'Remember when' or 'these kids today' nostalgia thread for old fogies like me

[WVduckchick]

Hey, did you in the US play elastics?

Can't say as i know that one.

 

[WVduckchick]

You mean those paddle boards with the ball attached to an elastic string? We had them. Did you have clackers?

cracked many a knuckle with clackers.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I know, right? But we did it anyway!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Clackers were fun to use as a bola.

How about yard darts?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Clackers were fun to use as a bola.

How about yard darts?

I think some kids got killed with those things. Took them off the market didn't they?

 

[WVduckchick]

I think some kids got killed with those things. Took them off the market didn't they?

Those things were weapons! Amazing they ever made it on the market to begin with. they were fun though.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Of course you all had hula hoops and knew how to use them!

 

[User395221]

We called it Chinese jump rope. With the elastic band run between two people and a third in the middle?

Yes, that's it. We also called it Chinese jump rope, but we call "jump rope" "skippy", so it was called Chinese Skippy. Yes we had those "dingbat" things with the table tennis bat and ball attached. We also had "click clacks" which were these heavy plastic ball things on string that you banged at the top and banged and the bottom and if you didn't bang them properly, they'd bash you on the wrist. MANY broken wrists from those things before they took them off the market. Those were the days.

 

[Mace Gill]

Good morning' old folks!

Let's have some of that "rock n roll" the kids are all crazy about these days!

I give you Rocket 88 ... the first (debatable) first rock n roll song

 

[21hens-incharge]

Yes, I agree on that. This is a time of laziness. People never seem to go out into the world and enjoy what's around them, they prefer to sit in front of a screen. I think life should be full of adventure, hard work, and purpose! Though that doesn't seem to be the case in this time.

OH BLESS YOU!
I had given up hope on all young people! You have revealed there are still values being taught!

Why I remember when.....
Alarm clocks had feathers....
Water came from a hand pump in the yard....
Breakfast was found under cranky hens....
AND there was value placed on having good character and working hard.

Mostly now I understand the strange head shaking so many of my elders seemed to suffer from. That odd shaking must be from seeing so much stupid in the world that they were speechless.

I am finding myself developing such a tick as of late......