good ole days

Post by **Lyndon** » Sat Feb 08, 2003 7:44 pm

Close your eyes and go back in time...

If you're not smiling by the end of this, then what were you doing when you
were young? 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 a
screwball.

Wait......

Watching Saturday morning cartoons, short commercials or the flicks.

Childrens Film Foundation, The Double Deckers, Red Hand Gang, The 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.

White dog sh*t.

Sticky fingers.

Playing Marbles. Ball bearings. Big 'uns and Little 'uns.

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.

Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops.

Remember when...

There were two types of trainers - girls and boys - oh 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.

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 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. 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. Apart from maybe your best mates older sister!

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 up" life...

I DOUBLE-DARE YOU!

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Sat Feb 08, 2003 8:06 pm

*sniff*

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Sat Feb 08, 2003 8:32 pm

small boys in the park playing football,
watch out dog poo ....
jumpers for goalposts,
whats the score ? 14-5
playing till all hours,
whats the time ?
3am ?
3am eternal by the klf ?
early 90's dance ...
enduring image isn't it mmmm ?
marvellouse

actually that's an ace post ... ok I double dare lyndon to change the colour of the site for one week ... actually i infinity dare him so you gotta do it ...
and no crossed keys

and what about the bagsy system ? still used in the office today ... baggsy i dont make tea.

CB · Post by CB » Sat Feb 08, 2003 11:29 pm

Eating raw jelly.

Hey! I actually ate raw jelly today. We're so busy making "war" I don't get time for meals and jelly gives you instant energy (try it before you knock it!)

Nice one Lyndon!!!!

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 1:19 am

Sigh.

Time awaits no man

but better to have experienced such a love of life than never to have experienced it at all.

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 2:15 am

Far too schmaltzy for me

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 2:22 am

....and yes, Frosty's found a smile engine!!!!

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 3:09 am

:rolleyes:

toot · Post by **toot** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 6:38 am

At 25, too young to remember a lot of the stuff but I know what you mean.

Don't forget though, back then with our shelteredness, we didn't understand blacks or gays and we had no tolerance for those different to us (including the class system etc). Those are the good things modern day had brought us (although now you get arrested just for looking at a black man).

I was always told my school days would be the best and, as much as I hated it, looking, back, its so true! no money troubles, no troubles with the opposite sex, you could say whatever you liked without feeling uncomfortable and it was about who had a better bike or skateboard, not who's got the phattest car sound system or the widest wheels.

One thing that winds me up is all these police campaigns that urge you to lock doors, wear jewellry but not on display (what is the point of wearing jewellry then!!!! btw, I don't wear any jewellry except a watch that isn't even gold) not give criminals a reason to break into your cars, don't hold your mobile phone and so on. I understand that in this day and age, you have to be careful but what is the country coming to when the police force tells us to take all these precautions, live in fear and generally make us the ones that feel worried because we have nice mobile phones or cars!!!!!

they should be doing something to get the crime off our streets and make it safe so that we don't have to worry about these things!!!!!!!!!! Not tell us to make sure we don't encourage this behaviour.

OK, I'm ready, bring on the arguments of lack of funding, staff and so on. Shoot me down in flames and roast me on the fire when I land. This may all be true but it doesn't change my point. Police should be stopping crime and not telling us to hide our luxuries and who we are because of some of the scum that roam this planet.

As said, i realise certain things are necessary and I hate it. i shouldn't be scared stopped at traffic lights with the roof down. I shouldn't be scared when I'm in public and need to use my mobile. I also shouldn't be so scared that I have to lock up my doors and set an alarm when I leave my home.

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine and his boyfriend had a gun held to their heads and were severly beaten with a metal bar and kicked repeatedly all over their bodies. A dark alley at 11pm at night? No. 3 feet from the pavement, at their front door, at 7.30am on a Tuesday morning.

DISGRACEFUL

Pauline · Post by **Pauline** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 8:36 am

And your mum used to make homemade sherbert that you'd take to school in a paper bag to the envy of all your schoolmates

Kiss chase! I used to do a lot of running

Taking a toy to school on the last day before the Christmas hols

When there were only 3 channels to watch on TV and you had to GET UP to change them

Catweasel. Pogles Wood. Mary, Mungo and Midge. Crystal Tips and Alistair. Watch with Mother (who used to give you a biscuit for Elevenses to shut you up and then sneak off when you didn't notice

).

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 10:32 am

When 25p was decent pocket money

Surely that should be

When 5/- was decent pocket money

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 12:51 pm

I really want to go out and buy a Dandy Comic now for some reason !! humm and maybe a kinder surprise .... errr oh my! but Ive not grown up yet ! my desk in my office proves that .... one radio controlled CC, one Nerv Gun, one battery operated gun that fires foam discs .... ahem! inflatable dolphin, ghost and spiderman!, although "boo" the ghost has been kidnapped !

It takes the stress out of my job ok! IT is stressful! hehe. err :rolleyes:

Paul Keville · Post by **Paul Keville** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 1:08 pm

Dont know about you lot, but i was a Dog Poo magnet when i was a kid. Always standing in the stuff

What about Flouresent socks, different colour on each foot.
Farah trousers, Pink or lemon T shirts, Adidas Samba trainers

rob · Post by **rob** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 1:19 pm

Kiss chase! I used to do a lot of running

Why was that then, did they keep running away ??

rob · Post by **rob** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 1:20 pm

Yeah, why was dog shit white and why has it dissappeared ???