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**Do U Feel Old Reading This**
Just got this email and wanted to share it with you oldies on here,,,,lol!! Only joking, I'm 25 and I remember doing most things thats said below!! 
Riding my bike with my coat on only held on by the hood! The A-Team, watching Jim'll Fit It and sooo wanting to go on there
Ok ok I think I may of even wrote it I so wanted one of them big badges,,,pmsl
Read below,,,,,things did make me laugh and smile!! Cos most of it is spot on and right
oh and fpmsl @ "Michael Jackson has always been white"
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
kids in the 60's, 70's and early 80's probably shouldn't have survived,
because our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based
paint, which was promptly chewed and licked. We had no child-proof lids
on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to
play with pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip-flops and
fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our wheels. As children, we would ride
in cars with no seat belts or air bags - riding in the passenger seat
was a treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle and it tasted
the same.
We ate chips, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy juice with sugar
in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside
playing..
We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no one
actually died from this.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.
After running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the
problem.
We would leave home in the morning and could play all day,as long as we
were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no one
minded.
We did not have Play stations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
phones, no personal computers, no DVDs, no Internet chat rooms.
We had friends - we went outside and found them.
We played elastics and rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt!
We fell out of trees, got cut, and broke bones but there were no
lawsuits.
We had full on fistfights but no prosecution followed from other
parents.
We played knock-on-the-door-and-run-away and were actually afraid of the
owners catching us.
We walked to friends' homes
We also, believe it or not, WALKED to school; we didn't rely on mummy or
daddy to drive us to school, which was just round the corner.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls. We rode bikes in packs of
7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard
of...They actually sided with the law.
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of
innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how
to deal with it all.
And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow as real kids,
before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good.
For those of you who aren't old enough thought you might like to read
about us.
This my friends, is surprisingly frightening, and it might put a smile
on your face: The majority of students in universities today were born
in 1986. They are called youth. They have never heard of "We are the
World", "We are the children", and the Uptown Girl they know is by West
life not Billy Joel.
They have never heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama, Nena Cherry or Belinda
Carlisle.
For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam.
AIDS has existed since they were born.
CD's have existed since they were born.
Michael Jackson has always been white.
To them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't
imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.
They believe that Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible are Films from
last year.
They can never imagine life before computers.
They'll never have pretended to be the A Team, Red-Hand Gang or the
Famous Five.
They'll never have applied to be on "Jim'll Fix It" or "Why Don't You".
They can't believe a black and white television ever existed. And they
will never understand how we could leave the house without a mobile
phone.
Now let's check if we're getting old...
1. You understand what was written above and you smile.
2. You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night
out.
3. Your friends are getting married/already married.
4. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably
with computers.
5. When you see teenagers with mobile phones, you shake your head .
6. You remember watching Dirty Den in East-Enders the first time around..
7. You meet your friends from time to time, talking about the good old
days, repeating again all the funny you have experienced together.
Riding my bike with my coat on only held on by the hood! The A-Team, watching Jim'll Fit It and sooo wanting to go on there
Ok ok I think I may of even wrote it I so wanted one of them big badges,,,pmsl Read below,,,,,things did make me laugh and smile!! Cos most of it is spot on and right
oh and fpmsl @ "Michael Jackson has always been white"
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
kids in the 60's, 70's and early 80's probably shouldn't have survived,
because our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based
paint, which was promptly chewed and licked. We had no child-proof lids
on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to
play with pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip-flops and
fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our wheels. As children, we would ride
in cars with no seat belts or air bags - riding in the passenger seat
was a treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle and it tasted
the same.
We ate chips, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy juice with sugar
in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside
playing..
We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no one
actually died from this.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.
After running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the
problem.
We would leave home in the morning and could play all day,as long as we
were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no one
minded.
We did not have Play stations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
phones, no personal computers, no DVDs, no Internet chat rooms.
We had friends - we went outside and found them.
We played elastics and rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt!
We fell out of trees, got cut, and broke bones but there were no
lawsuits.
We had full on fistfights but no prosecution followed from other
parents.
We played knock-on-the-door-and-run-away and were actually afraid of the
owners catching us.
We walked to friends' homes
We also, believe it or not, WALKED to school; we didn't rely on mummy or
daddy to drive us to school, which was just round the corner.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls. We rode bikes in packs of
7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard
of...They actually sided with the law.
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of
innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how
to deal with it all.
And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow as real kids,
before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good.
