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

I lived outside as a kid, hide n seek, bulldog... No sitting in on computers.. Favourite childhood games?? What's yours..,

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Knock door run.....kiss chase.......tracking.

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

Sledging down the side of slag heaps. In or on whatever we could find.

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

Kirby

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By *oudnproudWoman
over a year ago

penrith

Elastic... a friend one end and another friend the other end... jumping through on and over it singing songs.... like ...

inside outside inside scales etc etc...

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By *oudnproudWoman
over a year ago

penrith

Hopscotch drawn with chalk on the path outside your house xx

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

Throwing two balls against the wall of the house.

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

kick can and hoppit

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

Tree climbing. And building a den, for your gang only.

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

"Throwing two balls against the wall of the house."

My mother did that one time. My brother couldn't sit down for a coupla days.

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By *oudnproudWoman
over a year ago

penrith

"Tree climbing. And building a den, for your gang only."

which had a magic knock or a password so no one could get in lol xx

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

I used to enjoy skipping with skipping ropes, was really good at it until I started growing tits.....

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

we used to build our den inside the bonfire and then sit up all night in case anybody tried to knick it(couldn't do it know health and safety)bloody silly thing to do in hindsight

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

"Throwing two balls against the wall of the house."

A tennis ball in an old pair of tights whacked against the wall.

Making mud pies.

Climbing trees.

Riding my bmx.

I was an active young lad.

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

"Tree climbing. And building a den, for your gang only.

which had a magic knock or a password so no one could get in lol xx "

Omg yes!

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

going down to the woods for the day with a jam sandwich and a bottle of liquorice water

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

"Knock door run.....kiss chase.......tracking.

We used to call it cherry knocking for some reason.

Didn't have slag heaps so had to make do with sledging down the side of an old quarry, in cardboard boxes.

Does scrumping count as a game? Sounds better than stealing fruit from other peoples trees.

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

Making 'perfume' from rose petals in water.

It smelled like shit.

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

"Tree climbing. And building a den, for your gang only.

which had a magic knock or a password so no one could get in lol xx

Asking girls if they'd "drop em" for a sight of our conkers.

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:Omg yes! -D

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

Rope swings in woods, preferably over dammed streams, were good. Often cut down by miserable bastards though.

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

French skipping was a big favourite until I discovered the while world opened up when I got my first pair of roller skates.....then moved on to cycling everywhere.....ah happy days!....we even cleared out my dad's shed and put net curtains in it and used it as our secret club base....I has forgotten about that until now!

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"French skipping was a big favourite until I discovered the while world opened up when I got my first pair of roller skates.....then moved on to cycling everywhere.....ah happy days!....we even cleared out my dad's shed and put net curtains in it and used it as our secret club base....I has forgotten about that until now!"
I forgot about my roller skates, fuck, I went everywhere on them, drove my mother crazy lol

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

Rope swings in woods, preferably over dammed streams, were good. Often cut down by miserable bastards though. "
ours swung over the beck from the top of a hill

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

We played a game called "battery man" in which the person who put the "battery" into the "battery man" chose his mode. Be it Freddy (he'd cut you and you were out), or wrestler (he'd get you in a submission move)

Then there was "The car game"

You had a "base" which was usually a garden. You had to walk down the road until a car came either way. Once that happened, you had to get back to base or a neighbours garden (this caused problems)

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

"Making 'perfume' from rose petals in water.

It smelled like shit.

Yup, did that lots in summer.

My favourite playground game was Bulldog, broke my wrist playing that in junior school. After school I loved kerby and tracker. Anything that involved me running. I quite liked kiss chase too, but I never ran very fast when playing that!!

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

Curb ball

street football before everyone in the street had a car

bike rides

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

Drs and nurses, with the boy next door

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

Marbles

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

Getting a sweater off your Bessie mate.... Nicking your mums pegs and putting them on your bike spokes so they made that ohhhh so cool noise!

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

"Getting a sweater off your Bessie mate.... Nicking your mums pegs and putting them on your bike spokes so they made that ohhhh so cool noise! "

Seater!!!!! Not sweater!!!

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

Crossing the Golden water

What's the time Mr Wolf

Dropping the hankey

Rounders

Skipping

Used to play these as a whole school in the yard at lunch time. Teachers would keep an eye now and again while drinking their tea, then bang on the window when things got too rowdy

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

Was always playing football games either in the street or down the park. If there were enough of us for a match, then use our jumpers for goalposts. Would also play knockout (1 goal and every man for himself, last one to score is eliminated from next round) or 60 seconds, where the goalkeeper would count to 60 and you had to score past him with a header or a volley, score and he drops back to zero, or if he counts to 60 last one to touch the ball has to go in goal, lol).

