[Misc] Things you did as kid that don’t seem popular any more

[bluenitsuj]

Lucozade being the cure for everything

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Joke shops selling itching powder, fake dog turds and stink bombs. I used to crush those glass stink bombs containing some sort of toxic liquid in appropriate places, the lift in Woolworths, London Road being one.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Going down Parris and Greening, New Church Road, age 11, and buying a pound (lb) bag of sulphur*, a pound of potassium nitrate, and a jar of finely ground carbon, mixing them in careful proportions, and then going over West Hove golf course (RIP) to make explosions.

Ditto potassium permanganate, which was mainly squirted at passing cars to leave a troublesome purple stain.

I f***ing loved Chemistry, me.

*Most of which I still have, in a 1970s Maxwell House jar, in my shed. What could possibly go wrong?

I had a chemistry set when still at primary school so zero knowledge of chemicals. It came complete with a bunsen burner which I connected to a gas wand on our cooker. I used to mix all sorts of powder and granules together and boil them. Once when my mum washed the shirt I had been wearing when experimenting it came out of the washing machine completely full of holes.

 

[Gabbafella]

Seeing how many of your mates you could jump over on your BMX.
Camping up the downs.
Looking for porn in bushes.
Garden hopping.
Knock down ginger.
Scrumping.
Going to the record shop for some new vinyl.

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

Took 28 posts but we got there.....

You've clearly been doing it wrong.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

"Penny for the guy"
Getting (breaking) in to abandoned houses which were, WITHOUT FAIL, called the Haunted House.
Playing on building sites
Getting told off by the Parkie for some misdemeanour (usually calling the aforementioned Parkie "wanker")

That is exactly my childhood in the early 70s, when Dyke Road Park had a parkie.

 

[Insel affe]

Getting your kicks from mums Freemans catalogue...

 

[Comrade Sam]

Circling things you want (but will never get) in an Argos catalogue.

 

[raymondo]

Going to Dieppe to buy bangers and flick knives.

And "...you be back before dark" ?

 

[Insel affe]

Circling things you want (but will never get) in an Argos catalogue.

I did a pretty similar thing but to the catalogue above your post...

 

[raymondo]

Pocket money, all six pence of it, being withdrawn for the most minor of misdemeanors.

Getting smacked by a headteacher for whacking a bully.

Made to stand in a corner looking at the wall.

Having to endure Saturday evening TV on one of just three channels … with ‘creative’ offerings The Black & White Minstrel Show, The Cilla Show, The Lulu Show, The Petula Clark Show.

Sheets of school loo paper made by a sadist.

Itchy acrylic and nylon kids clothing.


…. aye and we were grateful for it .

That Bruce Forsyth Sunday evening game show, and Rolf creepy Harris doing his giant 'guess what it is ' paintings.

 

[Taybha]

Catching pigeons,keeping them in your dad's shed then getting a clip round the ear when your dad finds his best hand wind drill with bird shit all over it.
Granted this may have been just me

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Trying to tit up most of my sister's school mates.
Kick the can.
Running.
Jumping.
Bending.

Over the jumper or under the jumper?

 

[worthingseagull]

Tit Cricket in the pub when girls walked past. I think the rules were;

1 run if you managed a gentle elbow glance
4 runs for a glance with the hand
6 runs for full hand on said target (was a risk as this often involved a slap, or worse if her boyfriend was out with her

 

[Wes Tupper]

Collecting and spending Green Shield stamps.
Getting camera film developed into photos.
Collecting coins and stamps.
Paper rounds.
Fishing off the piers.
Dodging bus fares.

 

[Insel affe]

Tit Cricket in the pub when girls walked past. I think the rules were;

1 run if you managed a gentle elbow glance
4 runs for a glance with the hand
6 runs for full hand on said target (was a risk as this often involved a slap, or worse if her boyfriend was out with her

That is terrible, would never have played that.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Tit Cricket in the pub when girls walked past. I think the rules were;

1 run if you managed a gentle elbow glance
4 runs for a glance with the hand
6 runs for full hand on said target (was a risk as this often involved a slap, or worse if her boyfriend was out with her

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Collecting and spending Green Shield stamps.
Getting camera film developed into photos.
Collecting coins and stamps.
Paper rounds.
Fishing off the piers.
Dodging bus fares.

I guess fishing is still popular but do kids still do it? I used to fish a lot off the breakwaters in Newhaven. Darkie Knight for my equipment, and usually the west side breakwater for the actual fishing. Mackeral were very easy to catch in the summer.

 

[Questions]

Sticking pictures of Peter Ward on my bedroom wall.

Wanking into a sock.

I had a wank sock. It ended up like a small concrete lintel.

 

[amexer]

State schools had football and cricket teams . Games against other teams on Saturday morning with away games by coach. So many teachers whatever subject they taught if they had an interest they would coach at nets and attend school matches. No question of getting overtime pay they did it because they wanted to help out and get involved.