pH Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago 1 minute ago, J. S. Bach said: Or when I tasted Guinness! A very variable beer when on draught. You should try it again some time. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted 20 hours ago RMweb Premium Share Posted 20 hours ago 1 hour ago, GrumpyPenguin said: ...snip... I think the US use the word "slide" for any footwear that the foot "slides" in, irrestpective of heel/rest of the shoe/sandal. ...snip... I remember all non-lace-up shoes being called "loafers". I still wear them. And what you are calling "trainers" were called "tennis" shoes. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted 20 hours ago RMweb Premium Share Posted 20 hours ago Just now, pH said: A very variable beer when on draught. You should try it again some time. It was really Irish, at least the bottle label stated brewed in Ireland. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt37268 Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago 7 minutes ago, pH said: A very variable beer when on draught. You should try it again some time. It’s really not that difficult to keep, as are most beers, just make sure your lines are cleaned out once a week. And it’s as simple as that, and I’m really not giving away any trade secrets with that little kernel 😀 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jeremy Cumberland Posted 20 hours ago RMweb Premium Share Posted 20 hours ago 10 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: Or when I tasted Guinness! Some of us over here don't like it either, but we generally keep quiet about it. Bloody nitrokegs - they're all horrible. I've sometimes wondered what Guinness was like before they started mucking around with it in the late 1950s. It might have been rather nice. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 9 hours ago, Jeremy Cumberland said: ... both "trainer" and "training shoe" were used in the 1970s for pretty much any kind of sports shoe without spikes or studs Yes, I understand. My point was that the term "trainer" is relatively new (etymologically speaking) dating only from 1968. It's not enshrined with a lot of historical gravitas. The term "sneaker" is fifty years older. Many athletic shoes in the US are labeled by their use. The Addias Stan Smith is a "tennis shoe" not a sneaker, and Nike Air Jordans* are "basketball shoes". The classic Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars are "Chucks". The Converse All Star (rubber sole, canvas upper) was first made in 1917. * Or Jumpman Js or MJs or Jays etc depending on the subculture. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 9 hours ago, Jeremy Cumberland said: ... he uses "sand shoes" for what appear to be plimolls. The Wikipedia article for plimsoll references 'sand shoes' as a UK term. 'Sand shoe' was used in Australia. They were part of my school uniform (for sports) as a nipper. They were spruced up with white pipeclay. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago (edited) 8 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: all non-lace-up shoes being called "loafers" The 'dressy' leather ones still are. Back in the day did people in the US not use "moccasin"? That term is still used today as well - though often abbreviated to 'moc'. Edited 12 hours ago by Ozexpatriate 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 10 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: What are they? The photo is too blurry to tell. TIA 2 Haribo fried eggs conjoined with 2 different coloured gummy bear that look like they've melted. Here's a better pic: 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted 9 hours ago RMweb Gold Share Posted 9 hours ago My Dad, and some others of his generation that I knew, referred to plimsolls as "daps", which I think may have reflected in which of the forces they served. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium TheQ Posted 8 hours ago RMweb Premium Share Posted 8 hours ago The canvas topped soft soled shoes were always just called plimsolls when I was at school or in the RAF. Spent many hours blancoing them. ( Though by then it wasn't actually Blanco). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Our P.E teacher was quite a good shot with a plimmy (what we called them in the 60's). 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyC Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 15 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: When I was in the Navy, every compartment (room) had bulkheads, an overhead and a deck, I still use those terms occasionally. I have to watch myslf when I tell someone to throw something in the sh!tc@n, er, trashcan. Some things one just never loses! 🙄 The overhead is known as the deckhead in British ships. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, Dunsignalling said: My Dad, and some others of his generation that I knew, referred to plimsolls as "daps", which I think may have reflected in which of the forces they served. I think I commented on “daps” elsewhere, some time ago, but they were certainly referred to as such in the RN. 1 hour ago, Stray said: Our P.E teacher was quite a good shot with a plimmy (what we called them in the 60's). Our sports master was a good shot with a relay baton, as I found to my cost when I ‘appeared’ not to be concentrating on his instructions. I think the baton must have been made from lignum vitae as it knocked me senseless (nowadays, of course, I could claim compensation). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyC Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago When I was at school (1960s) the black canvas shoes were called gym shoes because we wore them for .....gym. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted 6 hours ago RMweb Gold Share Posted 6 hours ago They were plimsolls or pumps in Timperley when I were a lad. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted 5 hours ago RMweb Gold Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, Deeps said: I think I commented on “daps” elsewhere, some time ago, but they were certainly referred to as such in the RN. Our sports master was a good shot with a relay baton, as I found to my cost when I ‘appeared’ not to be concentrating on his instructions. I think the baton must have been made from lignum vitae as it knocked me senseless (nowadays, of course, I could claim compensation). Dad was in the Fleet Air Arm, so that fits. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted 5 hours ago RMweb Gold Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) Daps for all South Wales kids. The name may have come from Dunlop Athletic Plimsolls, one of the first types marketed, later Dunlop Green Flash. Edited 5 hours ago by The Johnster 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago These are pumps, worn at primary school for PE: These were trainers for secondary school age: And these are Adidas four stripe, the trainer equivalent of Rola Cola.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted 3 hours ago RMweb Premium Share Posted 3 hours ago Daps here too, of course it confused some people who used pumps, not sure if bicycle, foot, or water 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted 3 hours ago RMweb Gold Share Posted 3 hours ago 3 minutes ago, MJI said: pumps, not sure if bicycle, foot, or water Four candles? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 minutes ago, MJI said: Daps here too, of course it confused some people who used pumps, not sure if bicycle, foot, or water Size nine, black. With fork handles, plugs, hoes, peas, washers and big knockers. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted 3 hours ago RMweb Gold Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, KeithMacdonald said: Size nine, black. With fork handles, plugs, hoes, peas, washers and big knockers. You forgot the bullhooks 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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