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| Ooh, bit big that, bigger than life size.
Taking in the fair.
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| still young enough not to cost to much money round fair then
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| Quote ="fun time frankie"still young enough not to cost to much money round fair then
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Yeah, was tempted to take her on the teacups but only for my benefit.
Still managed to spend £20, all I remember was Carvers' chips.
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| Quote ="dum-dum"Yeah, was tempted to take her on the teacups but only for my benefit.
Still managed to spend £20, all I remember was Carvers' chips.'"
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| Quote ="Basil Fawlty"what about Carvers patty and peas???'"
I was full from the German sausage at the top near Parkers and the dinky doughnuts.
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| Quote ="dum-dum"I was full from the German sausage at the top near Parkers and the dinky doughnuts.'"
always leave space for carvers!!!!! LOL
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| Quote ="Basil Fawlty"always leave space for carvers!!!!! LOL'"
More fool me, eh? First time i'd had anything from there since I was at school, I got a 'Chip Butty' from the Carvers in town and I needed a fishing net to get my chips and never touched it since. The Father-in-law got some chips at fair and they looked dry so I tried one, they were worth the £1.10 or whatever it was...
I'll try the peas and patty next year!
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| Well dum dum decided to take a walk round fair and it was same old same old but ave u seen the moon seemed really close,and do u eat the food at fair
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| Wheee! Just got in from Fair. I love it! How that Egyptian has even conned the few he has into convincing people that that massive and unique institution can be moved elsewhere without dilution is beyond me.
All the smells and emotions and sounds! And memories that are revived in the only way they can by visiting Hull Fair - the biggest and the best. Gotta be down Walton street to be right.
Got conned into going on those huge Dive Bomber things by the twelve-year-old calling me chicken. It was wonderful! The views! Spent enough, but got to say we had good value for money on the Dodgems, Twister and the Waltzers - we got ages on each!
Managed to avoid temptation into Bob Carvers by putting a huge goulash in on a low oven before we left 'cos I knew if I didn't I'd have spent a fortune on fishcake, peas and chips for four - as sublime at Fair as they are revolting in town. Must be something to do with the molecules from the painted wooden walls and stripy awning diffusing flavour into the frying fat. You can't get that taste anywhere else.
Little Eve's lucky. There's nothing so exciting as Fair up until the age of twelvish - she's got it all to come and looks like she's loving it already.
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| Quote ="WormInHand"Wheee! Just got in from Fair. I love it! How that Egyptian has even conned the few he has into convincing people that that massive and unique institution can be moved elsewhere without dilution is beyond me.
All the smells and emotions and sounds! And memories that are revived in the only way they can by visiting Hull Fair - the biggest and the best. Gotta be down Walton street to be right.
Got conned into going on those huge Dive Bomber things by the twelve-year-old calling me chicken. It was wonderful! The views! Spent enough, but got to say we had good value for money on the Dodgems, Twister and the Waltzers - we got ages on each!
Managed to avoid temptation into Bob Carvers by putting a huge goulash in on a low oven before we left 'cos I knew if I didn't I'd have spent a fortune on fishcake, peas and chips for four - as sublime at Fair as they are revolting in town. Must be something to do with the molecules from the painted wooden walls and stripy awning diffusing flavour into the frying fat. You can't get that taste anywhere else.
Little Eve's lucky. There's nothing so exciting as Fair up until the age of twelvish - she's got it all to come and looks like she's loving it already.'" TBH we in Hull sometimes forget just how lucky we are that we get a fair this size every year, Something no other Town or City in Europe can boast.
I didn't go this year as mine are only 2 and 1.
Its a weird situation that you get that used to it that you can actually get rather dis-interested at times.
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| Haha, enjoyed reading that post Worm (thing? - still not sure what's that's about but I'll bet it's funny), I hate the idea of the fair but once there I'm drawn into it, I particularly like the rigged games and working out why something looks easy but why it's so hard. Score 6 or more to win a teddy (tiny teddy you'll win if you score too highly is hidden, you will be disappointed!) so with 3 darts (apparently that's what they are) you need to hit 1, 2 & 3. The penalty game is the best, my 10 year old nephew is a star at it. They roll him a ball (he looks young, benefit of doubt they let him take it closer than adults) 'bang' straight through the middle, "damn" they say, they move him back to the line for his second attempt, "bang" again, straight through the middle, now, here's the funny bit, still on the line, 2 from 2 with the chance of the top prize, they roll out another ball from under their chair, it's flat, they cheat kids! 'bang' straight in again, thanks lads see you again? No, that's not the case, "no youve won once, mate". I love Hull fair, me.
