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Batteries
« on: June 21, 2011, 08:01:21 AM »
When I was a kid a set of Ever Readys in a toy would last about five minutes...

New battery powered toy on Xmas day...? By the end of Boxing Day the battery had leaked acid all over the place and the toy was knackered.

Not these modern bastard batteries!  cussing:

Bloody things last forever and the toys are soooo fecking noisy!  Banghead

One of them here has been playing the same freaking tune over and over for a week now.... and you need a teeny-tiny screwdriver to take the battery out....  noooo:

Although it probably isn't pool-proof...  rubschin:
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2011, 08:05:35 AM »
Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2011, 08:13:33 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on June 21, 2011, 08:05:35 AM
Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.

Well it wasn't bloody me!  cussing:
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2011, 08:30:09 AM »
Quote from: Barman on June 21, 2011, 08:13:33 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 21, 2011, 08:05:35 AM
Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.

Well it wasn't bloody me!  cussing:

I didn't suggest it was .... Personally I have a deep loathing of Aunts, Uncles and sundry others who buy babies such toys. They do not, in my experience, do anything but produce lazy children who cannot find their own amusement. Hide the bloody things and give the kid some cardboard boxes to hide in, spend some time teaching it nursery rhymes that it can recite/sing, soft toys it can mother and learn to dress ~ the child will be just as happy learning to play properly.
One of the best and quietest toys my three ever had was one of these.

They all learnt to fasten a zip, buttons, buckles, laces etc from it and, best of all, the bloody thing was quiet. All three used to sleep with it in their turn. It is, fortunately, washable.

All that said I have bought noisy, annoying, toys for grandchildren ~ just to get my revenge on their parents  eveilgrin:
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2011, 10:03:58 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on June 21, 2011, 08:30:09 AM
Quote from: Barman on June 21, 2011, 08:13:33 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 21, 2011, 08:05:35 AM
Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.

Well it wasn't bloody me!  cussing:

I didn't suggest it was .... Personally I have a deep loathing of Aunts, Uncles and sundry others who buy babies such toys. They do not, in my experience, do anything but produce lazy children who cannot find their own amusement. Hide the bloody things and give the kid some cardboard boxes to hide in, spend some time teaching it nursery rhymes that it can recite/sing, soft toys it can mother and learn to dress ~ the child will be just as happy learning to play properly.
One of the best and quietest toys my three ever had was one of these.

They all learnt to fasten a zip, buttons, buckles, laces etc from it and, best of all, the bloody thing was quiet. All three used to sleep with it in their turn. It is, fortunately, washable.

All that said I have bought noisy, annoying, toys for grandchildren ~ just to get my revenge on their parents  eveilgrin:

My lot had one of those.
My son loved Tomas the tank engine and so we had books and tapes. The tapes were the bane of my life if I were confronted by Ringo Starr today (or any day for that matter) I would strangle him for the misery he put me through.
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2011, 10:25:37 AM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on June 21, 2011, 10:03:58 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 21, 2011, 08:30:09 AM
Quote from: Barman on June 21, 2011, 08:13:33 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 21, 2011, 08:05:35 AM
Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.

Well it wasn't bloody me!  cussing:

I didn't suggest it was .... Personally I have a deep loathing of Aunts, Uncles and sundry others who buy babies such toys. They do not, in my experience, do anything but produce lazy children who cannot find their own amusement. Hide the bloody things and give the kid some cardboard boxes to hide in, spend some time teaching it nursery rhymes that it can recite/sing, soft toys it can mother and learn to dress ~ the child will be just as happy learning to play properly.
One of the best and quietest toys my three ever had was one of these.

They all learnt to fasten a zip, buttons, buckles, laces etc from it and, best of all, the bloody thing was quiet. All three used to sleep with it in their turn. It is, fortunately, washable.

All that said I have bought noisy, annoying, toys for grandchildren ~ just to get my revenge on their parents  eveilgrin:

My lot had one of those.
My son loved Tomas the tank engine and so we had books and tapes. The tapes were the bane of my life if I were confronted by Ringo Starr today (or any day for that matter) I would strangle him for the misery he put me through.

 lol: I can still quote chunks of "Thomas the Tank Engine" stories. In fact we still have the videos.
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2011, 10:31:17 AM »
Try buying some batteries from the 99p Stores ... they won't last so long  evil:


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Re: Batteries
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2011, 11:34:39 AM »
Quote from: Pastis on June 21, 2011, 10:31:17 AM
Try buying some batteries from the 99p Stores ... they won't last so long  evil:


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Re: Batteries
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2011, 12:09:33 PM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on June 21, 2011, 10:03:58 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 21, 2011, 08:30:09 AM
Quote from: Barman on June 21, 2011, 08:13:33 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 21, 2011, 08:05:35 AM
Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.

