childhood naivety thread

[Roger Godpleton]

Liking Iron Maiden.

[mogzilla]

Liking Iron Maiden.

RUN TO THE HIIIILLLLLSSS!!!!!

yep guilty of that one too!

[Trout]

Oi! I had a Grifter!

[TordelBack]

Oi! I had a Grifter!

Me too, and I loved that thing.  That handlebar gear shift was cutting edge, man.  I was a very sad boy when it was sold to part-finance my 'proper' bike (which admittedly lasted me 15 years).

(Although I confess I used to borrow my mate's chopper (ooo-err) as often as I could manage).

[JayzusB.Christ]

I thought 'grexnix' was a real word when I was a kid. I thought the first 'x' was silent, for some reason. I remember discussing it with my very confused father, before my older brother put me straight.

[TordelBack]

I thought 'grexnix' was a real word when I was a kid. I thought the first 'x' was silent, for some reason

Tcccch!  It is a real word.  It's just not in the dictionary because it's Betelgeusian.

[Mikey]

If you don't like early era Iron Maiden, you are a cock.

Sugar in tea - gah! I remember putting my own sugar in and finding a sludge of undissolved sugar at the bottom of the cup which I drank anyway  . On a vaguely related note, after my elder brother told me that lemonade was 'just sugar and water' I made my own by, you've guessed it, adding about half a pound of sugar to a tumbler full of tap. I declared it to be delicious, but ignored the absence of bubbles.

M.

[Dandontdare]

I swallowed a whole lotta guff at my RC primary school about Guardian Angels, Limbo, Purgatory, relics of the One True Cross, patron saints etc. It was years later that I actually read the bible and thought "hang on, none of that shit's actually in here!"

And since the teacher explained that "faith can move mountains" was literally true, ie that if you believed ins something 100% it WOULD happen, I thought you could make an army of invincible supermen/magicians by hypnotising people into believing they could fly or move mountains.

Sugar in tea - gah!

I still drink 'builder's tea' - strong'n'sweet. Without sugar I find tea (and coffee) a nasty bitter drink.

[Roger Godpleton]

If you don't like early era Iron Maiden, you are a adult.

Fixed that for you.

[Peter Wolf]

Oi! I had a Grifter!

Me too, and I loved that thing.  That handlebar gear shift was cutting edge, man.  I was a very sad boy when it was sold to part-finance my 'proper' bike (which admittedly lasted me 15 years).

(Although I confess I used to borrow my mate's chopper (ooo-err) as often as I could manage).

Me too.Mine was red metallic.Werent Choppers the most useless objects ? All style with no practicality.Those were the days when bikes were made in the UK.

Other than that i cant think of anything that i liked then but dont like now as i still like now what i liked then so nothing has changed.

I just thought of sweets.I wouldnt eat any of those anymore.Things like lemonade crystals that was that colored sugar.I used to eat bags of that stuff which is like eating a bag of sugar.Sometimes it was pink.I wouldnt bother eating things like Refreshers now either or sherbet dips and that type of thing.



None of that stuff rotted my teeth as i only have one filling.

[SuperSurfer]

Oy, I'll have none of that talk about Choppers. Still got mine in the garage where I grew up.

Choppers were great for popping wheelies – unfortunately on the front wheel when the brakes would be put on.

[TordelBack]

It was years later that I actually read the bible and thought "hang on, none of that shit's actually in here!"

I was big into God and his magic pals as a young'un, and the best thing any religious type ever did for me was to encourage me to read the Bible (which apart from the Begats is a pretty good read if you're in the right frame of mind), an experience which once completed and ruminated on transformed me into a resolute atheist (well, turned me into a buddhist for a while first, but that's hormones for you).  This took place over a school year's worth of optional extra religious classes during which my hand was permanently in the air ("But doesn't Matthew say..."; "But if that's the case then why..."), until I was told my input was disruptive and I should just read the passages scheduled for that class.   

[Peter Wolf]

I am not sure that i would bother pushing a moped up a hill that had no engine and no brakes up to the top of a steep road and then riding it down the road just for the thrill of it like i did when i was 14.Knocking on someones front door and then hiding and watching them answer it isnt something i would bother doing now either.You dont want to know the rest of it either.

Another was a scooter that i found dumped in the woods that had been stolen and vandalised which i got going again with a friend who lived down the road.We rode it up and down the road which was a rough road full of potholes.It was noisy as well.The last time i got on it i started it up not realising it was on full throttle or something like that because whatever i did the bike took off and flew up in the air and i was thrown off it and was cut and grazed to bits on the road surface.This was aged 15.Not something i would bother doing again.

It was all good fun at the time though !  

Woodpecker cider.God knows what was in that as it was bright orange so i would pass on that now.

[Mikey]

If you don't like early era Iron Maiden, you are an adult.
Fixed that for you.

Fixed that for you - if you're going to insult, at least do it with proper English.

[Funt Solo]

Welcome back, Linton!

Did you ever find out?

Cheers, Troutski.

I did find out - and I get the giggling (especially from the teacher, ironically) - but I'd rather have had the education. It's good to know what's what, what!