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Title: 50 things to do
Post by: Pastis on April 13, 2012, 08:45:50 AM
... before you're 11 ¾  cloud9:

Well, did we?

The 50 Things to Do Before you're 11 ¾
1. Climb a tree
2. Roll down a really big hill
3. Camp out in the wild
4. Build a den
5. Skim a stone
6. Run around in the rain
7. Fly a kite
8. Catch a fish with a net
9. Eat an apple straight from a tree
10. Play conkers
11. Throw some snow
12. Hunt for treasure on the beach
13. Make a mud pie
14. Dam a stream
15. Go sledging
16. Bury someone in the sand
17. Set up a snail race
18. Balance on a fallen tree
19. Swing on a rope swing
20. Make a mud slide
21. Eat blackberries growing in the wild
22. Take a look inside a tree
23. Visit an island
24. Feel like you're flying in the wind
25. Make a grass trumpet
26. Hunt for fossils and bones
27. Watch the sun wake up
28. Climb a huge hill
29. Get behind a waterfall
30. Feed a bird from your hand
31. Hunt for bugs
32. Find some frogspawn
33. Catch a butterfly in a net
34. Track wild animals
35. Discover what's in a pond
36. Call an owl
37. Check out the crazy creatures in a rock pool
38. Bring up a butterfly
39. Catch a crab
40. Go on a nature walk at night
41. Plant it, grow it, eat it
42. Go wild swimming
43. Go rafting
44. Light a fire without matches
45. Find your way with a map and compass
46. Try bouldering    rubschin:
47. Cook on a campfire
48. Try abseiling
49. Find a geocache
50. Canoe down a river

Pretty sure I've done almost all of those but not too sure when  rubschin:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 13, 2012, 08:56:32 AM
... before you're 11 ¾  cloud9:

Well, did we?

The 50 Things to Do Before you're 11 ¾
1. Climb a tree ✔
2. Roll down a really big hill ✔
3. Camp out in the wild ✔
4. Build a den ✔
5. Skim a stone ✔
6. Run around in the rain ✔
7. Fly a kite ✔
8. Catch a fish with a net ✔
9. Eat an apple straight from a tree ✔
10. Play conkers ✔
11. Throw some snow ✔
12. Hunt for treasure on the beach ✔
13. Make a mud pie ✔
14. Dam a stream ✔
15. Go sledging ✔
16. Bury someone in the sand ✔
17. Set up a snail race ✔
18. Balance on a fallen tree ✔
19. Swing on a rope swing ✔
20. Make a mud slide ✔
21. Eat blackberries growing in the wild ✔
22. Take a look inside a tree ✔
23. Visit an island ✔
24. Feel like you're flying in the wind ✔
25. Make a grass trumpet ✔
26. Hunt for fossils and bones ✔
27. Watch the sun wake up ✔
28. Climb a huge hill ✔
29. Get behind a waterfall ✔
30. Feed a bird from your hand ✔
31. Hunt for bugs ✔
32. Find some frogspawn ✔
33. Catch a butterfly in a net ✔
34. Track wild animals ✔
35. Discover what's in a pond ✔
36. Call an owl ✔
37. Check out the crazy creatures in a rock pool ✔
38. Bring up a butterfly ✔
39. Catch a crab ✔
40. Go on a nature walk at night ✔
41. Plant it, grow it, eat it ✔
42. Go wild swimming X
43. Go rafting X
44. Light a fire without matches ✔
45. Find your way with a map and compass ✔
46. Try bouldering    rubschin: X (WTF?)
47. Cook on a campfire ✔
48. Try abseiling ✔
49. Find a geocache X
50. Canoe down a river X

Pretty sure I've done almost all of those but not too sure when  rubschin:

 angel1
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 13, 2012, 09:01:32 AM
What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 09:02:23 AM
Did all those too!  Thumbs:

Apart from the bouldering....  rubschin:

Fond memories....  cloud9:

There was an awesome hollow tree in Stanwell village... you could climb right up inside it to the top.... they've cut it down now tho....  noooo:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 09:02:44 AM
What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Same list!  Thumbs:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 13, 2012, 09:07:55 AM
What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Same list!  Thumbs:

Pretty much the same I agree but the girls include things like Handstands against the skool wall, showing off their white knickers.
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 09:08:38 AM
 Snoopysick:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 09:09:01 AM
What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Same list!  Thumbs:

Pretty much the same I agree but the girls include things like Handstands against the skool wall, showing off their white knickers.

