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Mystery solved…?

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I am an optimist by nature so I am hoping that my OP title will prove to be true.

At the risk of being misty-eyed about Spangles in the 1970s, I have a memory of something football-related from that time that I’d like you to help me with.

Many football grounds at that time displayed letters on or near the big scoreboard. They would be AA BB CC and so on. There was some significance to this in relation to half time scores, I think. A code in the programme so that you can work out what the score is…? I get the concept (I think) but – why? I know it’s interesting to know but why did some grounds do it and others not? Did it have something to do with the pools?

“Paying it Forward” – my arse!

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Vulpes Vulpes made me smile with his donation offer of a box of old USB cords, motherboards and Plug adapters etc. I have one of those too. Michael McIntyre might want to take note that as well as a “man drawer” most of us also have a box like this. That should see him right for another 5 years of material.

Anyway, that made me think of a recentish thing to get grumpy about! Yay!

We have a local community Facebook site and it can be handy for offloating items that you don’t want any more. Unfortunately, a really awful trend has emerged. Basically people wanting a cyber-medal for giving away their old shit rather than trying to sell them for (say) $20.

One poster recently did a big old spiel about how a few years ago she was in her uppers and how she will always remember those who helped. Inspired by that, she has decided to “pay it forward” and donate surplus Christmas toys to a deserving family, who are struggling and could do with a treat. Reader, we are to send her a message via the comments or a DM – and then she will decide » Continue Reading.