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By *ofistimacated OP Man
over a year ago

cavan town

That following generations will never have. Here's a few of mine.....

1. Hovering over the record button on my cassette radio waiting for my favourite songs to come on.

2. The crisps that came with a sachet if salt to sprinkle yourself

3. Marathon bar and opal fruits.

4. Commodore 64

Feel free to add your own

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cremola foam,

spangles,

Starsky and hutch,

Government information films during world of sport with Dickie Davies....oh and George Michael when he was straight...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bosco

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wanderly wagon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Christ, what have i stumbled into here...

Stephen Hawkins, brief history of time was published.

Nintendo....

Prozac came onto the market, i remember prozac well...

You guys are really old

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Cremola foam,

spangles,

Starsky and hutch,

Government information films during world of sport with Dickie Davies....oh and George Michael when he was straight..."

Pfft some of us are old enough to remember when Rock Hudson was straight.

I remember Rowntree's 2 and 2 chocolate, although sometimes I think it's a hallucination as nobody else seems to.

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By *ofistimacated OP Man
over a year ago

cavan town

"Cremola foam,

spangles,

Starsky and hutch,

Government information films during world of sport with Dickie Davies....oh and George Michael when he was straight..."

Ahhhhhh, cremola foam

Ingredients E100, E101,E102.........E1000 and sugar. Wonder why it was discontinued???

I had an ex find some in Slovakia a few years ago ...... wasn't the same

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"Cremola foam,

spangles,

Starsky and hutch,

Government information films during world of sport with Dickie Davies....oh and George Michael when he was straight...

Pfft some of us are old enough to remember when Rock Hudson was straight.

I remember Rowntree's 2 and 2 chocolate, although sometimes I think it's a hallucination as nobody else seems to."

My favourite bar of all time. Talk about complex. They were so good though. I remember a local shop that used to break them up and sell them by the square. Good times!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep standing beside the cassette player as said above, recording a song off the radio and being gutted that Larry gogan came on to speak over the end of the song .... Rewinding the tape back so you could try to record it again, next time it played ... Good times....lol

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By *traycats2Couple
over a year ago

Dublin

Same regards radio and taping songs

Dip dab

Mr judge from wanderley wagon

Buying cigarettes for 10p from an open pack

Worzel gummage

Making phone calls from a phone box

Meeting under Cleary’s clock .

Arrangement made about a wk in advance

No seat belts in cars (10

Kids piled into a car)

No fab

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Going outside to play

Coming in when the street lights came on.

Calling for friends to come out to play by physically knocking on their door.

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By *eys00Man
over a year ago

have boots will travel

Going to the big smoke on the 8th of December and getting treated to the kne McDonalds of the year by the oul fella while the mother "went and had a quick look at the sales, sure she wouldn't like the fast food anyway" ie: Santa shopping while we were distracted

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By *rancis0741Man
over a year ago

DUBLIN

Slogging apples from neighbours back gardens.

Football games where we only stopped when it got dark .. and then next goal won.

Swimming in a pool in nearby river - freezing.

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"Going to the big smoke on the 8th of December and getting treated to the kne McDonalds of the year by the oul fella while the mother "went and had a quick look at the sales, sure she wouldn't like the fast food anyway" ie: Santa shopping while we were distracted

You should've put a spoiler alert at the top for all the kids reading this

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By *eys00Man
over a year ago

have boots will travel

You should've put a spoiler alert at the top for all the kids reading this

That is to say....she was delivering our Santa letters. To the man himself. Who does exist.

Phew

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By *igBlondeDommeWoman
over a year ago

middle of nowhere

"Cremola foam,

spangles,

Starsky and hutch,

Government information films during world of sport with Dickie Davies....oh and George Michael when he was straight...

Pfft some of us are old enough to remember when Rock Hudson was straight.

I remember Rowntree's 2 and 2 chocolate, although sometimes I think it's a hallucination as nobody else seems to."