Oh yes....  redface:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 13, 2012, 09:16:06 AM
Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it  noooo:

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 09:27:35 AM
Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it  noooo:

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.

What a shame....  noooo:

I was thinking about this earlier today for some reason...  rubschin:

I was remembering that when I was a kid (born 1960), there were things that were widely available that I never, ever dreamed that I would have access to....

I lived near the airport and loved watching the aircraft but I never dreamed that I would actually be able to go on one... also other stuff like having your own telephone in the house, a dishwasher, numerous other appliances that you might see on the (B/W) tellybox....

I can't think that kids of today have that same kind of 'wish list' that we did... they might want the latest iPhone but they probably have their own phone already along with a Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS or whatever... what is there to really desire?
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 13, 2012, 09:39:05 AM
Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it  noooo:

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.

What a shame....  noooo:

I was thinking about this earlier today for some reason...  rubschin:

I was remembering that when I was a kid (born 1960), there were things that were widely available that I never, ever dreamed that I would have access to....

I lived near the airport and loved watching the aircraft but I never dreamed that I would actually be able to go on one... also other stuff like having your own telephone in the house, a dishwasher, numerous other appliances that you might see on the (B/W) tellybox....

I can't think that kids of today have that same kind of 'wish list' that we did... they might want the latest iPhone but they probably have their own phone already along with a Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS or whatever... what is there to really desire?

Agreed.

Nick, as I have seen, led The Boy into all sorts of "kid stuff" that we took for granted. I admire him for that and for the freedom he allowed The Boy to express himself and explore. Problem is that as parents nowadays we tend to be far too cautious.
With my two I greatly regret that my health and age have stopped me from doing things with them but I didn't think of that until after we'd had them. As a substitute I put them into "Cubs" and such but TBH they were not really interested and mostly wanted to stay at home with their electrics.
As I type Minor is in his bedroom ~ on his laptop (allegedly doing homework but prollly watching summat on iPlayer) ..... and Minimus is in the living room racing round Silverstone on the Play Station.
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 13, 2012, 09:48:43 AM
I was fortunate that I used to go down to Somerset for at least a week every Summer . With mum we used to take The Brat and go and do many such things. Then mum would have The Brat down on her own when she was a bit older.

Let her put a tent up in the garden to go and sleep as she had requested and then went and spooked her  lol:

Midnight walks in the wood.

Walking on Exmoor  cloud9:

Splashing through Fords and tramping through fields.

Climbing trees and fishing with a net etc.

Picking fruit from the fields and going and makes pies with it the same day  cloud9:

Taking her to the beach collecting shells for hours and sitting at home in the evening painting them .

I am so , so grateful she had these experiences. I know she treasures those memories and though she too is plugged into absolutely anything electrical now I know she had that , as I did and it comforts  me .
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 09:50:08 AM
Indeed, The Boy has done most of those things, but then we did live in the country. Wot is a geocache?  rubschin:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 13, 2012, 09:51:40 AM
It's a treasure hunting kinda thing but organsied in a social networking type of way. You find the treasure but have to replace it with something for someone else to find .
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 09:53:59 AM
It's a treasure hunting kinda thing but organsied in a social networking type of way. You find the treasure but have to replace it with something for someone else to find .

And you use a GPS to find the treasure....  cloud9:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: tel on April 13, 2012, 10:21:13 AM
What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Your starter for 10 - kiss-chase!
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 13, 2012, 10:22:12 AM
It's a treasure hunting kinda thing but organsied in a social networking type of way. You find the treasure but have to replace it with something for someone else to find .

