FabSwingers.com forum: Age yourself by naming a gadget today's kids wouldn't understand

By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

Not so much a gadget from me ,but a pay packet with cash in it . Happy Wednesdays everyone

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

Stylophone

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By *rLordMan
over a year ago

Swadlincote

Common sense ?

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By *omino51Man
over a year ago

loughborough

Pong

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

The relationship between a cassette tape and a pencil

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Seaside Sussex

Rotary dial landline telephone ( black bakalite)

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By *heBlowinsCouple
over a year ago

West Cork

That sounds modems used to make...

EeeeoooooshhhhbaDANGDANG

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By *omino51Man
over a year ago

loughborough

"The relationship between a

cassette tape and a pencil"

Been there a million times as a kid.

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By *heBlowinsCouple
over a year ago

West Cork

We had a dedicated VHS rewinder. Remember the days you'd be fined if you returned without rewinding

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

Simon says evil knivel Tonka toys

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By *ld StrumpetWoman
over a year ago

Telford

Weevil wobbles and girls world does head you coloured and styled. Atari packman and tank game

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

Pen and paper.

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By *antasyseekersukCouple
over a year ago

south wales

Chopper bicycle

Mechano

Atari

Yikes I feel old now

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Spirograph and The View Master 3D

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

"The relationship between a cassette tape and a pencil"

This

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

Etch a Sketch

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

A video tape and sellotape

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By *edGrayCouple
over a year ago

Swindon

Stacking no more than 5, 45's

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

Respect for your elders and authority.

What has the world come to when as an adult you fear kids

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

"Respect for your elders and authority.

What has the world come to when as an adult you fear kids "

I know this isn't a gadget but only if

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

Mashing the keyboard on a zx48 spectrum playing Daley Thompson decathlon

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

An overhead projector - beats Power Point hands down

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By *T SwingersCouple
over a year ago

Brazil

Log tables. Calculators existed but we weren't allowed to use them in our O and A level exams.

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

Logarithms and how to work them out

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Sega Megadrive

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"An overhead projector - beats Power Point hands down

in which case, a microfiche will blow their minds!

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By *ershingMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Evel Knevel. Hours of fun as a kid

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

"An overhead projector - beats Power Point hands down

in which case, a microfiche will blow their minds!"

Very true; especially when used with a hand-held microfiche reader

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

"Respect for your elders and authority.

What has the world come to when as an adult you fear kids "

Damn kids these days, with their noisy rock n roll and weird hair... Grumble grumble grumble

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By *hisCharManMan
over a year ago

South Manchester

Clackers

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By *ebootCouple
over a year ago

Telford

ZX Spectrum

Oh and I rocked Jet Set Willy

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By *ebootCouple
over a year ago

Telford

"The relationship between a cassette tape and a pencil"

Smashing the pause button between songs on a Sunday night

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
over a year ago

Darlington

My Raleigh Grifter bike...

Phone lock, so you couldn't ring out!

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By *runkensailor59Man
over a year ago

Farnborough

Talkboy. If you know, you know!

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By *egasus NobMan
over a year ago

Merton

Brickgame

Black and white TV

Video tape

Life without seat belt

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

5.25inch floppy disk

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

Betamax

Atari 2600

Hoover with bags

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By *nselfishpleaserMan
over a year ago

kent

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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago

1950's Original

A light switch

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By *nselfishpleaserMan
over a year ago

kent

Raleigh Chopper Mk1

Floppy discs

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By *anrad22Man
over a year ago

Radcliffe

Tamagotchi

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

I was going back to my very younger days and was going to say “speak and spell” but a quick google search shows they still sell them , who knew

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

"Talkboy. If you know, you know!"

Was that the microphone/recorder thing in home alone 2?

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

An on off switch

Believe me, they don't

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By *tylebender03Man
over a year ago

Manchester

I work with a lad who’s 23 and he didn’t know what a cassette player was lol

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

8 track tape and player.

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Soda Syphon

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By *ittlemissmistressKCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

Cassette player, pager, dial up broadband

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

" I was going back to my very younger days and was going to say “speak and spell” but a quick google search shows they still sell them , who knew

Thought they stopped making those years ago too. Can't remember seeing one any in shops for long long time.

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

"That sounds modems used to make...

EeeeoooooshhhhbaDANGDANG"

Mmm only been of that for 10 years as in the countryside so don't know if that counts

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

"Chopper bicycle

Mechano

Atari

Yikes I feel old now

Atari plug in cassette games pack man loved it

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

cars with dip beam switches on the floor to the left of the clutch.

