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

[Nigel182]

The Corona Man

Collecting Empties from the Pub Beer Garden and buying Crisps with the deposit money

Klackers

 

[Gary E]

The Corona Man

Collecting Empties from the Pub Beer Garden and buying Crisps with the deposit money

Klackers

Can you imaging the Health & Safety nightmare you'd have trying to sell Klackers nowadays? It'd be easier to sell weaponised Plutonium (or Conkers)!

 

[Nigel182]

Can you imaging the Health & Safety nightmare you'd have trying to sell Klackers nowadays? It'd be easier to sell weaponised Plutonium (or Conkers)!

Most of the toys were way better before HS&E intervened

Scalextric with Uprated motors and chopped down bodywork.....got a fair few burns from the hot motors but all part of the enjoyment.

 

[Dirk]

Lotts chemistry sets.

 

[ianrauk]

Spirograph

 

[swee'pea99]

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Hours of fun. When it worked.

If it's anything like the average toy from that era, up to about 11am on Christmas morning.

 

[robjh]

None Americanised Halloween without 'Trick or Treating'.
It all went tacky and comercialised after the film ET was released in 1982.

The rot started earlier than that. I went to University in 1980, and first heard of 'trick or treating' from 2 students from the North East where it was apparently already known. I'm not blaming Geordies for every deterioration of the last 40 years, but they certainly seem implicated in this one.

 

[Gary E]

Lets face it, even if they weren't that dangerous when used for their intended purpose we'd find a way to make them work as a weapon.
Ricochet racers were pretty good if you forgot about the track and fired them at head height and those Fly-wheel Pink Panther Cars were great at taking out ankles

 

[Drago]

Snow.

 

[petek]

The rot started earlier than that. I went to University in 1980, and first heard of 'trick or treating' from 2 students from the North East where it was apparently already known. I'm not blaming Geordies for every deterioration of the last 40 years, but they certainly seem implicated in this one.

Back in the 50s 'oop on't Pennines' we had 'Mischief Night' at Halloween . Similar idea to 'trick or treat' but with more casual vandalism. Unpopular neighbours and all teachers were not offered the 'treat' option.
Eggs and flour played a prominent role.
Kids made their own entertainment back in the day.

 

[Andrew_P]

Penny for the Guy - used to get me and my mate a decent amount of sweets and fish and chips for Sat lunch! Begging I suppose really looking back.

Can you still buy Spud guns or Pellet guns I do recall my neighbours 5 doors up when we used to have our summer holiday "wars" used to have quite a useful pellet riffle!

 

[ianrauk]

Spastic children collection statues outside shops.

 

[Andrew_P]

Have we had respect for their betters and the value of money yet ?

No why did you want to add these?

 

[Drago]

We've had manners.

 

[ianrauk]

Sea Monkeys