And you use a GPS to find the treasure....  cloud9:


And you (NICK) gave The Boy a Sat Nav as I recall.  rubschin:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 13, 2012, 10:24:38 AM
What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Your starter for 10 - kiss-chase!


Minor and Minimus both complained that gerls wanted to play that in Junior Skool but they thought the idea was "GROSS!"

I have assured them that by the time they want to play it the gerls will have outgrown the idea. My suggestion was "Try it ~ you will like it" but   tunble:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 10:44:01 AM
What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Your starter for 10 - kiss-chase!

Oh yes!  redface:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 10:45:20 AM
It's a treasure hunting kinda thing but organsied in a social networking type of way. You find the treasure but have to replace it with something for someone else to find .

And you use a GPS to find the treasure....  cloud9:


And you (NICK) gave The Boy a Sat Nav as I recall.  rubschin:

http://www.geocaching.com/ (http://www.geocaching.com/)  Thumbs:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Pastis on April 13, 2012, 10:58:47 AM
... but can you tell where North is using your watch? Eh?   ;)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 11:03:51 AM
... but can you tell where North is using your watch? Eh?   ;)

Oh yes....  Thumbs:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 13, 2012, 11:08:30 AM
... but can you tell where North is using your watch? Eh?   ;)

 rubschin:

12 o clock of course  8)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 11:11:38 AM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1287 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1287)
 cloud9: cloud9: cloud9: cloud9: cloud9:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: apc2010 on April 13, 2012, 12:46:04 PM
Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it  noooo:

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.

What a shame....  noooo:

I was thinking about this earlier today for some reason...  rubschin:

I was remembering that when I was a kid (born 1960), there were things that were widely available that I never, ever dreamed that I would have access to....

I lived near the airport and loved watching the aircraft but I never dreamed that I would actually be able to go on one... also other stuff like having your own telephone in the house, a dishwasher, numerous other appliances that you might see on the (B/W) tellybox....

I can't think that kids of today have that same kind of 'wish list' that we did... they might want the latest iPhone but they probably have their own phone already along with a Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS or whatever... what is there to really desire?

Two of my friends have kids they are attached to psp type things......... noooo:.....even when they come round for dinner ....
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: tel on April 13, 2012, 12:50:56 PM
What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Your starter for 10 - kiss-chase!


Minor and Minimus both complained that gerls wanted to play that in Junior Skool but they thought the idea was "GROSS!"

I have assured them that by the time they want to play it the gerls will have outgrown the idea. My suggestion was "Try it ~ you will like it" but   tunble:

Dunno which was worse, getting caught by the gerls or being told off by the nuns for sinful behaviour!
Most of the girls then went on to the convent school next door.
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 12:55:53 PM
Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it  noooo:

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.

What a shame....  noooo:

I was thinking about this earlier today for some reason...  rubschin:

I was remembering that when I was a kid (born 1960), there were things that were widely available that I never, ever dreamed that I would have access to....

I lived near the airport and loved watching the aircraft but I never dreamed that I would actually be able to go on one... also other stuff like having your own telephone in the house, a dishwasher, numerous other appliances that you might see on the (B/W) tellybox....

I can't think that kids of today have that same kind of 'wish list' that we did... they might want the latest iPhone but they probably have their own phone already along with a Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS or whatever... what is there to really desire?

Two of my friends have kids they are attached to psp type things......... noooo:.....even when they come round for dinner ....

I fecking hate that - in restaurants too.....  noooo:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: apc2010 on April 13, 2012, 12:59:36 PM
Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it  noooo:

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.

What a shame....  noooo:

I was thinking about this earlier today for some reason...  rubschin:

I was remembering that when I was a kid (born 1960), there were things that were widely available that I never, ever dreamed that I would have access to....

