For the 70's and early 80's kids to enjoy

[Roger Rabbit]

According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 70's and early 80's probably shouldn't have survived, because...

Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which was promptly chewed and licked.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to play with pots and pans.

When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and fluorescent 'clackers' on our wheels. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags - riding in the passenger seat was a treat.

We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle and it tasted the same.

We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.

We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no-one actually died from this.

We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.

After running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no-one minded.

We did not have Play stations or X-Boxes, no video games at all.

No 99 channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet chat rooms. We had friends - we went outside and found them.

We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt.

We fell out of trees, got cut and broken bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing again.

We had fights, punched each other hard and got black and blue we learned to get over it. We walked to friend's homes.

We also, believe it or not, WALKED to school, we didn't rely on mummy or daddy to drive us to school, which was just round the corner.

We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff, and although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes out, nor did the live stuff live inside us forever.

We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.

Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected.

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was
unheard of. Theyactually sided with the law. Imagine that!

This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and
problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.

Then the government an lawyers came and introduced regulations to make our lives better. :(

[Uncle Sam]

Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which was promptly chewed and licked.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles



So, that's what's wrong with you... rofl JK...Good info.

[pAt]

i think back then kids were much smarter ;)

[MolliG]

Nah, us late '80s/early '90s kids are, especially my breed. Just look at me now, all the stuff I did whilst growing up would kill a modern (British) child, hanging around Chieftains, running around bakeries playing with mouse-traps, riding and hunting, living in areas where 28 nuclear strikes would be expected to hit if something sparked off, breathing in nuclear fallout, walking and playing in freezing snow and wet weather pretending to be a dinosaur, eating real food near an open fire, racing bikes dodging mothers and their prams, fishing in water filled with cow **** and leeches, catching Frogs and Crickets, breaking windows and sprinting through various terrain, pissing of Cattle and running like f*ck...

:D

[buckeyedoc]

When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and fluorescent 'clackers' on our wheels. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags - riding in the passenger seat was a treat.


You can't forget putting baseball cards in our spokes on our bikes with banana seats and making ramps to see who can jump the farthest. Of course we collected baseball cards. We wanted the gum (if you can call it that) and wanted to trade cards with other kids because we liked the name on the card or knew the player. Now baseball (and all of the other sh*t cards out there now) are collected in hopes of making a penny.

[Trigger]

You can't forget putting baseball cards in our spokes on our bikes with banana seats and making ramps to see who can jump the farthest. Of course we collected baseball cards. We wanted the gum (if you can call it that) and wanted to trade cards with other kids because we liked the name on the card or knew the player. Now baseball (and all of the other sh*t cards out there now) are collected in hopes of making a penny.
Amen to that!
We were so cool. woot

[farmgirl]

airbags and seatbelts... ha....
we used to ride in the back of the truck... at around 60 miles an hour. Perhaps with 6 kids my parents just wanted to get rid of a few of us! ;)

[EvanL]

airbags and seatbelts... ha....
we used to ride in the back of the truck... at around 60 miles an hour. Perhaps with 6 kids my parents just wanted to get rid of a few of us! ;)
Ever put a kiddy pool in the back of a pickup with some buddys and a few beers, and drive around picking up ladies? Well i guess you would be getting picked up. But anyways.

[farmgirl]

airbags and seatbelts... ha....
we used to ride in the back of the truck... at around 60 miles an hour. Perhaps with 6 kids my parents just wanted to get rid of a few of us! ;)
Ever put a kiddy pool in the back of a pickup with some buddys and a few beers, and drive around picking up ladies? Well i guess you would be getting picked up. But anyways.

lol.... yeah.... I would have been picked up. We used to do that a lot actually. I live in a really small community, and we had to make our own fun. We spent a lot of time just driving around, but we had a good time. :)

[IronHeart_26]

airbags and seatbelts... ha....
we used to ride in the back of the truck... at around 60 miles an hour. Perhaps with 6 kids my parents just wanted to get rid of a few of us! ;)

My whole softball team used to pile intothe back of my daddy's truck to go get ice cream after a ballgame. No cops ever pullled us over.....they just waved and asked us at the redlight if won. I can't imagine anyone being able to do that now without getting a big ticket.

