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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?  |
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"I used to eat worms and dandelions, soil and anything else probably, my Mum described me as 'the horror'
I don't do it now thank goodness."
 I used to lick stones. They were salty. |
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"I used to eat worms and dandelions, soil and anything else probably, my Mum described me as 'the horror'
I don't do it now thank goodness.
I used to lick stones. They were salty. "
Nice! I might try that |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Jelly out of the packet, just the odd chunk or two
Still do as well  "
It's good for your hair and nails apparently. My Mum ate a cube of raw jelly a day and swore it made her nails stronger |
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ? "
Yes to the jelly and wallpaper on school books
Also poured pva glue on my hand and peeled it off |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Yes to the jelly and wallpaper on school books
Also poured pva glue on my hand and peeled it off"
Ahhh yes! I used to do that just before the end of the day at Primary School and would peel it off as I walked home! |
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By *dalisqueWoman
over a year ago
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Yes to the jelly and wallpaper on school books
Also poured pva glue on my hand and peeled it off"
Who didn't pour plastic glue on their hands lol
I still do it now with my grandchildren xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"For some reason, I used to wear wellies, a lot.
Me too and my socks used to always come off for some reason .. really uncomfortable  "
Thank goodness for crocs. |
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No I was told the undone jelly would give me a belly ache, was I lied to?
I used to cover my books in band and football posters. None of that individuality these days, just the corporate school logos.
I used dip my fingers in the pool of candle wax and give myself new finger tips.
I played football for more hours per week than a professional football does.
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ? "
Yes to all of the above. I also made mud pies, climbed trees and played football. I don't do any of those things nowadays  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"No I was told the undone jelly would give me a belly ache, was I lied to?
I used to cover my books in band and football posters. None of that individuality these days, just the corporate school logos.
I used dip my fingers in the pool of candle wax and give myself new finger tips.
I played football for more hours per week than a professional football does.
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Ah yeah, jumpers for goalposts! Playing football on the village playing field until it went dark and the kid whose ball it was had to go home for tea .. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Yes to all of the above. I also made mud pies, climbed trees and played football. I don't do any of those things nowadays "
We had no fear when climbing trees back then, did we? I’d be terrified now! |
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Yes to all of the above. I also made mud pies, climbed trees and played football. I don't do any of those things nowadays
We had no fear when climbing trees back then, did we? I’d be terrified now! "
I think I'd climb trees now if I could. I worry my daughter is missing out on important childhood stuff because I'm now a wheelie (she does get bonus stuff, like riding on my knee downhill) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Yes to all of the above. I also made mud pies, climbed trees and played football. I don't do any of those things nowadays
We had no fear when climbing trees back then, did we? I’d be terrified now!
I think I'd climb trees now if I could. I worry my daughter is missing out on important childhood stuff because I'm now a wheelie (she does get bonus stuff, like riding on my knee downhill)"
I still ride on shopping trollies on the way back to the car.. |
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By *exysuzi and Mr.SCouple
over a year ago
CONISTON .Stoke Suburbia. Staffs. BARMOUTH. The Lakes (Monthly) |
I used to file a ridge on the end of my pencils and pencil crayons and write my name on each one xxxxx Suzi
Or use one of those embossed print things Were they called ticker tapes or something ?? and stick my name to everything |
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By *exysuzi and Mr.SCouple
over a year ago
CONISTON .Stoke Suburbia. Staffs. BARMOUTH. The Lakes (Monthly) |
"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Yes to all of the above. I also made mud pies, climbed trees and played football. I don't do any of those things nowadays
We had no fear when climbing trees back then, did we? I’d be terrified now!