I lived near the airport and loved watching the aircraft but I never dreamed that I would actually be able to go on one... also other stuff like having your own telephone in the house, a dishwasher, numerous other appliances that you might see on the (B/W) tellybox....

I can't think that kids of today have that same kind of 'wish list' that we did... they might want the latest iPhone but they probably have their own phone already along with a Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS or whatever... what is there to really desire?

Two of my friends have kids they are attached to psp type things......... noooo:.....even when they come round for dinner ....

I fecking hate that - in restaurants too.....  noooo:

Not just kids now ...........at a wedding yesterday and the bride was texting (pun intended) during the speeches ......... noooo:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 01:19:27 PM
Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it  noooo:

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.

What a shame....  noooo:

I was thinking about this earlier today for some reason...  rubschin:

I was remembering that when I was a kid (born 1960), there were things that were widely available that I never, ever dreamed that I would have access to....

I lived near the airport and loved watching the aircraft but I never dreamed that I would actually be able to go on one... also other stuff like having your own telephone in the house, a dishwasher, numerous other appliances that you might see on the (B/W) tellybox....

I can't think that kids of today have that same kind of 'wish list' that we did... they might want the latest iPhone but they probably have their own phone already along with a Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS or whatever... what is there to really desire?

Two of my friends have kids they are attached to psp type things......... noooo:.....even when they come round for dinner ....

I fecking hate that - in restaurants too.....  noooo:

Not just kids now ...........at a wedding yesterday and the bride was texting (pun intended) during the speeches ......... noooo:

 noooo:

Funny Wedding Clip of Bride Texting Down the Aisle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47EDdvSqn7Y#)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: apc2010 on April 13, 2012, 01:21:51 PM
Sad but true........... noooo:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 13, 2012, 01:22:13 PM
Affs  whistle:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 02:03:07 PM
Affs  whistle:

Yes, I know but, but, but.....  noooo:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 13, 2012, 02:05:33 PM
As you sow so shall you reap  whistle:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Darwins Selection on April 13, 2012, 02:15:33 PM
... but can you tell where North is using your watch? Eh?   ;)

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.i.com.com%2Fcnwk.1d%2Fi%2Ftim%2F2011%2F11%2F02%2FWatches_4_1_610x458.jpg&hash=1febb00089bc9578e4a001eadef3f85b81b0d87c)

 rubschin:   noooo:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 02:18:06 PM
http://www.instructables.com/id/Find-north-with-your-watch/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/Find-north-with-your-watch/)
 ::)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 02:31:36 PM
As you sow so shall you reap  whistle:

 sad32:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 13, 2012, 03:01:11 PM
http://www.instructables.com/id/Find-north-with-your-watch/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/Find-north-with-your-watch/)
 ::)


Unfortunately, as any watch/clock maker will tell you, non digital display watches and clocks do not have "needles" they have HANDS!

This alone makes me think the writer of instructions at this link is an idiot.
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Pastis on April 13, 2012, 03:28:27 PM
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.lifehacker.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2F17%2F2011%2F11%2Fmedium_add26c2f4b34df8042c4e9bd25df5310.png&hash=2e373ec65412c8ae31235fd988f397d71fb4052d)

 angel1
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 03:33:10 PM
Did no one else have a 10 in one scope?  sick2: sad24:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Pastis on April 13, 2012, 05:14:39 PM
 tunble:

I guess not  whistle:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Just One More on April 13, 2012, 05:31:08 PM
Did them all except,
38. Bring up a butterfly (do they mean raise, or throw-up) ,
46. Try bouldering (Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs over a crash pad (called a bouldering mat) so that a fall will not result in serious injury. It is typically practiced on large natural boulders or artificial boulders in gyms and outdoor urban areas. However, it may also be practiced at the base of larger rock faces, or even on buildings or public architecture
48. Try abseiling
49. Find a geocache
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Pastis on April 13, 2012, 05:33:14 PM
Before you were 12? 
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Just One More on April 13, 2012, 06:15:51 PM
As a kid I was a chronic asthmatic  so went to what was termed an "open air school", so lots of outdoor pursuits there, cubs also involved lots of outdoor activities, and lots of playing on the nearby fields and golf course