And when did it become bad to play with pots and pans? We used to empty the cabinets and make our own drum set and all mother would say was, "Take that racket out in the yard."....which is where we were headed anyway. We ruined all of her cookie sheets one winter when we had an ice storm and our driveway had ice on it about two and a half inches thick. Our driveway was a steep hill and we used them as a sled. Our whole street, parents and all were sliding down or drive.

We spent almost all our time outside....except early Saturday morning when we were up at daylight to watch The Flintstones, Loony Toons, Captain Caveman, Scooby Doo, Dungeon and Dragons, and Flipside while we ate our Cocoa Pebbles.

My parents used to actually order us a pile of dirt every year to play in! Just a big pile of sand, so we called it the sandpile. We spent hours playing in the dirt with all our friends.

We played kiss and chase and nobody got sued or even in trouble.

No days you don't see kids playing outside everywhere. They have their video games, movies, tv, and computers to occupy them instead of friends to play with. How could they go out and play when they're all doped up on Riddlin and Aderol and who knows what else. When I was a kid, A.D.D. was something you learned to do in math class at school.

[Roger Rabbit]

Damn computers, whats even sadder is we are all here on computers bitching about it.

[DE_Six]

Aah...the good ole' days!

[stuntman]

AH yeah I remember playing in a New York City park when needles and crack valves were not really a risk at that time. Plus I remember when the slides had rust and the seasaws were made out of wood with splinters sticking out. plus the rubber on the bottom was harder then concreate. I also remember that the police didn't get mad if you had a loose pitbull or rottie near school kids running amuck. Yeah the good o'l days!

[NcDeuce]

Good read...it reminds me of the 80s and very early 90s. When I lived in Georgia, my dad would take me and my friend fishing and we ended up bringing home bass for dinner...couple times we took snakes home :lol: !

Then in the elementary/middle school days, we would ride our bikes around in packs to go to the local cards/comics store to buy some baseball cards and the price catalog, ya know? See how much your card was worth, etc.

Drinking water from a hose...I always did that...still do if I'm out doing yardwork.

Walking to school...I did that all throughout grades 4-8. Both parents worked so it was the only option. I didn't mind, kinda liked walking home with friends even though it got bitter cold in the winter.

How about going to the pool every single day in the summer and finally getting the balls to jump off the hugeass diving board? Those were the good days.

[NcDeuce]

You can't forget putting baseball cards in our spokes on our bikes with banana seats and making ramps to see who can jump the farthest. Of course we collected baseball cards. We wanted the gum (if you can call it that) and wanted to trade cards with other kids because we liked the name on the card or knew the player. Now baseball (and all of the other sh*t cards out there now) are collected in hopes of making a penny.
Amen to that!
We were so cool. woot

My bicycle seats were made from genuine leather not bananas......and unlike most of my peers I saved my baseball cards and sold them for six figures awhile back! Thank you Babe, Mickey, Willie, Hank, and Ted. One man's junk is another mans gold

I come from a younger generation so one day I'll be able to look back on my Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, Don Mattingly, Derek Jeter, Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Alex Rodriguez collection. ;)

[Midtown]

Kids these days are horrible, my little bro NEVER goes outside, the little **** vegitates in his room, either in front of the PC, or in front of the goddamn tv, and theres a few times a week when he has a friend over. I dont EVER remember being home. Always out building a fort, Running around shooting my friends in the head with the nerf bow and Arrow (that thing was ****ing hardcore) Doing Nerf gun raids on the local church, and grocery store (which I ended up getting my first job at) Setting fire to random ****, Blowing crap up with fire crackers, jumping out bikes off dirt jumps and whatnot. the cops would come, and yell at you, and you'd give em the finger and tell em to **** off. Because you knew the backways around the nieghborhood better than some fattass cop. God I forgot how much fun that was. Kids these days just need a goddamn beating.

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

What about Jolly Ranchers and Mad Magazines?

Riding in the back of Trucks down the road? (nm I still do that)

Listening to 80's hair bands

Velcro shoes and skin tight jeans with rips in the knee's

Actually being able to go to the store and buy something with a dollar

Tie die T-shirts rat tails and mullets

Air guitar, and neon color's

Oldschool 80's "banana" skate boards

Old school Camaro's

The A-Team

Mc Hammer the cartoon

Ahhhh i miss the good old days :(

[Gauntlet]

I heard of those days, I was born in 89 so I was too late :( . I can't play around in my neigborhood because I have to travel Highways to get anywhere and the sholder on the road is only 6 inches wide.
The closest kids are one:
1. Inside all day playing video games and don't give a crap about other humans
2. Away all day doing sports

