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You're not old unless you remember... Volume 3

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Does anyone play penny up the wall any more? Got banned at school as too many were losing money and it was deemed gambling.

Or how about Wembley?

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.


"As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore "

Absolutely remember this.

Dobbers Chinesies Eggs and Bacons.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"Does anyone play penny up the wall any more? Got banned at school as too many were losing money and it was deemed gambling.

Or how about Wembley?"

Haha yes Wembley was played at my school

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

Still play penny up the wall

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Chinese burns or slapsies

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

And we're back...

Birmingham bags... Cheesecloth shirts...

No 6 cigarettes..

The queen's silver jubilee street parties...

The sex pistols on bill grundy

Live aid parties...

Stereo8 cartridges.

Portable computers the size of sewing machines..

Going to Spain and watching what you ate in case you caught something..

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


"Chinese burns or slapsies"

Knuckles?

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"Chinese burns or slapsies

Knuckles?"

They still do knuckles and slapsies apparently...

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

Finding the old big pennies all over the house.

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.


"Finding the old big pennies all over the house. "

Actually how about spending half pennies.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"Chinese burns or slapsies

Knuckles?

They still do knuckles and slapsies apparently... "
Hated those in school, I was a wimp in school

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


"Chinese burns or slapsies

Knuckles?

They still do knuckles and slapsies apparently... "

Good to hear

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

Steel toed Football boots and leather casies

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


"Finding the old big pennies all over the house.

Actually how about spending half pennies. "

I remember being able to buy sweets for half a penny each

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"Finding the old big pennies all over the house.

Actually how about spending half pennies.

I remember being able to buy sweets for half a penny each "
Haha same

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Having a troll collection

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Having a matching lunch box and flask for school mine was a Scott and Charlene one

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit


"Finding the old big pennies all over the house.

Actually how about spending half pennies.

I remember being able to buy sweets for half a penny each "

Mojo's were four for a half penny when I was at school

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Winning goldfish at fairs/fetes

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

The test card on TV

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"Having a matching lunch box and flask for school mine was a Scott and Charlene one "

A Neighbours fan was ya

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Etch a sketch

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

When self service petrol stations didn't exist and the "attendant" filled your tank (one for the ladies), wiped your chrome and windscreen down and gave you directions.

When water came out of a tap and bottled water was a dream

When olive oil was some strange foreign stuff and we will stick to mazola thanks very much

When Guinness was good for you and a Mars bar helped you work rest and play

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"Etch a sketch "

Oh yes I had one .

I always drew boobs on it

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas


"Having a matching lunch box and flask for school mine was a Scott and Charlene one

A Neighbours fan was ya "

I still am I can remember watching their wedding I was only 3

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas


"Etch a sketch

Oh yes I had one .

I always drew boobs on it "

That took skill

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

What I’d love to know is how many people made the Blue Peter Tracy Island

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

Watching the test card waiting for the kids programs to start on bbc2 x

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"Having a matching lunch box and flask for school mine was a Scott and Charlene one

A Neighbours fan was ya

I still am I can remember watching their wedding I was only 3 "

Your level of cuteness has just gone up

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Seeing these weird and wonderful rock band names drawn on school bags as a young lad. AC/DC, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbournes Blizzard of Ozz etc. Checked them out and was hooked!

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

School fetes... Now I may have dreamed this... But does anyone else remember...

1) the crockery shy... Where men (presumably because women either weren't permitted to or were busy at the tea stand) through wooden balls at China plates and cups with the sole purpose of smashing them... I'm not sure if you won anything...

2) the smash the piano.. Where again... Men.. Grrrrr... Would take a sledge hammer to a piano...

Oh and school dinners... Chocolate concrete and yellow peril..

Oh and gathering around the black and white TV in the school hall to watch the moon landings...

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

*threw

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"School fetes... Now I may have dreamed this... But does anyone else remember...

1) the crockery shy... Where men (presumably because women either weren't permitted to or were busy at the tea stand) through wooden balls at China plates and cups with the sole purpose of smashing them... I'm not sure if you won anything...

2) the smash the piano.. Where again... Men.. Grrrrr... Would take a sledge hammer to a piano...

Oh and school dinners... Chocolate concrete and yellow peril..

Oh and gathering around the black and white TV in the school hall to watch the moon landings... "

The Moon landings .

I wasnt even a speck in my Dads pants then

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore "

I play marbles with my lad, still have mine at my mam’s house and a purpose built sink hole

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"Chinese burns or slapsies"

Pinch and a punch for the first day of the month

Raps - hitting each other’s knuckles with a full pack of cards which gets spread short edge to create a rasping edge

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"Winning goldfish at fairs/fetes"

That’s how I got mine, took dad hours, would have been cheaper to go to the pet shop

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

Waking up during the winter to find the cream in the milk frozen and expanded to push the foil top off the bottle.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore

I play marbles with my lad, still have mine at my mam’s house and a purpose built sink hole "
Aww that's cute I remember I had 100s and stupid me sold them all for 50p because I wanted Chocolate

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Telly's that you changed channel by turning a dial to tune them

Internal TV aerials that you had to position just right (usually in the most awkward place/position possible!!) to get any kind of a picture

"Catch up TV" consisted of waiting months or even years for a programme to be repeated

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit


"Waking up during the winter to find the cream in the milk frozen and expanded to push the foil top off the bottle."