Well it wasn't bloody me!  cussing:

I didn't suggest it was .... Personally I have a deep loathing of Aunts, Uncles and sundry others who buy babies such toys. They do not, in my experience, do anything but produce lazy children who cannot find their own amusement. Hide the bloody things and give the kid some cardboard boxes to hide in, spend some time teaching it nursery rhymes that it can recite/sing, soft toys it can mother and learn to dress ~ the child will be just as happy learning to play properly.
One of the best and quietest toys my three ever had was one of these.

They all learnt to fasten a zip, buttons, buckles, laces etc from it and, best of all, the bloody thing was quiet. All three used to sleep with it in their turn. It is, fortunately, washable.

All that said I have bought noisy, annoying, toys for grandchildren ~ just to get my revenge on their parents  eveilgrin:

My lot had one of those.
My son loved Tomas the tank engine and so we had books and tapes. The tapes were the bane of my life if I were confronted by Ringo Starr today (or any day for that matter) I would strangle him for the misery he put me through.

See... if I wasn't at work I'd have been able to post the stuttering Thomas the Tank engine clip. Somebody please post it to brighten my evening later . Pretty please
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2011, 12:18:40 PM »
The things I do for you.  ::)

thomas the tank engine
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2011, 02:05:19 PM »
The daughter of a friend of mine used to have a teddy ruxpin that she played over and over and over again and used to drive everyone nuts (much to her amusement) until someone swapped the tape it had for an Iron Maiden album....

I really wish I had a camera when she switched it on and Can I Play With Madness suddenly started blasting out. Strangely enough she never touched it again  whistle:
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2011, 02:11:54 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on June 21, 2011, 02:05:19 PM
The daughter of a friend of mine used to have a teddy ruxpin that she played over and over and over again and used to drive everyone nuts (much to her amusement) until someone swapped the tape it had for an Iron Maiden album....

I really wish I had a camera when she switched it on and Can I Play With Madness suddenly started blasting out. Strangely enough she never touched it again  whistle:

 eveilgrin:

Miss Piggy used to have Mary Poppins on a VHS tape which she played over and over. Play. Rewind. Play. rewind, etc...

...until somebody dubbed over the soundtrack...  whistle:

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Re: Batteries
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2011, 02:13:35 PM »
Quote from: Barman on June 21, 2011, 08:01:21 AM
When I was a kid a set of Ever Readys in a toy would last about five minutes...

New battery powered toy on Xmas day...? By the end of Boxing Day the battery had leaked acid all over the place and the toy was knackered.

Not these modern bastard batteries!  cussing:

Bloody things last forever and the toys are soooo fecking noisy!  Banghead

One of them here has been playing the same freaking tune over and over for a week now.... and you need a teeny-tiny screwdriver to take the battery out....  noooo:

Although it probably isn't pool-proof...  rubschin:

Batteries then .........weren't they wind-up ........ rubschin:
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Re: Batteries
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2011, 02:21:43 PM »
Quote from: apc2010 on June 21, 2011, 02:13:35 PM
Quote from: Barman on June 21, 2011, 08:01:21 AM
When I was a kid a set of Ever Readys in a toy would last about five minutes...

New battery powered toy on Xmas day...? By the end of Boxing Day the battery had leaked acid all over the place and the toy was knackered.

Not these modern bastard batteries!  cussing:

Bloody things last forever and the toys are soooo fecking noisy!  Banghead

One of them here has been playing the same freaking tune over and over for a week now.... and you need a teeny-tiny screwdriver to take the battery out....  noooo:

Although it probably isn't pool-proof...  rubschin:

Batteries then .........weren't they wind-up ........ rubschin:

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Re: Batteries
« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2011, 02:34:35 PM »
Talking of Iron Maiden, their plane (Boeing 757) is just leaving Gatwick now, with Bruce at the controls.
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