Paul in North Lincs. Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Take a break from your grown up life?. Just for a minute forget everything stressful and read this................ Close your eyes and go back in time... Before the Internet or the Apple Mac. Before semi-automatics, joyriders and crack.... Before SEGA or Super Nintendo... Way back....... I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park. The corner shop . Hopscotch. Butterscotch. Skipping. Handstands. Fingerbob. Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the menace. Roly Poly. Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams. The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass. Bazooka Joe bubble gum. An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a tune Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry maybe Neapolitan or perhaps a screwball Wait...... Watching Saturday morning cartoons ..short commercials, The Double Deckers, Road Runner, He-man, Zeebedee, Crackerjack Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? - or staying up for Doctor Who. When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going somewhere. Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings Sticky fingers. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro. Climbing trees. Building igloos out of snow banks. Walking to school, no matter what the weather. Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt. Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. Being tired from playing....remember that? The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. Choppers and Grifters I'm not finished just yet..... Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Remember when... There were three types of trainers -girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash - and the only time you wore them at school was for P.E. You knew everyone in your street -and so did your parents. It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends. You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas eve. When nobody owned a pure-bred dog When 25p was decent pocket money When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there. It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs etc. parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! and some of us are still afraid of them! where has the white dog poo gone? - you dont see it any more! Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly". The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs or "the lurgy" And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one. It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event. Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult. Nobody was prettier than your Mum. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable junior aspirin. Ice cream was considered a basic food group Getting a foot of snow was a dream comes true Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!!!!!!! I DOUBLE-DARE YOU!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Mmmmh happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonp Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 where has the white dog poo gone? - you dont see it any more! And that is because people didn't like it so Pedigree and Spillers (remember them ? - where I used to spend my summer hols, working) stopped using "Titanium Dioxide", a white powder dye in the dog food. This was what turned dried dog poo white. It was simply a marketing thing, poeple didn't like white dog poo, so they found something else to dye the food with without the side affect My god, I'm starting to sound like pin..... Carry on Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conygree Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 you forgot few 1-building snowmen wearing short trousers and wellies chaffing your legs. 2- trying to look like a mean cowboy wearing short trousers ( with your pants hanging down as the elastic has worn) a long mac toped by a cowboy hat from the fair and no caps until next week. 3- how to stop your tin mudguards rattling on your rusty bike. 4- my favorite was putting bangers in the end of our toy guns to shoot each other as kids - it worked. 5- going to sunday school, taking a knife to carve your name in the pews (mine is still there) 6- sitting by the table all afternoon, for not eating your vegtables. 7- with no central heating or insulation in very cold bedrooms, putting all your clothes under your eiderdown at bedtime, so you could pull in each item with one hand and get dressed without getting out of bed ( we also skipped the the wash in the designer antacrtic simulator of a bathroom). 8- getting the back end of your dads anger management left over from ww2- for nothing. 9- being told my your loving mum - " I will bloody swing for you - when I catch you" . Thats why we weren't fat but very fit and fast. 10- we could say," we are going out" and not asked where and came back only when it was dark - no problem ( still use that one for shooting). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_HMR Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I'm only 19 and i can remember all and people say the world is a better place now give me that anyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Sticklebacks, Newts and Frog sporn. Pacers, Texan Bars, Black Jacks & Rhubarb & Custrard. Blamange, Jelly & Ice Cream, Choc Ices. Being dressed in silly home made carboard and plastic bag outfits for fancy dress parades. Cubs, then Scouts Walking to the School Dinner Hall. Holidays in caravans Roller Skates & Skateboards A free toy with every can of coke, yes thats it a ring pull that could be turned into a sprung loaded mini discus. Using weeping willows as climbing frames and slides. Building camps in hedges & ferns. Home made go-carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTY478 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 When the lastest craze to come from America was a Frisbee, not a driveby. Your 'hood' was something attached to a duffle coat. A 'dealer' in a school playground was, somebody with lots of stickers or picture cards to swap. The most feared weapon anyone faced at school was inching powder, or maybe a stinkbomb. Bicylcles with dynamo lights. All the old folks called Mr or Mrs. Being ten and given your first penknife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 1/2p mojo's then when they got rid of 1/2p's you got two mojos for a 1p Spending the whole summer 'down the woods' and sleeping out over night round a camp fire with your parents not having to worry about you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Paul I'm not sure what concoction you'r on!! but I want the distribution rights, cash waiting. wagon wheels scouts camping girl guides girl guides girl guides plant a tree in 73 girl guides plant some more in 74 girl guides camp fires girl guides webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGee Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Yes LEFTY 478, I can also remember that you would rather be sealed into a pit of your own filth or stand naked in front of the Queen than wear the hood of your duffle coat! Well if any of your mates were around!