Or going to collect the milk from the doorstep to discover birds had pecked the foil in - which gave rise to plastic tops you left out for the milkman to put over the bottle to protect it

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Bird feed sellers in Trafalgar Square so you could feed the pigeons

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

When you had to wait days/weeks while the film was developed to see how a picture you took had come out

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore

I play marbles with my lad, still have mine at my mam’s house and a purpose built sink hole Aww that's cute I remember I had 100s and stupid me sold them all for 50p because I wanted Chocolate "

I’m dreading ever clearing my mam’s loft, full of my childhood and she brings all sorts down occasionally. What’s odd is she had moved 4 times since I left home and still has it all. Her last visit here she delivered four boxes of books from my childhood, including annuals from 1975

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

i had them clackers which used to always hurt my wrist.ouch.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"When you had to wait days/weeks while the film was developed to see how a picture you took had come out"

and then being disappointed as didn’t quite get the shot ??

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By *herryblossom_BJWoman
over a year ago

Oxfordshire/Hampshire


"As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore "

yup that was my era too

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By *herryblossom_BJWoman
over a year ago

Oxfordshire/Hampshire

record players, only 4 channels on tv, playing out on your own

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By *herryblossom_BJWoman
over a year ago

Oxfordshire/Hampshire

half penny sweets

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit


"When you had to wait days/weeks while the film was developed to see how a picture you took had come out

and then being disappointed as didn’t quite get the shot ??"

Or had cut someone's head off

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Thick soled shoes for people with one leg shorter than the other. They can rectify with an operation now, but people really did wear one thick soled shoe to even up their legs.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore

I play marbles with my lad, still have mine at my mam’s house and a purpose built sink hole Aww that's cute I remember I had 100s and stupid me sold them all for 50p because I wanted Chocolate

I’m dreading ever clearing my mam’s loft, full of my childhood and she brings all sorts down occasionally. What’s odd is she had moved 4 times since I left home and still has it all. Her last visit here she delivered four boxes of books from my childhood, including annuals from 1975 "
Oh my haha awesome

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By *osieburnsTV/TS
over a year ago

DIDCOT


"Having a troll collection "

You can still get those on here

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands


"As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore

I play marbles with my lad, still have mine at my mam’s house and a purpose built sink hole Aww that's cute I remember I had 100s and stupid me sold them all for 50p because I wanted Chocolate

I’m dreading ever clearing my mam’s loft, full of my childhood and she brings all sorts down occasionally. What’s odd is she had moved 4 times since I left home and still has it all. Her last visit here she delivered four boxes of books from my childhood, including annuals from 1975 "
Great nostalgia

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"When you had to wait days/weeks while the film was developed to see how a picture you took had come out

and then being disappointed as didn’t quite get the shot ??

Or had cut someone's head off "

Or they came back with that lovely orange tint

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


"As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore

I play marbles with my lad, still have mine at my mam’s house and a purpose built sink hole Aww that's cute I remember I had 100s and stupid me sold them all for 50p because I wanted Chocolate

I’m dreading ever clearing my mam’s loft, full of my childhood and she brings all sorts down occasionally. What’s odd is she had moved 4 times since I left home and still has it all. Her last visit here she delivered four boxes of books from my childhood, including annuals from 1975 Great nostalgia "

I was up in my parent’s loft yesterday looking for my old degree certificate for an application. Faded photo of me where they are mostly just red now from the days where 36 photos was your lot so each one had to count. Baby clothes my mother had hidden away so she could keep safe for herself and their records and player from the days in which scratch and hiss was the sounds of the charts

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit


"When you had to wait days/weeks while the film was developed to see how a picture you took had come out

and then being disappointed as didn’t quite get the shot ??

Or had cut someone's head off

Or they came back with that lovely orange tint "

Or a thumb over the lens

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"As these threads went mental yesterday let's reminisce again .

I remembered last night about playing marbles on the street as a young un.

That's something you just dont see anymore

I play marbles with my lad, still have mine at my mam’s house and a purpose built sink hole Aww that's cute I remember I had 100s and stupid me sold them all for 50p because I wanted Chocolate

I’m dreading ever clearing my mam’s loft, full of my childhood and she brings all sorts down occasionally. What’s odd is she had moved 4 times since I left home and still has it all. Her last visit here she delivered four boxes of books from my childhood, including annuals from 1975 Great nostalgia

I was up in my parent’s loft yesterday looking for my old degree certificate for an application. Faded photo of me where they are mostly just red now from the days where 36 photos was your lot so each one had to count. Baby clothes my mother had hidden away so she could keep safe for herself and their records and player from the days in which scratch and hiss was the sounds of the charts "

It’s great to explore and brings back so many memories, I dread to think what else is up there... it runs the length of her bungalow and it’s full to the rafters

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By *B69Woman
over a year ago

Wiltshire

Watching Concorde fly over

Running in on a Friday night to watch Fame

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

When Lucozade was only available in pharmacies and encased in that gold-coloured wrapping

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By *urocougarCouple
over a year ago

watton

Seeing who could pee the highest up a wall

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

Watching the raising of the Mary Rose on tv at school

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

conkers

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By *ryingitout19Man
over a year ago

Wales

Playing paperboy in Commodore 64 and waiting for the tape to load!

