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Things our kids have never done

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By *orwegian Blue OP Man over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

gotten out of the sofa to change the channel on the Tv..

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By *ookingforlustMan over a year ago

northants

Wrote a letter

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

Been born yet.

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

My grandchildren have; they keep losing the remote.

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

Used a house phone

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

Used a dial on a telephone.

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By *enithWoman over a year ago

closer than you think

Walked 3 miles to school

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By *iscean MaleMan over a year ago

Darlaston

Rewound a vhs cassette before returning it to the hire shop.

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Used a phone box

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

Taken glass bottles back to the pop man and getting new pop.

Looking for mushrooms on the grass and accidentally picking up some white dog shit.

Played bamboozle on teletext.

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By *olieandSlaveCouple over a year ago

Stafford

Flipped a phone closed at the end of a shouty call!

Been on a night out without cringing at Fbook pics the next day!

Had a Pick n Mix from Woolies!

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By *arciocialWoman over a year ago

Leicester

Bought a cassette and put it in a Walkman then listened to it.

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Recorded the whole of the music charts on a cassette*

* finger on pause til the dj stops talking over the intro!!

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By *hekaiserMan over a year ago

Glasgow

Record fav songs from any radio station onto a cassette and stopping the recording after the song ends and before the DJ starts to speak....

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

"Been born yet. "

I may have one or two somewhere with all the bareback gangbangs I have been involved in

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By *omesticated_VixenWoman over a year ago

sw London

Never known only 3 channels on the tv

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

Used a bic biro to wind the tape back into a c90

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
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East Sussex

Been uncontactable.

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By *hekaiserMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Recorded the whole of the music charts on a cassette*

* finger on pause til the dj stops talking over the intro!!"

HAHAHA

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By *xtrafun4youMan over a year ago

Dunstable

"Been uncontactable."

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By *adame BWoman over a year ago

C'est moi Boudoir

Waited a week for their pics to be developed

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

"Been uncontactable."

Oh yes they have, when the phone battery dies

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By *xtrafun4youMan over a year ago

Dunstable

My kids never had a bad school report. In like me

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

Gotten a smack from a teacher

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Unwrapped a mini block of ice cream and put it in a mini rectangular cone!

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Been in a car with no rear seatbelts

... thank goodness

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Post I can relate to, this!

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

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By *oachman 9CoolMan over a year ago

derby

Cannot read the time on a clock, because of digital.. Sun Newspaper yesterday..

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By *ookingforlustMan over a year ago

northants

Take a whole hour to eat a wagon wheel

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

Actually slammed a phone down on a cradle after a row

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By *appytochatMan over a year ago

Deep in the New Forest

Watched a black and white tv.

Eaten a Marathon bar

Brought half pence sweets

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

Mine have never had to work a video player

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

gone to school in the snow

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

Theyve also never had the privilege of trying a panda pop (they were tasty)

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By *rNaughtyNickMan over a year ago

Birmingham

Had to wait 20mins for a computer game to load and then to find out it has crashed !

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By *orwegian Blue OP Man over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

"Taken glass bottles back to the pop man and getting new pop.

Looking for mushrooms on the grass and accidentally picking up some white dog shit.

Played bamboozle on teletext. "

Remind me never to eat mushroom soup if your cooking..

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By *orwegian Blue OP Man over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

"Actually slammed a phone down on a cradle after a row

Angry stabbing of a finger on a phone screen just doesn't do it...

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

never walked a couple of miles to school

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By *rincessvenusCouple over a year ago

Hull

never washed pots or cleaned up

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

Never seen a new house for sale for £3000.

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Used a phone box"

Mine have (I think) but I am pretty sure they never looked up the number they needed in the phone books in the phone box!!

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By *greygorCouple over a year ago

birmingham

never heard a steam train whistle as it approached a level crossing.or had a bath in a tin tub in the kitchen on a sunday.lucky young fuckers

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Never "dialled" a phone number rather than prod buttons

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

Treated the car to 4 star because it’s pay day

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Spent a £1 note

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By *ickeyblueeyes7Man over a year ago

newport

Never had spangles

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Smoked on public transport or in a cinema

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By *eliWoman over a year ago

I feel so young! Thanks everyone.

