I'm so old I've forgotten what were all laughing about...
I'm so old I remember Page 13
Who cares, he comes Nora Batty.
When I was a little boy tennis balls used to be white. Yellow balls were an extravagance...but became the norm over the years.
(That's not me in the picture)
And racquets were made of wood. I used to be the proud owner of a Dunlop Maxply.
Quote: George Kaplan @ July 4 2013, 8:52 PM BSTAnd racquets were made of wood. I used to be the proud owner of a Dunlop Maxply.
My father gave me his old Dunlop racket.
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ July 4 2013, 8:53 PM BSTMy father gave me his old Dunlop racket.
It used to be Dunlop, or Slazenger, till those pesky yanks showed up with their flash Wilson metal racquets. 
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ April 12 2013, 7:06 PM BSTI'm glad the dog shit days are (more or less) over. I reckon you Brits have the doggy-shit bag system too.
One of the better inventions of the last century.
It's difficult to get them to balance on it though.
Quote: The ageless comic @ April 12 2013, 6:06 AM BSTWhen dog shit was white !
I'm so old I remember when this was mentioned earlier in this very same thread,
Wheel tappers at major railway stations !
Quote: Oldrocker @ July 4 2013, 9:53 PM BSTWheel tappers at major railway stations !
F**k me - I'm not that old!
I'm so old I remember Chappers
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ July 4 2013, 10:32 PM BSTI'm so old I'll remember Chappers in my will.
I knew he was Immortal
Don't go trying to chop his head off Oldrocker.
ITV making proper current affairs, instead of Chris Morris pastiches, and showing them in peak time.
Mike Yarwood impersonating famous people I can't remember in person.
I'm so old I remember when I could remember things.
I'm so old I remember dandycord mats and how impractical they were, as they used to slip on lino. No carpets, you see. I ran into the kitchen when I was a kid and slipped on one of these dandycord mats which sent me flying head first into the old cupboard door under the sink. In those days we didn't have safe cupboard door knobs...we had those hinged latches that rocked up and down. Anyway, my head went straight on to that and I had to go to hospital to have it stitched up. I was such a good girl (no I wasn't, I screamed like a banshee) they gave me a 'Bimbo' annual. So...I'm also old enough to remember Bimbo.
I think they back dandycord mats now for those who like the retro look. However, I can't look at one now without getting a stabbing headache. Dandycordophobia...or something.
Quote: The ageless comic @ April 12 2013, 6:06 AM BSTWhen dog shit was white !
Yes...I used to draw hopscotch squares with this. My dog ate a lot of bones. I think this is why it was white. We're not allowed to feed dogs proper bones now in case they stick in their throats so their shit is always brown.
Shame. So satisfying to hold that lumpy fist-sized chunk of 'chalk' in your hand and really go to town on a path-full of pictures. Kids of today are truly missing out.