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To say I was born in the early 70s

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Jumell · 07/12/2024 12:14

So..

proper Gen X …

the thing that mark my generation out are this :

free school milk at breaks then said milk being taken away

music we were into typically Duran Duran, Wham, Culture Club

common for Dads to drive but not mums

The domestic sitcom - e.g Terry and June being popular when we were prime TV watching age

being at the cusp of the O Level/CSE / GCSE transition

SOME* Less academic kids did YTS - some of the more academic kids looked down their noses at this option

Disco Roller skates in vogue 🙌

VERY un PC language at school

if anyone’s a similar age to me, what are your memories!!

oh and we loved Swap Shop and a good annual !

Liverpool FC winning everything

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TheLittleOldWomanWhoShrinks · 08/12/2024 18:34

Matey was basically paint stripper IIRC.
My sister and I got a Mr Frosty. It was crap.

I worked my way through all the Sweet Valley Twins books, and loved them. I can see the cover illustrations now. Wasn't so into SVH. Loved Lois Duncan though, and would get those out of the library repeatedly.

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Jumell · 08/12/2024 18:19

FlutteryButterfly · 08/12/2024 18:15

These!

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Aah ! No they don’t actually ring a bell but I think they look very impressive !

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FlutteryButterfly · 08/12/2024 18:15

Jumell · 08/12/2024 17:58

No must admit don’t remember those !

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These!

To say I was born in the early 70s
laloue · 08/12/2024 18:06

Hartley Hare (terrifying) and pipkins …was there a Brummie pig too or did I dream it?

itsjustbiology · 08/12/2024 18:06

Been waiting for a Mr Frosty forever!

TinklySnail · 08/12/2024 18:03

Jumell · 08/12/2024 17:58

No must admit don’t remember those !

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Nor me, I feel I have been missing out 🥺
I never got matey bubble bath or soda stream either 😒
I did get a care bear (grumpy) witch my dad always said was apt for me. Character building apparently 🙄

Purplegrapejuicefan · 08/12/2024 18:02

Pyjama suits!

itsjustbiology · 08/12/2024 17:59

Strawberry shortcake and Piorot ? bedding
Sweet Valley High books
The magic faraway tree..
Whistle lollies from the chemist
Edible candy bracelets My fave!

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Jumell · 08/12/2024 17:58

FlutteryButterfly · 08/12/2024 17:50

Does anyone remember Madballs? Glow in the dark balls that had faces on them?

This thread has got me in overdrive 😂😂😂

No must admit don’t remember those !

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TinklySnail · 08/12/2024 17:53

Pippa246 · 08/12/2024 14:30

Only 3 TV channels. Watching One man and his dog (sheep dogs herding sheep) followed by Pot Black snooker program on BBC2.

watching Star Trek and thinking Captain Kirk was an absolute sleaze bag!

Trying desperately hard to get on jim’ll fix it.

watching westerns and genuinely fearing I’d die in quick sand

Blimey, yes! 3 channels and then along came channel 4. My parents were not fans so didn’t get to watch much of it.
My friend got to go on Jim’ll fix it. I was so jealous 😂
No internet and only knowing what was going on outside your own town was watching the news

FlutteryButterfly · 08/12/2024 17:50

Does anyone remember Madballs? Glow in the dark balls that had faces on them?

This thread has got me in overdrive 😂😂😂

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Jumell · 08/12/2024 17:38

FlutteryButterfly · 08/12/2024 17:33

Garbage not Garage!

Garbage Pail Kids cards, Sicky Vicky anyone?

Haha yes !!

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FlutteryButterfly · 08/12/2024 17:33

Garbage not Garage!

Garbage Pail Kids cards, Sicky Vicky anyone?

FlutteryButterfly · 08/12/2024 17:03

Just came into my head-

TV series- How we used to live, the episode I remember most is the one with the orange mini 🤷🏼‍♀️

Original Jelly shoes and Jelly bags.

Goomie bands- think they haddifferent names all over the country. I'm talking about the rubber bracelets that came in all kinds of fluro/neon colour.

Garage pail kids cards- Sicky Vicky anyone?

Pippa246 · 08/12/2024 14:30

Only 3 TV channels. Watching One man and his dog (sheep dogs herding sheep) followed by Pot Black snooker program on BBC2.

watching Star Trek and thinking Captain Kirk was an absolute sleaze bag!

