I think i Still have an almost new pair of these in a box somehwere that I was 'Issued' when i 'Joined Up' in 2007
What fad from your childhood/teenage years used to be "in" but now has vanished?
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I think i Still have an almost new pair of these in a box somehwere that I was 'Issued' when i 'Joined Up' in 2007
Soldato
In my day, you were able to speak your mind, now you can't incase it offends someone.
What ever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" guess the world just become a giant *****.
What ever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" guess the world just become a giant *****.
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Sounds like a variant on what we played called Blocky. Everyone had to hide, and one person had to go round looking, if you got back to the starting lampost before them, and shouted block, you were safe. Else you could be tagged and be out.
Children today have far more freedoms of the speeches than I had growing up in the 70's.
That's the one!
"One...two... miss as a few... nine... ten... coming ready or not!"
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That's the one!
"One...two... miss as a few... nine... ten... coming ready or not!"
Thinking more on it, the person running back shouted cut when they tagged the lampost first, and the finder had to shout block if they tagged first. Or was it vice versa?
Aye, they was good games in them days.
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YoYos.
Tamagotchi.
Diablo sticks.
TV remote watches that controlled the TV (endless fun with teachers).
Smoking cigarettes (they now all vape).
I was allowed none. Every kid had one within days. I now buy myself everything I want.
Tamagotchi.
Diablo sticks.
TV remote watches that controlled the TV (endless fun with teachers).
Smoking cigarettes (they now all vape).
I was allowed none. Every kid had one within days. I now buy myself everything I want.
Its fashion to get easily offended now though.
From what I remember, in our version you just had to get a hand on the base (usually a certain wall on the street) and shout "block 1-2-3!" before the seeker did the same. I seem to remember we had to introduce a rule to stop everyone just hiding behind the wall and all declaring "block 1-2-3!" as soon as the seeker opened their eyes to start seeking. That tended to kill the game a bit.
People do seem to moan a lot more these days but that applies to both sides.
My Dad still has his knife from Scouts. Every lad got one, I mean it would be completely illegal to carry today. We were talking about it recently with the knife crime epidemic etc. He said it never crossed his mind that there was any danger other than accidentally slipping and cutting yourself. Completely different level of community and mindset back then.
Glad to see this thread doing so well, didn't think it would take off this much
Oh no, everyone loves nostalgia and talking about the world before globalisation and the internet took over.
yeah, people used to hide and if you found them you both ran to the designated point [usually a lamp post] and if they tagged first they were safe, or if you managed to call "block 1-2-3 {name}" they were out. not heard of the tiger one though.
Soldato
Kids playing football and other games on the road near their homes, for fear of hitting parked cars or being bonus points for the local boy racers zooming past in cars or motorbikes.
Yes, that's the one.
"Tigers and hunters" was another version of hide and seek but it was played over a much larger, forested area. One team (tigers) would get a 10-15 minute head start and the other team (hunters) would try to track/find them. Each team is free to split-up or stay as a group and any tigers who are captured join the hunter team until all are caught. We got years out of this one and it evolved into building small camouflaged hides, wearing camo clothes and cam cream. We must've looked like a bunch of nutters.