tucked away somewhere.

Why do you ask OP?"

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I ask because I desire variety. It was either this or "how long is your cock", "what flavour semen" or "I fart like the vicar" † type of thread.

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Was all about Mr Men and Goosebumps for me. But I’m sure they used to have a little comic section featuring these guys in the newspaper.

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By *he love catsCouple
34 weeks ago

South Wales

Dandy and the Beano was my read.

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By *ripfillMan
34 weeks ago

Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Havant

Absolutely OP

i really liked the asterix stories

Had a house in Brittany for 18 years when the kids were small I read it to them sat next to a menhir !

In central Brittany

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By *cotsguyyMan
34 weeks ago

Belfast and Fife

"yes

i have the arcade game / computer game on a retro games machine that i have also . (havent fired that thing up for a few years..i'm not much of gamer, but it's a great game.)"

Yes! Lost many a penny on that arcade.

I've it on an emulator somewhere too, might fire up the mame tonight.

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By *oah VailMan
34 weeks ago

Dover

Yes, I read them as a child. There was a stack of them in the school library. Tintin too, which were also good fun.

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By *batMan
34 weeks ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

I used to read Victor, and then Warlord. I wanted to be a soldier! (Actually, I wanted to be a Royal Marine).

I occasionally saw Asterix and didn’t mind a bit of him!

Gbat

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
34 weeks ago

Transsexual Transylvania

I read Warlord too, and Battle. Lol

Then I discovered 2000AD.

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By *viatrixWoman
34 weeks ago

Redhill

Yes, but I was never that keen.

I read Latin American/Spanish comics … La Familia Burron, Mafalda, Condorito, Mortadelo y Filemon - and American ones, Peanuts and the super hero ones from my brother.

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Was all about Mr Men and Goosebumps for me. But I’m sure they used to have a little comic section featuring these guys in the newspaper. "

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I'm not familiar with Goosebumps.

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Yes, but I was never that keen.

I read Latin American/Spanish comics … La Familia Burron, Mafalda, Condorito, Mortadelo y Filemon - and American ones, Peanuts and the super hero ones from my brother.

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Did you ever read the Archie Andrews comics?

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"I read Warlord too, and Battle. Lol

Then I discovered 2000AD."

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That's all before my time.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
34 weeks ago

Reading

Not male but I loved them.

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

"Yes, but I was never that keen.

I read Latin American/Spanish comics … La Familia Burron, Mafalda, Condorito, Mortadelo y Filemon - and American ones, Peanuts and the super hero ones from my brother.

I was brought up in SEAsia and whilst being exposed to American Peanuts cartoons, I also had the right wing evangelical American cartoons, such as the story of Nicky Cruz in the 'Cross and the Switchblade', or little 'tracts' which basically scared you about hell (such as 'This was your life')

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Who didn't

They were the only books in the school library that you couldn't check out

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Yes

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By *rHotNottsMan
34 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Yes, but I was never that keen.

I read Latin American/Spanish comics … La Familia Burron, Mafalda, Condorito, Mortadelo y Filemon - and American ones, Peanuts and the super hero ones from my brother.

Nicky Cruz was my hero!! that movie and book brings back fun memories , I did his street work training camps, Teen challenge isn’t it ? Came in very useful on the streets in Bulgaria.

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By *ansoffateMan
34 weeks ago

Sagittarius A

Yes and Tintin.

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

"Yes, but I was never that keen.

I read Latin American/Spanish comics … La Familia Burron, Mafalda, Condorito, Mortadelo y Filemon - and American ones, Peanuts and the super hero ones from my brother.

Nicky Cruz was my hero!! that movie and book brings back fun memories , I did his street work training camps, Teen challenge isn’t it ? Came in very useful on the streets in Bulgaria.

Interesting. I agree, Nicky Cruz was a hero - gangs in NY in 60s seemed horrendous.

People on here are fascinating with such varied lived experiences.