1. Climb a tree - Local golf course
2. Roll down a really big hill - playing fields at the back of grandad's house
3. Camp out in the wild -  at cub camp near Leigh
4. Build a den - local playing fields at the bottom of the disused railway line
5. Skim a stone - Switzerland
6. Run around in the rain - often, many places
7. Fly a kite - local playing fields
8. Catch a fish with a net - "Black Harry" bridge on the disused railway line
9. Eat an apple straight from a tree - after scrumping them from Mrs Smith's garden at No. 85
10. Play conkers - school playground
11. Throw some snow - Switzerland among other places
12. Hunt for treasure on the beach - Blackpool, Southport among other places
13. Make a mud pie - back garden
14. Dam a stream - local fields, did it often, use to love it when the normal 2 - 3" stream became 3' deep then we'd release it
15. Go sledging - Switzerland and local playing fields (on mum's tea tray)
16. Bury someone in the sand - Southport (there was never any sea  smile: )
17. Set up a snail race - mate's back garden
18. Balance on a fallen tree - local playing fields
19. Swing on a rope swing - local playing fields
20. Make a mud slide - local playing fields
21. Eat blackberries growing in the wild - local playing fields (and raspberries)
22. Take a look inside a tree - at cub camp near Leigh (also disturbed a hornet's nest  scared2: )
23. Visit an island - Isle of Man
24. Feel like you're flying in the wind - many places
25. Make a grass trumpet - at cub camp near Leigh
26. Hunt for fossils and bones - Aisdale, Southport  whistle: (never were any but I think mum and dad sent me there so they could "disappear" in the dunes)
27. Watch the sun wake up - at cub camp near Leigh
28. Climb a huge hill - Pennines
29. Get behind a waterfall - Switzerland
30. Feed a bird from your hand - grandad  cloud9: had finches
31. Hunt for bugs - here, there and everywhere
32. Find some frogspawn - "Black Harry" bridge on the disused railway line
33. Catch a butterfly in a net - local playing fields
34. Track wild animals - local playing fields (had a pair of those pathfinder boots that had animal footprints on the sole and a compass in the heel)
35. Discover what's in a pond - Local fishing pool behind the NCB offices
36. Call an owl - local golf course and playing fields
37. Check out the crazy creatures in a rock pool - Llandudno
38. Bring up a butterfly - didn't do
39. Catch a crab - Llandudno
40. Go on a nature walk at night - cub camp at Leigh
41. Plant it, grow it, eat it - me own little veg patch at home
42. Go wild swimming - somewhere in Wales out Bala way
43. Go rafting - somewhere in Wales out Bala way
44. Light a fire without matches - local playing fields
45. Find your way with a map and compass - cub camp at Leigh
46. Try bouldering    rubschin: - didn't do
47. Cook on a campfire - cub camp at Leigh
48. Try abseiling - didn't do
49. Find a geocache - didn't do
50. Canoe down a river - - somewhere in Wales out Bala way

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank mum and dad   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 06:17:16 PM
But did you have a 10 in one scope?
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Just One More on April 13, 2012, 06:21:43 PM
WTF is a 10 in 1 scope  rubschin:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 06:22:16 PM
 Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 13, 2012, 06:23:19 PM
WTF is a 10 in 1 scope  rubschin:

 shrugs:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 06:23:45 PM
WTF is a 10 in 1 scope  rubschin:

doh:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 06:25:42 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156)
 ::)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Just One More on April 13, 2012, 06:28:09 PM
Oh no. But I did have a big magnifying glass which I use to use on hot days... those poor worms and other insects  redface:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 06:29:25 PM
Oh no. But I did have a big magnifying glass which I use to use on hot days... those poor worms and other insects  redface:

 Thumbs:

I was burning holes in a copy of 'Beano' one day when the whole thing burst into flames!  eeek:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: apc2010 on April 13, 2012, 06:31:02 PM
Oh no. But I did have a big magnifying glass which I use to use on hot days... those poor worms and other insects  redface:

 Thumbs:

I was burning holes in a copy of 'Beano' yesterday when the whole thing burst into flames!  eeek:

 whistle:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 06:31:22 PM
I remember the local toy shop had a whole display of magnifying glasses - all labelled with their individual functions.