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

Knock down ginger

Off ground touch

What's the time Mr. Wolf

Three and in

Wembley

Headers and volleys

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

Cops and robbers with the girls

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

Rope swings in woods, preferably over dammed streams, were good. Often cut down by miserable bastards though. ours swung over the beck from the top of a hill"

We had a swing where you could swing into 3 or 4 other trees.

Fell out of a tree after deciding to slide down the newly placed rope and discovering that my knot tying ability wasn't as good as I thought it was.

Fractured my wrist, six weeks later I went and had it casted.

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

French skipping, cats cradle, marbles, run outs, pogs!

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

Kick the can

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

In school i used to spend a lot of time getting in to trouble and spending it against the wall.

That was a fun game for me to see how far i can run to the other end before i get caught.

..also used to play Kabbaddi or something. Then there was Stuck in the Mud and then there was the challenge to see can climb the fence the highest.

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

riding my red chopper

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

when I was realllllly small we used to catch grass hoppers then we moved onto the ropey over the canal seeing if we could land on the boats either that or hitting the local mtb downhill track well till I had the worst fall ever anyway

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

Catching newts! Summers where so hot and long back then. Or is it my imagination? Picking at the tar as it bubbled in the road, leap frog.

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

I used to go on the hunt looking for centipedes and milipedes. I'd go and place it in places where someone would have a heart attack lol

...suddenly in the middle of the class they see something walking on the table.

I don't know how the bastard teachers knew it was me lol

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By *oasterCockbumMan
over a year ago

Highway 61

Pitchy with fitbaw cards .... And gairdy at nite ....

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

"Catching newts! Summers where so hot and long back then. Or is it my imagination? Picking at the tar as it bubbled in the road, leap frog."

Tadpoles, it's mad how you forget all the things you used to do as a child.

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By *hmeohmyMan
over a year ago

"I used to enjoy skipping with skipping ropes, was really good at it until I started growing tits.....

And very nice they are too

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

"I used to go on the hunt looking for centipedes and milipedes. I'd go and place it in places where someone would have a heart attack lol

...suddenly in the middle of the class they see something walking on the table.

I don't know how the bastard teachers knew it was me lol

We kept mice in the nonfunctional speaker above the blackboard in our form room. Used to let them out in the maths lesson with a female teacher.

Also used to try on an almost weekly basis to release the locusts from their cage in biology.

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

"swimming" through the neighbours coal bunker when it was full...in the top and out of the hatch at the bottom...filthy but victorious

Rollerbooting absolutely everywhere possible

What time is it Mr Wolf...sneaking up on the wolf and not getting caught

...and my personal favourite, kiss chase

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

"I used to go on the hunt looking for centipedes and milipedes. I'd go and place it in places where someone would have a heart attack lol

...suddenly in the middle of the class they see something walking on the table.

I don't know how the bastard teachers knew it was me lol

We kept mice in the nonfunctional speaker above the blackboard in our form room. Used to let them out in the maths lesson with a female teacher.

Also used to try on an almost weekly basis to release the locusts from their cage in biology.

Ohhh and biology dissecting, mice and rats!

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

"I used to go on the hunt looking for centipedes and milipedes. I'd go and place it in places where someone would have a heart attack lol

...suddenly in the middle of the class they see something walking on the table.

I don't know how the bastard teachers knew it was me lol

We kept mice in the nonfunctional speaker above the blackboard in our form room. Used to let them out in the maths lesson with a female teacher.

Also used to try on an almost weekly basis to release the locusts from their cage in biology.

Ohhh and biology dissecting, mice and rats!

I was always to squeamish to enjoy dissecting

poor little blighters

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By *ardlovinmanMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

2 man hunt was ace, it was sort of like a violent hide and seek, you start with picking two if you at random( I say that loosely as it was usually fixed lol) and the rest got a minutes start and the men had to hunt the others, when you were caught you were punched on the arm 3 times and the hunter would " two man hunt" and they'd have to join the hunters until there were more hunters than runners, I was pretty fast so usually one of the last to be caught so ended up with a black an blue arm and laughing my ass off lol, walk the plank or join the crew was similar but played on a designated field, usually someone's back garden lol, fuck where did the time go? Xxx

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

Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

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

"Tree climbing. And building a den, for your gang only."

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

"Elastic... a friend one end and another friend the other end... jumping through on and over it singing songs.... like ...

inside outside inside scales etc etc..."

I like elastics too

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

French skipping

Kiss chase

Hopscotch

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

When I got older......trolley racing!

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

"Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

Oh do you remember the desks with gas taps attached?

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

"When I got older......trolley racing!"

Oh lord remember pushing many a d*unken mate home in a shopping trolley!

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

Sardines

Agro football.

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

"When I got older......trolley racing!

Oh lord remember pushing many a d*unken mate home in a shopping trolley!

I still play on occasion but sshhh!

