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At least you got to ride the Rapids in order to answer the questions. You're the first person I've ever heard who had to do them. Hope you kept the sheet after.
 
Hey we could have an oldies meet-up one day lol. No young 'uns allowed ha ha ha, will have to allow extra time of course for shuffling feet, extra toilet breaks, that kinda thing.... ;)
 
Well they have 18-30 holidays so why notover 30 meet ups. We can chst about the best sore joint creams and post alton pain killers :D
 
I look forward to sitting in the Tavern with fellow geezers, moaning about how the park has gone to pot and was much better when everything was black and white.
 
Black and white, eh by ek, those were the days. And when you could actually dance to music on the transistor radio. And pay for things with a £1 note and still get some change. Not to forget when petrol was either diesel or four star and cost 29p a litre.
 
GaryH said:
Hey we could have an oldies meet-up one day lol. No young 'uns allowed ha ha ha, will have to allow extra time of course for shuffling feet, extra toilet breaks, that kinda thing.... ;)
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What would be the lower age limit?

Could a virtual age be used for people who's posts are particularly grumpy?
 
Badgy said:
GaryH said:
Hey we could have an oldies meet-up one day lol. No young 'uns allowed ha ha ha, will have to allow extra time of course for shuffling feet, extra toilet breaks, that kinda thing.... ;)
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What would be the lower age limit?

Could a virtual age be used for people who's posts are particularly grumpy?
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Hmmm.... possibly, possibly..... (rubs chin)

Lower age limit, ummm, 30?
 
Nope, not having any people jumping on the oldie bandwagon!

They won't be able to talk about Grange Hill, taping songs off the top 20 on the radio, when Snickers were Marathons and Starburst were Opal Fruits, when Newsround belonged to John Craven, getting ridiculously excited about a fifth TV channel, making sure you had change for the phone box in case you needed to call home, when men got all their cool threads from Fosters, when playing snake on your Nokia was cutting edge technology, when a trip to the video rental shop was the best in entertainment, somebody's birthday party consisting of games in the garden and a room temperature buffet, actual deep snow, getting more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up...ahhhh...those were the days...!
 
Ahh, the days when you had to ask for each sweet individually from the guy behind the counter...

"I'll have one of those, five of those, three of those.... how much are those?"
"A penny. They're all penny sweets."
"Ok, err, two of those.... Ooh, ten of those, I like them...."

Meanwhile a massive queue is building up behind you in the newsagent, of irate adults who just want to buy a pack of fags. :p
 
Pixie-Ro said:
Nope, not having any people jumping on the oldie bandwagon!

They won't be able to talk about Grange Hill, taping songs off the top 20 on the radio, when Snickers were Marathons and Starburst were Opal Fruits, when Newsround belonged to John Craven, getting ridiculously excited about a fifth TV channel, making sure you had change for the phone box in case you needed to call home, when men got all their cool threads from Fosters, when playing snake on your Nokia was cutting edge technology, when a trip to the video rental shop was the best in entertainment, somebody's birthday party consisting of games in the garden and a room temperature buffet, actual deep snow, getting more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up...ahhhh...those were the days...!
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Wait, you actually got Channel 5? I thought it was just a myth. All we ever got were four channels and static right up until the digital changeover happened.

Anyway, I remember almost all of the things you listed. If you're going to alienate twenty-somethings, you'll need to go older than that!
 
CGM said:
Pixie-Ro said:
Nope, not having any people jumping on the oldie bandwagon!

They won't be able to talk about Grange Hill, taping songs off the top 20 on the radio, when Snickers were Marathons and Starburst were Opal Fruits, when Newsround belonged to John Craven, getting ridiculously excited about a fifth TV channel, making sure you had change for the phone box in case you needed to call home, when men got all their cool threads from Fosters, when playing snake on your Nokia was cutting edge technology, when a trip to the video rental shop was the best in entertainment, somebody's birthday party consisting of games in the garden and a room temperature buffet, actual deep snow, getting more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up...ahhhh...those were the days...!
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Wait, you actually got Channel 5? I thought it was just a myth. All we ever got were four channels and static right up until the digital changeover happened.

Anyway, I remember almost all of the things you listed. If you're going to alienate twenty-somethings, you'll need to go older than that!
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Don't worry, my old person cynicism / realism / bitterness will alienate them enough! ;) :p
 
DiogoJ42 said:
Ahh, the days when you had to ask for each sweet individually from the guy behind the counter...

"I'll have one of those, five of those, three of those.... how much are those?"
"A penny. They're all penny sweets."
"Ok, err, two of those.... Ooh, ten of those, I like them...."

Meanwhile a massive queue is building up behind you in the newsagent, of irate adults who just want to buy a pack of fags. :p
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Which reminded us to buy these

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I'll have 20 Flintstones Superkings please.
 
GaryH said:
TheMan said:
5p Crisps man, 5p f-ing crisps!
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And bugger this im a celeb crap on telly - back then we were eating hedgehog flavour crisps!
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And Fish and Chips! The crisps, were awesome! (Can you still get them?)

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Betamax or VHS?
 
Ah, the days when a ten year old could pop to the local shop and buy their bodyweight in sugar, a pack of smokes, an Airfix kit, and still have change from a fiver...

Speaking of Airfix kits, just how are kids supposed to get in to model building these days, when shops aren't allowed to sell them glue, paint, or knives?
 
Well, kids thesedays dont venture out of their houses, furthest they will go from their tv is the lavatory. Even then they have to take their iPhone with them just in case they miss something on their twitter and facebook feed.

Airfix kits, nah, they just buy it all online now, using their parents credit card, so they appear over 18, it gets delivered to their door so they dare not have to venture outside in the daylight.

Talking of that, did you see on the news today that the number of kids being treated for Ricketts disease has doubled due to lack of exposure to sunlight!!!
 
TheMan said:
5p Crisps man, 5p f-ing crisps!




5p - That much?! I can remember paying 2 1/2p for a bag of walkers cheese & onion. And they were a damn site bigger bags than now.

Yes young uns we had 1/2p's back in the good old days!
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