For those of you who aren't old enough thought you might like to read
about us.
This my friends, is surprisingly frightening, and it might put a smile
on your face: The majority of students in universities today were born
in 1986. They are called youth. They have never heard of "We are the
World", "We are the children", and the Uptown Girl they know is by West
life not Billy Joel.
They have never heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama, Nena Cherry or Belinda
Carlisle.
For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam.
AIDS has existed since they were born.
CD's have existed since they were born.
Michael Jackson has always been white.
To them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't
imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.
They believe that Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible are Films from
last year.
They can never imagine life before computers.
They'll never have pretended to be the A Team, Red-Hand Gang or the
Famous Five.
They'll never have applied to be on "Jim'll Fix It" or "Why Don't You".
They can't believe a black and white television ever existed. And they
will never understand how we could leave the house without a mobile
phone.
Now let's check if we're getting old...
1. You understand what was written above and you smile.
2. You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night
out.
3. Your friends are getting married/already married.
4. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably
with computers.
5. When you see teenagers with mobile phones, you shake your head .
6. You remember watching Dirty Den in East-Enders the first time around..
7. You meet your friends from time to time, talking about the good old
days, repeating again all the funny you have experienced together.
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That is EXACTLY how I feel. I used to think the C64 graphics looked the nuts till the megadrive came out 
And a good example is my brothers kids reciting every advert that comes on TV inbetween some shite cartoon that makes NOOOOOO sense whatsoever! What ever happened to Buttonmoon, Thundercats and Rainbow? They have no idea what our backgarden looks like, and as soon as the TV is switched off, they sit there lookin puzzled and lost And yes, that does make me feel old.
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Yep fee;ing very old now.
I think I had far much more fun in my childhood than kids do now. I'd much rather go round a friends and go out somewhere then sit indoors playing on a computer as most seem to do now.
Ok now I'm making myself sound ancient
I'll get my coat
I think I had far much more fun in my childhood than kids do now. I'd much rather go round a friends and go out somewhere then sit indoors playing on a computer as most seem to do now.
Ok now I'm making myself sound ancient
I'll get my coat
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Originally Posted by M7 COS
Just bought the A-Team box set from Play.com whole 1st Series for Ł27.99.
11 hours of mayhem to look forward to!!!
11 hours of mayhem to look forward to!!!
just under Ł30 for 11 hours of mayhem,,,,I'm so there!!!
YOU FOOOOL
x x x
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We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.
15-12-2004, 01:32 PM
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Too many posts.. I need a life!!
Oh dear that's me then, lol 25 years old for another 2 weeks
Never mind, was thinking, least I grew up think S1/S2 RST were cool cars, unlike today's youth with the Corsa's etc...!
The personal computer bit wasn't entirely true, me and my friends were all into ZX Spectrums, then Amigas!!!
Very Scary!!!
25 years old for another 2 weeks Never mind, was thinking, least I grew up think S1/S2 RST were cool cars, unlike today's youth with the Corsa's etc...!
The personal computer bit wasn't entirely true, me and my friends were all into ZX Spectrums, then Amigas!!!
Very Scary!!!
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Remember racing home on a saturday tea-time to watch The A-Team?
Especially liked the bit where they would build some huge contraption out of a pile of junk to get out of whatever situation they were in.
Gonna have to go to play.com NOW!
Especially liked the bit where they would build some huge contraption out of a pile of junk to get out of whatever situation they were in.
Gonna have to go to play.com NOW!
15-12-2004, 01:43 PM
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Commodore 64!
Daley Thompson's Decathlon!
Oh how your wrists hurt after playing that for a bit!
Daley Thompson's Decathlon!
Oh how your wrists hurt after playing that for a bit!
u remember jet pac???
i remeber watching CHiPS religiously!!!!
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ok me and paddy was talking last week about doing this,,,but does anyone remember putting chrisp packets in the oven for a few seconds,,,,,then they would shrival up and then go like a lil bit furry,,,,,fpmsl!!
I remember doing it,,,,although weren't allowed to use the cooker by myself,,,,nothings changed there
Paddy however admitted he used to turn his into key rings cos it made him look kewl
I remember doing it,,,,although weren't allowed to use the cooker by myself,,,,nothings changed there
Paddy however admitted he used to turn his into key rings cos it made him look kewl
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M7 COS,,,lookie at what I found
In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court, for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team!
Whats the deal with all this region 1 and 2 stuff with the DVD's guys,,,,,can anyone explain please!!