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By *ustmee79xoxWoman
over a year ago

enfield

Replacing a record needle

4 channels

Beetamax

Outside toilet

There's loads

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

A record deck.

A cheque book.

A newspaper.

A juke box.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"cars with dip beam switches on the floor to the left of the clutch.

A ch0ke!

Windey Windows..

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By *ac995Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Tamogochi

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Sony walkman

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Light bulbs that actually light things up

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By *obwhateverMan
over a year ago

Stirling/ London/ Yorkshire

Twin cassette deck. Copying your mates ‘bought’ tapes.

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By *irty-pairCouple
over a year ago

South Essex

Tomy Turnin Turbo Dashboard

Hostess trolley

Back to the 80s

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Tomy Turnin Turbo Dashboard

Was that the one that looked like the front of a Porsche 911?

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Trik Trak!

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By *ust PeachyWoman
over a year ago

Prestonish

"Log tables. Calculators existed but we weren't allowed to use them in our O and A level exams."

I remember something that looked like a little exercise book that had them all in. Sines and cosines too. Can’t for the life of me remember what we used them for though - other than maths lessons.

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By *odgerMooreMan
over a year ago

Carlisle

Betamax

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By *entBarryUKMan
over a year ago

Ashford

The crank handle

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"Log tables. Calculators existed but we weren't allowed to use them in our O and A level exams.

I remember something that looked like a little exercise book that had them all in. Sines and cosines too. Can’t for the life of me remember what we used them for though - other than maths lessons.

I still have mine, yes I’m sad

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

"Tamogochi"

My 13 yr old has a tamagochi. All I can say is Sorry Mum.

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

"The relationship between a cassette tape and a pencil

Smashing the pause button between songs on a Sunday night

Trying your hardest to guess when the DJ will start talking again so you pause just before they do. Lol

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Slide rule

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By *heGateKeeperMan
over a year ago

Stratford

Mini disc player, ‘portable’ CD player or a rotary dial phone

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Space invaders game.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Stylophone

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By *acksLamentMan
over a year ago

Chester

Major Morgan....

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By *eaqueenWoman
over a year ago

Heathrow

Reel to reel.

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By *g1231974Man
over a year ago

wetherby

Not so much a gadget but Tandy (the UK version of Radio Shack) used to be great for building basic gadgets!

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

Commodore 64....waiting half an hr for a 'cassette game' to load!

Its alright though because you could make a 'spam/pek' sandwich while you waited

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

Paper round

Milk float

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

Straight male

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

Sitting on a sunday night with your fingers on record and pauseto tape the songs you liked from the top 40 on a blank cassette lol

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

Having a film developed either as photos or even slides! Then getting the projector out of the loft and looking through all you old pics from weddings and holidays.

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By *helamontsCouple
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Going out to play in all weathers ...

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

"Pen and paper."

chalk and slate board

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

secretarial pool and typewriters and carbon paper

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Blackboard

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By *empusMan
over a year ago

Poole

Having to rewind a tape from Blockbusters and take it back the next day to avoid a late fine

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

"Having to rewind a tape from Blockbusters and take it back the next day to avoid a late fine"

Aww i miss blockbusters

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By *empusMan
over a year ago

Poole

"Sitting on a sunday night with your fingers on record and pauseto tape the songs you liked from the top 40 on a blank cassette lol"

Shit, I remember spending hours doing that. DJs always talking over the start of songs : (

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

Student Grant Cheque

PS - Used to take as much as a week to drink one!

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

"secretarial pool and typewriters and carbon paper"

We still use duplicate books for purchase requisitions at work. I think somebody put in a VERY big order in twenty years ago! We have to fill it out on paper, scan it, attach it to an email and send it to purchasing! All because they are decades behind in their IT packages.

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

A-z road map.

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Sitting on a sunday night with your fingers on record and pauseto tape the songs you liked from the top 40 on a blank cassette lol

Shit, I remember spending hours doing that. DJs always talking over the start of songs : ("

Fluff Freeman! Great DJ never crashed the start or end of a song .

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

"Sitting on a sunday night with your fingers on record and pauseto tape the songs you liked from the top 40 on a blank cassette lol

Shit, I remember spending hours doing that. DJs always talking over the start of songs : (

Fluff Freeman! Great DJ never crashed the start or end of a song ."

Not arf!

