mbs Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 A really good night out for a fiver and that included putting petrol in the car. Beer at 1s 7d a pint (8p) when I first started drinking, no wonder I was always legless That was lager - beer was only 1s 4d when I worked in the union bar in my first year at university. You could have a good night out, including a fish supper on the way home, from a ten bob note. Jim, we must meet up and bring back the good times,always a beer man,lager's a ladies drink!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I don't remember farthings and crowns but I do remember Choppers/Grifters, Vic 20/ZX81, Atari, Pacman/Space Invaders, Rubic's Cube, the Silver Jubilee, Digby Biggest Dog in the World, Video Killed the Radio Star, I've Got a Brand New Combine Harvester, Chorlton and the Wheelies, long summers, deep snow in the winter, Freddie Laker's Skytrain etc etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmmackfc Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I remember the following... Pacers, Space Hopper, Super Tuff Burner, not caring what you wore, hi-tec trainers.... I could go on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Let me guess... Model T's, The Charleston, Tigermoths, Harold Lloyd. Am I getting warm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Let me guess... Model T's, The Charleston, Tigermoths, Harold Lloyd. Am I getting warm? Nope. Think cavemen, mammoths and dinosaurs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Penny lucky bags. Blackjacks 8 for a penny. Muffin the Mule ( before the ban). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 snake belts ( as worn by billy in kes ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Let me guess... Model T's, The Charleston, Tigermoths, Harold Lloyd. Am I getting warm? Nope. Think cavemen, mammoths and dinosaurs Spot on Sarnie - knew you would guess right - can't stand this PC era I am in now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I don't remember farthings and crowns but I do remember Choppers/Grifters, Vic 20/ZX81, Atari, Pacman/Space Invaders, Rubic's Cube, the Silver Jubilee, Digby Biggest Dog in the World, Video Killed the Radio Star, I've Got a Brand New Combine Harvester, Chorlton and the Wheelies, long summers, deep snow in the winter, Freddie Laker's Skytrain etc etc etc I remember all that too - had a Grifter, awesome! Remember the Adventure Game, like the crystal maze but with celebs, a tea plant and the Vortex. Superb stuff. I had the Atari 2600 and a Sharp MZ700. I remember a football game where you stood either side of the road and tried to hit the kerb causing the ball to come back. Kids play that now but use bricks and aim at cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 he-man, M.A.S.K., jason and the wheeled warriors, thundercats my first tele was black and white with 3 channels and no remote ! only allowed inside to play when it was pishing down and then you would still want to be outside having fun bugsy malone was my favorite VHS making dens with your bed covers playing with transformers.......still doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySpak Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 As a kid, I remember... Listening to my iPod during lessons at school Playing Xbox games over the internet with my mates Texting girls to ask them out on dates A pint of beer costing £2.50 Laughing at "The Office" Christmas Special Getting mithered by all my mum's friends to help them set up their wireless broadband routers Booking ski holidays in resorts with Glaciers to make sure there was some snow Having family weekends away in places budget airlines can take you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 +1 We should make this an adults only site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 As a kid, I remember... Listening to my iPod during lessons at school Playing Xbox games over the internet with my mates Texting girls to ask them out on dates A pint of beer costing £2.50 Laughing at "The Office" Christmas Special Getting mithered by all my mum's friends to help them set up their wireless broadband routers Booking ski holidays in resorts with Glaciers to make sure there was some snow Having family weekends away in places budget airlines can take you +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 all oap's should be shot at birth ! youth is wasted on the young ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Crap TV - No decent programs and no choiceCrap Cars - slow, crap brakes, always braking down and rust No Internet, PC's etc. No gadgets...microwave, iPods etc. etc. Being bored Thank god for progress..... Sorry mate, cannot remember ever being bored as a kid, if we couldn't play outside we read books, nowadays with all your ipods, PC's etc half the kids can't bloody read!!! Agree with that, I think 'we' had more imagination as kids. If we were bored we didn't need to spend £44 on a game to create a new world to play, you just needed a stick. A stick became a gun, light sabre, bow and arrow, anything you wanted. And I'm only 32! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySpak Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Things move on fellas (and ladies). Years ago we used to build our dwellings out of straw and animal crap, now we use bricks or steel and glass. Similarly there are better media formats in which to ingest information, books are so boring compared with the interactive products we now have readily available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I remember all the nice older people buying new cars so that I could buy them second hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Things move on fellas (and ladies). Years ago we used to build our dwellings out of straw and animal crap, now we use bricks or steel and glass. Similarly there are better media formats in which to ingest information, books are so boring compared with the interactive products we now have readily available. Still can't beat a stick though. You can beat with a stick I suppose. Trouble is now, when I find a stick, I think, hmm I could stir paint with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Things move on fellas (and ladies). Years ago we used to build our dwellings out of straw and animal crap, now we use bricks or steel and glass. Similarly there are better media formats in which to ingest information, books are so boring compared with the interactive products we now have readily available. Still can't beat a stick though. You can beat with a stick I suppose. Trouble is now, when I find a stick, I think, hmm I could stir paint with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Things move on fellas (and ladies). Years ago we used to build our dwellings out of straw and animal crap, now we use bricks or steel and glass. Similarly there are better media formats in which to ingest information, books are so boring compared with the interactive products we now have readily available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Things move on fellas (and ladies). Years ago we used to build our dwellings out of straw and animal crap, now we use bricks or steel and glass. Similarly there are better media formats in which to ingest information, books are so boring compared with the interactive products we now have readily available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Things move on fellas (and ladies). Years ago we used to build our dwellings out of straw and animal crap, now we use bricks or steel and glass. Similarly there are better media formats in which to ingest information, books are so boring compared with the interactive products we now have readily available. there should be a minimum age limit on people allowed to reply in this thread !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Things move on fellas (and ladies). Years ago we used to build our dwellings out of straw and animal crap, now we use bricks or steel and glass. Similarly there are better media formats in which to ingest information, books are so boring compared with the interactive products we now have readily available. there should be a minimum age limit on people allowed to reply in this thread !! Or a maximum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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