They were all identical but one was 'stamp collecting', one was 'model making', etc.... none of them marked 'arson'....  redface:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 06:31:58 PM
Oh no. But I did have a big magnifying glass which I use to use on hot days... those poor worms and other insects  redface:

 Thumbs:

I was burning holes in a copy of 'Beano' yesterday when the whole thing burst into flames!  eeek:

 whistle:

 ::)

That was the Cyprus Mail.....  whistle:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: apc2010 on April 13, 2012, 06:33:57 PM
Oh no. But I did have a big magnifying glass which I use to use on hot days... those poor worms and other insects  redface:

 Thumbs:

I was burning holes in a copy of 'Beano' yesterday when the whole thing burst into flames!  eeek:

 whistle:

 ::)

That was the Cyprus Mail.....  whistle:

Homophobe........... noooo:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 06:35:15 PM
Oh no. But I did have a big magnifying glass which I use to use on hot days... those poor worms and other insects  redface:

I taught The Boy how to do that  redface:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 06:36:10 PM
Oh no. But I did have a big magnifying glass which I use to use on hot days... those poor worms and other insects  redface:

 Thumbs:

I was burning holes in a copy of 'Beano' yesterday when the whole thing burst into flames!  eeek:

 whistle:

 ::)

That was the Cyprus Mail.....  whistle:

Homophobe........... noooo:

doh:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Just One More on April 13, 2012, 07:30:09 PM
Oh no. But I did have a big magnifying glass which I use to use on hot days... those poor worms and other insects  redface:

I taught The Boy how to do that  redface:

I told you not to call me that in here  redface:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 07:35:55 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156)
 ::)

I had a kaleidoscope!  Thumbs:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2012, 07:36:31 PM
 ::)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: apc2010 on April 13, 2012, 07:37:04 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156)
 ::)

I had a kaleidoscope!  Thumbs:


Me too........... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 07:37:53 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156)
 ::)

I had a kaleidoscope!  Thumbs:


Me too........... :thumbsup:

Did somebody put shoe polish around the eye piece of yours too?  evil:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: apc2010 on April 13, 2012, 07:39:41 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156)
 ::)

I had a kaleidoscope!  Thumbs:


Me too........... :thumbsup:

Did somebody put shoe polish around the eye piece of yours too?  evil:


No always been that colour .............oops mis read that ....... redface:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 07:45:54 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156)
 ::)

I had a kaleidoscope!  Thumbs:


Me too........... :thumbsup:

Did somebody put shoe polish around the eye piece of yours too?  evil:


No always been that colour .............oops mis read that ....... redface:

 noooo:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Just One More on April 13, 2012, 07:56:41 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156)
 ::)

I had a kaleidoscope!  Thumbs:

A tenner says you spell-checked that   ;)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 13, 2012, 07:57:26 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WEETABIX-TEN-ONE-SCOPE-EMPIRE-MADE-c1950s-/390340712585#ht_500wt_1156)
 ::)

I had a kaleidoscope!  Thumbs:

A tenner says you spell-checked that   ;)

 redface:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Darwins Selection on April 14, 2012, 01:01:27 PM
What about the 'Seebackroscope' so you could see behind you?

Very handy at public school.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on April 14, 2012, 03:54:34 PM
What about the 'Seebackroscope' so you could see behind you?

Very handy at public school.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#)

I had one of those!    cloud9:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 14, 2012, 06:58:58 PM
What about the 'Seebackroscope' so you could see behind you?

