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That's not a proper memory. Remember when the tally man used to come knocking on the door, Friday evening ? "Me Mam's not in." ' Alright, son, tell her I'll call next Friday." "Mam, he says he will call next Friday." 
Memory jogged this morning by the mention of the muffin man coming round the streets of our village. Wicker baskets and a tea towel, or similar covering the warm muffins. Which brought to mind the fish man coming round with his horse and cart. He shouted, " Caller haarn." I always thought, until 2 years ago, he was shouting herring. [Haarn is the old NE word for herring.] 'Caller' is old NE word for - cool, fresh. So there you have it - Caller haarn - cool, or fresh herring.
I think one of our neighbours used to bake a rhubarb and horse muck tart, served with custard, and dish it up to her drunken husband, on a Sunday afternoon after the roast beef and puds. Just to get her own back on him. It might be one of those modern folktales, though.
Remember when our parents were in debt, with hire purchase. Put down a third for the new washing machine, tv., bed, clothes prop . Today, debt means nothing, - it is all on the credit card. Nobody cares.
I'm a whipper snapper so don't remember any of these things
Kathryn
A "Whipper Snapper" is an old term, so...... you are telling fibs, or you remember what your older relatives have told you.!!
I cycled through a housing estate a few days ago on my way home using a shortcut that once took me through a park me and a few friends would hang around in during the mid 80's, I actually thought to myself "I remember when this was a field"
Made me feel old
And what about ' kids from our block.' Are you in our gang ?' Mind they don't have blocks nowadays.
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