Childhood!

[Goodsoulette]

After reading Skreeches coke float thing. It got me thinking I haven't had one since I was a kid. We used to go to Morellis and have one every Saturday but then Maccy Ds came along and shut them down : ( I also havent had that crackling sugar or seen white dog poo since at least 1987.

What stuff haven't you see, had, done since you were a kid?

ive also not cycled down hill with my legs stuck out for years and years either. I think this weekend, I shall be on a search for white dog poo at the top of buncombe hill just so I can cycle down it really fast and treat myself to a coke float when i get to the bottom.

[B00]

I shall await with baited breath to find out exactly how cycling down white dog poo went Goodsy ;-)

[sleepy1]

please keep your legs shut ... enjoy your coke float ...x

[Goodsoulette]

Its so long since I have seen the word taped I immediately read it as tapped, I was confused for 10 seconds there.

I dont think Ill ever see white dog poo again or hairy caterpillars.

[stewey]

For MANY years I have not:
1. Had a Walls's ice-cream wafer.
2. Stuck a piece of cardboard in the front fork of my bicycle to
make a neat rattling sound against the spokes.
3. Played 'conkers'.
4 Listened to the 'Goon Show'.
5.Read the 'Beano' comic.
6. Thought that 5 shillings was a lot of money.
7. Stole the 'cat's eyes' out of the little rubber thingies in the
middle of the road.

[yinyang]

I had to read Zacmasters answer twice - then I realised he meant crab fishing, not little itchy things!

I haven't had a bath with my male cousin since I was a kid. I Imagine our respective spouses would complain now.
or
eaten a bagful of white chocolate mice and been sick

been in a gang

pretended to be a superhero

gone on a roundabout lying down with my head sticking over the edge.

[redcrx]

pa__ul, youll be pleased to know that kids do have remote controlled cars and polestyrene planes. My son loves both!

I havnt fallen in stinging nettles when trying to ride my bike along railway embankement since 1979. I dont intend to ever do it again either.

I am looking forward to helping my son build his first den in the trees at his nanas house.

[Skreecheeboy]

I was in Skye with a group of folk last week and one of the lassies bought a polystierene plane paul! I've seen tonnes of hairy caterpillars too Goodsoulette; what makes you think you'll never see one of them again? Not had a cucumber (meant to be watermelon) flavoured Jolly Rancher in ages though, or a Secret - birds nest bar of chocolate with walnut whip goo in the middle, mmmm!

[Ethel]

Plenty of hairy marys round here (hairy caterpillars).

I have not jumped for many years. You see kids literally jumping for joy - but I don't think I could jump these days. :(

[johnlambert]

I cant remember the last time I saw lads on a home made go-cart made from 2x large pram wheels, 2x smaller wheels, steered by a piece of string, the body made from a large wooden box
I can tell you the last time I caught crabs, but I will get thrown off AB for being rude lol

[yinyang]

Yuk! that's Scarborough off my holiday destination list then.

[Diamond_Dog]

What about the pale blue three-wheel spastic cars? Don't see them around at all now. Not even a modern equivalent.

[Diamond_Dog]

No, there were an actual car called the Invacar. You needed a license the drive one on the road.

A scooter is just for rich old people who have had a hip op or something. These Invacars were for proper spastics. And people from the North, I believe.

[Goodsoulette]

Pa__ul do you mingle with kids much cause I have 2 boys? We go to the viaduct and chuck polystyrene planes off the top weekly. 5 for quid and poundland. My eldest has 3 remote control cars and a remote control helicopter. Even the toddler tries to climb trees with him, and we have gun fights.

[Diamond_Dog]

Here you go. Best photo on google I can find.

http://www.cartrans.co.uk/Graphics/gallery/Ful lsize/ac-thundersley-invacar.jpg