The Giro
It survives in letters on your paying-in slips. But the Giro as shorthand for a bleak life on benefits is fading from memory. Perhaps for the best.
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The Independent in print
The online newspaper The Independent used to be a dead-tree version, too. Is this a path other titles may be forced to take?
Disc cameras
Another example of The Future that remains firmly in The Past. But wait! Also an example of The Future hiding in The Past.
British Telecom
The name vanished in 1991. Except not quite…
The Millennium Dome
It cost too much money. It ruined political careers. It was a monument to corporate sponsorship. Welcome to the queue.
Puppets without strings
Sock puppets are in the news this week. Not the Internet sort. The real sort.
Club 18-30
The last travellers on a Club 18-30 holiday have returned to the UK. The last banana boat has sailed for this once hugely popular holiday brand.
Phonecards
They were once a modern miracle. No longer did you have to have a pocketful of coins to make a phone call. Instead, you could reach for the magic card.