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

A reel to reel tape recorder with a microphone attached by wire

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

Late to the game and haven’t read all the previous comments . Walkman and hoverboards and a flux capacitor

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By *ttentiveRabbitMan
over a year ago

Lymington

Playing Dizzy on the Antari Ste

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By *iss_Juicy79Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Betamax video player, rotary telephone Sony Walkman that drained the battery's if you rewound and fast warded too much

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By *iss_Juicy79Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Lights alive, rainbow bright doll her hair grew with a push of a lever on her back

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Slinky, etch a sketch, stretch Armstrong

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

Phone boxes with A&B Buttons. Please and thank you. Having school dinners deliverd in big metal boxes that was almost cold. The dustmen coming round to collect the ashes in trucks with slide up doors that looked like big bread bins.

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

Action Man

Dynamo bike lights

Tax discs

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Spectrum zx81

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By *runkensailor59Man
over a year ago

Farnborough

"Talkboy. If you know, you know!

Was that the microphone/recorder thing in home alone 2? "

Yup, that’s it!

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

The View-Master and Tomytronic 3D

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Not all are gadgets but

Magic slate ( the name might fool you but I reckon a fair few on here used them)

Zx spectrum here too playing hungry Horace!

Disc cameras - Polaroids have had a resurgence in recent years a month the “youngsters”

Here’s one that will age me - adding machines and dot matrix printers! Bookkeeping jobs using these - painful!

Those of you mentioning rotary phones I highly recommend you find the YouTube video “kids react to rotary phones” it’s hilarious! As are the related videos.

Anyone else can still remember landline phone numbers from 30/40+ years ago? I certainly can. Mainly my grans but also ex fiancés (not surprising considering I must have dialled his number 3/4 times a day for nearly 3 years!)

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

Not a gadget ,more a nightly ritual having to put out a parrafin lamp to the rear of a parked car with one side clear and the other painted red

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By *T SwingersCouple
over a year ago

Brazil

"Not all are gadgets but

Magic slate ( the name might fool you but I reckon a fair few on here used them)

Zx spectrum here too playing hungry Horace!

Disc cameras - Polaroids have had a resurgence in recent years a month the “youngsters”

Here’s one that will age me - adding machines and dot matrix printers! Bookkeeping jobs using these - painful!

Those of you mentioning rotary phones I highly recommend you find the YouTube video “kids react to rotary phones” it’s hilarious! As are the related videos.

I still remember trying to phone into Swapshop on a saturday morning on a rotary phone but never being successful

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By *T SwingersCouple
over a year ago

Brazil

"Soda Syphon

XX"

Ha ha get busy with the fizzy

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By *T SwingersCouple
over a year ago

Brazil

Breaker breaker 1-4 for a copy

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Tape pack.

The mr

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Mr frosty- the original slushy maker.

The mr

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Breaker breaker 1-4 for a copy"

You thinking of C.W.McCall?

"Breaker 1-9, do you have copy on me pig pen, cumon" Convoy!

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"Not a gadget ,more a nightly ritual having to put out a parrafin lamp to the rear of a parked car with one side clear and the other painted red"

We had some "parking lights". They clipped on to the top of the door window and plugged into the cigarette lighter.

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By *mifffy1004Man
over a year ago

Sheringham

The school handouts that smelt of mentholated spirit and were purple

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Anything from ktel or ronco or woolies

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Video tape. My nephews are surprised at the quality (or lack of) we used to put up with.

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By *.T.Man
over a year ago

Belfast

Not gadgets but rarely seen:

Hedgerow porn mags

White dog poo

And gadgets?

Tv that you were the remote control for.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Thread too long for me to read through so apologies if suggested already.

My first car:

Wind down windows. A wire you pulled out to allow more fuel to the engine when cold, a radio with about 8 buttons that when you pushed a needle jumped left to right, or vice versa

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Thread too long for me to read through so apologies if suggested already.

My first car:

Wind down windows. A wire you pulled out to allow more fuel to the engine when cold, a radio with about 8 buttons that when you pushed a needle jumped left to right, or vice versa "

Double de clutching to change from 3rd to 2nd

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Fountain Pen

Propelling Pencil

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By *entBarryUKMan
over a year ago

Ashford

"Commodore 64....waiting half an hr for a 'cassette game' to load!

Its alright though because you could make a 'spam/pek' sandwich while you waited

I have to ask, what is a spam/pek sandwich?

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By *ormorantMan
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

A fax machine, a teleprinter and carbon paper..

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Commodore 64....waiting half an hr for a 'cassette game' to load!