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Brought a tear to my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Mr Paul thankyou as i now have a smile on my face after a hard day ps. i had a yellow chopper as thems was the fastest (cue gags on yellow choppers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-peter Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Take a break from your grown up life?. Just for a minute forget everything stressful and read this................ Close your eyes and go back in time... Before the Internet or the Apple Mac. Before semi-automatics, joyriders and crack.... Before SEGA or Super Nintendo... Way back....... I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park. The corner shop . Hopscotch. Butterscotch. Skipping. Handstands. Fingerbob. Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the menace. Roly Poly. Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams. The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass. Bazooka Joe bubble gum. An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a tune Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry maybe Neapolitan or perhaps a screwball Wait...... Watching Saturday morning cartoons ..short commercials, The Double Deckers, Road Runner, He-man, Zeebedee, Crackerjack Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? - or staying up for Doctor Who. When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going somewhere. Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings Sticky fingers. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro. Climbing trees. Building igloos out of snow banks. Walking to school, no matter what the weather. Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt. Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. Being tired from playing....remember that? The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. Choppers and Grifters I'm not finished just yet..... Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Remember when... There were three types of trainers -girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash - and the only time you wore them at school was for P.E. You knew everyone in your street -and so did your parents. It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends. You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas eve. When nobody owned a pure-bred dog When 25p was decent pocket money When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there. It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs etc. parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! and some of us are still afraid of them! where has the white dog poo gone? - you dont see it any more! Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly". The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs or "the lurgy" And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one. It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event. Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult. Nobody was prettier than your Mum. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable junior aspirin. Ice cream was considered a basic food group Getting a foot of snow was a dream comes true Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!!!!!!! I DOUBLE-DARE YOU!!!!!! it was good in the 50's we had no meat chicken was a luxury BUT. you could walk over anybodies land and knock of a rabbit or partridge for the pot and nobody cared. we ate owt at moved including sparrows and pewits, crow breasts and nettle soup.(got rid of your spots, yes we had em in the 50's) we made 410's out of 1/2 conduit with a 2 inch nail for a firing pin a wooden hammer sprung with a strip of car inner tube. we are lucky to be here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Take a break from your grown up life?. Just for a minute forget everything stressful and read this................ Close your eyes and go back in time... Before the Internet or the Apple Mac. Before semi-automatics, joyriders and crack.... Before SEGA or Super Nintendo... Way back....... I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park. The corner shop . Hopscotch. Butterscotch. Skipping. Handstands. Fingerbob. Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the menace. Roly Poly. Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams. The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass. Bazooka Joe bubble gum. An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a tune Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry maybe Neapolitan or perhaps a screwball Wait...... Watching Saturday morning cartoons ..short commercials, The Double Deckers, Road Runner, He-man, Zeebedee, Crackerjack Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? - or staying up for Doctor Who. When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going somewhere. Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings Sticky fingers. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro. Climbing trees. Building igloos out of snow banks. Walking to school, no matter what the weather. Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt. Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. Being tired from playing....remember that? The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. Choppers and Grifters I'm not finished just yet..... Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Remember when... There were three types of trainers -girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash - and the only time you wore them at school was for P.E. You knew everyone in your street -and so did your parents. It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends. You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas eve. When nobody owned a pure-bred dog When 25p was decent pocket money When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there. It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs etc. parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! and some of us are still afraid of them! where has the white dog poo gone? - you dont see it any more! Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly". The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs or "the lurgy" And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one. It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event. Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult. Nobody was prettier than your Mum. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable junior aspirin. Ice cream was considered a basic food group Getting a foot of snow was a dream comes true Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!!!!!!! I DOUBLE-DARE YOU!!!!!! Fantastic thread Paul made me feel seriously nolstalgic for my childhood I remember my idea of a good weekend as a kid used to be going off fishing with my mates using a bamboo cane with a bit of line and a big old crab hook attached after the local stickle backs and perch Later graduating to an ancient cane rod and an even older black prince reel that my granddad (bless his soul) gave me. I well remember the raleigh chopper and grifter but unfortunatley was never bought one. 2mojo's for 1p! Sherbet dib dabs texan bars and marathon bars Playing conkers and getting one across the knuckles Playing 'war' in the woods near our estate (no worries about perverts then!). getting home just as it was getting dark and getting a right boll***ing of my mum for being late and totally filthy.. GREAT DAYS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Sweepy Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 remember top of the pops when sir jimmy did it . magpie (we were always made to watch blue peter . my mum thought it was a better class of programme) . i also remember being told that the people on the telly could see you .so when we got ready for bed i always hide behind the settee .the sweets stardust that used to explode in your mouth. rolf harris on the telly (somethings dont change ) benny hill my dad would only watch it when mum was out .then he had to bribe as kids not to tell her .**** emery ,tommy cooper ,peter pervies .i was going to marry him and have hes babys shame about the age gap .and yes even i had a crush on sally james .mind you i also had a thing for tony hart mmmm. xxx suzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggone Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 The Topper, Puff Candy, The Eagle, Mekons, Diana air rifles. Gat pistols, driving a Fordson Major at 11years old in harvest time,both feet on the clutch, binders, Rellum Repeaters, threshing in the winter,shooting sparrows off other peoples gutters, the cane at school, steam trains,seaside holidays (not very often) Sunday school, saturday morning pictures, 22 fairground bullets in the vice with a hammer, 5 woodbines, 4 dominoes, good old days. Andy Oh yeh, Journey into space on the radio, Quatermass on the telly, birds nesting, radio luxembourg, Keynsham spelt K....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 thank you Paul just bought back some good memories Angela Lyman broke my hart when she dumped me all for swapping chewing gum with her friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkBoy Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 "You can have the Warlord comic or that Shoot magazine - but not both!" The Tomorrow People & The Banana Splits & The Monkees Proper Rover's with quarterlights..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Andy pandy, 2000ad space 1999, paper lace, billy dont be a hero........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Well that has made me smile, OMG am i really that old :o Camping in the summer hols with your mates, off in the morning to get the milk Eviel Knievel, making ramps to jump over your mates on your chopper/grifter. Twin fibreglass ariels on your chopper bike. Making swings across the streams. Playing with a magnifying glass on the tarmac. Having second hand football/Rugby kits from the neighbours Sweets at Grannys house David Attenborugh(spelling ) Tommorows World. Dads Cortina with musical horns. 8 track car stereo. Wearing Red wellies in the summer in your shorts. Falling off the swing across the stream and squelching home Running up the stairs to go to the loo, then when you finish you see black footprints on the carpet because you ran through the patch of oil in the carpark from the neighbours car repairs oouucchhh that hurt Being able to sit in the front of dad's car without a booster seat. Sitting on dads lap and steer the car in the car park Family camping holidays (the whole family, aunts,uncle's, cousins and maybe a friend) Playing with Grandpa's electric razors (not plugged in) Learning to swim. First time shooting with an air-rifle. Crying because you actually shot something that was alive before you squeezed the trigger:/ Platform shoes & flares A teddy boy bootlace (oh yeh i was cool back in the day) Gamefairs. Learning the capitals of the world, so on a Friday you won the test and left school 10 mins early Bottles of WARM milk in junior school Black daps for PE School nativity (the real reason) Fancying your mates mum Your first fondle in the shed Being seduce by your next door neighbour (OK i was 15 she was 18) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Space dust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Who mentioned Space 1999 I used to love that program along many others. I tried watching repeats of the good old sci-fi series I became attached to and wow was I surprised at just how old and badly made they were. The owrst of these being my altime favorite Blakes 7. Bring back Buck Rogers, Fall Guy and the Six Million Dollar Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 My god, I'm starting to sound like pin..... Carry on Si Just you wait young man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Camping in the summer hols with your mates, off in the morning to get the milk Having second hand football/Rugby kits from the neighbours Family camping holidays (the whole family, aunts,uncle's, cousins and maybe a friend) We also used to the milk run but also there was a bakery that made all the stuff for the surrounding villages and if you got there about 4am you could hide and wait till the van man went back into the shop then leg it over grab what ever you could and then disappear back into the shadows, sooo much fun and we never got gripped. Playing foorball in your brothers ancient hand me down rugby boots, got so much stick Finally family camping days are some of my happiest memories, birthday bbqs on the beach. I am definitely going to take my kids (when I have some) camping, nothing better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Who mentioned Space 1999 laugh.gif What about logans run??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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