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Close your eyes..... And go back in time.... Before the Internet, before
DVD.
Before semi-automatics machine guns, joy riders 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, Bulldog, Beano, Twinkle and Roly Poly, Hula Hoops,
jumping in enormous puddles, 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 - 99's, screwballs or a cider lolly.
Wait......
Watching Saturday Morning cartoons...short commercials, The Double Deckers,
Road Runner, He-Man, Captain Caveman, Swapshop, and Why Don't You. Staying
up late for Starskey and Hutch or Minder. When around the corner seemed far
away, and going into town seemed like going somewhere. A million mosquito
bites, wasp and bee stings. Sticky fingers. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and
Indians. Zorro. Climbing trees, building igloos out of
tiny amounts of snow. 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, getting dizzy and
falling down was cause for the 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, I'm not finished just yet...Eating raw jelly, orange
squash, ice pops.
Remember when.. There were two types of trainers - girls and boys. Dunlop
Green Flash and the only time you wore them at school, was for "gym." 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. When
you'd reach into a muddy gutter for 10p. When nearly everyone's mum
was at home when the kids got there from School. It was magic when dad would
"remove" his thumb. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out
to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. 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 student
at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn't because of
drive-by shootings or drugs, 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 "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
"Race issues" 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 dodge ball wasn't an Olympic event. Having a weapon in school, meant
being caught with a catapult. Nobody was
prettier than your 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. Abilities were
discovered because of a "double-dare". 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 up" life...
I DOUBLE-DARE YA!!!
DVD.
Before semi-automatics machine guns, joy riders 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, Bulldog, Beano, Twinkle and Roly Poly, Hula Hoops,
jumping in enormous puddles, 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 - 99's, screwballs or a cider lolly.
Wait......
Watching Saturday Morning cartoons...short commercials, The Double Deckers,
Road Runner, He-Man, Captain Caveman, Swapshop, and Why Don't You. Staying
up late for Starskey and Hutch or Minder. When around the corner seemed far
away, and going into town seemed like going somewhere. A million mosquito
bites, wasp and bee stings. Sticky fingers. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and
Indians. Zorro. Climbing trees, building igloos out of
tiny amounts of snow. 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, getting dizzy and
falling down was cause for the 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, I'm not finished just yet...Eating raw jelly, orange
squash, ice pops.
Remember when.. There were two types of trainers - girls and boys. Dunlop
Green Flash and the only time you wore them at school, was for "gym." 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. When
you'd reach into a muddy gutter for 10p. When nearly everyone's mum
was at home when the kids got there from School. It was magic when dad would
"remove" his thumb. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out
to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. 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 student
at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn't because of
drive-by shootings or drugs, 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 "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
"Race issues" 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 dodge ball wasn't an Olympic event. Having a weapon in school, meant
being caught with a catapult. Nobody was
prettier than your 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. Abilities were
discovered because of a "double-dare". 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 up" life...
I DOUBLE-DARE YA!!!