Its alright though because you could make a 'spam/pek' sandwich while you waited

I have to ask, what is a spam/pek sandwich?"

Tinned spam.. Ham... Processed as a processed thing.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Thread too long for me to read through so apologies if suggested already.

My first car:

Wind down windows. A wire you pulled out to allow more fuel to the engine when cold, a radio with about 8 buttons that when you pushed a needle jumped left to right, or vice versa

Double de clutching to change from 3rd to 2nd "

No I don't remember having to do that. This was early mid 90s, a Maestro from the previous decade

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Thread too long for me to read through so apologies if suggested already.

My first car:

Wind down windows. A wire you pulled out to allow more fuel to the engine when cold, a radio with about 8 buttons that when you pushed a needle jumped left to right, or vice versa

Double de clutching to change from 3rd to 2nd

No I don't remember having to do that. This was early mid 90s, a Maestro from the previous decade "

In the days before synchromesh

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Thread too long for me to read through so apologies if suggested already.

My first car:

Wind down windows. A wire you pulled out to allow more fuel to the engine when cold, a radio with about 8 buttons that when you pushed a needle jumped left to right, or vice versa

Double de clutching to change from 3rd to 2nd

No I don't remember having to do that. This was early mid 90s, a Maestro from the previous decade

In the days before synchromesh "

Was that the thing under the number plate you had to turn quickly to get the car going?

I've seen it in books

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By *uthenticDreamsMan
over a year ago

manchester

"ZX Spectrum

Oh and I rocked Jet Set Willy

What a Game lol load times tho kids would have a break down ,

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

An Amiga 500+

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By *evonrobMan
over a year ago

Kingsbridge

B & w tv with 2 channels 405 lines!

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

Floppy Dick..... I mean Disc

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

"Thread too long for me to read through so apologies if suggested already.

My first car:

Wind down windows. A wire you pulled out to allow more fuel to the engine when cold, a radio with about 8 buttons that when you pushed a needle jumped left to right, or vice versa

Double de clutching to change from 3rd to 2nd

No I don't remember having to do that. This was early mid 90s, a Maestro from the previous decade

In the days before synchromesh

Was that the thing under the number plate you had to turn quickly to get the car going?

I've seen it in books "

And cars that had a ch oke you had to manually adjust

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Floppy Dick..... I mean Disc"

Before the 3.5" there was 5.25" I think

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

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My first car:

Wind down windows. A wire you pulled out to allow more fuel to the engine when cold, a radio with about 8 buttons that when you pushed a needle jumped left to right, or vice versa

Double de clutching to change from 3rd to 2nd

No I don't remember having to do that. This was early mid 90s, a Maestro from the previous decade

In the days before synchromesh

Was that the thing under the number plate you had to turn quickly to get the car going?

I've seen it in books

And cars that had a ch oke you had to manually adjust"

That's the wire/cable I was on about. If you wanted a sports car you simply didn't push it back I once the car had warmed up

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

Goblin teasmade...

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By *altyMouthsCouple
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Not all are gadgets but

Magic slate ( the name might fool you but I reckon a fair few on here used them)

Zx spectrum here too playing hungry Horace!

Disc cameras - Polaroids have had a resurgence in recent years a month the “youngsters”

Here’s one that will age me - adding machines and dot matrix printers! Bookkeeping jobs using these - painful!

Those of you mentioning rotary phones I highly recommend you find the YouTube video “kids react to rotary phones” it’s hilarious! As are the related videos.

I still remember trying to phone into Swapshop on a saturday morning on a rotary phone but never being successful "

It was 01 811 8055 (not a real number anymore)

On that, remembering people's numbers instead of putting their name into a phone.

Old Dymo machines that produced the bumpy labels.

Someone mentioned a pedal in a car that dipped the headlights. My first car had a rubber bulb on the floor for the screen wash. And it had a manual ch.... can't say that word

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

Eval Keneval toy and the thing my gran used to wring out wet washing.

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

Slide rules

Although circular slide rules are still used by pilots.

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By *ormorantMan
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

"Eval Keneval toy and the thing my gran used to wring out wet washing. "

Just reminded me of Derek and Clive She caught her left tit in the mangle…

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Goblin teasmade..."

Many joke based on that ....

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Thread too long for me to read through so apologies if suggested already.

