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Evening you crazy/lovely/fun lot.
I am hoping to read about those things that stuck in your mind from a young age.
For me it is mojo’s,bonbons,tcp,linseed oil,hot summers,snowy winters.
I could ramble on but will await others feedback.
Belated Happy New Year lovely lot x |
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"Apple drops
Black jacks
The white bon bons and the yellow bon bons
Fruit salads
Wham bars
Cidona
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Wham bars made me smile and this is when they had a bit of fizz to them. Damn it shows our age or should I say it shows our generation(just checked out your age to make sure)  |
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"My BMX
Cross Country
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Evening and can’t believe I forgot BMX.
I had a burner and was jealous of all the lads with super tuff and mongoose etc.
Did you do well well at cross country or struggle to get around and have a cig half way through like a lot in my year did |
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I had a shit German bike that had back pedal brakes while my mates all had Grifters.
Yeah they weren't laughing when I could pull all the best skids.
Then they laughed like fuck when I had to ride the fuckin thing. |
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"Apple drops
Black jacks
The white bon bons and the yellow bon bons
Fruit salads
Wham bars
Cidona
Wham bars made me smile and this is when they had a bit of fizz to them. Damn it shows our age or should I say it shows our generation(just checked out your age to make sure) "
I'm actually 53, must change that!  |
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"My BMX
Cross Country
Tag
Evening and can’t believe I forgot BMX.
I had a burner and was jealous of all the lads with super tuff and mongoose etc.
Did you do well well at cross country or struggle to get around and have a cig half way through like a lot in my year did "
Haha I had a SkyWay which got st**len, twice 
And I hated cross country... Was always in the winter and we always wore shorts and it was freezing and muddy |
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"pippa dolls
milk of magnesia
French skipping
I am just googling pippa dolls….they where a mini version of cindy/barbie dolls. We used to dress them and swap their clothes at school"
I am taking your word on that and sure they were great just like Steve Austin was for us boys. Six million dollar man was ace |
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"pippa dolls
milk of magnesia
French skipping
I am just googling pippa dolls….they where a mini version of cindy/barbie dolls. We used to dress them and swap their clothes at school
I am taking your word on that and sure they were great just like Steve Austin was for us boys. Six million dollar man was ace "
And also The Bionic Woman!! |
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"My BMX
Cross Country
Tag
Evening and can’t believe I forgot BMX.
I had a burner and was jealous of all the lads with super tuff and mongoose etc.
Did you do well well at cross country or struggle to get around and have a cig half way through like a lot in my year did
Haha I had a SkyWay which got st**len, twice
And I hated cross country... Was always in the winter and we always wore shorts and it was freezing and muddy "
Check you out with your Skyway. I need to check out what mags they had as can’t remember.
Yep cross country was always one of the extremes but mostly cold and you couldn’t feel your thighs due to how short the shorts were back then and the low temps during winter.
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"pippa dolls
milk of magnesia
French skipping
I am just googling pippa dolls….they where a mini version of cindy/barbie dolls. We used to dress them and swap their clothes at school
I am taking your word on that and sure they were great just like Steve Austin was for us boys. Six million dollar man was ace
And also The Bionic Woman!!"
I used to have a crush on the bionic woman and makepeace from Dempsey and makepeace.
Streethawk was a bit later I think but the hulk was earlier with the music at end of every episode as he walked off with his backpack |
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"pippa dolls
milk of magnesia
French skipping
I am just googling pippa dolls….they where a mini version of cindy/barbie dolls. We used to dress them and swap their clothes at school
I am taking your word on that and sure they were great just like Steve Austin was for us boys. Six million dollar man was ace
And also The Bionic Woman!!
I used to have a crush on the bionic woman and makepeace from Dempsey and makepeace.
Streethawk was a bit later I think but the hulk was earlier with the music at end of every episode as he walked off with his backpack "
Ha ha loved The Incredible Hulk and Dempsey and Make peace!!!  |
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"Hot sunshine, pine trees and sea air in France and the most delicious tomato ever.
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Only one delicious tomato ever ?
Please explain this ?
I get the pine trees and sea air so when you get a chance I will be all eyes. |
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The sound of the waves crashing from my windows putting me to sleep at night.
Kid ‘cigarettes’ they were the worse chewing gum with a white paper and some white powder wrapped around them. We’d pretend to be smoking and then attempt to chew the gum.
Suncream
Coconuts
Limbers (no clue what these are called in English) but homemade ice pops in tropical flavours.
Swimming pools
The boiling hot rays of the sun and breeze to cool you off.
Sugarcane juice freshly squeezed. |
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Ages 5-8 chosen:
Parma Violets
Anna T
Karen G
Tina P
Miss Challenger (yup...teacher...it was a crush, and it wasn't that innocent in my mind)
Wanking (needed finessing over the next 5 years. Fully mastered at 13 ).
Reading
Not fitting anywhere, but, oddly, very popular
Anna T again
Tina P again x 3
Bosie
Simon
The Hobbit
A bit more exploratory wanking
The smell of cut grass.
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1. The ice cream van always having run out of ice cream but still coming to our street (‘why play the music then Dad?’, I always asked.
2. Being allowed to sit and watch TV with mum and dad on the sofa on a Saturday as a special treat.
3. The cage and under stairs cupboard (neither were comfy).
Was it the same for everyone? |
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Good or bad?
Let’s go with good. 
A school mate fell through the ice of a pond up to his chest. Hilarious!!
A school mate broke both his arms falling out of a tree swing. I remember the sound  .. hilarious!
The great snowball fight of 92. 4th v 5th years. HILLARIOUS. |
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So many things ...