Best chocolate bar EVER

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By *igBlondeDommeWoman
over a year ago

middle of nowhere

My Sony walkman. I miss it

Anyone remember clackers?

FYI. It's not an STD.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Frosties sweets and wham bars chew them for hours ??

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By *lowersMan
over a year ago

Derry

Having to use the withdrawal method because, pre-Aids scare, condoms weren’t easily available. A few girls with bloodshot eyes!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Buying 100 penny sweets for a pound

The Den with Zig and Zag

Championship manager

Sports Stadium

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My Sony walkman. I miss it

Anyone remember clackers?

FYI. It's not an STD."

I had clackers

I also had black and blue hands from using them

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By *aradisecircusMan
over a year ago

Derry

Fizzlesticks.

Desperate Dan bars.

Wacaday!

When Football Special was Football Special!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

50p badges of favourite pop stars all over your denim jacket

Toffee mice

Top of the pops

Bad perms

Leg warmers

Getting hickies/love bites

Slow sets

The apartments

Angel delight

Ice magic

Furstenberg

Ritz

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Getting hickies/love bites...and spending ages trying to cover them up so my Mum wouldnt see them

Lol

Frys 5 centre chocolate bar

Gypsy cream biscuits...yummmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Slogging apples from neighbours back gardens.

Football games where we only stopped when it got dark .. and then next goal won.

Swimming in a pool in nearby river - freezing."
Knight Rider ,A Team ,Snow Fights ( winter time) ,Summer-break in the Countryside (GranMas)

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By *igBlondeDommeWoman
over a year ago

middle of nowhere

"My Sony walkman. I miss it

Anyone remember clackers?

FYI. It's not an STD.

I had clackers

I also had black and blue hands from using them

A long handle with two balls banging them together!!!! Girls and their toys.

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By *easingTimMan
over a year ago

Loughlinstown

Moon Dust & Little Devils

Judge and Mister Crow

Famous Five

Hong Kong Phooey

Shakin Stevens

Digital watches

Chopper or a Grifter???

....them be the days!

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By *P_80Man
over a year ago

Waterford

The excitement of one of your favourite bands releasing their new album.

No online leaks. No downloads. You just had to wait for the release date.

Then when it came out you'd bring it home and listen to it while looking at the album artwork. It was all about experiencing the package as a whole.

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By *he rover returnedWoman
over a year ago

xxx

"The excitement of one of your favourite bands releasing their new album.

No online leaks. No downloads. You just had to wait for the release date.

Then when it came out you'd bring it home and listen to it while looking at the album artwork. It was all about experiencing the package as a whole."

Oh god i just loved that .... lyrics on the sleeve

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By *oudicaWoman
over a year ago

Kilkenny

Making mix tapes for your teenage crush

Rewinding tapes with a biro

Having a lock on the dial on the family phone

Having to go put the kettle on when anyone started smooching on the telly

As the youngest, being the human remote control

Gaybo manhandling kids on The Late Late Toy Show

....... ah such happy memories

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By *adame BWoman
over a year ago

C'est moi Boudoir

Can't believe Dallas hasn't been mentioned! Charlie's Angels and the Muppet show.

Caramac bar's, bazooka gum, cola cube's

Writing with a fountain pen and splashing ink at your friends

My red chopper bike that I have the scars of ownership still.

Holding the bowl of jelly in the over loaded car going to picnics... the pride & panic of responsibility when it was your turn.

Egg sandwiches wrapped in the bread wrapper, home made apple tarts, stripy cloth deck chairs that swallowed kid's

Making hay ricks, bog hopping, orchard raiding, bonfire's, going on the wren, telephone box pranking, smoking, dossing school, spin the bottle, walking everywhere!

So many fun times amid the craziness

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By *ofistimacated OP Man
over a year ago

cavan town

"Can't believe Dallas hasn't been mentioned! Charlie's Angels and the Muppet show.

Caramac bar's, bazooka gum, cola cube's

Writing with a fountain pen and splashing ink at your friends

My red chopper bike that I have the scars of ownership still.