I think I'd climb trees now if I could. I worry my daughter is missing out on important childhood stuff because I'm now a wheelie (she does get bonus stuff, like riding on my knee downhill)"
I've just started climbing mountains  xxxxx Suzi |
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"I used to file a ridge on the end of my pencils and pencil crayons and write my name on each one xxxxx Suzi
Or use one of those embossed print things Were they called ticker tapes or something ?? and stick my name to everything"
I used to write my name on stuff with a Tippex pen. My daughter has my old school scientific calculator and it has my initials still on there in Tippex! |
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"I used to file a ridge on the end of my pencils and pencil crayons and write my name on each one xxxxx Suzi
Or use one of those embossed print things Were they called ticker tapes or something ?? and stick my name to everything"
Yes!!! The Dymo tape label makers!! I still have my name on one of my old handheld space invader toys that I made with one of those in about 1980! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I covered every folder and exercise book with carefully cut out photos of my favourite things and people and then put sticky backed plastic over them. They were works of art.  |
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"I covered every folder and exercise book with carefully cut out photos of my favourite things and people and then put sticky backed plastic over them. They were works of art. "
Did that include hunky 70s / 80s popstars with their 70s / 80s hair? And denim, no doubt! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Eat Vicks Vapour Rub.
Thought it would soothe my throat, but apparently it's addictive and I ate an entire pot! "
 that stuff was lush wasn’t it! Not to eat mind, that’s just weird!!  |
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By *rReyMan
over a year ago
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As a kid I miss finding porno mags in the bushes at the park. Seriously, how bad was it that someone in the park, where there were families, was huddled away with escort or razzle and a box of man size tissues? That's assuming they mopped up, but it would also explain all the pages that were cemented together |
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By *exysuzi and Mr.SCouple
over a year ago
CONISTON .Stoke Suburbia. Staffs. BARMOUTH. The Lakes (Monthly) |
"I used to file a ridge on the end of my pencils and pencil crayons and write my name on each one xxxxx Suzi
Or use one of those embossed print things Were they called ticker tapes or something ?? and stick my name to everything
Yes!!! The Dymo tape label makers!! I still have my name on one of my old handheld space invader toys that I made with one of those in about 1980! "
Dynamo tape lol that's the stuff, I put my name on literally everything, even cutlery lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I covered every folder and exercise book with carefully cut out photos of my favourite things and people and then put sticky backed plastic over them. They were works of art.
Did that include hunky 70s / 80s popstars with their 70s / 80s hair? And denim, no doubt!"
I believe Duran Duran featured heavily. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I used to file a ridge on the end of my pencils and pencil crayons and write my name on each one xxxxx Suzi
Or use one of those embossed print things Were they called ticker tapes or something ?? and stick my name to everything
Yes!!! The Dymo tape label makers!! I still have my name on one of my old handheld space invader toys that I made with one of those in about 1980!
Dynamo tape lol that's the stuff, I put my name on literally everything, even cutlery lol "
Kids don’t know where they are today with their flashy laser printers and all that! Those were fun though! |
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By *rReyMan
over a year ago
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"As a kid I miss finding porno mags in the bushes at the park. Seriously, how bad was it that someone in the park, where there were families, was huddled away with escort or razzle and a box of man size tissues? That's assuming they mopped up, but it would also explain all the pages that were cemented together
It was always a huge moment when a new one was discovered wasn’t it? It had to do the rounds and everyone had to have a look! Word got around quickly! "
But nobody ever questioned its origin |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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I used to get those rolls of caps, you know the rolls of red paper with little dots of gunpowder on them that were supposed to be used in cap guns but I used to scrape them with my finger nails so they ended up black with all the mini explosions! My Mum used to go mad at me … |
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"I used to get those rolls of caps, you know the rolls of red paper with little dots of gunpowder on them that were supposed to be used in cap guns but I used to scrape them with my finger nails so they ended up black with all the mini explosions! My Mum used to go mad at me … "
Oh yeah, used to do the whole roll with a stone. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"As a kid I miss finding porno mags in the bushes at the park. Seriously, how bad was it that someone in the park, where there were families, was huddled away with escort or razzle and a box of man size tissues? That's assuming they mopped up, but it would also explain all the pages that were cemented together
It was always a huge moment when a new one was discovered wasn’t it? It had to do the rounds and everyone had to have a look! Word got around quickly!
