Haulfryn Funnies
Last updated: 08/12/2001
Subject:
Ip Dip
Take
a break from the grind and remember when................
Close
your eyes and go back in time....
Before
the Internet or the Apple Mac.
Before
semi-automatics, joyriders and crack....
Before
SEGA or Super Nintendo...
Way
back........
I'm
talking about Hide and Seek in the park.
The
corner shop.
Hopscotch.
Butterscotch.
Skipping.
Handstands.
Football
with an old can.
Fingerbobs.
Beano,
Twinkle.
Roly
Poly.
Hula
Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams.
The
smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
Bazooka
Joe bubble gum.
An
ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a tune:
Chocolate
or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan
or perhaps a screwball
Wait......
Watching
Saturday morning cartoons....short commercials, The Double Deckers,
Road
Runner, He-Man, Tiswas or Swapshop?, and Why Don't You – or staying
up for Star Trek.
When
around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like
going somewhere.
Earwigs,
wasps and bee stings.
Sticky
fingers.
Cops
and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro.
Climbing
trees.
Building
igloos out of snow banks.
Walking
to school, no matter what the weather.
Running
till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.
Jumping
on the bed. Pillow fights.
Spinning
around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
Being
tired from playing....remember that?
The
worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Water
balloons were the ultimate weapon
Football
cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.
Choppers
and Grifters
I'm
not finished just yet.....
Eating
raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops.
Remember
when...
There
were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash -
and the only time you wore them at school was for
P.E.
You
knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents.
It
wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
You
didn't sleep a wink on Christmas eve.
When
nobody owned a pure-bred dog.
When
25p was decent pocket
money
When
you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
When
nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there.
It
was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb.
When
it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a
real restaurant with your parents.
When
any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry
groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When
being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that
awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in fear for
our lives but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs
etc.
Our
parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! - And some of us
are still afraid of them!!
Didn't
that feel good?
Just
to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that!
Remember
when....
Decisions
were made by going " Ip Dip Dog Ship ."
(yeah I know)
"Race
issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money
issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly".
The
worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs.
And
the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one.
It
was unbelievable that British Bulldog wasn't an Olympic event.
Having
a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.
Nobody
was prettier than Mum.
Scrapes
and bruises were kissed and made better.
Taking
drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.
Ice
cream was considered a basic food group
Getting
a foot of snow was a dream come true
Older
siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors
If
you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED.
Pass
this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up"
life...
I
DOUBLE-DARE YOU
Copyright © 2001 Ian Ganderton. All rights reserved.
Revised: December 08, 2001