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[Misc] Things you did as kid that don’t seem popular any more



Peacehaven Wild Kids

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Jan 16, 2022
2,286
The Avenue then Maloncho
Drunk this, 37p a can from Sommerfield, jobs a good un.

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Feb 23, 2009
23,040
Brighton factually.....
sniffing glue & inhaling gas
making camps in the woods
my personal favourite was getting a stick and crush down the stems making trails through the farmers wheat or Barley field, then getting chased by the farmer obviously, stupid really because.

One night the babysitter arrived with her boyfriend the farmers eldest son who patrolled the field and occasionally did the mowing or whatever, there was an awkward silence and he actually said nothing in front of my parents, but explained he was a kid once, but it costs his dad a fortune. I never did it again, but still miss it.
 
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Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker
Feb 20, 2017
23,384
Sussex by the Sea
State schools had football and cricket teams . Games against other teams on Saturday morning with away games by coach. So many teachers whatever subject they taught if they had an interest they would coach at nets and attend school matches. No question of getting overtime pay they did it because they wanted to help out and get involved.
Looking back I have a few concerns that one of my PE teachers did indeed wish to 'get involved'.
 




raymondo

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Apr 26, 2017
5,650
Wiltshire
State schools had football and cricket teams . Games against other teams on Saturday morning with away games by coach. So many teachers whatever subject they taught if they had an interest they would coach at nets and attend school matches. No question of getting overtime pay they did it because they wanted to help out and get involved.
And the obligatory jam doughnut and mug of tea with the oppo after the footie matches
 




raymondo

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Apr 26, 2017
5,650
Wiltshire
Finding butterfly chrysalises (??) in the shed, put them in a matchbox with cotton wool and wait a few weeks til they hatched.
Usually a beautiful red admiral... Then be very good and let it go of course.
 




Questions

Habitual User
Oct 18, 2006
24,896
Worthing
Finding butterfly chrysalises (??) in the shed, put them in a matchbox with cotton wool and wait a few weeks til they hatched.
Usually a beautiful red admiral... Then be very good and let it go of course.
You can pin them to noticeboards.
 








HeaviestTed

I’m eating
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Mar 23, 2023
1,476
I would take all the cushions off the sofa and lay them on the floor then jump from one to the other.

Also, waiting for video games to load, those tapes and disks took fooooooooreva
 






ROSM

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Dec 26, 2005
6,224
Just far enough away from LDC
My Mum bought me one in 1982. I remember when she gave it to me. She cried and I think I nearly did too. Very special present. Wasn't even my birthday. I think it was a tenner back then, which wasn't cheap to us. I paid £450 for this year's. Fraction of the cricket as well. And at stupid times.
My 1st junior membership was £15. Handbook, all john player league games on a sunday afternoon, gillette cup games in sunmer hols for a small additional fee if quarters or semis (b&h was usually pre the summer hols but would get down there after school) and same for the 3 day county championship.

Such a great memory
 






marcos3263

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Oct 29, 2009
925
Fishersgate and Proud
Kiss chase. I remember being both shy and stupid - I was the fastest runner by a distance so the girls could never catch me and I thought I had won! - when it was my turn to catch I used to get the girls and hold them for another boy to catch up.

I think girls terrified me until I was about 16
 


Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
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Apr 5, 2014
23,599
My 1st junior membership was £15. Handbook, all john player league games on a sunday afternoon, gillette cup games in sunmer hols for a small additional fee if quarters or semis (b&h was usually pre the summer hols but would get down there after school) and same for the 3 day county championship.

Such a great memory
Gillette- so that's before mine then. Maybe mine was a little more. Yes, bundles of cricket. Joyful times.
 


AstroSloth

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Dec 29, 2020
1,000
I saw it last week at Cineworld in Crawley. Monday - Wednesday tickets are £6.

I stumped up an extra £4/ticket to see it on the IMAX screen because I am a FANCY DAN.
Yeah tbf I was looking at a Sunday IMAX showing but still ridiculous.
 










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