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

Never use anything corded like telephone or computer games

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By *orwegian Blue OP Man over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

"I feel so young! Thanks everyone.

Bugger off... Old farts only allowed on this thread...

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

They've never seen a half pence piece.

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By *orwegian Blue OP Man over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

"Never had spangles "

I so miss spangles..

now remind me again, were those the peppermint chews that had the green and white wrappers?

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By *orwegian Blue OP Man over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

"They've never seen a half pence piece."

erm.. nor have I..

but how abouts you show me your threepenny bits..

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By *elson61Man over a year ago

WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Never paid for something in pre decimal coinage.

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By *evaquitCouple over a year ago

Catthorpe

Eaten pink and green custard with skin on.

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

"I feel so young! Thanks everyone.

Bugger off... Old farts only allowed on this thread... "

Hey! Im not old haha

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

Come home from school, knock for your mates and go hedge running.

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

"They've never seen a half pence piece.

erm.. nor have I..

but how abouts you show me your threepenny bits..

You're a fair bit older than I am so you should of seen them. I barely remember them and as I know where I was living when I saw one last, I must of been around 8 or 9 years old. Still remember buying my bag of mix up sweets for half a penny per sweetie!

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By *izzy.Woman over a year ago

Stoke area

Looked things up in an encyclopedia or checked spelling with a dictionary.

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Paid less than a fiver to go and watch a top flight football match ....and have change enough for a programme and the bus home after

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By *hatYorkLadMan over a year ago

York

Taken the plastic tab off a VHS tape to be able to record stuff off the TV.

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Taken O Levels

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

"Looked things up in an encyclopedia or checked spelling with a dictionary. "

Lol Yes! I remember this at school. Moaning at the teacher, how do you expect me to find that word in the dictionary if I don't don't how to spell it?!

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By *ophieslutTV/TS over a year ago

Central

Dialled up to the internet, heard it squeal and gone online

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

"Taken the plastic tab off a VHS tape to be able to record stuff off the TV."

That was to stop you recording over your favourite film.

You had to stuff the hole with paper or blu tac to be able to record on it again.

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By *witch4Fun24Couple over a year ago

Leicester

I don't have kids but if I had one tomorrow they would never know the joys of;

Pogs, annoying people by making the plastic cow moo in Asda, food with all those tasty chemicals in like proper turkey twizzlers, sunny d, blue smarties, rewinding videos to return them to Blockbuster. Collecting cans to earn some money and waiting until someone stops using the internet if you want to use your house phone and vice versa

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By *hatYorkLadMan over a year ago

York

Don't forget using a pencil to wind the tape back into a cassette!

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By *orwegian Blue OP Man over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

"They've never seen a half pence piece.

erm.. nor have I..

but how abouts you show me your threepenny bits..

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Kick a man while he's down..

I was born just after decimalisation, my parents had a shop at the time of the change from old to new money so every penny got changed at the bank so never saw any old coins as a kid...

Half penny sweets I remember along with being able to get a cream egg for 8p and a pack of smiths salt and shake crisps for 5p.

Queens silver jubilee, 1977.. the best year ever, it was summer every day and I got to dress as a womble for the jubilee party..

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Rummaged through a box of cereals for the free toy

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

Wound down a car window.

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

Sat in the car outsidw a pub for hours on end with a small glass bottle of Coke & a packet of Golden Wonder while their old man & uncle went on a driven pub crawl.

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

Came in for a bag of sugar for rhubarb they stole from the neighbours garden x

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

"Wound down a car window."

I have a 2002 citeron c3 so mine unfortunately know only too well how to wind down a window lol

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

"They've never seen a half pence piece.

erm.. nor have I..

but how abouts you show me your threepenny bits..

Kick a man while he's down..

I was born just after decimalisation, my parents had a shop at the time of the change from old to new money so every penny got changed at the bank so never saw any old coins as a kid...

Half penny sweets I remember along with being able to get a cream egg for 8p and a pack of smiths salt and shake crisps for 5p.

