Can you name things that youngsters of today won't know?

[User16625]

Tell me about it. They were a regular hazard on my paper round.

They're thick in the head. (the youngsters, not the Pachy)

 

[Fnaar]

@NorthernDave , liking the senyera. I used to live in Catalunya, once upon a time :-)

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

The 1970s PG Tips monkeys adverts.

I saw the PG Tips chimps having a tea party on the lawn in front of the house at Twycross Zoo once.

 

[Illaveago]

The excitement of finding a new picture card inside the tea packet.

What boring lives we must have had.

 

[Freds Dad]

Plastic toys in cereal boxes.

I nearly choked once on a Dinosaur.

 

[Dirk]

Lott's Chemistry Sets - we lived dangerously in those times!
Learnt a lot though.

 

[Time Waster]

The words to any kajagoogoo songs!

Anyone see the children in need 80s night audience? The drone view from above and behind really shows how they've aged. Front on full head if hair, fun above bald patch, and that's also on some of the women! They were still enjoying the evening, as was I. Seriously some old groups had cracked, weak voices but A-ha sounded as good as in the 80s. Shame I never liked them at the time.

 

[Time Waster]

Do kids still make killing jars to catch bugs for looking at under their microscope kit these days? Jam in water for wasps was my choice.

 

[pplpilot]

Doing arithmetic without electronic aids.

I was in a shop last night. My purchase came to £16.01. I gave the girl a £20 and searched for the odd penny. I didn't have one, but I did have a 2p so I gave her that. Cue brain meltdown. She simply didn't understand why I'd given her this extra coin, she was utterly confused. I tried to tell her to just give me £4 change, but that wasn't what the till was saying, so she didn't trust it. In the end she laboriously counted out my £3.99 in small coins change as instructed by the till, and gave me back my 2p as well.

Sad isn't it? I was in Waterstones enquiring about a book, girl looking on computer was insisting there was no such book, after several attempts turns out she couldn't spell 'Accent' she was putting 'Acksent'. I kid you not. In her early 20's I reckon. Ask anything about the latest mobile phone shed be on it...

 

[jefmcg]

the latest mobile phone shed

So is that a wooden building full of iPhone 8s and Xs?

(I don't normally criticise spelling, but in this context .... )

 

[Gary E]

So is that a wooden building full of iPhone 8s and Xs?

(I don't normally criticise spelling, but in this context .... )

Yeah, that's a fair one

 

[jefmcg]

Doing arithmetic without electronic aids.

I was in a shop last night. My purchase came to £16.01. I gave the girl a £20 and searched for the odd penny. I didn't have one, but I did have a 2p so I gave her that. Cue brain meltdown. She simply didn't understand why I'd given her this extra coin, she was utterly confused. I tried to tell her to just give me £4 change, but that wasn't what the till was saying, so she didn't trust it. In the end she laboriously counted out my £3.99 change in small coins as instructed by the till, and gave me back my 2p as well.

Or she was afraid you were running a distraction scam. Indeed, she may have previously been a victim of one. I've seen it happen, with the scammer bullying and the cashier in tears.

 

[jefmcg]

A what?

I've never heard of a distraction scam. (Although I can hazard a guess). I hardly think saying "here, I've got the odd 2p" constitutes bullying. And I rather resent the suggestion that I was bullying her.

Oh no! I wasn't saying you were bullying her, just that the situation may have replicated something she'd been warned about or worse, experienced.

The classic is to pay for a small item with a small note and then the scammer or a confederate distract her (ask the time, say "while you have the till open can you change this?" or whatever) and then when she finally starts handing the cash they say "wait a minute, I gave you a twenty" hoping she was confused enough to pull an extra 10 out, and if not get shouty and standovery to try to menace the money. Then there are subtle ones, along the lines of "wait a minute... give me back that the two tens and take this twenty .... oh ,no wait, can you change this 50 into three 10s and 20 ... <etc>" and somehow at the end of it your till is £20 short.

I'm not saying that's what you doing - of course - but if scammers have been known to work in the area, the store may have strict rules that staff can only give change as prescribed by the till.

 

[swee'pea99]

The anticipation of waiting with your mates for the strip to fall in the slot at a Photo-Me booth.

 

[Freds Dad]

Pubs closing at 2pm on Sunday and reopening at 7pm.