Ah those were the days………..
I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park, the shop down the road,
Hopscotch, Donkey, skipping, handstands, Kick the Can, red rover,
rounders, stuck in the mud, football with an old can, skipping, Roly
Poly, Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building a swing from a tyre and
A piece of rope tied to a tree or a lampost, building tree-houses, climbing up onto roofs.
Tennis on the street, the smell of the sun and fresh cut grass..
Hubba Bubba bubble gum and 2p Flogs, toffee logs, macaroon bars and
woppas, 3p Refreshers and wham bars, superhero chewing gum with the
"lick it, stick it" tattoos, golf ball chewing gums and liquorice
whips, Desperate Dan and Roy of the Rovers, sherbet dips and Mr. Freezes,
Marathon bars and everlasting gobstoppers.
An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a
tune,chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe neopolitan.
Wait ...
Watching Saturday morning cartoons ... short commercials, Battle of the
Planets, Road Runner, He-Man, Swapshop, and Why Don't You?,
Transformers, How do you do?, Bosco, Forty-coats, the Littlest Hobo and
Lassie, The Muppet Show, MacGyver, Scarecrow and Mrs King, Little House
on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven, or staying up for Knight Rider
and Magnum PI.
When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like
going somewhere.
A million midget bites, sticky fingers and mud all over you, knee-pads
on your jeans, Cops and Robbers, Rounders, Tip the Can, Queenie-I-O,
climbing trees, spin the bottle, building igloos out of snow banks,
walking to school, no matter what the weather, running till you were
outof breath.
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt, Jumping on the bed. Pillow
fights, Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for
giggles, Being tired from playing... Remember that?
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water
balloons& eggs were the ultimate weapon. Reflectors in the spokes transformed
any bike into a motorcycle.
And don't forget the Marietta sandwiches we'd make by buttering a
Couple a Marietta biscuits and stickin' them together. And that quare oul
mixture made in a tall glass with HB ice cream and TK Red Lemonade.
I'm not finished just yet...
Eating raw jelly, orange squash ice pops......
Remember when ...
There were two types of sneakers - girls and boys, and the only time
You wore them at school,was for "P.E.", Gola football boots.
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends, when nobody owned a
pure bred dog, when 25p was decent pocket money, when you'd reach into
a muddy gutter for a penny, when nearly everyone's mum was at home when
the kids got there, when it was considered a great privilege to be
taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents.
When any parent could discipline any kid or use him to carry groceries
and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate
that awaited a misbehaving student at home.
Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of
muggings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much
bigger threat! and some of us are still afraid of them!!!
Remember when....
Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly", the
Game of Life and Connect Four, Atari 2600's and Commodore 64's.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs.
It was unbelievable that Red rover wasn't an Olympic event...
Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a biro barrel pea
shooter or an elastic band.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better, taking drugs meant
orange-flavoured chewable vitamins, Ice cream was considered a basic
food group.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true..
Abilities were discovered because of a "double dare".
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
protectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up"
life...
I TRIPLE DARE YA!!!
I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park, the shop down the road,
Hopscotch, Donkey, skipping, handstands, Kick the Can, red rover,
rounders, stuck in the mud, football with an old can, skipping, Roly
Poly, Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building a swing from a tyre and
A piece of rope tied to a tree or a lampost, building tree-houses, climbing up onto roofs.
Tennis on the street, the smell of the sun and fresh cut grass..
Hubba Bubba bubble gum and 2p Flogs, toffee logs, macaroon bars and
woppas, 3p Refreshers and wham bars, superhero chewing gum with the
"lick it, stick it" tattoos, golf ball chewing gums and liquorice
whips, Desperate Dan and Roy of the Rovers, sherbet dips and Mr. Freezes,
Marathon bars and everlasting gobstoppers.
An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a
tune,chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe neopolitan.
Wait ...
Watching Saturday morning cartoons ... short commercials, Battle of the
Planets, Road Runner, He-Man, Swapshop, and Why Don't You?,
Transformers, How do you do?, Bosco, Forty-coats, the Littlest Hobo and
Lassie, The Muppet Show, MacGyver, Scarecrow and Mrs King, Little House
on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven, or staying up for Knight Rider
and Magnum PI.
When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like
going somewhere.
A million midget bites, sticky fingers and mud all over you, knee-pads
on your jeans, Cops and Robbers, Rounders, Tip the Can, Queenie-I-O,
climbing trees, spin the bottle, building igloos out of snow banks,
walking to school, no matter what the weather, running till you were
outof breath.
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt, Jumping on the bed. Pillow
fights, Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for
giggles, Being tired from playing... Remember that?
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water
balloons& eggs were the ultimate weapon. Reflectors in the spokes transformed
any bike into a motorcycle.
And don't forget the Marietta sandwiches we'd make by buttering a
Couple a Marietta biscuits and stickin' them together. And that quare oul
mixture made in a tall glass with HB ice cream and TK Red Lemonade.
I'm not finished just yet...
Eating raw jelly, orange squash ice pops......
Remember when ...
There were two types of sneakers - girls and boys, and the only time
You wore them at school,was for "P.E.", Gola football boots.
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends, when nobody owned a
pure bred dog, when 25p was decent pocket money, when you'd reach into
a muddy gutter for a penny, when nearly everyone's mum was at home when
the kids got there, when it was considered a great privilege to be
taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents.
When any parent could discipline any kid or use him to carry groceries
and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate
that awaited a misbehaving student at home.
Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of
muggings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much
bigger threat! and some of us are still afraid of them!!!
Remember when....
Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly", the
Game of Life and Connect Four, Atari 2600's and Commodore 64's.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs.
It was unbelievable that Red rover wasn't an Olympic event...
Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a biro barrel pea
shooter or an elastic band.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better, taking drugs meant
orange-flavoured chewable vitamins, Ice cream was considered a basic
food group.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true..
Abilities were discovered because of a "double dare".
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
protectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up"
life...
I TRIPLE DARE YA!!!