Pam ([info]versaphile) wrote in [info]lifein1973,
@ 2006-03-19 18:39:00
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Entry tags:1970s real life, brit explanations, links

Writing Resources
For those of you inclined towards fic, I've put together a list of useful links. Any suggestions for additions to this are welcome.

Slang
A Small Introduction to BritSpeak - Good for a warm-up.
The Best of British: The American's guide to speaking British.
English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom: A vast collection of universal slang used in Britain, with a focus on the northwest of England, in particular Manchester.</a>
Manchester Slang
Military British <-> American Guide

Manchester
Manchester in Wikipedia
Manchester in Wikitravel
History and Heritage of the City and the Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester
Manchester Revitalized: How it changed over the last 30 years.
BBC - Manchester

70s Culture
1970s in Wikipedia
Calendar of 1973 Events
BBC Cult - I Love The 1970s
h2g2 - The 1970s
Nostalgia Central - 1973 (archive.org link)
Gay rights in the United Kingdom

70s Media
British rock in Wikipedia
1973 UK TV & Film - What was on the telly and in the theatre
Number 1 Singles for 1970-1974
Backdate™ - the Sixties and Seventies

Football
Manchester Derby: United vs City
Manchester United club
Manchester City club
Football Hooliganism
The Hillsborough Disaster

Mental Health
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and Paranoid Schizophrenia

British Policing
CID - Criminal Investigation Department
Policing in the United Kingdom

Life on Mars
Official site: Good background info.
Series entry in Wiki: Lots of useful relevant links.
Test Card F


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[info]boji
2006-03-20 03:58 am UTC (link)
I wanted to thank you for these, despite the fact I don't think I'll be committing fic in this fandom. I am, though, a multi-fandom writer and stranger things have happened, so thanks...

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[info]mswyrr
2006-03-20 06:52 am UTC (link)
What an excellent collection of resources! Thank you.

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[info]cedara
2006-03-20 09:21 am UTC (link)
Oh, this is good. :)

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[info]hellblazer06
2006-03-20 09:48 am UTC (link)
Bookmarked!
Ta!

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[info]grapefruitzzz
2006-03-20 02:22 pm UTC (link)
Great links!

The wikipedia article on Manchester City is slightly negative in tone. City have struggled a long time to become a mediocre Premiership team and City fans are still overjoyed to be in the top half of the table. They also have an amusing recent trend of winning derbies 3-1 or 4-1. Also they are on telly tonight in the FA Cup quarter-final and United aren't! Eee! Do it for Gene, boys!

(apologies for any slight bias that may have crept into that report)

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[info]onger
2006-03-20 06:10 pm UTC (link)
I second that notion! ^_^

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[info]jazzymegster
2006-03-20 09:49 pm UTC (link)
Holy cow! Go you with all the linkage! Am gonna memory this entry :)

(Oh, and thanks a lot for digging it all up, etc, etc :)

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[info]elen_ancalima
2006-03-31 09:58 am UTC (link)
This is just what I've been looking for. Thanks for compiling the links!

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hoops
[info]laceymcbain
2007-05-07 01:21 am UTC (link)
Interesting looking resources. Thanks for putting this together. One thing, though ... in episode one, Gene says, "I'm having hoops" - I can't find that in any of the slang lists. Care to enlighten me if you know?

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Re: hoops
[info]hambelandjemima
2007-05-14 04:30 pm UTC (link)
I don't know if you've found the answer to this yet, but let me enlighten you ;-)

He's referring to tinned spaghetti hoops in tomato sauce. I believe they're called spaghetti-o's in the USA, but I'm not sure what they'd be called in Canada.

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