[guide.chat] Re: ganes of the past.

  • From: catherineharris1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: "guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:01:13 +0100

Those were the days
I remember all the games that you talked a bout
Did anyone ever climb trees
That was fun did you girls make mud pies?


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On 20 Jun 2012, at 05:28 PM, "M BOWKER" <bowker288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Hi Carol. 
> those were the days. We had some good times in those days. We use to be up 
> and out at eight am  and stay out all day till it was feeding time. One of 
> the best things was you could go out clean and come back dirty after jumping 
> in water or playing in mud and making dam's in streams. Going fishing with a 
> Cain and string and a bent pin for a hook. Jan jar to put your fish or frogs 
> in to take home.
> One of the best games was the Paper Chase. Use to take all day to play. One 
> group would go off and leave clues hidden in post or gates , anywhere really 
> and the last group no were the first clue is and then they have to work out 
> where the  next clue was and the aim of the game is to catch up with the first
> team. And many more games. to many to mention.
> 
> love Malcolm. xxxx
> 
> Hi Jim 
> 
> Oh loved the old things we all used as kids and teenagers 
> 
> Me and my friends used to make what you call a glider on wheels 
> your probably thinking what on earth is she on about 
> 
> well I weill tell you.
> 
> we got peice of thick wood 
> we put two weels on front and two weels on back then we tied rope around this 
> bar of the two weels on front 
> wow got two of us on it 
> 
> its low too bit like a slay at christmas but this is home made.
> got lots of splinters in us though hahahahahahaha 
> 
> pinch the weels of old prams and trollies in the 70's .
> 
> great fun but we had to go on hill though in order to get it going fast with 
> two of us on lift our legs up otherwised get them trapped.
> Oh wish kids of today generation would cheer up and play 
> nobody plays 
> we loved 
> drawing white chalk all over the pavements draw faces on their 
> loved the hopscotch we drew with white chalk in middle of street threw tin of 
> polish on the numbers 
> 
> you had three narrow squares with numbers 
> 1.2.3.
> then two squares above that then one square in middle then two ig squares on 
> top 
> wow happy times 
> 
> Very happy believe me.
> 
> nowdays kids just hang around streets or go in their houses on their play 
> stations or x boxes 
> 
> Sad.
> 
> I loved tieing our skipping ropes to lamp post and let friends jump up and 
> down in it oh wow 
> 
> this might sound daft now but the ladies in the 50's on here weill know what 
> I am talking about here now.
> 
> We got loads of thick elastic ban

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