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Pocket Money, Nicknames and Depression

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Posted by: Fen Radio Breakfast Monday 21st January 2008, 11:53am

Should kids work for their pocket money? What was your nickname as a kid and today is the most depressing day of the year!

Hi everyone it's good to be back. I only had Friday off but I feel like I haven't been here for ages!

On the show this morning we ask "Did you have to earn your pocket money as a kid or was you the kind of child that got it handed to them?"

I had to earn mine, my dad worked on a farm so he got me to do odd jobs to earn my worth, he also used to to get me to wash his car, but I was never any good at that! Shaun was the kind of kid that got it handed to him the lucky blighter, it's alright for some ain't it?

All this came about because we read a story about Gordon Ramsey making his kids do work experiance in one of his kitchens instead of just giving them their pocket money, good ol' boy! Chilblanes nowadays don't know their worth!

This then moved onto another story about Sven Goran Ericsson being nicknamed 'Alan Partridge' by his team, because apparently he never goes home to his house, he just stays at his hotel all the time, they also call him 'Dick Darstedly' because he rides around the Man City Stadium in a golf cart that resembles that of the Whacky Racers.

So I told the Fens how I managed to get the nickname 'Killer', this came about because when I was a wee nipper, I was bullied by an older kid, but then one day I fought back and lets just say, the bully got his commupance and I was nicknamed Killer since then on.

Shaun said he has never had a nickname, until his Grandad (PVC) rang in to tell us about what Shaun used to be called ... FAT WALLET! No wonder Shaun didn't want to tell us about that one, poor guy!

Now to put you on a downer ... today is meant to be the most Depressing day of the year, due to weather and debt, but Shaun and I decided that we wasn't going to conform to what the media tells us, so were naming today HAPPY DAY, so if you're reading this then think happy thoughts and don't let the day get you down!

Now, before I jet off to sunnier climes, well, Kings Lynn for meetings, I've just got time to tell you about our £500 sound. We had more guesses come in today and afraid to say they were all wrong. Just to help you out we'll tell you what those guesses were so you don't guess the same ones again.

Today Sandra came on air and said Nigel is the £500 Sound the sound of someone opening an airtight jar, and the Woodwork Boys asked could it be somebody flicking a cardboard box with their fingers.

So tune in tomorrow and have a guess and see if you can bag yourselves £500, and if that fails too ... you could win £103 on the Mystery Voice.

See you tomorrow!

Nigel and Shaun

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