My first car:

Wind down windows. A wire you pulled out to allow more fuel to the engine when cold, a radio with about 8 buttons that when you pushed a needle jumped left to right, or vice versa

Double de clutching to change from 3rd to 2nd

No I don't remember having to do that. This was early mid 90s, a Maestro from the previous decade

In the days before synchromesh

Was that the thing under the number plate you had to turn quickly to get the car going?

I've seen it in books

And cars that had a ch oke you had to manually adjust

That's the wire/cable I was on about. If you wanted a sports car you simply didn't push it back I once the car had warmed up "

"Was that the thing under the number plate you had to turn quickly to get the car going?"

Starting handle!

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By *uppy 107Man
over a year ago

douglas

Britains, Tandy, Carling.??

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By *inAndTonic21Couple
over a year ago

Merseyside

Major Morgan music toy

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over a year ago

"Major Morgan music toy "

Oh wow, I’d totally forgotten about this little gem. My cousin used to have one and I was so jealous lol

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

Hungry Hippos & Weebles

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By *trideMan
over a year ago

Plymouth

Lighting a coal fire first thing in the morning.

Trying to find Dick Barton on Radio Luxembourg using a valve radio at 7:15 in the evening.

TV with one monochrome channel and lots of snow.

Cars with little orange arms which swung up and out of the B post to indicate turns.

Cars without heaters or radios.

Bus conductors with little tickets in clips on a wooden board.

Christmas boxes for the milkman, breadman, postman, coal men, dustmen and paperboy.

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By *.T.Man
over a year ago

Belfast

"Major Morgan music toy "

There's a username ripe for the taking:

Major Morgan's mighty organ

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Major Morgan music toy

There's a username ripe for the taking:

Major Morgan's mighty organ

A Viz character?

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Lighting a coal fire first thing in the morning.

Trying to find Dick Barton on Radio Luxembourg using a valve radio at 7:15 in the evening.

TV with one monochrome channel and lots of snow.

Cars with little orange arms which swung up and out of the B post to indicate turns.

Cars without heaters or radios.

Bus conductors with little tickets in clips on a wooden board.

Christmas boxes for the milkman, breadman, postman, coal men, dustmen and paperboy.

Car blankets being needed.

Checking tyres oil and water and a flask of tea before setting off for a 2 hour journey.

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By *escourtesMan
over a year ago

hereford

Ktel hair styler

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

Fountain pen & cartridge ink pens..

Could be very messy

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Blip. Handheld game.

Spud gun's.

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By *dd_soxMan
over a year ago

Suffolk

Slide rule

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

A digital watch with a calculator

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By *heBlowinsCouple
over a year ago

West Cork

"A digital watch with a calculator "

The kids are rewatching Mr. Bean and legit asked about this

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By *estsom2017Man
over a year ago

Williton

Conkers, Tilly lamp, primus stove and paraffin heaters

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Tracing paper

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By *rofessor ElementalMan
over a year ago

Durham

Teasmaid

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Slinky

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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago

1950's Original

A tea strainer

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By *trideMan
over a year ago

Plymouth

Getting my parents' sweet rations.

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By *otbeefandonionsCouple
over a year ago

Bathgate

When I was the remote control for the TV

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

Not sure about the spilling but used to absolutely sit ther stressing, and making sure my TAMOGOTCHI stayed alive haha

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

A to Z, local street maps, Google map instructions on paper

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By *arriedcoupleNECouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

A camera with a film.

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By *ittlemissmistressKCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

Etch a sketch lol

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By *illyjohnyCouple
over a year ago

brighton

My first calculator was an Abacus

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By *oding1Man
over a year ago

marlow

Slide rule

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By *929Man
over a year ago

newcastle

The leccy meter you put 50 pence in and every now and then a bloke came round and emptied it

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By *asterR and slut mayaMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"The leccy meter you put 50 pence in and every now and then a bloke came round and emptied it"

So funny I rember when they took shilling s

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

"Tracing paper"

The old school medicated toilet paper could be used as well..

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

"Teasmaid "

I need one of those..

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By *DLSCouple
over a year ago

witney

For her: Silly bandz For him: an iPod (the original one)

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By *ickeyblueeyes7Man
over a year ago

newport

Cine film projector

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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago

In my happy place

Floppy disk

A telephone box

Manual car windows

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By *B69Woman
over a year ago

Wiltshire

Green shield stamps

Luncheon vouchers

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

Not even the rubixs cube… but that rubixs circle rings things that was the most Annoying….

Awwww my ptsd is returning!!!

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

Manual ch*ke on a car.

No central locking

A house phone lock

A key for your roller skates

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