What do you miss from your childhood?

Elba101

For me it was shows like Supermarket sweep. What a show. Or the Crystal maze, who didn't want to be in that glass cage collecting those golden tickets?

And games like Roy rover and kick the can....

What do you miss from your childhood?

And don't say your innocence!

prendy

i miss sleeping whenever i want and getting pushed around all day in my pushchair.

Walking everywhere is overrated!

mike65

Dry sunny warm weather.

AnonoBoy

Sally O'Brien and the way she might look at me.

Elba101

mike65 wrote: »

Dry sunny warm weather.

Yeah i remember there was a time once when we actually got a summer. And now...nothing...

jokettle

Power cuts. They were strangely comforting when I was younger, we'd all be huddled in the sitting room over the two or three candles we could find It was never scary, Mammy and Daddy would keep us safe! :rolleyes:

BraziliaNZ

Being able to fall asleep easily

AnonoBoy

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Being able to fall asleep easily

Don't worry that comes back to you.

seamus

Being able to call to your mates houses unannounced for no reason other than being bored and they will actually be there, won't be annoyed that you didn't call first and won't be in the middle of anything.

Of course, I'm married now so I'm that annoying guy who's always busy if someone calls unannounced

destroyer

The christian brothers and the way they might look at you

NothingMan

Staying out til 10 O'Clock with 1 other guy when everyone else was gone in at 9. Felt really cool cos we were still allowed out and they weren't.

That and Saturday evenings, after a bath watching winning streak.

funk-you

Not much about my childhood but it was much easier to get head off random girls when I was a teenager.

-Funk

super_furry

The energy to play football from 9am to 9pm, with only a break for dinner.

BraziliaNZ

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Don't worry that comes back to you.

what, when I'm an OAP?

foxyboxer

Playing "World Cup"

Group of lads with a designated keeper.
If you score, you go to the next round.
Last man in each round not to score is knocked out (not literally:pac:)

The first round was always great. A big massive free for all. Arms and legs flying everywhwere.
The weaker players would always grab a poxy goal but in the end the best player would win.


Happy days.

Elba101

funk-you wrote: »

Not much about my childhood but it was much easier to get head off random girls when I was a teenager.

-Funk

That's lovely

funk-you

Elba101 wrote: »

That's lovely

What can I say, I'm a romantic at heart.

-Funk

bluto63

Kids books. So many pictures, so few words!

shqipshume

Community spirit in Ireland

ejmaztec

Holding a Mars Bar in both hands.

Elba101

bluto63 wrote: »

Kids books. So many pictures, so few words!

You don't have to be a kid to buy those types of books...

Biggins

The innocence that everything and everyone was good.

aaronjumper

Not having to make my own dinner.
And extreme sugar rushes

Darksaga87

Not having to pay bills.

Danbo!

Heads and Volleys.. NOT IN!!!!
A Stable diet of 8p Mr. freezes.
Being blown away by Snes graphics
The excitement on christmas eve, (Brummy Tom

when you believed in Santa

)
Fortnight in Gorey
Pocket Money (£3 a week, yeah!)

asdfgh86

When the Aunties and Uncles were around it was perfectly acceptable to hide behind your mum's leg and then stay in your room playing Nes for the duration of their visit. Now I'm expected to talk to them.:rolleyes:

Elba101

Stee wrote: »

Heads and Volleys.. NOT IN!!!!
A Stable diet of 8p Mr. freezes.
Being blown away by Snes graphics
The excitement on christmas eve, (Brummy Tom

when you believed in Santa

)
Fortnight in Gorey
Pocket Money (£3 a week, yeah!)

I was just about to say pocket money but i only got £1:eek: The amount of crap you could buy with it..100 penny sweets. Do penny sweets still exist?

Danbo!

Elba101 wrote: »

I was just about to say pocket money but i only got £1:eek: The amount of crap you could buy with it..100 penny sweets. Do penny sweets still exist?

Yeah, they're a fiver now.

NothingMan

Stee wrote: »

A Stable diet of 8p Mr. freezes.

Nowhere else is Blue a flavor. mmm

The excitement on christmas eve, (Brummy Tom

when you believed in Santa

)

BrummyTom is the only innocent thing left on AH, don't go shattering his illusions!

Pocket Money (£3 a week, yeah!)

£3 a week, ya rich backstard, I was happy with my 10p bag or a wham bar!

chakotha

Summer holidays at the grandparents farm.

super_furry

foxyboxer wrote: »

Playing "World Cup"

No hatching!!

SEPT 23 1989

FA Cup Final days on the BBC the build up from 12 to kick off

stovelid

The suspension of consequence.

Pace2008

I miss the lack of pressure to be 'successful' in society's eyes.

AnonoBoy

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

what, when I'm an OAP?

When you hit your 30's mate. Believe me.

aphex™

Trello bars.

Used to love the things.

actuallylike

Not having the internet.

cherryghost

foxyboxer wrote: »

Playing "World Cup"

Group of lads with a designated keeper.
If you score, you go to the next round.
Last man in each round not to score is knocked out (not literally:pac:)

The first round was always great. A big massive free for all. Arms and legs flying everywhwere.
The weaker players would always grab a poxy goal but in the end the best player would win.


Happy days.

ah man. memories.

