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Post by a more piratey game on Dec 18, 2016 0:54:00 GMT
surely, at 1980's prices, that is too much for one chap to carry?
I'm sitting here wondering whether I could carry £80 worth of Weetabix at 2016 prices. Doubtless someone will be putting that to a real-life test some time this afternoon
The utter (&*^@e^%$'s at Shamesbury's quote £1.50 in 2016 for a small box of 12. Inflation (RPI) since the late 1980's has been about 2.5 times, so a box of 12 then might have been just 60p. RPI since the late 1980's
So in exchange for £80, the poor chap would have had to carry 133 boxes! OK, there might have been a little bit of exaggeration on the price, but the principle of the story still holds true! P.S. Bamber Gashead is spot on about the trend catching on in the League match the following season. I spoke to John Kayes at Shrewsbury today, and he reminded me that the T-shirts Gasheads wore in 1989 featured the Weetabix skinheads. You know, when i posted that i thought 'i bet Gasmacc will actually go and work it out'!
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Post by fatherjackhackett on Dec 18, 2016 10:05:58 GMT
surely, at 1980's prices, that is too much for one chap to carry?
I'm sitting here wondering whether I could carry £80 worth of Weetabix at 2016 prices. Doubtless someone will be putting that to a real-life test some time this afternoon
The utter (&*^@e^%$'s at Shamesbury's quote £1.50 in 2016 for a small box of 12. Inflation (RPI) since the late 1980's has been about 2.5 times, so a box of 12 then might have been just 60p. RPI since the late 1980's
So in exchange for £80, the poor chap would have had to carry 133 boxes! OK, there might have been a little bit of exaggeration on the price, but the principle of the story still holds true! P.S. Bamber Gashead is spot on about the trend catching on in the League match the following season. I spoke to John Kayes at Shrewsbury today, and he reminded me that the T-shirts Gasheads wore in 1989 featured the Weetabix skinheads. It was actually a cup game in 88 when the tshirts were printed by the Banjo Gas. They did the same in the previous round at VS Rugby.
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Post by a more piratey game on Dec 18, 2016 10:17:24 GMT
It was actually a cup game in 88 when the tshirts were printed by the Banjo Gas. They did the same in the previous round at VS Rugby. out of interest do you remember who the Banjo Gas were back then?
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Post by Rex on Dec 18, 2016 10:38:56 GMT
The utter (&*^@e^%$'s at Shamesbury's quote £1.50 in 2016 for a small box of 12. Inflation (RPI) since the late 1980's has been about 2.5 times, so a box of 12 then might have been just 60p. RPI since the late 1980's
So in exchange for £80, the poor chap would have had to carry 133 boxes! OK, there might have been a little bit of exaggeration on the price, but the principle of the story still holds true! P.S. Bamber Gashead is spot on about the trend catching on in the League match the following season. I spoke to John Kayes at Shrewsbury today, and he reminded me that the T-shirts Gasheads wore in 1989 featured the Weetabix skinheads. It was actually a cup game in 88 when the tshirts were printed by the Banjo Gas. They did the same in the previous round at VS Rugby. That's how I remember it too. Talking of the VS Rugby game, did anyone have a ticket for the away 'ahem' seating section. It was just some chairs, the sort you used to sit on at school, that hade been placed at the side of the pitch! I know we shouldn't laugh, but I'm sure anyone who was there will remember what happened to the little wooden programme sellers hut.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Dec 18, 2016 16:31:27 GMT
To go back to o p, was there any cereal killing involved yesterday?
Anyone know?
Or has the Weetabix saga been confined to the past.. ?
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Post by GasMacc1 on Dec 19, 2016 9:08:25 GMT
There was a light shower of breakfast product as the players broke from the ritual handshakes. The new ground doesn't lend itself to much of an effect, though, sadly. At Gay Meadow, a well-thrown biscuit might have reached the penalty spot. At the New Meadow, not a single projectile crossed the goal-line.
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Post by eppinggas on Dec 19, 2016 11:17:23 GMT
The weetabix curse. If you can't throw a weetabix onto the playing surface - there is no chance of a shot on target.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Dec 19, 2016 11:40:19 GMT
If there is a next time, chuck em around still in the box for better luck..
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Dec 19, 2016 11:46:38 GMT
It was actually a cup game in 88 when the tshirts were printed by the Banjo Gas. They did the same in the previous round at VS Rugby. That's how I remember it too. Talking of the VS Rugby game, did anyone have a ticket for the away 'ahem' seating section. It was just some chairs, the sort you used to sit on at school, that hade been placed at the side of the pitch! I know we shouldn't laugh, but I'm sure anyone who was there will remember what happened to the little wooden programme sellers hut. Took a bit of shifting to get that wooden hut over the fence..
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Post by matealotblue on Dec 19, 2016 21:05:49 GMT
Weetabix workers have also voted to strike in the new year.
From the BBC News Business online site.
What did you lot do to them up there on Saturday?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 16:13:29 GMT
Now you all look like a load twats because it wasn't weetabix it was actually shredded wheat as it's heavier than said weetabix text Ian Botham for confirmation or get the missis scales out and do some work for a change I'm now back off to my old people's home to curl up in a ball ànd watch the s**t lose again.
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