Things we did as kids that no one does anymore...

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22 October 2005, 09:59 AM

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pauld37

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During the summer used to use a magnifying glass to burn ants

, phew! did they whiff

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22 October 2005, 10:02 AM

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Any one rem the Granstand Console with tennis and squash ??
We also had a light gun you pointed at the tv and shot a moving white squre!!!
Class!!!

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22 October 2005, 10:16 AM

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Playing Marbles on the drain covers

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26 October 2005, 01:10 AM

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wrapping silver foil around the head of a match - sticking it into the ground and lighting the base !! Cheap explosive fun.

head at the top (in case you wondered)

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26 October 2005, 08:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jods

Was it only me that used to stick a garden cane into dog crap then sling it at people riding down my road ?

I was such a pleasant child

No.. We used to call it 'pugging' and it wasn't reserved for strangers. Friends, neighbours, relatives, all were viable targets in the art of pugging.