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By *ltrMan
over a year ago

sheffield

Only three channels on tv

We got the granstand

ping pong and breakout on it with a black and white

tv and we was called snobs by mates lol

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By *abonWoman
over a year ago

L’boro/Ashby & Cheltenham


"Chinese burns or slapsies

Pinch and a punch for the first day of the month

Raps - hitting each other’s knuckles with a full pack of cards which gets spread short edge to create a rasping edge "

Not just the rasping sound, but bloodied knuckles! Used to really hurt!!

Haven’t followed the first two threads, but playing elastic?

And mint custard at school...what WAS that?!

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By *herryblossom_BJWoman
over a year ago

Oxfordshire/Hampshire


"Playing paperboy in Commodore 64 and waiting for the tape to load! "

i loved that game and that was my first job

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By *herryblossom_BJWoman
over a year ago

Oxfordshire/Hampshire


"conkers"

leaving them in vinegar strengthened them... then gead teacher banned them as someone got injured

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By *herryblossom_BJWoman
over a year ago

Oxfordshire/Hampshire


"Having a troll collection

You can still get those on here "

and also cabbage patch kids?

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"Chinese burns or slapsies

Pinch and a punch for the first day of the month

Raps - hitting each other’s knuckles with a full pack of cards which gets spread short edge to create a rasping edge

Not just the rasping sound, but bloodied knuckles! Used to really hurt!!

Haven’t followed the first two threads, but playing elastic?

And mint custard at school...what WAS that?!"

It did hurt indeed but we still did it

Now there’s a blast elastic both jumping and on fingers, can’t remember what the game was called but a move on the fingers was cats cradle

Never had mint custard, my school’s favourite was pink custard

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By *uenevereWoman
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Only 3 channels on TV, the test card and watching Swap Shop on Saturday.

No mobile phones, so 3 rings home to say you had arrived safely at mates.

70s bowl hair cuts and clothing in the most hideous colour combinations

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By *rK MrsJCouple
over a year ago

Kidderminster

Watching Dick Barton special agent, crackerjack and the test card and national anthem when telly finished at midnight.

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By *omtom7Man
over a year ago

Tralee

Arcade games

10p for 3 lives

Told my teenage son, he just looked at me, stared and turned back to his PS4

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Tennis on the Atari games console. Big bats, or small bats if you were good

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

British Bulldog and playing war

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


"

No mobile phones, so 3 rings home to say you had arrived safely at mates."

You too?

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

The girl donation box model for the Spastic Society and Joey Deacon from Blue Peter

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


"Chinese burns or slapsies"

My dad used to give us chinese burns

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


"Chinese burns or slapsies

Knuckles?"

Wedgies?

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

Z cars on the black and white Tele.

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

Getting the cane at school for fighting lol

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


"Seeing these weird and wonderful rock band names drawn on school bags as a young lad. AC/DC, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbournes Blizzard of Ozz etc. Checked them out and was hooked!"

Yes did that

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


"Chinese burns or slapsies

Pinch and a punch for the first day of the month

Raps - hitting each other’s knuckles with a full pack of cards which gets spread short edge to create a rasping edge "

I still do pinch punch

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

The flower pot men and Andy pandy on the tele in black and white.

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

My first war in the Falklands 1982 makes me feel old now lol

Per Ardua

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

How about Bobby Ewing returning from the dead in the shower

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

When you could buy a quattro to drink.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Watching 'why don't you' in the summer holidays and then not doing any of it.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Going to Safeway.

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


"Watching 'why don't you' in the summer holidays and then not doing any of it. "

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"My first war in the Falklands 1982 makes me feel old now lol

Per Ardua"

That’s when I realised for the first time that my father’s and my mates dad’s daily jobs could cost them their lives

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"How about Bobby Ewing returning from the dead in the shower "

That was Friday viewing and first time I heard my mum swear

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By *usie pTV/TS
over a year ago

taunton

Emergency ward 10 and dixon of dock green when we first got a telly oh and the Black and White minstrel show Lol was never to keen on that, before telly the Flying Doctor on the radio, medium wave radio when you could get proper reception lol.

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

A working telephone box on every corner and it cost 10p to make a phone call...

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Probably had this, but calling the speaking clock.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP   Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"How about Bobby Ewing returning from the dead in the shower

That was Friday viewing and first time I heard my mum swear "

I bet it was " what the fuck "

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

How about George and Lynne the cartoon in the sun.

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