I'm too young..... - General Discussion

Tony Hendrix · 04-06-2007, 15:10

....... to remember all this.

Just for a minute, forget everything stressful and read this.... Go back in time...

Before the Internet or the Apple Mac.
Before semi-automatics, joy riders and crack....
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...
Way way back........
I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park.
The corner shop.
Hopscotch.
Butterscotch.
Skipping., Handstands.
Football with an old can.
Fingerbob.
Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the menace.
Jam Roly Poly.
Hula Hoops.
The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
Bazooka Joe bubble gum.
An ice cream cone on a warm summer's night from the van that plays a
tune - Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps
a screwball
Watching Saturday morning cartoons....short commercials, The Double
Deckers, Road Runner, He-Man, Zeebedee Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why
Don't You'? Or staying up for Doctor Who.
When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like
going somewhere.
Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings.
Sticky fingers. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro.
Climbing trees.
Walking to school no matter what the weather.
Running till you were out of breath and getting a stitch, laughing so
hard that your stomach hurt.
Jumping on the bed.
Pillow fights.
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
Being tired from playing....remember that?
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Water balloons were the ultimate weapon playing cards in the spokes
transformed any bike into a motorcycle.
Choppers and Grifters
I'm not finished just yet.....
Eating raw jelly.
Orange squash ice pops.
Remember when...
There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop Green
Flash - and the only time you wore them at school was for P.E.
You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents.
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.
When nobody owned a pure-bred dog.
When 25p was decent pocket money
When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there.
When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a
real restaurant with your parents.
When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to
carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate
that awaited a misbehaving student at home...
Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of
drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs etc. Parents and grandparents were a
much bigger threat! - And some of us are still afraid of them!!
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly".
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs.
And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one.
It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event.
Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a catapult.
Nobody was prettier than Mum.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.
Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
protectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED.

jojo01 · 04-06-2007, 15:15

Hooray! I have lived

SteUK · 04-06-2007, 15:16

I've never heard of Choppers and Grifters?

jojo01 · 04-06-2007, 15:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteUK

I've never heard of Choppers and Grifters?

Do I detect a spring chicken in our midst?

Mr Doobeedoobee · 04-06-2007, 15:21

"Running till you were out of breath and getting a stitch,"

erm this still happens every time I run, ahh so I must still be young

SteUK · 04-06-2007, 15:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by jojo01

Do I detect a spring chicken in our midst?

Is 22 still classed as young these days?

Seriously i'm intrigued to know what it is now.
Perhaps I have done it (whatever it is) and I didn't know it was called that.

jojo01 · 04-06-2007, 15:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteUK

Is 22 still classed as young these days?

Seriously i'm intrigued to know what it is now.
Perhaps I have done it (whatever it is) and I didn't know it was called that.

Choppers and Grifters were bicycles which the boys used to ride around on.

Yes, 22 is very spring chicken like. I'm 39 and my knees make creaky noises when I stand up

Purity · 04-06-2007, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteUK

Is 22 still classed as young these days?

Seriously i'm intrigued to know what it is now.
Perhaps I have done it (whatever it is) and I didn't know it was called that.

A chopper is a bike.

No idea about t'other, does that make me young too (says a hopeful 29 year old)?

teletv · 04-06-2007, 15:29

choppers, grifters, Strikers, boxer.
OMG i owned every Raleigh when i was a kid!

The original poster is right.... the worst thing that you could ever think of was... My mum & dad are going to kill me WHEN they find out.
Everyone knew each other and each others business. Everyone would help everyone else out without the " whats in it for me? " clause.

Satellite television wasnt invented, 3 channels, everyone listened to the top forty on radio 1 ' cos it was cool man!
No mobile phones, pagers almost no electronic equipment. Phone boxes were the norm, unless your parents had a phone but that wasnt normal for the early 80's unless they were well off.
There was only ONE version of coke. Pepsi was accepted (but only just) No hoodies, muggings, street crime, no car theft (it did happen but rarely) Burglary almost non existant. Drug abuse.. No one heard of it. Unemployment (was there but no high) No such thing as Terrorism (I R A excluded)

I wanna be a kid again!!!!!!!!

vidalia · 04-06-2007, 15:30

I've hit the half century and actually feel fitter and healthier than I did twenty years ago.

Markieb · 04-06-2007, 15:33

How about Space Dust anyone remember that?

MJS · 04-06-2007, 15:35

Quote:

Eating raw jelly.

I still do. Must be a kid at heart.

vidalia · 04-06-2007, 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markieb

How about Space Dust anyone remember that?

Flying saucers, Black Jacks, Fruit Salad (four for a penny), chocolate cigarettes with edible paper, coconut tobacco [no wonder we all smoked].

MJS · 04-06-2007, 15:36

What about liquorice stick?

timboy · 04-06-2007, 15:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by teletv

Pepsi was accepted (but only just)

I remember doing the Pepsi challenge in my local Fine Fare when I was about 4 or 5.

I felt so proud when I got it right.

Purity · 04-06-2007, 15:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by bevheth

Flying saucers, Black Jacks, Fruit Salad (four for a penny), chocolate cigarettes with edible paper, coconut tobacco [no wonder we all smoked].

Now they were lovely!

teletv · 04-06-2007, 15:37

Lemon curd!!! :P

cosmic space dust OMG i remember that...

any body remember 'Red Devils?' they are jawbreakers but they were very very Hot

as for eating raw jelly..... yep i still do that too!

vidalia · 04-06-2007, 15:38

I remember doing the Pepsi Challenge in Leeds city centre - it was ice cold Pepsi vs lukewarm flat Coke - guess what everybody chose?

jojo01 · 04-06-2007, 15:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by bevheth

I remember doing the Pepsi Challenge in Leeds city centre - it was ice cold Pepsi vs lukewarm flat Coke - guess what everybody chose?

