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Mad_Gecko · 05-14-2003, 11:48 AM

HOW TRUE IS THIS!!!

According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids
in the 60's, 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 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 - 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 Playstations 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 broke 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 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. They
actually 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. And you're one of
them. Congratulations!

Weird but brought back some childhood memories. Especially one of a friend of mine trying to impress some girls by eating a minnow live! (We were about 12)..

Also really didn't know where to put this one...

uncle phil · 05-14-2003, 11:54 AM

this is reminiscent of one of liquor dealer's threads (i think) on the v.3 board...

we used to have b-b gun fights on bicycles...contests to see who could go the farthest uphill (and downhill) "no-hands" on bikes...match fights...all kinds of crazy shit. now kids are blowing out their eardrums from the inside of their cars...

Minx · 05-14-2003, 12:51 PM

That was great Gecko...thanks! Brought back a lot of great memories too...especially the "be home before dark".
It's sad that nowadays kids live on video games instead of playing outside...when I was younger it was torture to be in! That was some sort of evil punishment to keep me from being out with my buddies (or so I thought). Now I have to push my kids out the door with their friends.

Bill O'Rights · 05-15-2003, 08:49 AM

Man o man, does that ever take me back.

I remember a time when kids sports weren't organized (except by the kids) and ruined by foul mouthed over-expectant parents.

I remember having to use my imagination when playing. It wasn't all laid out before me in a video game.

I remember when being kept inside was a punishment.

I I want to go back...

crackpot · 05-15-2003, 09:01 AM

Ahh, the good old days...
My friends and I used to take money from a dad's dresser, go buy some gum, then go into the forest and "barbeque" it on a fire that we'd make. Ages 6-9.
I'm pretty sure we accidentally set an old farmer's field on fire. It was huge. But I may be blocking it out mentally, or something. Cuz that was bad.

Snoogans · 05-15-2003, 12:13 PM

Damn, I loved those days.

05-14-2003, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mad_Gecko Pro Libertate Location: City Gecko	Anyone remember these days? Ageisms HOW TRUE IS THIS!!! According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 60's, 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 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 - 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 Playstations 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 broke 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 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. They actually 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. And you're one of them. Congratulations! Weird but brought back some childhood memories. Especially one of a friend of mine trying to impress some girls by eating a minnow live! (We were about 12).. Also really didn't know where to put this one... __________________ [color=bright blue]W[/color]e Stick To Glass "If three of us travel together, I shall find two teachers." Confucious

05-14-2003, 11:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	this is reminiscent of one of liquor dealer's threads (i think) on the v.3 board... we used to have b-b gun fights on bicycles...contests to see who could go the farthest uphill (and downhill) "no-hands" on bikes...match fights...all kinds of crazy shit. now kids are blowing out their eardrums from the inside of their cars... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

05-14-2003, 12:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	That was great Gecko...thanks! Brought back a lot of great memories too...especially the "be home before dark". It's sad that nowadays kids live on video games instead of playing outside...when I was younger it was torture to be in! That was some sort of evil punishment to keep me from being out with my buddies (or so I thought). Now I have to push my kids out the door with their friends. __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

05-15-2003, 08:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Man o man, does that ever take me back. I remember a time when kids sports weren't organized (except by the kids) and ruined by foul mouthed over-expectant parents. I remember having to use my imagination when playing. It wasn't all laid out before me in a video game. I remember when being kept inside was a punishment. I I want to go back... __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

05-15-2003, 12:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Snoogans Veteran Location: Uppsala, Sweden	Damn, I loved those days. __________________ Internet hint: If someone's asking if what they do is weird, it always is.

05-15-2003, 09:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
crackpot Junkie Location: Montreal	Ahh, the good old days... My friends and I used to take money from a dad's dresser, go buy some gum, then go into the forest and "barbeque" it on a fire that we'd make. Ages 6-9. I'm pretty sure we accidentally set an old farmer's field on fire. It was huge. But I may be blocking it out mentally, or something. Cuz that was bad.