Post by Slim K team on Dec 5, 2004 18:21:37 GMT -8
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 coats 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 pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and Fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our wheels. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or airbags - 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 chips, 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 could play all day, as long
as we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no one minded.
We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes with 10000000000 Games to choose from, we had PONG, PACMAN, GALAGA, DONKEY KONG, SUPER MARIO and we were really happy and excited.
PONG
PACMAN
GALAGA
DONKEY KONG (1981)
SUPER MARIO
No 99 channels on TV or more, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no personal computers, and no Internet chat rooms. If we didn't have friends we went outside and found them. No MTV till 1981 and in Europe even later.
They missed the rise of Breakdance and the birth of something called Rap/ Hip Hop
We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones but there were no law suits.
We had full on fist fights but no prosecution followed from other parents.
We played knock-and-run and were actually afraid of the owners catching us.
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.
We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of.They actually sided with the law.
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. And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow as real kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good. (yeah right!!!!!)
For those of you who aren't old enough thought you might like to read about us.
This my friends, is surprisingly frightening......and it might put a smile on YOUR FACE: The majority of students in universities today were born in 1983........They are called youth.
They have never heard of the original BAND AID "Do They It's Christmas?" (1984) or "It's My Life" of Talk Talk, they think it's by No Doubt and they missed LIVE AID.
They have never heard of Duran Duran, Wham!, Culture Club, Kajagoogoo, Yazoo, Nena or A-ha. For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam. AIDS has existed since they were born. CD's have existed since they were born. Michael Jackson has always been weird and white, to them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance. They believe that 'Charlie's Angels', 'Starsky & Hutch' and 'Mission Impossible' are recent action Films from last years.
They never had fun with the weekly great 'Muppet Show'.
James Bond is Pierce Brosnan, Roger.. what? Roger Who? Roger Moore!!
Roger Moore as James Bond 007
They can never imagine life before computers.
They'll never have pretended to be the 'A Team', 'Zorro', 'RedHand Gang or the Famous Five', 'Rambo', 'Luke Skywalker'.
or dancing with Ronald McDonald
dancing with Ronald McDonald in the 80s/ TV commercial
They can't believe a black and white television ever existed and don't even know how to switch on a TV without a remote control. !!!
And they will never understand how we could leave the house without a mobile phone.
Now let's check if we're getting old...
You understand what was written above and you smile.
You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night out.
Your friends are getting married/already married some even got kids....
You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably with computers.
When you see teenagers with mobile phones, you shake your head. You meet your friends from time to time, talking about the good old days, repeating again all the funny things you have experienced together.
Having read this mail, you are thinking of forwarding it to some Other friends because you think they will like it too... Yes, you're getting older!!!!
I'm happy and even proud to be an end 70s -80s child!!
OHHH YES
...thank GOD
peace & love
SLIM K
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and Fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our wheels. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or airbags - 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 chips, 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 could play all day, as long
as we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no one minded.
We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes with 10000000000 Games to choose from, we had PONG, PACMAN, GALAGA, DONKEY KONG, SUPER MARIO and we were really happy and excited.
PONG
PACMAN
GALAGA
DONKEY KONG (1981)
SUPER MARIO
No 99 channels on TV or more, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no personal computers, and no Internet chat rooms. If we didn't have friends we went outside and found them. No MTV till 1981 and in Europe even later.
They missed the rise of Breakdance and the birth of something called Rap/ Hip Hop
We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones but there were no law suits.
We had full on fist fights but no prosecution followed from other parents.
We played knock-and-run and were actually afraid of the owners catching us.
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.
We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of.They actually sided with the law.
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. And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow as real kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good. (yeah right!!!!!)
For those of you who aren't old enough thought you might like to read about us.
This my friends, is surprisingly frightening......and it might put a smile on YOUR FACE: The majority of students in universities today were born in 1983........They are called youth.
They have never heard of the original BAND AID "Do They It's Christmas?" (1984) or "It's My Life" of Talk Talk, they think it's by No Doubt and they missed LIVE AID.
They have never heard of Duran Duran, Wham!, Culture Club, Kajagoogoo, Yazoo, Nena or A-ha. For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam. AIDS has existed since they were born. CD's have existed since they were born. Michael Jackson has always been weird and white, to them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance. They believe that 'Charlie's Angels', 'Starsky & Hutch' and 'Mission Impossible' are recent action Films from last years.
They never had fun with the weekly great 'Muppet Show'.
James Bond is Pierce Brosnan, Roger.. what? Roger Who? Roger Moore!!
Roger Moore as James Bond 007
They can never imagine life before computers.
They'll never have pretended to be the 'A Team', 'Zorro', 'RedHand Gang or the Famous Five', 'Rambo', 'Luke Skywalker'.
or dancing with Ronald McDonald
dancing with Ronald McDonald in the 80s/ TV commercial
They can't believe a black and white television ever existed and don't even know how to switch on a TV without a remote control. !!!
And they will never understand how we could leave the house without a mobile phone.
Now let's check if we're getting old...
You understand what was written above and you smile.
You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night out.
Your friends are getting married/already married some even got kids....
You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably with computers.
When you see teenagers with mobile phones, you shake your head. You meet your friends from time to time, talking about the good old days, repeating again all the funny things you have experienced together.
Having read this mail, you are thinking of forwarding it to some Other friends because you think they will like it too... Yes, you're getting older!!!!
I'm happy and even proud to be an end 70s -80s child!!
OHHH YES
...thank GODpeace & love
SLIM K