1.When little crawled into dark kitchen to surprise dog but no surprise he bit my head but luckily not too bad.
2.Once sick remember kneeling head in huge bucket abd just seemed endless from such small human
3.many tv shows but Man from atlantis |
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Getting my first proper bike with gears. A white racer from Phil corleys in bletchley just like my dad's (although his wasn't white).
Getting stuck in top of the playhouse in the park across the road from us and my dad having to save me.
Bullocks breaking out of a farmers field and getting in to the school playing field at lunch time.
Evie |
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1. Books. So..many...books.
2. Dad attempting but ultimately failing to get me interested in any type of sport
3. Being allowed to stay up after my normal bedtime, provided I was quiet and watched with my parents news at ten, or newsnight, or any other serious documentaries. They "groomed" me to be interested and aware of current affairs from a very early age, eg 8 onwards. Still a news/documentary junkie |
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Building tents on the garden.
Hide and seek
Penny sweets from Osbourne's
My gang of friends in England and playing out.
My cousin's in Malta and jumping into the sea.
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By *zeroMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
Going over to freinds houses with a controller to play computer games.
Trips to my tiny local cinema that sadly isn't there any more.
Playing in my grans old shed and turning it into a fort. |
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being taken to see star wars when it first came out at the cinema.
10p pick and mix being a lot of sweets in a bag. like two sweets for 1/2p
playing outside and exploring as kids away from parents. |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
South Wales |
Spending hot Summer days out my Nan and gramps back garden when my mum was in work, playing on the swing watching my Gramp potter around his veg patch. My Nan bringing me out a cold glass of lemonade with a scoop of ice cream in it.
Going to the swimming baths with my friends, going through the Park on the way and stopping to look at the goldfish and the birds in the Aviary. Then after swimming having a Hot Chocolate or a Slushie if it were Summer.
Going down to my Gramps allotment, talking to the horses in the field next door. Feeding them grass whilst trying not to act scared in case they caught my fingers. Walking along the allotment paths talking to myself and looking at what other folk were growing. Filling up the water baths if they looked a bit low.
Happy memories 
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Going to my dads works kids Christmas party.
Given my mum 5 Mackerel that I caught with my dad on a fishing trip while on holiday at Dawlish.
Arriving at Dawlish by train at 4.30 in the morning, only for my sister to swimming in the sea right by the station
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U remember the little aliens in a egg with a rumor that if u put them together they make a baby
Iv spoke to people all over the uk and there school playgrounds said the same and thats was before the Internet how fake rumors got spread then was nothing but amazing |
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A day trip to Aberdovey, I was only a baby. I can remember my Dad standing in the sea with me in his arms and a big wave came, I remember the roar and the feel of the water
Playing hide and seek, must of been 4/5 and curling up in the airing cupboard, I fell asleep. They couldn't find me and all hell broke loose, I stumbled out of the airing cupboard a few hours later to the sound of my Mum crying, neighbours all over the place. My Mum hugged me then slapped me
I had two older brothers and constantly bugged them, always wanted to play their games. One day I was particularly obnoxious and Dad made them take me out with them, they walked me to the local wood saying we'd play hide and seek, was told to close my eyes. I did and they fucked off and left me there, I was found god knows how long after by the landowner, I was crying. He took me home, my Brothers weren't home, Dad went mad, grounded them for a month lol
I was the littlest and a spoilt brat, I was also Daddy's princess. I think I probably deserved it |
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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago
Solihull and Brentwood |
Watching a girl I was smitten with, knock seven bells out of one of my mates brothers. Never found out why.
Figuring out how to tape to tape VHS movies.
Receiving my first French kiss. (Almost fell over with shock.
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Watching foreign films late at night, as they had subtitles so my parents wouldn't hear my TV...Fired up both my interest in world cinema and my interest in exotic naked ladies.
Playing doctors and nurses in the shed with the girl from next door when we were about 6 or 7- no doubt we'd probably be sent for counselling now or taken away by the thought police?
My dad borrowing his mates Porsche for the day- turned a car mad kid in to a life long petrol head |
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Hey OP and gang!! This is a good one funny what sticks in your mind from childhood....
Smell of Ylang-ylang
Sound of heavy rain on corrugated roofs
Picking pomegranates
Smell of dad's oily / greasy shirts
Sound of a V8
First ever porno on VHS!!
Holding first crushes hand
First kiss....was not glamorous at all
Doing wheelies on my mountain bike and also smashing up my knee in the process
Ah so many more.  |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
Burying my brother up to his neck in sand at the seaside, coming down stairs and seeing a Christmas tree and presents, having sand thrown in my eyes when playing in a sandpit at nursery. All aged 2-3 |
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Lucky bags.
American Cream soda.
Barley Sugar twist with chocolate in the middle.
Pints of Bitter ,Mild ,Mixed,
Cheese triangles and pickles in plastic bag from the pub.
Lose monkey nuts in a sack in the corner shop.
The corner shop itself.
The Corona pop wagon coming down our street.
The milk man .
The rag and bone man on his horse and cart.
Best of all the ice cream man who was out every evening no matter the weather.
Geez I'm an old bastard
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The frequent references to BMX bikes makes me realise how young most of these oldies must be.
In the period between my cycling to school days and the BMX era, bicycles almost became extinct. Only someone stuck in the past would have opened a cycle shop as a career in the mid to late 'sixties.
Same thing nearly happened to cinemas as well. |
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"Apple drops
Black jacks
The white bon bons and the yellow bon bons
Fruit salads
Wham bars
Cidona
What have you got against strawberry bon bons?
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Lemon are less sickly |
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