Keogg

Pokemon, Pokemon Cards/ all pokemon related things:D I was a pokemon nutter

The Ice Cream Man!!!!
When my friends dad gave three of us a fiver to get stuff from the IceCream man and we bought ice cream, two coolpops, mars bar and a can of coke each, those were the days:pac:

Daragh86

I remember playing IRA, not sure if I miss it though. It was like manhunt but everyone on one team got a letter each that made up a word and when someone from the other team caught you they'd beat you up until you gave them the letter and once they got everyone's letter and made up the word then they won.

On a nicer note I miss playing water pistols in the field with the long grass and make swings from the big tree...they were the days....

Darksaga87

Daragh86 wrote: »

I remember playing IRA, not sure if I miss it though. It was like manhunt but everyone on one team got a letter each that made up a word and when someone from the other team caught you they'd beat you up until you gave them the letter and once they got everyone's letter and made up the word then they won.

On a nicer note I miss playing water pistols in the field with the long grass and make swings from the big tree...they were the days....

Jesus man!:eek:

NothingMan

Keogg wrote: »

Pokemon, Pokemon Cards/ all pokemon related things:D I was a pokemon nutter

The Ice Cream Man!!!!
When my friends dad gave three of us a fiver to get stuff from the IceCream man and we bought ice cream, two coolpops, mars bar and a can of coke each, those were the days:pac:

Pokemon? Sounds like you still have a bit of your childhood left to enjoy!
When I was a kid we could have gotten all those goodies for a pound!

And i'm not that old, only 24.

az2wp0sye65487

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Sally O'Brien and the way she might look at me.

Is that a quote from a Beamish Ad or something??...

jokettle wrote: »

Power cuts. They were strangely comforting when I was younger, we'd all be huddled in the sitting room over the two or three candles we could find It was never scary, Mammy and Daddy would keep us safe! :rolleyes:

Perfect opportunity for a game of 'I Spy with my little eye'

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Being able to fall asleep easily

Yeah, I can only do that now after a few beers.

foxyboxer wrote: »

Playing "World Cup"

Group of lads with a designated keeper.
If you score, you go to the next round.
Last man in each round not to score is knocked out (not literally:pac:)

The first round was always great. A big massive free for all. Arms and legs flying everywhwere.
The weaker players would always grab a poxy goal but in the end the best player would win.


Happy days.

Playing world cup with an empty coke can cos none of us could find a ball!

shqipshume wrote: »

Community spirit in Ireland

I remember we had a Street Party in 1988 (Dublin's Millennium) when I was 4. All the neighbours ran bunting across the road from house to house; everyone baked cakes, made treats etc etc & all the neighbours brought their kitchen furniture out on to the street. Good Times.

Daragh86 wrote: »

I remember playing IRA, not sure if I miss it though. It was like manhunt but everyone on one team got a letter each that made up a word and when someone from the other team caught you they'd beat you up until you gave them the letter and once they got everyone's letter and made up the word then they won.

On a nicer note I miss playing water pistols in the field with the long grass and make swings from the big tree...they were the days....

We used to just call that game 'Catch & Bash'

miss_feminem

I think as a child, the days seemed to last longer. I find I have very little time to do anything after work. It's make and eat dinner. Have a couple of hours to do anything. Then bed and back to work.

Plus, I liked all the games we played as kids - like hopscotch and bulldogs charge, etc

I don't like these adult responsibilites :P

DazMarz

foxyboxer wrote: »

Playing "World Cup"

Group of lads with a designated keeper.
If you score, you go to the next round.
Last man in each round not to score is knocked out (not literally:pac:)

The first round was always great. A big massive free for all. Arms and legs flying everywhwere.
The weaker players would always grab a poxy goal but in the end the best player would win.


Happy days.

Yep! That was brilliant! I was ALWAYS the goalie (because I was a **** outfield player and because I was the school goalie anyway!) and nearly always got kicked in the head while on the ground with the ball.

Also, water fights (during the times when we had summers) in the neighbourhood. I always started them, drenching kids who'd race home to fetch their own water pistols and it'd last for hours. This was grand until I went and bought a Super Soaker 500 and a HUGE water gun that had tanks that you strapped to your back like a flame-thrower. I then proceeded to launch a reign of water-terror over the other kids. I was like the Terminator going around the neighbourhood! Happy days!

Blazer

Breastfeeding 4-5 times a day

ejmaztec

Berkut wrote: »

Breastfeeding 4-5 times a day

Moobs?:eek:

cherryghost

Daragh86 wrote: »

I remember playing IRA, not sure if I miss it though. It was like manhunt but everyone on one team got a letter each that made up a word and when someone from the other team caught you they'd beat you up until you gave them the letter and once they got everyone's letter and made up the word then they won.

On a nicer note I miss playing water pistols in the field with the long grass and make swings from the big tree...they were the days....

yeah we played that too. instead of beating someone up though, we'd throw them into some bushes instead a few times until they gave the letter

xcarriex

Fancy Paper...... i dunno why but you used to get that great smelling paper and swap sheets of it....

Shacklebolt

foxyboxer wrote: »

Playing "World Cup"

Group of lads with a designated keeper.
If you score, you go to the next round.
Last man in each round not to score is knocked out (not literally:pac:)

The first round was always great. A big massive free for all. Arms and legs flying everywhwere.
The weaker players would always grab a poxy goal but in the end the best player would win.


Happy days.

Was my school the only one where this game was called 'Copies'?

pyramuid man

Touchdown bars for 10p