ratman Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Those were the days........................ Just for a minute Just for a minute, forget everything stressful and read this............... Close your eyes and go back in time... Before the Internet... 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. Football with an old can. 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 or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps screwball. Wait...... Watching Saturday morning cartoons, short commercials or the flicks. Children's Film Foundation, The Double Deckers, Red Hand Gang, Tomorrow People, 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. Playing Marbles. Ball bearings. Big 'uns and Little 'uns. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro. Climbing trees. Making 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 on roundabouts, 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. Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Vimto and Jubbly lollies Remember when... There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash The only time you wore them at School was for P.E. And they were called gym shoes or if you are older - plimsoles 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 Curly Whirlys. Space Dust. Toffo's. Top Trumps. When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there. 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 pupil 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. Didn't that feel good? Just to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that! Remember when.... Decisions were made by going 'Ip, Dip, Dog Sh*t' '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. 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 Mum. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin. Ice cream was considered a basic food group. Getting a foot of snow was a dream come 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. Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their grown life... I DOUBLE-DARE YOU!
BudgieV8 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Excellent Puts all this 'modern day PC' B*ll*cks into perspective
4parajon Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Spacedust and getting a foot of snow was a dream come true nearly brought a tear to my eye Quality mate
omj624p Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Brilliant... But I still do this one.... 'Spinning around on roundabouts'
MK II Mark Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Thank you Ratman... Brought a tear to my eye... I must be getting old!
ann_capri Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 i remember them well where have the good olds gone
Mick The Mig Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Spangles, Jamboree Bags, Wagon Wheels the size dustbin lids(they seemed that big) Frozen Jubblies, Saturday morning flicks for 6 pence. (god I must be old).
tazrocks88 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 that lot isnt only for all u 30+ people i remember most of it but then again it may be the fact i live near lots of farms in the countryside and not in a city!!!
bortaf Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Spangles, Jamboree Bags, Wagon Wheels the size dustbin lids(they seemed that big) Frozen Jubblies, Saturday morning flicks for 6 pence. (god I must be old). i thought it was my eyes, i'm also dam sure they where bigger, the theiving wagon wheel making smaller gits I'd like to add 10 mini rockets for a pound that hardly went bang at all, royal dutch larger in 500Ml bottles for 42P and cheesy football snack bags
Mrs O/H/C Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 aaahhhhh sweet memories !! loved tiswas...ice-pops were only 5 pence..could buy sweets out of a BIG jar !! WHAT WENT WRONG !!!!!!!!!
MK2Ed Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 When you left your house in the morning on your bikes (cobbled from scrap from the dump) and got home again before it got dark...
marky4 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 sorry to young to remember any of that i remember it all, good memories
Mr Sam Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 woo woo building dam's.................and flooding fields.......ooops i rember a fair ammount of that and im only 19 never had a colour tv until i was 10 and only use the tv for the ps2 now the internet i dont think i could live without im quite happy with my old cars could easily live without the PC shit, yay were getting a statue of ghandi in leicester........wonder if anyone dare object them be the days and in a way for me them still be the days, living out in the sticks were a few years behind all you suburbians and city dwellers
johnny_h Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Great stuff although it also shows how SHIT the world has become since.... I'd just like to add white dog shit to the list.
escamino Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Remember it all. And what about only 3 TV channels and the remote control was the children.
Smudger105e Posted October 4, 2007 Report Posted October 4, 2007 Saturday morning pics at the ABC We are the boys and girls well known as the Minors of the ABC Who can remember the rest?
Copey Posted October 5, 2007 Report Posted October 5, 2007 Those were the days........................ Just for a minute Just for a minute, forget everything stressful and read this............... Close your eyes : so i am not over 30, but i thought i would give you a "smart arse teenagers" responce so do you want me to read or to close my eyes??
PIG Posted October 6, 2007 Report Posted October 6, 2007 remember everything in that m8,best and most enjoyable thing ive read in a while.thank you
Copey Posted October 7, 2007 Report Posted October 7, 2007 i have just read through the original post and i actually remember 90% of those things(even at 18 ), thinking about it, yeah, important and big things have changed, but the small things remain the same and life as a child hasnt changed too much, ok yes, growing up i did have a sega, but my parents could never afford nintendo, but all the playground games and things i used to do when i was a bit younger...all the same...i guess times aren't changing as much as people think after all...
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