Very handy at public school.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#)

I had one of those!    cloud9:

Don't encourage him....  ::)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on April 14, 2012, 08:39:56 PM
What about the 'Seebackroscope' so you could see behind you?

Very handy at public school.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#)

I had one of those!    cloud9:

Don't encourage him....  ::)

Well, I needed to see what was behind me like   eyes:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: apc2010 on April 14, 2012, 08:53:05 PM
What about the 'Seebackroscope' so you could see behind you?

Very handy at public school.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#)

I had one of those!    cloud9:

Don't encourage him....  ::)

Well, I needed to see what was behind me like   eyes:

At public school............ rubschin:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on April 14, 2012, 09:29:11 PM
What about the 'Seebackroscope' so you could see behind you?

Very handy at public school.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#)

I had one of those!    cloud9:

Don't encourage him....  ::)

Well, I needed to see what was behind me like   eyes:

At public school............ rubschin:

Oh noes! Not me! Just an ordinary Grammar School oik like!
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 15, 2012, 06:09:11 AM
What about the 'Seebackroscope' so you could see behind you?

Very handy at public school.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#)

I had one of those!    cloud9:

Don't encourage him....  ::)

Well, I needed to see what was behind me like   eyes:

At public school............ rubschin:

Oh noes! Not me! Just an ordinary Grammar School oik like!

Posh... Bog Street Comprehensive for me like....  sad24:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 15, 2012, 07:33:31 AM
What about the 'Seebackroscope' so you could see behind you?

Very handy at public school.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#)

I had one of those!    cloud9:

Don't encourage him....  ::)

Well, I needed to see what was behind me like   eyes:

At public school............ rubschin:

Oh noes! Not me! Just an ordinary Grammar School oik like!

Posh... Bog Street Comprehensive for me like....  sad24:

And it shows!  razz:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Barman on April 15, 2012, 07:54:57 AM
What about the 'Seebackroscope' so you could see behind you?

Very handy at public school.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/3629227611/#)

I had one of those!    cloud9:

Don't encourage him....  ::)

Well, I needed to see what was behind me like   eyes:

At public school............ rubschin:

Oh noes! Not me! Just an ordinary Grammar School oik like!

Posh... Bog Street Comprehensive for me like....  sad24:

And it shows!  razz:

 lol: lol: lol:


 evil:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 15, 2012, 07:58:34 AM
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.queerty.com%2Fwp%2Fdocs%2F2009%2F05%2Fboys-fighting-cartoon.jpg&hash=bbaddc7fa3aa07a873491616a62b67426cf08af8)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Just One More on April 15, 2012, 08:09:21 AM
SCRAP, SCRAP, SCRAP
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 15, 2012, 08:14:15 AM
Scrap !!!  ...you posh so and so  whistle:

It was always "fight, fight, fight " - where I was . The Catchphrase Generation - say what you see like  lol:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 15, 2012, 08:26:26 AM
SCRAP, SCRAP, SCRAP

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwaffleon.podbean.com%2Fmf%2Fweb%2Fb8akhh%2FWILFRID_BRAMBELL_STEPTOE_SON_Photograph.jpg&hash=1ef22e757b623ab7e4cc321d459597bb3e6b57ea)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 15, 2012, 08:45:26 AM
Old Man jedi fight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeQgaNzwIeg#ws)
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Snoopy on April 15, 2012, 09:35:24 AM
 rubschin: I'm sure I've seen that here before ..... should I cry out AFFS!
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Miss Demeanour on April 15, 2012, 09:38:08 AM
I thought the Affs finger would have been pointed ages ago  lol:
Title: Re: 50 things to do
Post by: Darwins Selection on April 15, 2012, 05:26:03 PM
Scrap !!!  ...you posh so and so  whistle:

It was always "fight, fight, fight " - where I was . The Catchphrase Generation - say what you see like  lol:

I assume you mean "Ragging"?  redface: