> ⇨Just for a minute, forget everything stressful and read
⇨this...............
⇨
⇨Close your eyes and go back in time...
⇨
⇨Before the Internet...
⇨
⇨Before semi-automatics, joyriders and crack....
⇨
⇨Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...
⇨
⇨Way back........
⇨
⇨I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park.
⇨The corner shop.
⇨Hopscotch.
⇨Butterscotch.
⇨Skipping.
⇨Handstands.
⇨Football with an old can.
⇨Fingerbob.
⇨
⇨Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the Menace.
⇨
⇨Roly Poly.
⇨Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams.
⇨The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
⇨Bazooka Joe bubble gum.
⇨
⇨An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a
⇨tune.
⇨
⇨Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps
⇨screwball.
⇨
⇨Wait......
⇨
⇨Watching Saturday morning cartoons, short commercials or the
⇨flicks.
⇨Children's Film Foundation, The Double Deckers, Red Hand Gang,
⇨Tomorrow People, Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? - or
⇨staying
⇨up for Doctor Who.
⇨
⇨When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed
⇨like
⇨going somewhere.
⇨
⇨Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings.
⇨
⇨Sticky fingers.
⇨Playing Marbles. Ball bearings. Big 'uns and Little 'uns.
⇨Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro.
⇨Climbing trees.
⇨Making igloos out of snow banks.
⇨
⇨Walking to school, no matter what the weather.
⇨Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your
⇨stomach
⇨hurt.
⇨Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights.
⇨Spinning around on roundabouts, 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 were the ultimate weapon.
⇨Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a
⇨motorcycle.
⇨Choppers and Grifters.
⇨
⇨Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Vimto and Jubbly lollies
⇨
⇨Remember when...
⇨
⇨There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop
⇨Green
⇨Flash
⇨The only time you wore them at School was for P.E.
⇨And they were called gym shoes or if you are older - plimsoles
⇨
⇨You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents.
⇨It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.
⇨
⇨You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.
⇨
⇨
⇨
⇨When nobody owned a pure-bred dog.
⇨
⇨When 25p was decent pocket money
⇨Curly Whirlys. Space Dust. Toffo's.
⇨Top Trumps.
⇨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 any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him 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 pupil at home.
⇨Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of
⇨drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs etc.
⇨
⇨Parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat and some of us
⇨are
⇨still afraid of them.
⇨
⇨Didn't that feel good?
⇨
⇨Just to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that!
⇨
⇨Remember when....
⇨
⇨Decisions were made by going "Ip, Dip, Dog Sh t"
⇨
⇨"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
⇨
⇨Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly
⇨
⇨The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs.
⇨And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one.
⇨
⇨It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic
⇨event.
⇨Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.
⇨
⇨Nobody was prettier than Mum.
⇨Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
⇨
⇨Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.
⇨Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
⇨
⇨Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
⇨
⇨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
⇨life...
⇨
⇨I DOUBLE-DARE YOU
⇨this...............
⇨
⇨Close your eyes and go back in time...
⇨
⇨Before the Internet...
⇨
⇨Before semi-automatics, joyriders and crack....
⇨
⇨Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...
⇨
⇨Way back........
⇨
⇨I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park.
⇨The corner shop.
⇨Hopscotch.
⇨Butterscotch.
⇨Skipping.
⇨Handstands.
⇨Football with an old can.
⇨Fingerbob.
⇨
⇨Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the Menace.
⇨
⇨Roly Poly.
⇨Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams.
⇨The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
⇨Bazooka Joe bubble gum.
⇨
⇨An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a
⇨tune.
⇨
⇨Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps
⇨screwball.
⇨
⇨Wait......
⇨
⇨Watching Saturday morning cartoons, short commercials or the
⇨flicks.
⇨Children's Film Foundation, The Double Deckers, Red Hand Gang,
⇨Tomorrow People, Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? - or
⇨staying
⇨up for Doctor Who.
⇨
⇨When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed
⇨like
⇨going somewhere.
⇨
⇨Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings.
⇨
⇨Sticky fingers.
⇨Playing Marbles. Ball bearings. Big 'uns and Little 'uns.
⇨Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro.
⇨Climbing trees.
⇨Making igloos out of snow banks.
⇨
⇨Walking to school, no matter what the weather.
⇨Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your
⇨stomach
⇨hurt.
⇨Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights.
⇨Spinning around on roundabouts, 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 were the ultimate weapon.
⇨Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a
⇨motorcycle.
⇨Choppers and Grifters.
⇨
⇨Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Vimto and Jubbly lollies
⇨
⇨Remember when...
⇨
⇨There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop
⇨Green
⇨Flash
⇨The only time you wore them at School was for P.E.
⇨And they were called gym shoes or if you are older - plimsoles
⇨
⇨You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents.
⇨It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.
⇨
⇨You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.
⇨
⇨
⇨
⇨When nobody owned a pure-bred dog.
⇨
⇨When 25p was decent pocket money
⇨Curly Whirlys. Space Dust. Toffo's.
⇨Top Trumps.
⇨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 any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him 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 pupil at home.
⇨Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of
⇨drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs etc.
⇨
⇨Parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat and some of us
⇨are
⇨still afraid of them.
⇨
⇨Didn't that feel good?
⇨
⇨Just to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that!
⇨
⇨Remember when....
⇨
⇨Decisions were made by going "Ip, Dip, Dog Sh t"
⇨
⇨"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
⇨
⇨Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly
⇨
⇨The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs.
⇨And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one.
⇨
⇨It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic
⇨event.
⇨Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.
⇨
⇨Nobody was prettier than Mum.
⇨Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
⇨
⇨Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.
⇨Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
⇨
⇨Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
⇨
⇨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
⇨life...
⇨
⇨I DOUBLE-DARE YOU
