THINGS YOU DON'T SEE ANYMORE (Part 1)

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sat 15 Mar, 2008 9:52 pm

LS1 wrote: Sorrry to lower the tone, but white dog poo. Never see that anymore! that was my opening salvo,along with the two headed dog!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sat 15 Mar, 2008 9:54 pm

a and b buttons on telephones that worked and those liquirice twigs from the chemists,before they became pharmacies.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sat 15 Mar, 2008 10:25 pm

wiggy wrote: a and b buttons on telephones that worked and those liquirice twigs from the chemists,before they became pharmacies. I've seen liqorice root in herbalists. They used to sell big thick ones that looked like tree branches in the market in the fifties.We used to get hard Spanish (do they call it Spanish in Leeds?) and disolve it in water in a NHS orange juice bottle to make Spanish water.

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 15 Mar, 2008 10:52 pm

Trojan wrote: arry awk wrote: I dunno!'It' we used todo 'Spuds Up!' Stand in a ring with your fists out and someonewent round hitting each fist with theirs saying'One potato,two potato.three potato,Four!' Arry We used to do that too. We also used to do "dip dip dip my blue ship" Sailing on the waterLike a cup and saucerYou do notHAVE IT !! (now run like hell)

sluginc · Post by **sluginc** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 2:49 am

You couldn't do 75% of things we used to do, health and safety and the pc brigade wouldn't allow it. They helped to kill off childhood fun, for instance: british bulldogs would have to be played by kids wearing loads of bubblewrap clothes he he.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 9:56 am

sluginc wrote: You couldn't do 75% of things we used to do, health and safety and the pc brigade wouldn't allow it. They helped to kill off childhood fun, for instance: british bulldogs would have to be played by kids wearing loads of bubblewrap clothes he he. nothing wrong with being 'pc' it means people get treatewd fairlynobody can stop children playing games like are mentioned on here in their own free time.If childen can't play british bulldog, how come they can play rugby?habits change-there are fewer streets that are avaiulable to play in nowadays because of the presence of traffic or parked cars.people are more aware of perverts-there were probably just as many around back in the day, but people weren't as conscious of these thingsthere are other alternatives-some good: more children have mountain bikes, skate boards, roller blades and so on-all healthy activirties, some when not used in moderation -compuiters, tv and so on.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 10:26 am

fevlad wrote: sluginc wrote: You couldn't do 75% of things we used to do, health and safety and the pc brigade wouldn't allow it. They helped to kill off childhood fun, for instance: british bulldogs would have to be played by kids wearing loads of bubblewrap clothes he he. nothing wrong with being 'pc' it means people get treatewd fairlynobody can stop children playing games like are mentioned on here in their own free time.If childen can't play british bulldog, how come they can play rugby?habits change-there are fewer streets that are avaiulable to play in nowadays because of the presence of traffic or parked cars.people are more aware of perverts-there were probably just as many around back in the day, but people weren't as conscious of these thingsthere are other alternatives-some good: more children have mountain bikes, skate boards, roller blades and so on-all healthy activirties, some when not used in moderation -compuiters, tv and so on. I always thought of British Bulldog as Rugby without a ball. As is "Nivver mind t'ball gerron wi' t'game"

Post by **chameleon** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 11:13 am

wiggy wrote: a and b buttons on telephones that worked and those liquirice twigs from the chemists,before they became pharmacies. Pressing button B in the boxes to see if 4d came out - and being told off for doing it by the passing Mr Policeman (on foot of course)!

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 11:37 am

wiggy wrote: cig,chocolate and gum machines outside shops,washing across the street and 40 a side football games in the streets. It was the pressing "Button B" and getting someone else's 4d. that reminded me of a cigarette machine, silver in colour outside a newsagents in Morley. You could, if you were quick, put 2/- (10p) in pull the drawer and extract the cigarettes, then close it quickly and pull it out straightaway - and occasionally, if you were quick enough a free packet of Players Gold Leaf (I think) I tried this trick once too often, put in my 2/- pulled the drawer, shut it quickly and it wouldn't open - just one of those things! Unfortunately I hadn't taken the packet of cigarettes out so I was 2/- down and no cigs!

HTB · Post by **HTB** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 12:07 pm

We used to do Ip dip dog S**T, But then I am from the East End, I see Eeny meeny macceracca, is still going, is it based on a foreign number system?Watneys party seven, the Big Can, plus screwdriver and a pair of pliers to open it with, guaranteed entry to any party between the ages of 13 and17.Loafers has been mentioned but what about Solatio's, with the basket weave top and hollow heels you could knock together to sound Like a German officer together with a raised hand and a "sieg Heil" (I'm not a member of a facist party it was just innocent schoolboy fun!) They were too expensive so I had to get them as a combined Christmas and birthday present, You could get your heels Quarter tipped, if you were posh, or stick a couple of Blakeys in the heels to get that tick tick sound when you walked.HTBPs The pair of pliers was to hit the screwdriver with!