But nobody ever questioned its origin "
True!! And back in my day they were always very hairy, unlike today. With nice moist pink bits held wide open if I recall … quite the education and much more than they taught us in school those days |
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"I used to get those rolls of caps, you know the rolls of red paper with little dots of gunpowder on them that were supposed to be used in cap guns but I used to scrape them with my finger nails so they ended up black with all the mini explosions! My Mum used to go mad at me …
Oh yeah, used to do the whole roll with a stone. "
I can literally smell them now! |
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"As a kid I miss finding porno mags in the bushes at the park. Seriously, how bad was it that someone in the park, where there were families, was huddled away with escort or razzle and a box of man size tissues? That's assuming they mopped up, but it would also explain all the pages that were cemented together
It was always a huge moment when a new one was discovered wasn’t it? It had to do the rounds and everyone had to have a look! Word got around quickly!
But nobody ever questioned its origin "
Yes, best day ever that when you discovered them. I used to have an Eagle eye for finding smut. |
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ? "
Both of the above, plus at primary school I used to eat the plasticine |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Play football
Ride a bike
Climb trees
Go to school
Smoke (this is true by the way)
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Did you have to ask someone to buy the ciggies or did you have one of those shops that was quite ‘liberal’ with selling fags to kids! Our village shop was the latter! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Doing the love percentage game where you worked out how much you were compatible lol. "
Never did that but no doubt it would have been nil percent! Sad, innit  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Both of the above, plus at primary school I used to eat the plasticine "
I used to sniff it! Loved the smell! |
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By *weetCruellaWoman
over a year ago
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"Doing the love percentage game where you worked out how much you were compatible lol.
Never did that but no doubt it would have been nil percent! Sad, innit "
The ones i always fancied was always a low score lol |
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"As a kid I miss finding porno mags in the bushes at the park. Seriously, how bad was it that someone in the park, where there were families, was huddled away with escort or razzle and a box of man size tissues? That's assuming they mopped up, but it would also explain all the pages that were cemented together
It was always a huge moment when a new one was discovered wasn’t it? It had to do the rounds and everyone had to have a look! Word got around quickly!
But nobody ever questioned its origin "
The porno fairy! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Doing the love percentage game where you worked out how much you were compatible lol.
Never did that but no doubt it would have been nil percent! Sad, innit
The ones i always fancied was always a low score lol"
Life was tough back then .. |
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By *weetCruellaWoman
over a year ago
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"Doing the love percentage game where you worked out how much you were compatible lol.
Never did that but no doubt it would have been nil percent! Sad, innit
The ones i always fancied was always a low score lol
Life was tough back then .. "
It actually wasnt lol... loved my childhood lol... just wasnt a lot to do
Was only tough when the hormones kicked in lol |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ? "
Yes to all of these. Still do so with the jelly.
Plus, if I needed tracing paper for say, Geography maps homework, I'd improvise using the similar type Toilet paper (wasn't it Izal brand?) which was more ideal for tracing purposes than anything else!
In the kitchen, the highlight when mum was preparing cake mixes, was to lick the bowl clean after the mix had been put into the oven. Yum! |
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Yes to all of these. Still do so with the jelly.
Plus, if I needed tracing paper for say, Geography maps homework, I'd improvise using the similar type Toilet paper (wasn't it Izal brand?) which was more ideal for tracing purposes than anything else!
In the kitchen, the highlight when mum was preparing cake mixes, was to lick the bowl clean after the mix had been put into the oven. Yum!"
Licking cake mixture from the bowl is not a kids only sport, Iain! I try and hide away and eat it myself and hope my daughter doesn't notice |
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What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Play football
Ride a bike
Climb trees
Go to school
Smoke (this is true by the way)
Did you have to ask someone to buy the ciggies or did you have one of those shops that was quite ‘liberal’ with selling fags to kids! Our village shop was the latter!"
I grew up in Stepney in London's East End in the 1970's so getting fags and booze was easy. Most small shop keepers didn't care and those that did accepted the excuse that your mum had sent you out for them.
Actually, that was sometimes true!