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"To them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't
imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance."
Quality APMSL.
Made me feel a bit old and I'm only 25
Button Moon, excellent TV prog, they made very little effort to hide the fact that the rocket was a Heinz bean tin, LOL
imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance."
Quality APMSL.
Made me feel a bit old and I'm only 25
Button Moon, excellent TV prog, they made very little effort to hide the fact that the rocket was a Heinz bean tin, LOL
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Fook i feel like an OAP now PMSL
Region 1 DVD's are United States and Canada. Region 2 #2 Japan, Europe, South Africa and the Middle East
if you have a region Free DVD player it wont matter Nikki
Region 1 DVD's are United States and Canada. Region 2 #2 Japan, Europe, South Africa and the Middle East
if you have a region Free DVD player it wont matter Nikki
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Cheers RS Nissan!!
Guess what,,,,,,I just ordered The A - Team: Complete Series 1 Box Set
Chick,,,loving the picture there
& what ever happened to Pob,,,,,yeah I said P O B,,,,,I missed him spitting all over my tv screen,,,,pmsl!
x x x
Guess what,,,,,,I just ordered The A - Team: Complete Series 1 Box Set
Chick,,,loving the picture there
& what ever happened to Pob,,,,,yeah I said P O B,,,,,I missed him spitting all over my tv screen,,,,pmsl!
x x x
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Originally Posted by Nikki
Whats the deal with all this region 1 and 2 stuff with the DVD's guys,,,,,can anyone explain please!!
that makes me feel old and im only 23
15-12-2004, 02:10 PM
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I don't remember ANY of that as I'm only 17.
Fookin kids today don't know they're born. We used to go tennis on a Friday Nite, cycle to swimming on Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon play a game of rugby then play AGAIN on a Sunday.
As years went by it changed from tennis to sniffing glue on a park bench, but we still did it in November just wearing a jumper.
Fookin kids today don't know they're born. We used to go tennis on a Friday Nite, cycle to swimming on Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon play a game of rugby then play AGAIN on a Sunday.
As years went by it changed from tennis to sniffing glue on a park bench, but we still did it in November just wearing a jumper.
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flooding back come the memories of weekday mornings when I was very young of the programme lets pretend and then bugging my grandad that we had build what they were making
then come the days of super ted & thunder cats & even bric & brac whatever the fook that was about now I can't remember. & also rent a ghost
All the classics
then come the days of super ted & thunder cats & even bric & brac whatever the fook that was about now I can't remember. & also rent a ghost
All the classics
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Originally Posted by Deano
I didnt feel old reading it , I felt strangely proud that my generation wasnt so reliant on technology to have a good time
Spot on there huni
me too!! fpmsl @ Paddy with "audrey off Coronation Street as Miss Pop-Off"
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Hey, I was born in 1986, and i used to do all that shit, always walked to school, played football, chewed plastic, evan glue . only thing is I like playing computer games 
. Evan now I tend not to listen to the health warning bollox, the government and police can go fuck themselves 
TOP email BTW
. only thing is I like playing computer games . Evan now I tend not to listen to the health warning bollox, the government and police can go fuck themselves TOP email BTW
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Tis a top email ay
me and boostboy was also last night talking about sweets ya usd to eat when you was at school & younger & stuff, do you remember the fizzle pop stuff you put in ya mouth then it would fizzle & pop etc
The Smirfs,,,,,,,,now that was defo a quality programme to watch and Danger Mouse & Penfield too,,,,,,loved that
I remember my brother watching He Man and Transformers,,,,,robots in disguise
I think I was more into Care Bears and My Lil Pony though,,,,,oh and Rainbow Brite,,,,,do any of the other woman on here remember them
me and boostboy was also last night talking about sweets ya usd to eat when you was at school & younger & stuff, do you remember the fizzle pop stuff you put in ya mouth then it would fizzle & pop etc
The Smirfs,,,,,,,,now that was defo a quality programme to watch and Danger Mouse & Penfield too,,,,,,loved that
I remember my brother watching He Man and Transformers,,,,,robots in disguise
I think I was more into Care Bears and My Lil Pony though,,,,,oh and Rainbow Brite,,,,,do any of the other woman on here remember them
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Originally Posted by Nikki
I think I was more into Care Bears and My Lil Pony though,,,,,oh and Rainbow Brite,,,,,do any of the other woman on here remember them
Im seriously going to regret saying this .......................... I remember the adverts for em
My little pony ........................ skinny and bony