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Growing up in the 70's

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morethanpotatoprints · 01/02/2014 21:34

I bet there's been one of these before but who remembers stuff about the 70's, looking back to me it was all a bit weird.

So some of my memories.

Mary Mungo and midge, the music in the lift. my orange space hopper, gridsy marbles and clackers.
Dehydrated potato, free milk you had to drink at school.
Playing out from after breakfast until dark or tea.

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morethanpotatoprints · 01/02/2014 21:44

AntieStella

You can get the orange ones now, although it makes me old actually being retro.

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soul2000 · 01/02/2014 21:43

Born on the 16th October 1971... mum had a brown Ford Cortina with brown velour seats 1977 , (Horrible) brown wall paper Dad wore medallions and drove a Firebird Trans Am with An Eagle on the bonnet. Mum said you could hear it coming 5 minutes before arrival.

Stripytop · 01/02/2014 21:42

Strikes & Blackouts. The testcard on TV (girl with a blackboard?). Painting with Nancy. The Purdy haircut. My Wonderwoman doll.

AuntieStella · 01/02/2014 21:42

The smell of Banda machines.

Slade.

Jackie magazine.

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AuntieStella · 01/02/2014 21:39

My parents wouldn't get me a space hopper. I'm still scarred by the unfairness!

And there were the dipper birds that see to explode sometimes - we ad to put ours in the utility room (lean to between kitchen and garage).

Aqua Manda? Charlie'? Vanity mirrors set in a pastic globe? Avon Pretty Peach, and men's bubble bath in clear plastic motorcycles?

K999 · 01/02/2014 21:38

Those sweets?? Think they were called Spangles......

And lots of swirly wallpaper....

IDoAllMyOwnStunts · 01/02/2014 21:38

Oh yes lots of orange and brown

David soul. Silver lady

rabbitlady · 01/02/2014 21:37

i was thirteen at the end of 1970. am i too old to play? i remember things being orange and brown. almost everything was orange and brown.

IDoAllMyOwnStunts · 01/02/2014 21:37

Pipkins
Paint with nancy was it called?
Bagpuss
Silver jubilee street party
Roobarb and custard.

fridayfreedom · 01/02/2014 21:36

I had a Mary , Mungo and Midge fuzzy felt!! I loved it

Joules68 · 01/02/2014 21:36

I just remember sunshine... Lots of it

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