I want to go back!! Being cool was so much easier. Check list: Sunglasses, leather jacket, you're set. :lol:

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

Kids these days are horrible, my little bro NEVER goes outside, the little f*** vegitates in his room, either in front of the PC, or in front of the goddamn tv, and theres a few times a week when he has a friend over. I dont EVER remember being home. Always out building a fort, Running around shooting my friends in the head with the nerf bow and Arrow (that thing was f*** hardcore) Doing Nerf gun raids on the local church, and grocery store (which I ended up getting my first job at) Setting fire to random ****, Blowing crap up with fire crackers, jumping out bikes off dirt jumps and whatnot. the cops would come, and yell at you, and you'd give em the finger and tell em to f*** off. Because you knew the backways around the nieghborhood better than some fattass cop. God I forgot how much fun that was. Kids these days just need a goddamn beating.

I second the fingering the cops and telling them were to go...we used to break school windows for fun then time how long it would take the cops to get there then run....but we also ran everytime we seen a cop...its amazing they will chase after anyone who runs when a cops near.

[OnTheRocks]

I miss the hairstyles of the 80ies and all the cool (read ugly) clothes we could to wear and nobody would would care about what you had on, unlike today when the kids try to be as adult as possible here :(

[Midtown]

Kids these days are horrible, my little bro NEVER goes outside, the little f*** vegitates in his room, either in front of the PC, or in front of the goddamn tv, and theres a few times a week when he has a friend over. I dont EVER remember being home. Always out building a fort, Running around shooting my friends in the head with the nerf bow and Arrow (that thing was f*** hardcore) Doing Nerf gun raids on the local church, and grocery store (which I ended up getting my first job at) Setting fire to random ****, Blowing crap up with fire crackers, jumping out bikes off dirt jumps and whatnot. the cops would come, and yell at you, and you'd give em the finger and tell em to f*** off. Because you knew the backways around the nieghborhood better than some fattass cop. God I forgot how much fun that was. Kids these days just need a goddamn beating.

I second the fingering the cops and telling them were to go...we used to break school windows for fun then time how long it would take the cops to get there then run....but we also ran everytime we seen a cop...its amazing they will chase after anyone who runs when a cops near.

That totally reminds me, we had this old school that wasnt functioning, but they had a key to it in this lock box out front of it. So one day my buddy Matt (this kid was the Dennis the Menace of my city) Takes a sledge hammer to the box, we snag the key, and go into the school and play roller hockey, apparently we trip the sensors, 5 squad cars show up, we snuck out onto the roof of the building, jumped from the back of the roof into a pond (Still wearing rollerblades mind you) and waded our way to safty. Man I miss that kid, he taught me almost all the bad things I know. Theres was one time, I think he was high, and saw a cop go into a porta poty (biffy) and went over, and tipped the thing over onto its door so the cop was stuck. I dont think I've ever ran so fast and hard in my life, I guess the cop had to radio for backup, and have someone come help him.
Matt also set that park on fire one day, burnt half the ****ing thing down. (about 2 square miles worth of brush, no one was hurt) I need to give him a call.

[Andyman]

My brothers were both born in the 70's and they are the two craziest people i know.

[memphiz]

We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle and it tasted the same.
is that a bad problem cuz i still do it?

[James]

I remember Members Only Jackets. ;)
Quiet Riot singing "Girls Rock your boys"

Golden memories...

[farmgirl]

I remember Members Only Jackets. ;)
Quiet Riot singing "Girls Rock your boys"

Golden memories...


oh yeah.... lol
I knew a guy who had Members Only jackets in every color.....

*** on Feel the Noize.... great tune......

[EvanL]

What about catching a ride on the back of the bus with your skateboard?
Or Trashing other peoples tree forts and sttealing their wood to make the ultimate tree fort that for some reason u could never finish?
Setting garbage bins on fire?
Filling plastic bottles with water and hucking them at cars and busses?
Getting into scraps with the kids from one street over and being walked home by the ear by the other kids mom for giving her kid a black eye. Hahaha. Every week id go at it with that kid.
Firecrackers in paint drums? Man thats the coolest sound ever.
Writing your tag on posts everywhere with permanent marker.
Spray paint?
I remember this one time i stole this kid Aziz's bike, and painted it hot pink, and snuck it back to his house. He cried when he saw it was pink, but still rode it and everyone made fun of him.
Water fights?
Man rait tails, that takes me back. I never grew one of them cus i always thought the ylooked stupid.
What about converse all stars? And Reebok pumps?

