Yes I remember this too. I just lived in a normal suburb but there were some woods near us and my brother and I were always out there making forts. I think I was about 7 or 8 years old at the time. I wouldn't ever consider allowing my kids to do the same at that age.
What fad from your childhood/teenage years used to be "in" but now has vanished?
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I spent the first 16 years of my life back and forth between the UK and Germany, moving every 3-4 years or so. I have fond memories of my time in Germany as that's where I got to experience a lot of outdoorsy type stuff. Luckily the places we were living were pretty rural so had the oppertunity. After moving back to the UK for the last time in 2000 when i was in my mid teens I started doing the usual teenager type stuff (drinking/smoking and generally being a nuisance).
As you say, I dont think I could bring myself to let my Daughters leave the street at such a young age let alone off into a forest/wood several miles away from the house.
There was a Yo-Yo craze in the early 90's because Coke has this promotion, that's when i was introduced to them
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I think its safer now tbh just a lot more news
I wonder how many kids were injured in schools when their pal tried to do an 'around the world'
or how many weeks of being grounded kids got for breaking something indoors with an around the world.
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I won my Coke gold and white special edition yoyo by entering the comp in our local shopping centre. If I recall you had to pull off three separate tricks, mine being walk the dog, round the world and rock the cradle.
If I tried them today would probably end up killing some poor soul
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Some friends had a den down the woods and someone had to go for a poo, they went back the next week and couldnt get near for flies
That picture says a thousand words! Happy memories
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For me it was:
Tamagotchis
Super soakers
Pokemon cards
Proyo Yo-Yos
Pogz
Those jelly aliens in an egg that supposedly gave birth to more but never did.
I now want to get a yo-yo *runs to amazon*
Tamagotchis
Super soakers
Pokemon cards
Proyo Yo-Yos
Pogz
Those jelly aliens in an egg that supposedly gave birth to more but never did.
I now want to get a yo-yo *runs to amazon*
Soldato
I don't think there is a guy my age who hasn't put a football through a window at least once. It's like one of the steps on the way to manhood.
Probably harder now with everything having double glazing
Greenhouse windows aren't.
There still around as I bought one for my niece only a few years ago..
EDIT: WOW time flies as it was in 2014
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Could you imagine giving a teenager a cassette player these days and telling them they got wind the tape back and forward to get to their Favourite songs
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They moved production out to Asia and become crap afaik. Like most clothing
There is actually a market for "vintage" Levis O_o
