remember when ( e-mail i had today..)

[CliveH]

Space Invaders! Now how dated is that...but how cool was it?!

[pixsaudisex2]

waht were them things called that used to be like a pair of binoculars with a game inside them.. i remember first ones of them i ever seen and was gob smacked along with th ecutting edge game harrier attack on the amstrad wow

[Sassy]

waht were them things called that used to be like a pair of binoculars with a game inside them.. i remember first ones of them i ever seen and was gob smacked along with th ecutting edge game harrier attack on the amstrad wow

I had 3 of those, Tomytronics!!
I had a red, white and yellow one!








No-one I've asked (apart from old mates obviously) remember a game called "40-40 in"
Do any of you?
I think it's one of those games with name variants locally
Basically, one person is 'it', they count to 40, the rest of you leg it to hide and the person who's 'it' *has* to leave the counting spot to look for you and the idea of the game is to get back to the counting spot and touch it and say "40-40 in" before the person who's 'it' does...so if they find you, you race them (quite literally) to the counting spot as you aren't out until the person who's 'it' touches the spot and says "40-40 out"

[Keeper of The Kitten]

Yeah we played that one at my primary school.

They opened a new extension there a few weeks ago - Rick Wakemen cut the ribbon, lol

[S2central.net]

Starfleet - somebody *saw* starfleet ????

I only know of it as fantoostic bit of axe playing by Messrs Brian May & Eddie Van Halen - I have it on vinyl - thats how old I am... I remembered the schpeel about it being inspired / stolen from that shows theme but I missed it... Too busy riding bikes, playin footie or in front of some technical wizardy in the form of an Atari XL console - thats how old I am....

Nggggggggg old git !

When I started driving petrol was less than 70p a gallon... A fiver had you a whole weekends cruising all over the country with your girlfriend and all the no frills entertainment and utter freedom you could muster at the ripe old age of 17 or 18.

Of course this is in an age of innocence in the days before chavdom came upon us. We used to take it in turns to drive to 'tha bat' and always had a helluva time on the sauce - with or without any 'skank... The trip home was always dangerous for the sober driver with a car full of mirth and Dave Lee Roth blaring out the windeez... The occasional boot would be ripped off any unconscious passenger and tossed out for a laff... Then the occasional gentlemanly banter with any ladies encountered on the way home ---- 'Bend over and I'll buy yiz a pram' was one particularly memorable moment when a mate spotted two especially lovely ladies near the University - I could barely drive for the tears of laughter when they both mooned us... They were more ****** than the lads.

ZX Spectrums, Atari 800s and Atari ST machines - ohh our school was cool - we had a PET computer - took up half of the room !

Nutty Bars and 5p mixes...

Those feckin jaggy 'chipsticks' were '5p a baig' when I was ~11

Dads old VW Fastback - loved that old thing - it was the only cool car he ever had... The next veedub was a brand new Jetta which I bounced off a wall before it was 2yr old - coulda/shoulda been dead that night during the accident or when I got home

Ahhh happy days.

[S2central.net]

Good old YouTube strikes again --->

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjijteu0gcQ

Was gonna say that kids have no idea how lucky they are these days - but I dunno.

[Fat Audi 80]

I had 3 of those, Tomytronics!!
I had a red, white and yellow one!








No-one I've asked (apart from old mates obviously) remember a game called "40-40 in"
Do any of you?
I think it's one of those games with name variants locally
Basically, one person is 'it', they count to 40, the rest of you leg it to hide and the person who's 'it' *has* to leave the counting spot to look for you and the idea of the game is to get back to the counting spot and touch it and say "40-40 in" before the person who's 'it' does...so if they find you, you race them (quite literally) to the counting spot as you aren't out until the person who's 'it' touches the spot and says "40-40 out"

Yep, was also called 40 - 40 in my neck of the woods. Played exactly as you describe!

[Sonic]

Then the occasional gentlemanly banter with any ladies encountered on the way home ---- 'Bend over and I'll buy yiz a pram' was one particularly memorable moment when a mate spotted two especially lovely ladies near the University - I could barely drive for the tears of laughter when they both mooned us... They were more ****** than the lads.

I can picture that one - complete with accent.

[pixsaudisex2]

Yep, was also called 40 - 40 in my neck of the woods. Played exactly as you describe!

we called it tracking tracking 123 i think..

adn yeah tomy wow.. them pictures even look ok now now wonder i was so gob smacked by them.

[rs2315]

i think all s2 owners should relate to this surely..

Lets go back in time...



Before the Internet...


Before semi-automatics and joyriders


Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...






Way back.............................................. .........


I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park.
The corner shop.
Hopscotch.
Butterscotch.
Skipping.
Handstands.
Football with an old can.
Fingerbob.
Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the Menace.
Roly Poly.
The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
Bazooka bubble gum.
An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a tune.
Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps screwball.

Wait..... theres more............

Watching Saturday morning cartoons, short commercials and 'Why Don't You'? - or staying up for Doctor Who.
When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going somewhere.
Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings.
Sticky fingers.
Playing Marbles. Ball bearings. Big 'uns and Little 'uns.
Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians.
Climbing trees.
Making igloos out of snow banks.
Walking to school, no matter what the weather.
Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.
Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around on roundabouts,
getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. Being tired from playing.... remember that?

The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.

Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
Choppers and Grifters.
Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops.
Vimto and Jubbly lollies
Remember when...
There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash
The only time you wore them at School was for P.E.
And they were called gym shoes or if you are older, plimsoles or Daps.

You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents.
It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.
You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.
When nobody owned a pure-bred dog.

When 25p was decent pocket money

Curly Wurlys. Space Dust. Toffo's, cola cubes.
When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.

When any parent could discipline any kid, or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.

When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving pupil at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, gangs etc.


Remember when....
Decisions were made by going "Ip, Dip, Dog Sh*t"



Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.

Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs.
And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one.

It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event.
Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.

Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.

Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.
Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED.
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their grown up life...
I DOUBLE-DARE YOU !!! lol

Brilliant

I want to be young again forever.

rs2315.