Trying desperately hard to get on jim’ll fix it.

watching westerns and genuinely fearing I’d die in quick sand

Couldyounot · 08/12/2024 14:25

INeedEvidenceMum · 08/12/2024 08:49

The one with the helicopter- Blue Thunder?
The one with motorbikes - CHIPS?

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Blue Thunder, yes
Motorbike one - Street Hawk?

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Jumell · 08/12/2024 13:58

HOLLY HOBBY !

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DobbiesSock · 08/12/2024 13:56

Exclamation perfume in white bottle with exclamation mark on it.

Bath oil beads from the Body Shop shaped like animals, lips etc. that never dissolved properly.

The electric foot measuring machine at Clarks where the metal walls closed in on your foot.

Lots of people had kitchen storage/utensils shaped like the Homepride man with bowler hat.

Floral Pyrex dishes. Orange cake tins in "lollipop" design.

DobbiesSock · 08/12/2024 13:51

Jem - truly outrageous (dolls and TV show).

Sindy dolls.

Strawberry Shortcake.

Charmkins.

Care Bears.

Storyteller magazine - came with a cassette tape of stories each month including Gobbolino the Witch's Cat.

Tiny Tears - who would wet her nappy and cry.

80 days around the world.

Press Gang with Julia Sawalha and Dexter Fletcher.

Round The Twist.

Raccoons on Ice.

Tip Top fake cream dessert topping and Ice Magic that hardened on ice cream.

Lunchbox drinks with plastic sides and metal lids you had to push a straw through.

Sweets cost 1\2p - it was awful when they got rid of 1/2p coins and sweets doubled in price overnight.

TheLittleOldWomanWhoShrinks · 08/12/2024 13:11

Oh, the Dukes of Hazzard! Didn't the episodes always have a bit where a red car (?) did a jump in the air accompanied by a little fanfare? Or am I mixing that up with something else?
And The A-Team - I only ever watched the intro/titles but I'm sure I could recite the former word for word at one point (although I had no idea what a 'high-security stockade' was).

Sunday evening tea in front of the telly. Highway with Sir Harry Secombe. The Antiques Roadshow, a little later on.

I loved the various quiz and game shows - Blockbusters, The Krypton Factor, Bullseye, Play Your Cards Right, Catchphrase.

On E numbers - that (apparently fake) list that went round in the mid-80s warning of the dangers of said additives and a dash to remove them from foods. I remember 'no artificial additives' being a massive selling point after that.

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Jumell · 08/12/2024 13:06

FlutteryButterfly · 08/12/2024 13:02

Oh and Petrol Stations before the days of self serve where they had an attendant and my dad shouting (nicely).out the window " fill her up please!" then paying cash to said attendant.

Ah yessssss!

I was just thinking of one such petrol station near where I was brought up but has just been an empty space for at least 20 years !!

at these stations you also got free drinking glasses /cups !!

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FlutteryButterfly · 08/12/2024 13:02

Oh and Petrol Stations before the days of self serve where they had an attendant and my dad shouting (nicely).out the window " fill her up please!" then paying cash to said attendant.

ExquisiteSocialSkills · 08/12/2024 12:17

Apologies if someone has already mentioned it:

Duo Tan, which gave us lovely orange and white striped legs with especially dark orange knees because we didn’t know about pre tan exfoliation?

Looked great with the pencil skirt which I was always sewing up because it had split when running for a bus.

DriveMeCrazy1974 · 08/12/2024 12:16

Jumell · 08/12/2024 09:32

Aw now I DID love number 73!

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I loved the current sandwich quiz! My brother and I once got into trouble for using up all of my nan's dried fruit playing our own version! :)

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 08/12/2024 12:04

StiffyByngsDogBartholomew · 08/12/2024 09:03

I went to a girls' school and the computer room was mainly used to play Chucky Egg

the A Team on a Sunday afternoon

Famous Five TV series

Meeting friends at W H Smiths on Saturdays at a prearranged time to trail round Benetton, Etam, Miss Selfridge, HMV abd everyone turning up as arranged.

going to the Body Shop to cover oneself in the contents of the perfume bar

bath beads

Findus Crispy Pancakes

Krona margarine, I used to love the taste of it

my mother serving a full, sit down high tea on Sundays only a few hours after a two course roast. Religiously every week. My dad picked up my two grannies and brought them here for the day then dropped them back early evening. I now appreciate how free she must have felt when they both died. Mind you she didn't work unless you count 3 hours 3 mornings a week.

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Chucky Egg Shock I loved that game!

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