Holding the bowl of jelly in the over loaded car going to picnics... the pride & panic of responsibility when it was your turn.

Egg sandwiches wrapped in the bread wrapper, home made apple tarts, stripy cloth deck chairs that swallowed kid's

Making hay ricks, bog hopping, orchard raiding, bonfire's, going on the wren, telephone box pranking, smoking, dossing school, spin the bottle, walking everywhere!

So many fun times amid the craziness

Omg ceramic bars were my favourite. Bring them back

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By *ofistimacated OP Man
over a year ago

cavan town

"Can't believe Dallas hasn't been mentioned! Charlie's Angels and the Muppet show.

Caramac bar's, bazooka gum, cola cube's

Writing with a fountain pen and splashing ink at your friends

My red chopper bike that I have the scars of ownership still.

Holding the bowl of jelly in the over loaded car going to picnics... the pride & panic of responsibility when it was your turn.

Egg sandwiches wrapped in the bread wrapper, home made apple tarts, stripy cloth deck chairs that swallowed kid's

Making hay ricks, bog hopping, orchard raiding, bonfire's, going on the wren, telephone box pranking, smoking, dossing school, spin the bottle, walking everywhere!

So many fun times amid the craziness

Omg ceramic bars were my favourite. Bring them back

Damn autocorrect. Wasn't too fond of the cadburys ceramic bar. Bring back the caramac

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My Sony walkman. I miss it

Anyone remember clackers?

FYI. It's not an STD.

I had clackers

I also had black and blue hands from using them

A long handle with two balls banging them together!!!! Girls and their toys.

Long handle ones where for the sissys

I just had a plastic tab you held with your thumb and forefinger and away you go

I also had a big orange space hopper. Hold onto the ears and bounce away on it for as long as you where able.... Great training

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By *ofistimacated OP Man
over a year ago

cavan town

Toys:

-Spinning top

-The egg timer shaped thingy that you spun on a piece of string with a stick on either end.

-The foam aeroplanes with the plastic weight on the front

- spud guns

- does anyone remember the toy that had penguins climbing up a staircase and sliding down a chute to the bottom? Or did I make that memory up?

-marbles

-flying kites

-stickle bricks

- water ring toss

-the goggle shaped yokey that you inserted disks with pics. When you pressed a button it moved through the pics.

Ahhh all the memories

Kids today would punch you in the face if you gave them any of these

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By *woforone2025Couple (MM)
over a year ago

Dublin

playing conkers....and Saturday morning swop shop

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By *mpathicMan
over a year ago

Portadown

Had to be a Chopper. Plus the obligatory skin grafts when you came off it trying to change gear doing 30 mph down the town hill

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By *mpathicMan
over a year ago

Portadown

Oh jeez aye. Gypsy creams. Or digestive creams. Bring them back!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What was the kids programme called when they asked what type window shall we look through today

There was 4 types of Windows

Sweets - double dips and buying 1/4 ounces of sweets

Ahhhhh those were the days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And we all getting our school books covered in what ever wallpaper we had In The house.

Dare to that today

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By *mpathicMan
over a year ago

Portadown

Making guiders with pram wheels that you steered with a rope. Rubbing nettle stings with a dock leaf. Baking spuds in a fire. 4 black jacks or fruit salads for a penny. When punts and pounds did the same job.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ahhhhh and who could not forget carrying a geto blaster our your shoulder

No wonder we are not all half deaf

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

I remember the outrage when Tayto crisps went from 2p to 2.5p. We thought we'd never be able to afford them again.

Cavan cola... Mmmmmm

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By *igBlondeDommeWoman
over a year ago

middle of nowhere

Getting 5p on a Friday to buy .. a packet of Tayto ,a pyramid drink and two biscuits in a packet. Jacobs did that back in the dinosaur times.

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By *ratman236Man
over a year ago

The Zen Den

Fizzlesticks

Sherbert

Sliding down a hill in the snow on a fertilizer bag.

Raiding orchards

Knock on doors and run

I know I was a bad child

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