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Offline Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons)

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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2011, 08:48:10 AM »
 eeek: Found this whilst searching for the construction thingy...

 


You boys and your toys. lol:

I never had a Slinky. sad24:
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2011, 08:48:41 AM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on May 20, 2011, 08:42:33 AM
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Quote from: Miss Creant on May 20, 2011, 07:45:36 AM
I think an explanation is called for.

What, Nicks sudden life-flashing-before-you nostalgia, or 1950's boys toys?

Boys toys if we did the 'Nick' thing we would be here forever and become totally mad..... Oh I forgot just for and instant doh:

I went to the other room and found out what you were on about.  I remember most of the things as I have an older brother. He had Meccano... cloud9: As well as another construction set which came with Bakelite (I assume) panels and rods some of which were transparent.  Can't recall what it was called but it prolly came from Germany, he was born there but it was brilliant.


"Bayko building set" ~ I had one.

Bakelite base plates, metal rods that fitted into holes in the base plates and bakelite sections with grooves in the sides to slot between the upright rods.

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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2011, 08:51:22 AM »
We had Lego...  cloud9:
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2011, 08:57:17 AM »
Every Sunday my Grandfather used to come to us from his "Retirement Home for Old Soldiers" and after lunch he would issue me with a handful of pennies (The old sort) and we would play gin rummy. I never ever won 'cos the old bugger cheated! I swear he recycled the same pennies 'til the day he died.
Saturdays, in the summer, he used to take me to watch Hampshire County Cricket play at the "County Ground" in Southampton. It was in the same road as his Retirement Home and residents got in for now't.

I still play Gin Rummy and Cribbage .... and can still usually win money at it! A good education I call that!
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #19 on: May 20, 2011, 10:38:13 AM »
Piece of cardboard attached with clothes peg to bike frame, to hit wheel-spokes and make "stupid" noise?
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #20 on: May 20, 2011, 10:39:47 AM »
Yep! With two pieces cut from a cornflake packet ....... But at 8 years old we thought it sounded like a motor bike  lol:
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2011, 10:44:37 AM »
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2011, 10:45:15 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on May 20, 2011, 10:39:47 AM
Yep! With two pieces cut from a cornflake packet ....... But at 8 years old we thought it sounded like a motor bike  lol:

We did!  cloud9:
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2011, 10:46:21 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on May 20, 2011, 08:57:17 AM
I still play Gin Rummy and Cribbage .... and can still usually win money at it!

Without cheating?



Anyway.

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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #24 on: May 20, 2011, 10:47:56 AM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on May 20, 2011, 10:46:21 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on May 20, 2011, 08:57:17 AM
I still play Gin Rummy and Cribbage .... and can still usually win money at it!

Without cheating?



Anyway.

Aluminium Meccano



You didn't have to melt it down for the war effort then Darwin...?  whistle:
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #25 on: May 20, 2011, 10:49:36 AM »
And for the Ladies this is how you make em' ..... but it works better with brown paper like wot you wrap parcels in..... available from any post office.
Those that came with the "Topper" had the brown paper glued to cardboard 'handles'  razz:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa0cV6MprOQ&feature
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #26 on: May 20, 2011, 10:51:49 AM »
I shall make one for The Boy  eveilgrin:
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #27 on: May 20, 2011, 10:57:35 AM »
Quote from: Barman on May 20, 2011, 10:47:56 AM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on May 20, 2011, 10:46:21 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on May 20, 2011, 08:57:17 AM
I still play Gin Rummy and Cribbage .... and can still usually win money at it!

Without cheating?



Anyway.

Aluminium Meccano



You didn't have to melt it down for the war effort then Darwin...?  whistle:

No, I kept it and melted down the servants bed frames instead.
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #28 on: May 20, 2011, 10:57:51 AM »
I shall make one for me!  eveilgrin:
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Re: Cunningly folded brown paper crackers
« Reply #29 on: May 20, 2011, 10:58:26 AM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on May 20, 2011, 10:57:35 AM
Quote from: Barman on May 20, 2011, 10:47:56 AM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on May 20, 2011, 10:46:21 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on May 20, 2011, 08:57:17 AM
I still play Gin Rummy and Cribbage .... and can still usually win money at it!

Without cheating?



Anyway.

Aluminium Meccano



You didn't have to melt it down for the war effort then Darwin...?  whistle:

No, I kept it and melted down the servants bed frames instead.

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