What was popular when you were at school?

[Butch Willykins]

Panini stickers, marbles, Garbage Pail Kids, Pro-Set cards, scratch and sniff stickers, Bronwyn from Neighbours

Spot on. I take it you are also in your mid 30s?

Can I also add late nights watching the unscrambled Dutch channels on SKY tv into the mix?

 

[KZNSeagull]

"Are you a Benny tied to a tree?"

"What? No!"

"Aaargh! Benny on the loose! Benny on the loose!"

It was kind of like that

Ha!

"Chinny Reckon".

 

[chrissyboy01]

Truancy

 

[maltaseagull]

table tennis on the desks (with ink wells, etc) using books as bats

Yes..

I had forgotten that

 

[Frutos]

- Pogs
- Football Stickers

Both of which got banned fairly quickly (on an annual basis in the case of the stickers).

 

[Hamilton]

British bulldog 123

 

[Guinness Boy]

Itchy beard, Puma Dallas and Tipex

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Managers coats
Bomber jackets
Kickers
Ben Sherman shirts
Umbro training tops
Man hunt
1 man Wembley
Hooch
2-dogs
Any football card/sticker
Mountain bike with front suspension only
Lynx

 

[simon swagbag]

Ibble-Obble-Black-Bobble, Ibble-Obble-Out.
Or the outrageous Ip-Dip-Dog-Shit-You-Trod-In-It-So-Out-You-Must-Go.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Those fruit and vegetable characters that you stuck on the end of a pencil.
Airfix soldiers
British Bulldog- 1, 2, 3
War

 

[Mellotron]

Pokemon Cards. Made a flippin' fortune selling them.

Sold a 1st edition Charizard for £36 quid. Massive money when you're that age.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Teachers striking. The teachers at every school OTHER than mine, that is

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Teachers striking. The teachers at every school OTHER than mine, that is

And schools closing for Local Elections..... except the one I went to!

 

[red star portslade]

Adidas kick/ Leader
Harrington Jacket with 2 Tone Patches
Panini Stickers
Kick the can
Wembley
Tiger/Roy of the Rovers

Then it all went tits up at Comprehensive

Mod revival

Jam shoes/Bowling Shoes
Bomber Jackets/Parker
Sta Press

Embassy Filter
Tippex Thinner
Glue
Red Leb

Then the Casual years

Adidas Stan Smith/ Kickers
Farahs
Fila/Tacchini Tracksuits
Pringle Jumpers

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Primary school - conkers, Yo-Yo's, pokermon cards, kiss chase, football in playground.

Secondary school - not a lot actually. Some would walk around school with their headphones in and wear trainers to look super cool, Hide from teachers to smoke, Jackass style stunts, bunk out of school at lunch.

 

[The Large One]

Tacchini tracksuits (done up to the neck)
Farahs and Kickers
Lyle & Scott
Pringle

Fighting Patcham Fawcett
Totalling Varndean

School uniform from Potters (obligatory, not popular)

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Bowler Hats
Braces
Boots
Jock-straps

 

[Janbha]

Choppers

 

[StonehamPark]

Pogs, football stickers and the absolutely amazing original Digimon/fighter/Tamagotchi thing... Worth a small fortune now.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Mum and Dads cafe
The Hand Jive
The Albion
Sea Angling
Playboy (see Hand Jive)
Football,playing of.
Fixed odds football coupons (thanks,Grandad)
Top of the Pops
Doctor Who
Spangles
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