Things your kids will never do
Discussion
SystemParanoia said:
Janluke said:
Use a telephone dial. I tried to explain this to my godson the other day and he couldn't grasp it
Kids react to rotary phoneshttps://youtu.be/XkuirEweZvM
GroundEffect said:
SystemParanoia said:
Janluke said:
Use a telephone dial. I tried to explain this to my godson the other day and he couldn't grasp it
Kids react to rotary phoneshttps://youtu.be/XkuirEweZvM
Use a starting handle to start an engine.
Play Tennis with a wooden racket
Stand up for the national anthem at the cinema
Encounter Smog
Eat Spangles
Use a Betamax video reorder
Head a laced up football
Watch "Watch with mother"
Watch a Miss World beauty contest
Change engine oil and filter
Adjust points
Travel to school on a steam train
Buy sweets off the penny tray at the corner shop.
See Led Zeppelin
Be fixed by Jimmy Savile
Play Tennis with a wooden racket
Stand up for the national anthem at the cinema
Encounter Smog
Eat Spangles
Use a Betamax video reorder
Head a laced up football
Watch "Watch with mother"
Watch a Miss World beauty contest
Change engine oil and filter
Adjust points
Travel to school on a steam train
Buy sweets off the penny tray at the corner shop.
See Led Zeppelin
Be fixed by Jimmy Savile
steviegunn said:
Enjoy their cereal in the morning with the cream from the top of a new bottle of full fat milk (homogenisation means no more cream settling at the top).
You're getting your milk from the wrong place. Our milkman still delivers proper silver top milk with the cream on top.Einion Yrth said:
stuartmmcfc said:
Dr Jekyll said:
Calculate the change required by subtracting six and seven from seven and six.
I couldn't do that and I'm nearly 50!child.
Wacky Racer said:
Use a starting handle to start an engine.
Play Tennis with a wooden racket
Stand up for the national anthem at the cinema
Encounter Smog
Eat Spangles
Use a Betamax video reorder
Head a laced up football
Watch "Watch with mother"
Watch a Miss World beauty contest
Change engine oil and filter
Adjust points
Travel to school on a steam train
Buy sweets off the penny tray at the corner shop.
See Led Zeppelin
Be fixed by Jimmy Savile
Christ! How old are you???? I'm 45, and I've never done any of the ones I've bolded!!! Granted, I've watched others being fixed by Savile, I have used a V2000 VCR, and I did have the opportunity to watch Miss World, but why bother when there was hedge porn to be found, but for the rest - apart from Led Zep, and how many people actually did get to see them anyway, the lucky fkers - these were the domain of kids of the 50s, surely?Play Tennis with a wooden racket
Stand up for the national anthem at the cinema
Encounter Smog
Eat Spangles
Use a Betamax video reorder
Head a laced up football
Watch "Watch with mother"
Watch a Miss World beauty contest
Change engine oil and filter
Adjust points
Travel to school on a steam train
Buy sweets off the penny tray at the corner shop.
See Led Zeppelin
Be fixed by Jimmy Savile
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How about floppy discs, are they/will they still be used?
Wacky Racer said:
Use a starting handle to start an engine.
Play Tennis with a wooden racket
Stand up for the national anthem at the cinema
Encounter Smog
Eat Spangles
Use a Betamax video reorder
Head a laced up football
Watch "Watch with mother"
Watch a Miss World beauty contest
Change engine oil and filter
Adjust points
Travel to school on a steam train
Buy sweets off the penny tray at the corner shop.
See Led Zeppelin
Be fixed by Jimmy Savile
Most of those I can relate to (aged 49) but travel to school on a steam train! Blimey.Play Tennis with a wooden racket
Stand up for the national anthem at the cinema
Encounter Smog
Eat Spangles
Use a Betamax video reorder
Head a laced up football
Watch "Watch with mother"
Watch a Miss World beauty contest
Change engine oil and filter
Adjust points
Travel to school on a steam train
Buy sweets off the penny tray at the corner shop.
See Led Zeppelin
Be fixed by Jimmy Savile
How about floppy discs, are they/will they still be used?
AJS- said:
Seen building pram wheel go karts pop up a couple of times. Don't tell me that's now illegal too?
Not illegal but highly doubtful its done these days.Firstly you dont see those big old prams that you could rip the axle and wheels off of all in one piece anymore (although I think they're now coming back in 'vintage fashion').
Secondly I don't think people can be arsed to make stuff like go-karts anymore.
MrHorsepower said:
Thankyou4calling said:
I was with my brother at the weekend, reminiscing, as you do.
And we talked about how we used to go to the record shop (Our price) on a Saturday and buy a 7 inch single. If the shop didn't have it Woolworths was the next option.
The pleasure we derived from that and taking it home to put on the record player and listen to it non stop all afternoon.
Kids now will never do that!
What else will the youth of today never enjoy or dread?
Don't be so sure. I'm 17 and very pleased to have an expanding collection of vinyl, currently standing at approx 35 LPs and 25 45s. It's fortunate that there's a record shop within walking distance.And we talked about how we used to go to the record shop (Our price) on a Saturday and buy a 7 inch single. If the shop didn't have it Woolworths was the next option.
The pleasure we derived from that and taking it home to put on the record player and listen to it non stop all afternoon.
Kids now will never do that!
What else will the youth of today never enjoy or dread?
What I'm worried about is the future of the print industry. I try not to buy records too frequently because I don't have a proper job yet, but every month, without fail, I will leave school to get to Smith's and pick up my copy of Custom Car on the day of its release. I always get very excited about that. Sadly, with everything going digital, the children of the future may not have that pleasure.
But they were blown away with the warmth and lusciousness of the sound, and they now use the turntable themselves quite a bit.
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