Queens silver jubilee, 1977.. the best year ever, it was summer every day and I got to dress as a womble for the jubilee party..

1977, I wasn't even born lol.

Haha brilliant. Love to see pics of you in that womble costume. My mum dressed me up as the BFG on school book day. Complete with cardboard made big ears

lol. I have no pics of that though.

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

"They've never seen a half pence piece.

erm.. nor have I..

but how abouts you show me your threepenny bits..

Kick a man while he's down..

I was born just after decimalisation, my parents had a shop at the time of the change from old to new money so every penny got changed at the bank so never saw any old coins as a kid...

Half penny sweets I remember along with being able to get a cream egg for 8p and a pack of smiths salt and shake crisps for 5p.

Queens silver jubilee, 1977.. the best year ever, it was summer every day and I got to dress as a womble for the jubilee party..

1977, I wasn't even born lol.

Haha brilliant. Love to see pics of you in that womble costume. My mum dressed me up as the BFG on school book day. Complete with cardboard made big ears

lol. I have no pics of that though."

My mum wrapped me up in foil and i was an oven ready chicken

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

Listened to an album in a listening booth in a record shop

Made a mix tape

Bought a picture-disc on vinyl

Had to decipher/interpret the meaning of a song without an accompanying vidro

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By *palWoman over a year ago

The Bermuda Triangle in Suffolk

Never eaten junket....used to love that.

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

I don't have kids but there's a load of stuff i remember and here's some more

.....spending all day Saturday doing the washing in a twin tub

TV stations actually going off around midnight and waiting for tv to come on in the afternoon

Ice on the inside of the windows, single glazing and no central heating

1 big xmas present, not £100's spent on each of us

Fags less than 50p a packet

no way could i afford to smoke nowerdays

Sweets, chocolate, pop was weekly/fortnightly treat.

Wages in cash in a pay packet

Credit at the corner shop till payday

Making toys to play with, stilts, go cart

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Pulling out the ‘choke’ to start your old car!

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Sitting in the smoking carriage on the train

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

Built a go-kart out of wooden boxes and old pram and bike wheels with your mates, then all got on it and and raced it down a road

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

Rewound a cassette tape with a pencil.

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By *layer oneMan over a year ago

mirfield

Played a vinyl record

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

Never watched the United Kingdom win the Eurovision Song Contest

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Pulling out the ‘choke’ to start your old car!"

And sticking a 2p between it and the dashboard to keep it out!!

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Listened to an album in a listening booth in a record shop

Made a mix tape

Bought a picture-disc on vinyl

Had to decipher/interpret the meaning of a song without an accompanying vidro"

On the subject of mix tapes - never suffered the frustration of thinking you'd found just the right song to fit on the last few mm's of tape remaining only to hear the dreaded 'click' of the buttons before the end of the song is reached!!

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By *cunnylassCouple over a year ago

Exeter

Emptied a packet of tea to find the free card inside!

Mike

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

Got up at the crack of dawn, made a packed lunch, took the bike and met their mates at the top of the road and gone off for the whole day exploring and stayed out until the street lights came on

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

Had a delivery off the Fizzy Pop van

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

Gone garden creeping

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By *allySlinkyWoman over a year ago

Leeds

Love to see pics of you in that womble costume. My mum dressed me up as the BFG on school book day. Complete with cardboard made big ears

lol. I have no pics of that though.

My mum wrapped me up in foil and i was an oven ready chicken

I was a womble too for the Silver Jubilee. I wore my nan's fur coat with a stocking over my head and for my nose I had an empty toilet roll tube with a black wine gum glued on.

