ScoobyDann
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The good ol\' days
I know this prob shouldn't go here but it needs to be said
hey guys, its a little long but it leaves a smile on
your face like no other...have a good one
Note: forwarded message attached.
Close your eyes.....
>> > >
>> > > Before the Internet or the MAC.
>> > > Before semi automatics, heroin and crack
>> > > Before Playstation or Super Nintendo...
>> > > Way back........
>> > >
>> > > I'm talking about hide and seek at dusk.
>> > > One Potato, two potato, three potato, four
>> > > Red light, green light.
>> > > The corner store.
>> > >
>> > > Hopscotch, kiss chasey, jacks, kickball,
dodgeball.
>> > > Hula Hoops and playing elastics.
>> > > When you used to know all the hand clap games
to play with a
>>friend.
>> > > Running through the sprinkler
>> > > Wax lips and milk moustaches
>> > > An ice cream cone on a warm summer night.
>> > >
>> > > Wait......
>> > > Watching Saturday morning cartoons...
>> > > Short commercials, Hey Hey its Saturday, Marty
Monstor
>> > > Fat Albert, The groovy goolies, Gigantor,
Calimero
>> > > Road Runner, Penelope Pitstop and Bugs
>> > >
>> > > A million mosquito bites around your ankles.
>> > > Sticky fingers.
>> > > Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, Zorro.
>> > > Climbing trees,
>> > > 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.
>> > > War was a card game.
>> > > Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
>> > > Football cards in the spokes transformed any
bike into a
>>motorcycle.
>> > >
>> > > I'm not finished just yet...
>> > > Eating Milo powder straight from the tin
>> > >
>> > > Remember when...there were two types of
sneakers for girls and
>>boys and
>> > > the
>> > > only time you wore them at school, was for
"Phys Ed"
>> > > It wasn't odd to have two or three "best"
friends.
>> > > When nobody owned a purebred dog.
>> > > When a dollar was a decent allowance, and
another dollar a
>>miracle.
>> > > When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a
penny.
>> > > When you got your windshield cleaned, oil
checked, and petrol
>>pumped,
>> > > without asking, for free, every time and you
didn't pay for
>>air!
>> > >
>> > > 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
>> >they
>> > > threatened to keep kids back a grade if they
failed ...and
>>did!
>> > >
>> > > When being sent to the principal's office was
nothing compared
>>to the
>> > > fate that awaited a misbehaving student a! t
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
"eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
>> > > Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming,
"do over!"
>> > > "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the
fastest.
>> > > Money issues were handled by whoever was the
banker in
>>Monopoly."
>> > > Worst thing you could catch from the opposite
sex was nits.
>> > > Having a weapon in school, meant being caught
with a
>>slingshot.
>> > > Nobody was prettier than Mum.
>> > > Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made
better.
>> > > Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable
aspirin.
>> > > Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
>> > > Abilities were discovered because of a
"double-dare."
>> > > 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 YA!!!
I know this prob shouldn't go here but it needs to be said
hey guys, its a little long but it leaves a smile on
your face like no other...have a good one
Note: forwarded message attached.
Close your eyes.....
>> > >
>> > > Before the Internet or the MAC.
>> > > Before semi automatics, heroin and crack
>> > > Before Playstation or Super Nintendo...
>> > > Way back........
>> > >
>> > > I'm talking about hide and seek at dusk.
>> > > One Potato, two potato, three potato, four
>> > > Red light, green light.
>> > > The corner store.
>> > >
>> > > Hopscotch, kiss chasey, jacks, kickball,
dodgeball.
>> > > Hula Hoops and playing elastics.
>> > > When you used to know all the hand clap games
to play with a
>>friend.
>> > > Running through the sprinkler
>> > > Wax lips and milk moustaches
>> > > An ice cream cone on a warm summer night.
>> > >
>> > > Wait......
>> > > Watching Saturday morning cartoons...
>> > > Short commercials, Hey Hey its Saturday, Marty
Monstor
>> > > Fat Albert, The groovy goolies, Gigantor,
Calimero
>> > > Road Runner, Penelope Pitstop and Bugs
>> > >
>> > > A million mosquito bites around your ankles.
>> > > Sticky fingers.
>> > > Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, Zorro.
>> > > Climbing trees,
>> > > 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.
>> > > War was a card game.
>> > > Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
>> > > Football cards in the spokes transformed any
bike into a
>>motorcycle.
>> > >
>> > > I'm not finished just yet...
>> > > Eating Milo powder straight from the tin
>> > >
>> > > Remember when...there were two types of
sneakers for girls and
>>boys and
>> > > the
>> > > only time you wore them at school, was for
"Phys Ed"
>> > > It wasn't odd to have two or three "best"
friends.
>> > > When nobody owned a purebred dog.
>> > > When a dollar was a decent allowance, and
another dollar a
>>miracle.
>> > > When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a
penny.
>> > > When you got your windshield cleaned, oil
checked, and petrol
>>pumped,
>> > > without asking, for free, every time and you
didn't pay for
>>air!
>> > >
>> > > 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
>> >they
>> > > threatened to keep kids back a grade if they
failed ...and
>>did!
>> > >
>> > > When being sent to the principal's office was
nothing compared
>>to the
>> > > fate that awaited a misbehaving student a! t
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
"eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
>> > > Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming,
"do over!"
>> > > "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the
fastest.
>> > > Money issues were handled by whoever was the
banker in
>>Monopoly."
>> > > Worst thing you could catch from the opposite
sex was nits.
>> > > Having a weapon in school, meant being caught
with a
>>slingshot.
>> > > Nobody was prettier than Mum.
>> > > Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made
better.
>> > > Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable
aspirin.
>> > > Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
>> > > Abilities were discovered because of a
"double-dare."
>> > > 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 YA!!!