[buckeyedoc]

Ok, I have one. Who can forget parachute pants? There was of course breakdancing. How 'bout skating parties...and no rollerblades in site. All we had were those nappy, tan, funky smelling roller skates. I remember one day we were camping out at a friend's house. We were all neighborhood kids and all enjoyed playing war. Imagine that, playing war outside and not on a computer. Well, Shawn had the bright idea that we need a road march. We packed up all our gear and headed out. Much to the surprise of the neighborhood, we were marching at 05:30. Most of the neighborhood was still in bed. I woke my mom up and man was she pissed. That's still the topic of conversation at many get-togethers.

[budanski]

Ah, the era where everyone asked if I knew Kung Fu.

[IronHeart_26]

I was just thinking about parachute pants. What about Coca~Cola Shirts, and Panama Jack? Spandex? Big hair and "Who shot J.R.? Glam Rock Bands...Star Wars(and not the prequal stuff)...leg warmers....penny loafers...those huge silver and gold purses(please tell me none of you boys had any of those)....what was the deal with guys a getting perm on the back half of their hair?...or trying to look cool like Magnum in short shorts and hawaiian shirts....or the Don Johnson Miami Vice look? Didn't everybody want a car like Kit? Or fly a helicopter like Stringfellow Hawk on AirWolf. And how many of you guys would have given anything to be Jack for a day on Three's Company?

[James]

Are Saturday morning cartoons still on? I honestly don't know.

One of my favorites was Johnny Quest.

[IronHeart_26]

And who could possibly forget New Coke...man was that some nasty stuff!

Oh, and James...as for Saturday morning cartoons, don't worry you're not missing anything...there haven't been any good cartoons on on Saturday in years or any day of the week for that matter....unless of course you have Cartoon Network.

[Midtown]

I just remeber there always being an enemy kid/s of some sort we were always plotting against.

[farmgirl]

Are Saturday morning cartoons still on? I honestly don't know.

One of my favorites was Johnny Quest.


I knew I liked you James.....
Johhny Quest was my favorite.....
and my favorite JQ episode.....

the one with the Gargoyles..... sooooo cool :)

[Haiw]

Alfred Jodokus Kwak is the best cartoon...ever. Hands down.

[NcDeuce]

Good read...it reminds me of the 80s and very early 90s. When I lived in Georgia, my dad would take me and my friend fishing and we ended up bringing home bass for dinner...couple times we took snakes home :lol: !

Then in the elementary/middle school days, we would ride our bikes around in packs to go to the local cards/comics store to buy some baseball cards and the price catalog, ya know? See how much your card was worth, etc.

Drinking water from a hose...I always did that...still do if I'm out doing yardwork.

Walking to school...I did that all throughout grades 4-8. Both parents worked so it was the only option. I didn't mind, kinda liked walking home with friends even though it got bitter cold in the winter.

How about going to the pool every single day in the summer and finally getting the balls to jump off the hugeass diving board? Those were the good days.

Oh yeah, remember going to the woods and trying to build a fort of some sort?

[James]

Are Saturday morning cartoons still on? I honestly don't know.

One of my favorites was Johnny Quest.


I knew I liked you James.....
Johhny Quest was my favorite.....
and my favorite JQ episode.....

the one with the Gargoyles..... sooooo cool :)

Two episodes stand out in my mind - one that involved condors and old biplanes, and one where Johnny and his companions found themselves aboard a ship that was inhabited only by a sea monster and a scared cook.

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

Ya burning garbage dumpster's were pretty cool...the firedepartment would always come to those rofl ....especially on school property.

Midtown I did the same type of ****.

Like who hasnt played rock war's with there friends?

We used to egg car's and always get away. Sometimes we'd do it from the school roof woot works really well at night.

Who can forget about growing pot ontop of the school. That was sweet, they were sum big ass plants.

Hell school's bad for me...it brings out my violent side

[dm82247]

i rember sled riding in the winter down a hill and hitting ice ramps or laying at the bottom of them and watching my friends jump over me. thoes where the days and now we are all consumed in worke and other daily crap of our lifes. *sigh* To be a kid again.

[Vance]

Ah, the era where everyone asked if I knew Kung Fu.
You said yes, didn't you? ;)