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By *oserMan over a year ago

where the wild roses grow

Watched swap shop on a sat morning

The wrestling at 4 in the afternoon ...go big daddy kick haystacks ass

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

"Got up at the crack of dawn, made a packed lunch, took the bike and met their mates at the top of the road and gone off for the whole day exploring and stayed out until the street lights came on

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

"Built a go-kart out of wooden boxes and old pram and bike wheels with your mates, then all got on it and and raced it down a road"

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

Had a bottle of milk with a straw at school

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

Never eaten a Marathon

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

"Had a bottle of milk with a straw at school"

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

"Built a go-kart out of wooden boxes and old pram and bike wheels with your mates, then all got on it and and raced it down a road

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then spent hours in A & E with a nurse putting Iodine onto your cuts and grazes when you fell off it. That stuff stung like a Bastard

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

Never not had the internet

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

"Had a bottle of milk with a straw at school"

Oh yeah. This little glass bottles for kids. I remember those.

Mmmm. Warm milk

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

Sit watching the test card on bbc 2 waiting for the children’s programmes to start x

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman over a year ago

stourbridge area

Picked black berries .. from hedgerows put them in a milk bottle ... bashed them to a puree with a stick then licked the berries off the stick .....

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

Went Bumble bee catching with an empty jam jar

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

"Actually slammed a phone down on a cradle after a row

So satisfying.

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

Seen Sunderland win a football match

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

"Built a go-kart out of wooden boxes and old pram and bike wheels with your mates, then all got on it and and raced it down a road

then spent hours in A & E with a nurse putting Iodine onto your cuts and grazes when you fell off it. That stuff stung like a Bastard

I've still got a wonky collar bone after crashing one, everyone dived off when it started to go wrong but as I was the pilot I stayed with it until the end

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By *traight up guyMan over a year ago

Morpeth

Navigated using a road atlas or an A to Z.

Sent a fax

Used a computer with a cassette drive or a floppy disk.

Had to go to a library to find out information.

Been milk monitor at school.

Phoned dial-a-disc.

Phoned the speaking clock.

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

"Built a go-kart out of wooden boxes and old pram and bike wheels with your mates, then all got on it and and raced it down a road

then spent hours in A & E with a nurse putting Iodine onto your cuts and grazes when you fell off it. That stuff stung like a Bastard

I've still got a wonky collar bone after crashing one, everyone dived off when it started to go wrong but as I was the pilot I stayed with it until the end "
R.E.S.P.E.C.T

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By *arciocialWoman over a year ago

Leicester

Trying to get the toy in the cereal box to fall in their bowl.

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

Collect Bazooka Joe bubble gum wrappers and send off for some plastic shite

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Watched Grandstand or World of Sport .

Never heard of a Walkman .

Never used a real Calculator

Or understand the brilliance of Sonic The Hedgehog

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

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

"Trying to get the toy in the cereal box to fall in their bowl. "

I used to be that little shit that rummaged through until i got it

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

"Seen Sunderland win a football match

ouch!

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

Had to look for the little blue bag of salt in their crisps!

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Use a telephone directory..

Great post OP.

I’ve enjoyed the trip through the good ole days!!

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By *ornylittlesubWoman over a year ago

Grangemouth

"Had to look for the little blue bag of salt in their crisps!"

You can still get them...salt'n'shake. But your right, too much effort for kids nowadays....if its not ready to go they aren't interested.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS over a year ago

Horsham

Eaten a Texan bar.

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Saved up stars from the side of Action Man boxes for an exclusive outfit

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Seen white dog poo

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

Played kurby

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

I read in the paper that schools have been ordered to get rid of their old traditional clocks snd get digital because the kids cant read the old clocks now, only digital.

In a school !!! Teach them !!!

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

"Seen white dog poo"

I want to know why there's no white dog poo anymore? When I was little my neighbour had a white poodle and it shit white poo but I thought it was because it was white

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By *urryfannyfuntimeWoman over a year ago

East Devon

"Seen white dog poo

I want to know why there's no white dog poo anymore? When I was little my neighbour had a white poodle and it shit white poo but I thought it was because it was white

Because very few butcher shops give out bones.

It goes white when they eat fresh bones.

I think it stopped with bse.

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

"Seen white dog poo

I want to know why there's no white dog poo anymore? When I was little my neighbour had a white poodle and it shit white poo but I thought it was because it was white

Probably just don’t see it because dogs don’t roam the streets anymore like they used to?

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

Try explaining Daily A Disc to them, they fall about laughing like the aliens in the Cadbury Smash advert.