It's ironic that I don't smoke anymore and I haven't touched alcohol in almost a year |
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Yes love jelly cubes good for strong nails too. I still do as well as bovril/oxo cubes I eat them nibble round the edges .. very salty but yummy . I drink hot bovril too the cubes not the jar that tastes quite different . |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Play football
Ride a bike
Climb trees
Go to school
Smoke (this is true by the way)
Did you have to ask someone to buy the ciggies or did you have one of those shops that was quite ‘liberal’ with selling fags to kids! Our village shop was the latter!
I grew up in Stepney in London's East End in the 1970's so getting fags and booze was easy. Most small shop keepers didn't care and those that did accepted the excuse that your mum had sent you out for them.
Actually, that was sometimes true!
It's ironic that I don't smoke anymore and I haven't touched alcohol in almost a year "
My mum used to send us to the shop with a note for bread, milk and cigarettes. |
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"I really liked playing in the rain. Oh wait.. I still can do that - just need opportunity;-)
You must have danced a lot this past week? "
Haha.. Great point. Not in the way I was meaning in up there.. but Spring rain and barefoot on a meadow - that was one of my fav |
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"Write to Jim L fix it ? Yeah I did
 did you get a letter back? you didn't get to sit on his knee "
no I asked to fly with the red arrows I’m such old Jim could have fixed me up |
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Collecting and trading Panini cards ... "
I also did something similar with stickers. I found an old football book with 4/5 missing stickers as never completed the set. I actually found a seller on ebay and completed it with the missing ones. |
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Me and my best mate used to make up a football league with actual teams from the First Division (now Premiership). Fixtures were recorded in notebooks and match results based on a dice roll. We rolled single dice for each team. 6 was 0. I still have one notebook! |
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"I really liked playing in the rain. Oh wait.. I still can do that - just need opportunity;-)
You must have danced a lot this past week?
Haha.. Great point. Not in the way I was meaning in up there.. but Spring rain and barefoot on a meadow - that was one of my fav "
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Yes to all of the above. I also made mud pies, climbed trees and played football. I don't do any of those things nowadays
We had no fear when climbing trees back then, did we? I’d be terrified now! "
Isn’t climbing trees banned now as it’s too dangerous |
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"As a kid I miss finding porno mags in the bushes at the park. Seriously, how bad was it that someone in the park, where there were families, was huddled away with escort or razzle and a box of man size tissues? That's assuming they mopped up, but it would also explain all the pages that were cemented together
It was always a huge moment when a new one was discovered wasn’t it? It had to do the rounds and everyone had to have a look! Word got around quickly!
But nobody ever questioned its origin
True!! And back in my day they were always very hairy, unlike today. With nice moist pink bits held wide open if I recall … quite the education and much more than they taught us in school those days "
I went to an all boys school so porno mags was my only sex education. Only learnt how to wank at 13 by overhearing another lads conversation and got that wrong the first few times  |
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Yes to the jelly and still do it now.
Yes to the wrapping of school books.
Swing the swing so hard you flip it over the top, not possible now they don’t even get to horizontal.
Hang off a roundabout as it’s spinning fast trying to grab something that’s been placed underneath
Sunday night sat listening to the Top 40, with your finger on the record / pause to create your own tape. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Both of those. The jelly was when I was doing swimming competitions. Not sure why but apparently it gave us a wee boost.
Lining paper on the jotters too that would be graffitied in the first day |
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ? "
I thought that was just my generation with the wallpaper books. I had wallpaper envy as a child.....
I used to press flowers. Identify them, glue them in scrap books and label and date them. |
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ?
Yes to all of the above. I also made mud pies, climbed trees and played football. I don't do any of those things nowadays
We had no fear when climbing trees back then, did we? I’d be terrified now!
Isn’t climbing trees banned now as it’s too dangerous "
It's only banned for me because I've not yet worked out a wheelchair accessible tree climbing route |
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"Eat jelly straight out of the packet and not dissolve it like you’re supposed to?
Or .. cover all your school text books with wallpaper or wrapping paper to protect them?
Or .. … etc
What else did you do as a kiddie that you don’t now .. ? "
Yes to the jelly! Also ate butter straight out the tub!
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