hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
Coyote hounds in the back of the neighbour's pick up. Having rifles in the back window of the pickups lined up in the school yard. Tending sheep by helping an occasional ewe give birth.
RodneyTrotter1 · 100+, M
Marbles, conkers, collecting football stickers to fill an album/swapping 'doubles' in the playground for ones that we needed, Chopper bikes, the first skateboard craze, buying a can of shandy and thinking we were grown up, ditto sweet cigarettes, long summer holidays when we'd disappear all day and our parents knew we'd be safe, swimming in the river.
Much better than sitting on our backsides staring at phones.
Much better than sitting on our backsides staring at phones.
RodneyTrotter1 · 100+, M
@LILY61 Conkers are Horse Chestnuts, we made a hole in them and hung them from a shoe lace or piece of string, then found an opponent and we had to smash their conker by taking aim and swinging ours towards theirs, took it in turns until one broke, the one whose conker broke was the loser. It was great fun!
Shandy is a small amount of beer in a glass of lemonade, it was sold in cans.
Shandy is a small amount of beer in a glass of lemonade, it was sold in cans.
RogueLodyte · M
We were always playing outdoor pick-up games all day of football, baseball, or basketball . In winter we played hockey on a frozen pond.
Sling shots.
Collecting pop bottles for the 2 cent deposit.
Snow shoveling the neighbor's sidewalks for a nickel.
Putting pennies on the railroad tracks.
Sleeping out.
Pounding full rolls of caps with a hammer or a brick .
Bazooka Bubble Gum.
Sling shots.
Collecting pop bottles for the 2 cent deposit.
Snow shoveling the neighbor's sidewalks for a nickel.
Putting pennies on the railroad tracks.
Sleeping out.
Pounding full rolls of caps with a hammer or a brick .
Bazooka Bubble Gum.
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