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By *agatoXXXMan
34 weeks ago

Gone and completely forgotten.

"...my dear chaps, when you were very young did you read Asterix the Gaul? (or Asterix and Obelix)"

Love them. The best thing to come out of France, apart from Comte cheese.

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By *ddie1966Man
34 weeks ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.

More of a Tin Tin person myself, but Asterix did make me giggle..

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By *ust jizzMan
34 weeks ago

stockport

Too right I did!! Magnificent

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By *icknmix500Man
34 weeks ago

South Gloucestershire

No it didn't do it for me !

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
34 weeks ago

I was more of a Hägar the Horrible fan

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By *toobguyMan
34 weeks ago

Manchester

Used to love the asterix books, local library had quite a few.

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By *inister_SpinsterWoman
34 weeks ago

Manchester(ish).

"...my dear chaps, when you were very young did you read Asterix the Gaul? (or Asterix and Obelix)"

Yes. Loved them.

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By *hatKlungeEnigmaMan
34 weeks ago

St Leonards

As a kid, adored Asterix.

As a young adult, made a best friend who also adored it.

The humour was so clever - the woman who translated from the French to English added so much because a lot would have been lost in translation, but she kept Goscinny and Uderzo's humour and changed some character names brilliantly (I think Getafix the druggy druid, Dogmatix, and Chief Vitalstatistix were all from her mind, as the name meanings got lost in direct translation).

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Yes and Tintin.

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Good man.

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"As a kid, adored Asterix.

As a young adult, made a best friend who also adored it.

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Thank you for this edification, my dear squire.

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By *electableicecreamMan
34 weeks ago

The West

Being a dad with two Franco-Irish enfant I have been privileged to read Tin Tin and Asterix en Francais

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"...my dear chaps, when you were very young did you read Asterix the Gaul? (or Asterix and Obelix)

Yes. Loved them. "

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Splendid.

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By *viatrixWoman
34 weeks ago

Redhill

"Yes, but I was never that keen.

I read Latin American/Spanish comics … La Familia Burron, Mafalda, Condorito, Mortadelo y Filemon - and American ones, Peanuts and the super hero ones from my brother.

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Did you ever read the Archie Andrews comics? "

Of course! I always wanted to be Veronica…

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
34 weeks ago

Coventry

No. I struggled with reading yet also I struggled/didn't like following the bouncing about order of anything presented in comic book form. Although my mate was a big fan and I did like looking through the illustrations in his Asterix books and the cartoon series on TV. It ticked my intrest in Historical theme's.

When I was a kid my favourite books were map books. I could read and understand maps clear as day and they are logical. I found a lot of joy in route planning and discovering all the awesome places out there to explore (especially before the internet was an everyday resource). Odd kid I know.

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By *ittlebirdWoman
34 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

"...my dear chaps, when you were very young did you read Asterix the Gaul? (or Asterix and Obelix)"

I can’t read but I did look at the pretty pictures

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"...my dear chaps, when you were very young did you read Asterix the Gaul? (or Asterix and Obelix)

I can’t read but I did look at the pretty pictures

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Very amusing, you minx!

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By *eroLondon OP Man
34 weeks ago

Mayfair

"No. I struggled with reading yet also I struggled/didn't like following the bouncing about order of anything presented in comic book form. Although my mate was a big fan and I did like looking through the illustrations in his Asterix books and the cartoon series on TV. It ticked my intrest in Historical theme's.

Mr"

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Not odd at all. I love map books and everything related to cartography.

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By *ittlebirdWoman
34 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

"...my dear chaps, when you were very young did you read Asterix the Gaul? (or Asterix and Obelix)

I can’t read but I did look at the pretty pictures

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Very amusing, you minx!

SAF. 100%

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By *erfHerder74Man
34 weeks ago

Inverclyde

Absolutely I had a new one from the library every couple of weeks

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By *algraMan
34 weeks ago

Colchester

"I was addicted to them - every week I had to Getafix! "

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