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

"Seen white dog poo

I want to know why there's no white dog poo anymore? When I was little my neighbour had a white poodle and it shit white poo but I thought it was because it was white

Because very few butcher shops give out bones.

Ah. I didn’t know that!

It goes white when they eat fresh bones.

I think it stopped with bse.

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By *irthandgirthMan over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Built a tree house.

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

Having to wait for the tv to warm up for like 5 min before anything would show.

Having to put tapes into vhs players.

Having to rewind tapes by hand.

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By *urryfannyfuntimeWoman over a year ago

East Devon

Seen a 'Charlie says' ad.

Worried about catching aids.

Got scared by the green cross code guy.

Remember all those kind of ads, don't play near water, or electric pylons... The one with the boat mast still gives me the geebees.

Also, lent out of a train window to open the door with the outside handle.

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By *parkle......Woman over a year ago

Staffordshire

Put a penny to the record player arm, to weigh it down to keep records from skipping...

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By *urryfannyfuntimeWoman over a year ago

East Devon

"Put a penny to the record player arm, to weigh it down to keep records from skipping...

I used blu tack!

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By *urryfannyfuntimeWoman over a year ago

East Devon

Sent an envelope to truprint and waited for the pictures.

Played music on an 8-track.

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Had an interval in a film at the cinema

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Gone to a petrol station where an attendant would come and fill your car up for you

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

"Seen a 'Charlie says' ad.

Worried about catching aids.

Got scared by the green cross code guy.

Remember all those kind of ads, don't play near water, or electric pylons... The one with the boat mast still gives me the geebees.

Also, lent out of a train window to open the door with the outside handle. "

I loved the old train carriages!

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

Had to wait about 10 years for the tape to load to play Granny’s Garden on the ZX Spectrum

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

"Had an interval in a film at the cinema "

With an usherette. And ice cream in the interval!

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Gone to a jumble sale

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Had an interval in a film at the cinema

With an usherette. And ice cream in the interval!"

Or found a seat by an usherette with a torch

Or sent one mate in with a ticket to go an open the fire exit so the rest of you could get in for free

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

"Gone to a jumble sale"

Or a Youth club

I think you and I are getting over excited with this thread!! Lol

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Gone to a jumble sale

Or a Youth club

I think you and I are getting over excited with this thread!! Lol"

I think you might be right...but here's another..

Stacked records up on a spindle to drop down and play after the last one finished...now that was how to make a playlist!!

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By *ikeC81Man over a year ago

harrow

A couple of years ago I asked an intern to fill in a cheque for us then, photocopy it. And give me back the paperwork

The intern looked at me if I was speaking a foreign langauage. They had admitted they never had filled in a cheque or even seen a cheque book and didn’t know how to reconcile a cheque account

At which point I laughed, showed them what to do. I then said it was great used to use cheques all the time as took 4 to 6 days to cash them in supermarkets so the week before student payment was due you could have shit loads of stuff as you knew the students loan money was coming

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

Had a bath that had just been cleaned with Vim

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Visited a supermarket where the prices of the items you bought were entered into the till by the checkout assistant one by one

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Paid for something with a credit card where the card was placed in a machine that took an imprint of the card and you signed to confirm the payment

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

Backed their school books with wallpaper

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Pre-arrange the next day, time and place to meet up with friends each time you part!!!

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Dialled just four numbers to phone someone on the same phone exchange as you

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Had a bath that had just been cleaned with Vim

Or be the third person to use the same bath water

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By *urryfannyfuntimeWoman over a year ago

East Devon

Paid by cheque and wrote the guarantee number from your card on the back.

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

Penny for the Guy.

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

Took the same remaining tenner out of their student bank account at 3 different atms because the bank account didn't update until the following day

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

Done PE in their vest and knickers.

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Use the telephone directory to look up a number

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

Blimey the youth of today are just so deprived!!

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Sent a cheque for a gig to a music venue including an SAE and then having to wait till it came back to see if you were lucky enough to get a ticket...

...and ONLY paying the price it said on the ticket if you did get lucky!!