Ah, so that's how everyone got it 'right'!

I wonder how they managed to fix the Stork Margarine challenge that Leslie Crowther used to do in supermarkets?

Mandragora · 04-06-2007, 15:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markieb

How about Space Dust anyone remember that?

Was it that sherbert stuff that used to fizz on your tongue?

bobsatlog · 04-06-2007, 15:45

I remember buying a Grifter for my son. So I think I double qualify!

SteUK · 04-06-2007, 15:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by jojo01

Choppers and Grifters were bicycles which the boys used to ride around on.

Yes, 22 is very spring chicken like. I'm 39 and my knees make creaky noises when I stand up

Ok, I can confirm I have not heard rf taken part in that, ridden a bike obviously but that that's something different I assume. The list seems like it's aimed more at kids of the 70's and 80's so I feel like i'm too young anyway

90's kids rule

Weigh-Man · 04-06-2007, 15:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteUK

I've never heard of Choppers and Grifters?

I had a Blue Grifter and my brother had a Red one, they were really good bikes

johnny_t · 04-06-2007, 15:51

I remember when Salt & Vinegar was blue, and Cheese & Onion was green. They were happier days......

SteUK · 04-06-2007, 15:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weigh-Man

I had a Blue Grifter and my brother had a Red one, they were really good bikes

I had a look at them on google, are they the same one that the boy rides in the air in ET?*

obviously they don't actually fly!

04-06-2007, 15:10	#1
Tony Hendrix Banned User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Motherwell. Services: VM tv/broadband/phone. Posts: 887	I'm too young..... ....... to remember all this. Just for a minute, forget everything stressful and read this.... Go back in time... Before the Internet or the Apple Mac. Before semi-automatics, joy riders and crack.... Before SEGA or Super Nintendo... Way way back........ I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park. The corner shop. Hopscotch. Butterscotch. Skipping., Handstands. Football with an old can. Fingerbob. Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the menace. Jam Roly Poly. Hula Hoops. The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass. Bazooka Joe bubble gum. An ice cream cone on a warm summer's night from the van that plays a tune - Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps a screwball Watching Saturday morning cartoons....short commercials, The Double Deckers, Road Runner, He-Man, Zeebedee Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? Or staying up for Doctor Who. When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going somewhere. Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings. Sticky fingers. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro. Climbing trees. Walking to school no matter what the weather. Running till you were out of breath and getting a stitch, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt. Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. Being tired from playing....remember that? The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon playing cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. Choppers and Grifters I'm not finished just yet..... Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Remember when... There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash - and the only time you wore them at school was for P.E. You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents. It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends. You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve. When nobody owned a pure-bred dog. When 25p was decent pocket money When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home... Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs etc. Parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! - And some of us are still afraid of them!! "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly". The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs. And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one. It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event. Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a catapult. Nobody was prettier than Mum. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin. Ice cream was considered a basic food group. Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true. Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors. If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED.

04-06-2007, 15:15	#2
jojo01 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Services: VM BB, TV & Phone Posts: 4,355	Hooray! I have lived

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SteUK Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,667	I've never heard of Choppers and Grifters?

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Mr Doobeedoobee Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 745	"Running till you were out of breath and getting a stitch," erm this still happens every time I run, ahh so I must still be young

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teletv Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Birmingham Services: aol broadband+ sky+ 1 FTA boxes vi Posts: 632	choppers, grifters, Strikers, boxer. OMG i owned every Raleigh when i was a kid! The original poster is right.... the worst thing that you could ever think of was... My mum & dad are going to kill me WHEN they find out. Everyone knew each other and each others business. Everyone would help everyone else out without the " whats in it for me? " clause. Satellite television wasnt invented, 3 channels, everyone listened to the top forty on radio 1 ' cos it was cool man! No mobile phones, pagers almost no electronic equipment. Phone boxes were the norm, unless your parents had a phone but that wasnt normal for the early 80's unless they were well off. There was only ONE version of coke. Pepsi was accepted (but only just) No hoodies, muggings, street crime, no car theft (it did happen but rarely) Burglary almost non existant. Drug abuse.. No one heard of it. Unemployment (was there but no high) No such thing as Terrorism (I R A excluded) I wanna be a kid again!!!!!!!!

04-06-2007, 15:30	#10
vidalia Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: London Posts: 16,994	I've hit the half century and actually feel fitter and healthier than I did twenty years ago.

04-06-2007, 15:33	#11
Markieb Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 987	How about Space Dust anyone remember that?

04-06-2007, 15:36	#14
MJS Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,332	What about liquorice stick?

04-06-2007, 15:37	#17
teletv Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Birmingham Services: aol broadband+ sky+ 1 FTA boxes vi Posts: 632	Lemon curd!!! :P cosmic space dust OMG i remember that... any body remember 'Red Devils?' they are jawbreakers but they were very very Hot as for eating raw jelly..... yep i still do that too!

04-06-2007, 15:38	#18
vidalia Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: London Posts: 16,994	I remember doing the Pepsi Challenge in Leeds city centre - it was ice cold Pepsi vs lukewarm flat Coke - guess what everybody chose?

04-06-2007, 15:45	#21
bobsatlog Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 274	I remember buying a Grifter for my son. So I think I double qualify!

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johnny_t Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Selby, Jewel of North Yorks Posts: 6,863	I remember when Salt & Vinegar was blue, and Cheese & Onion was green. They were happier days......