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

"Hopscotch drawn with chalk on the path outside your house xx"

Made sure it was Chalk and not white dog poo lol

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

"Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

Oh do you remember the desks with gas taps attached?

Got banned from chemistry for setting them on fire, how were we supposed to know they never had any flashback arresters on them.

Note. At that point in time I didn't have a clue what a flashback arrester was

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

"Hopscotch drawn with chalk on the path outside your house xx

Made sure it was Chalk and not white dog poo lol"

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

"Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

Oh do you remember the desks with gas taps attached?

Got banned from chemistry for setting them on fire, how were we supposed to know they never had any flashback arresters on them.

Note. At that point in time I didn't have a clue what a flashback arrester was

Oh I know for goodness sake.... Tut...

What's one of those??

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over a year ago

"Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

Oh do you remember the desks with gas taps attached?

We used to just leave it on lol

...also conkers. And those plant things which you could separate and put on your nose. Also, rubbing those stinging nettles on each other to escape class lol

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

"Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

Oh do you remember the desks with gas taps attached?

Got banned from chemistry for setting them on fire, how were we supposed to know they never had any flashback arresters on them.

Note. At that point in time I didn't have a clue what a flashback arrester was

Oh I know for goodness sake.... Tut...

What's one of those??

They automatically close if the flame travels up the pipe, you usually get them on oxy acetylene welding cylinders. Stops explosions...

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

"Hopscotch drawn with chalk on the path outside your house xx

Made sure it was Chalk and not white dog poo lol

"
. what happened to white dog poo ?. dont see it these days?

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

Did anyone ever go cotton knocking?

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

"Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

Oh do you remember the desks with gas taps attached?

Got banned from chemistry for setting them on fire, how were we supposed to know they never had any flashback arresters on them.

Note. At that point in time I didn't have a clue what a flashback arrester was

Oh I know for goodness sake.... Tut...

What's one of those??

They automatically close if the flame travels up the pipe, you usually get them on oxy acetylene welding cylinders. Stops explosions...

Ohhh bloody hell!!

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

"Did anyone ever go cotton knocking?"

Go what?

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

"Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

Oh do you remember the desks with gas taps attached?

We used to just leave it on lol

...also conkers. And those plant things which you could separate and put on your nose. Also, rubbing those stinging nettles on each other to escape class lol

And throwing sycamore seeds in the air... Whirly birds...

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

"Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

Oh do you remember the desks with gas taps attached?

We used to just leave it on lol

...also conkers. And those plant things which you could separate and put on your nose. Also, rubbing those stinging nettles on each other to escape class lol

And throwing sycamore seeds in the air... Whirly birds...

...and a few other things. I'm not saying those.

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia

Scrumping! Over neighbours fences for the pears and apples... Jacks and marbles, hop scotch, skipping, bob a job in brownies! Lol

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

"Had fun with some bunsen burners at school heating up a test tube til it explodes. Not sure how we ended up flooding one of the classes - but i guess these things happen.

Oh do you remember the desks with gas taps attached?

Got banned from chemistry for setting them on fire, how were we supposed to know they never had any flashback arresters on them.

Note. At that point in time I didn't have a clue what a flashback arrester was

Oh I know for goodness sake.... Tut...

What's one of those??

They automatically close if the flame travels up the pipe, you usually get them on oxy acetylene welding cylinders. Stops explosions...

Ohhh bloody hell!!

Hence the ban...

We used to run all the chemistry teachers chalk under the water taps, then sit at the back and watch as he failed miserably to write on the blackboard as his chalk crumbled onto the floor...

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

Anyone ever put a tennis ball in a pair if your Mam's tights and stand back to wall hitting it from side to side and a between your legs and above your head...sounds kinky...it wasn't...but great fun all the same!!

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

"Hopscotch drawn with chalk on the path outside your house xx"

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia

"Anyone ever put a tennis ball in a pair if your Mam's tights and stand back to wall hitting it from side to side and a between your legs and above your head...sounds kinky...it wasn't...but great fun all the same!! "
lol! Yes!!! Forgot that!

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

Yeah me too!

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By *ardlovinmanMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Can anyone remember what those small bouncy balls with the plastic disk around the middle you put between your feet and bounced on were called? 80s lol. X

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

Kirby, bulldog, kiss chase, roller skates,

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By *wiggy2112Woman
over a year ago

some where in Yorkshire

i remember clackers ...and how many were hanging on telephone wires where kids let go a little enthusiastic

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

"Can anyone remember what those small bouncy balls with the plastic disk around the middle you put between your feet and bounced on were called? 80s lol. X"

Don't remember the name of those things but i do remember pogo sticks. They were a great way to pass the time if you liked falling over and grazing your arms and knees up.

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

There was also grappling and chicken.

...we should organise a forum grappling match.

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