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| Aye. The darts that bounce straight back out of the rock-solid-varnished boards so they imbed in your eye. The hoop-las where the box thing the 10 year old bottle of Spanish red with the tenner stuck on it with an elastic band is [ijust that fraction[/i too large for the inner diameter of the rings (apart from the magic one the stall-holder has on his belt that he uses to demonstrate that it [ican[/i be done). The bingo where you can't slide the little square along to blank your numbers because they're so clogged up with fag ash. Love it all.
We did see lots of proper Wrights brandy snap, though (I was worried after earlier posting of "Traditional" imitations). But have avoided the toffee apples since the year I bit into one and the apple was so old it had reached that horrid mushy state. Only one stall selling fairy dolls, though, and not one "savage head" big black balloon with coloured feathers on the top. And no "Father Christmas" with half-mast threadbare muddy trouser bottoms and grey trainers. Thank God.
Did stock up on lots of chocolate coated cinder toffee, though.
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| Quote ="WormInHand"Aye. The darts that bounce straight back out of the rock-solid-varnished boards so they imbed in your eye. The hoop-las where the box thing the 10 year old bottle of Spanish red with the tenner stuck on it with an elastic band is [ijust that fraction[/i too large for the inner diameter of the rings (apart from the magic one the stall-holder has on his belt that he uses to demonstrate that it [ican[/i be done). The bingo where you can't slide the little square along to blank your numbers because they're so clogged up with fag ash. Love it all.
We did see lots of proper Wrights brandy snap, though (I was worried after earlier posting of "Traditional" imitations). But have avoided the toffee apples since the year I bit into one and the apple was so old it had reached that horrid mushy state. Only one stall selling fairy dolls, though, and not one "savage head" big black balloon with coloured feathers on the top. =#FF0000And no "Father Christmas" with half-mast threadbare muddy trouser bottoms and grey trainers. Thank God.
Did stock up on lots of chocolate coated cinder toffee, though.'"
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| The 6 tin cans stacked, knock them all off with 3 foam balls that weigh less than a tea bag. Smash a bottle from a 6inch nail including the neck with 3 small wooden balls, Impossible.
Got a ball to land in a bucket to win a giant banana, "rim shot" he said.
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| Quote ="roversmad"Are you sure about that?
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Well, I didn't see him. Is it you?
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| Quote ="WormInHand"Well, I didn't see him. Is it you?
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It's not me (neither is the person in the avatar btw )
Father Christmas (who I expect wasn't the REAL one ) was at Anlaby rd end of walton street about 3 or 4 stalls in.
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| Quote ="WormInHand" And no "Father Christmas" with half-mast threadbare muddy trouser bottoms and grey trainers. Thank God.'" He WAS there alright.
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| Quote ="Anakin Skywalker"He WAS there alright.'"
Alright, alright!!
(Thought you hadn't been this year.... socially, that is )
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| Quote ="WormInHand"Alright, alright!!
(Thought you hadn't been this year.... socially, that is
)'" I hadn't but I had to walk through from Spring bank to Anlaby road and there he was.
I wouldn't count that as 'going' myself.
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| Quote ="WormInHand"[Assumes smug mode Tsk, Roofs. I bet I've got 20 years on you, and I have notches on my bedpost for the huge Dive Bomber thing, the Rota, the big pendulum thing where you're strapped upside down in a spinning disc and Extreme. I would have happily gone on AIR but was not prepared to queue, and the Bungee chair thing but was not prepared to pay a tenner. And still happily munched on a sugared hot donut on the way home to my goulash.[/smug mode off
When you have children it all becomes competitive and alive again. ;-D'"
Well I'm 28 so you may or may not. I think I went on Extreme first (was that the one where it had about 6 rows sticking out, kinda like a spider?). If so that was the one where, upside down and 100-odd feet up in the air I looked down and thought "Please don't come undone, I don't want to die!" Then went on another couple, both next to each other and kinda similar, they threw you about all over the place and kinda went upside down.
Like I said I used to love going on as many rides as possible but after 3 here I'd had enough. Saw the bungee one, very pricey that eh!
Was amazed at how many food stalls there were, so many that it's surprising they all make enough cash.
Oh and the amount of palm readers etc down there. Most of them have pics on their caravans of them with celebrities (as if to give them some kind of credability presumably?). One of them was posing for a pic with Shadow. Now I was a huge Gladiators fan and respected the hell out of Shadow, but considering the guy was last a big a star in 1995 I doubt many people passing the caravan would have even recognised him on the pic.
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| Quote ="Mild Rover"Without wishing to be unkind... because you don't listen?
It's the second line of the chorus.
Just had a memory rocket - Sex Drive by Tricky. Amazing song. Can be found on a popular video sharing site.'"
Worked out what was going wrong here, I always though the lyric was; "Karmacoma, Jamaica and Roma". Why I would think that I have no idea.
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