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Lived in fear of getting the slipper or the cane at school if you misbehaved

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

Saving the coloured foil tops off the milk for blue peter appeal

Opening the milk first to get the cream

Getting to the milk first before the birds pecked the top lol

And free milk at school....still can't drink ice cold milk, has to be room temperature

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By *azNdavCouple over a year ago

barnsley

Paid 2p for a freddo

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By *entle giraffeMan over a year ago

Minehead

Got in from school, had a jam sandwich then watched Rhubarb & Custard on tv.

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By *evaquitCouple over a year ago

Catthorpe

Walked into the head teachers office expecting a caning, the slipper or a ruler beating.

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

picked up a house phone to hear a neighbour already talking on a party line

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

"Sent an envelope to truprint and waited for the pictures.

Played music on an 8-track.

Yeah and getting a free film back with your pics

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

"Seen white dog poo

I want to know why there's no white dog poo anymore? When I was little my neighbour had a white poodle and it shit white poo but I thought it was because it was white

Because very few butcher shops give out bones.

It goes white when they eat fresh bones.

I think it stopped with bse.

Thank you for letting me know

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

"Seen white dog poo

I want to know why there's no white dog poo anymore? When I was little my neighbour had a white poodle and it shit white poo but I thought it was because it was white

Probably just don’t see it because dogs don’t roam the streets anymore like they used to?"

Yea you've got a point there thank you

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

"Seen white dog poo

I want to know why there's no white dog poo anymore? When I was little my neighbour had a white poodle and it shit white poo but I thought it was because it was white

My neighbour had one and my pal told me the dog was an albino and that's why it's shit was white. I thought albino people done white shits for years x

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

"Seen white dog poo

I want to know why there's no white dog poo anymore? When I was little my neighbour had a white poodle and it shit white poo but I thought it was because it was white

My neighbour had one and my pal told me the dog was an albino and that's why it's shit was white. I thought albino people done white shits for years x"

They used to put chalk in dog food x

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

Wait 30 mins for the internet to dial up!

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By *arciocialWoman over a year ago

Leicester

"Paid 2p for a freddo "

Freddos existed allllllll those years ago?

I knew them at 10p

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By *hatterley64Couple over a year ago

Hertford

"Wait 30 mins for the internet to dial up! "

Internet?!! Thoroughly modern!

We used to have to wait for the TV to warm up before the screen came on!!

Wonder how many people are reading through these threads thinking WTF?!!

Lol

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By *iss_tressWoman over a year ago

London

Pulled a wheeled shopping bag.

Bought fruit and veg from a market.

Hand wash clothes.

Use a laundry.

Have to get up to change channels.

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

"Paid 2p for a freddo

Freddos existed allllllll those years ago?

I knew them at 10p"

Yeah, think they were 5p. ive been getting pissed off every tjme theyve gone up by 5p.. the absurdity!!

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By *greygorCouple over a year ago

birmingham

wait for the dandy .beano topper beezer eagle ect comic to come out .and read them .oh what a joy easily pleased wernt we

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By *Gloryhole.West.LondonMan over a year ago

West London

Listened to music radio on AM, using the AM/FM switch, hoping the red light for FM stereo would come on if you were in a crap reception area, learnt to touchtype on a typewriter, unmangling the letter metal bars, changing the ink tape, getting your fingers stained in the process, having to use a switch to type in red, using typex to correct and waiting for it to dry, using carbon paper for carbon copies aka cc, waiting for the latest music video to come on terrestrial telly, videotaping the aforementioned, using a head cleaner on audio/video cassette players, using the mechanic counter figures to bookmark the recordings, remember to reset it to zero at the start of the tape, playing the same song at the same time on a double-deck cassette player to get a reverb effect, using the cassette player to record yourself, or others secretly then play it back to them for a laugh, or record music off the TV speaker, having to choose between Compuserve and Demon as the only two internet providers, having to update their London phone number from 01 to 0181/0171 and then 020 8/020 7,... Better stop now, getting older as I type each of these...

PS - Sent a postcard while on holiday abroad, got back home before postcard arrived

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