Things That Aren’t What They Used To Be (back in the good ol’ days) (4 Viewers)

[ProfessorbyGrace]

I felt strangely, but strongly compelled to start this thread after buying a Lynx Java ‘retro’ gift set for myself yesterday. It was my ‘go to’ spray for going down the youth club, back in the day, and seemed to work well whilst on the pull a few years later.

This version, however, smells like a bar of soap mixed with a heap of spices.

Not what it used to be!

Feel free to vent passionately about stuff that isn’t what it once was, back in the day.

 

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[Sbarcher]

Don't blame your Lynx for your inability to now pull down the youth club......

 

[Philosoraptor]

Absolute pet hate here.



You just can't put out a retro edition of a bar which is nothing like what it was.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Pluto not being a planet anymore. Sodding cancel culture

 

[Covkid1968#]

I feel your pain brother… used to love a bit of this back in the day

 

[Nick]

I felt strangely, but strongly compelled to start this thread after buying a Lynx Java ‘retro’ gift set for myself yesterday. It was my ‘go to’ spray for going down the youth club, back in the day, and seemed to work well whilst on the pull a few years later.

This version, however, smells like a bar of soap mixed with a heap of spices.

Not what it used to be!

Feel free to vent passionately about stuff that isn’t what it once was, back in the day.

You need joop mate.

Pure fingering.

 

[Covkid1968#]

You need joop mate.

Pure fingering.

Kouros…. Absolute banker

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

I miss when you used to put a game in a console just start playing it. No downloading, updates, sign up, cookies questionnaire, tutorial etc. easily 30-60 minutes to actually get going these days.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Used to love lynx Atlantis and a bit of cerruti 1881.

 

[Walskyn]

Toy cars. When I was a kid it was Matchbox and Corgi and the cars seemed to replicate the real version.
These days it's all Hotwheels crap (with orange wheels!) that doesn't resemble any car in particular.

 

[skybluetony176]

It was Mandate aftershave that used to get the girls frothy when I was a yooth. Then in my late teens we all started moving onto Kouros, before in my early twenties moving onto Fahrenheit. Now I just wear whatever the wife buys me.

 

[ProfessorbyGrace]

Don't blame your Lynx for your inability to now pull down the youth club......

You need joop mate.

Pure fingering.

The sweet odour actually makes me heave, so unless heaving is suddenly attractive to females, I may pass on that.

 

[ProfessorbyGrace]

I miss when you used to put a game in a console just start playing it. No downloading, updates, sign up, cookies questionnaire, tutorial etc. easily 30-60 minutes to actually get going these days.

The only gaming I do now is the snes/N64 and mega drive simulators you can get on Nintendo Switch as part of the membership deal. Pick it up, load, sorted.

 

[shepardo01]

It was Mandate aftershave that used to get the girls frothy when I was a yooth. Then in my late teens we all started moving onto Kouros, before in my early twenties moving onto Fahrenheit. Now I just wear whatever the wife buys me.

When I was at university, and short of a few bob, the pound-shop did a "special" version of Fahrenheit, called "mans perfect fire" ... just as good!

 

[skybluetony176]

When I was at university, and short of a few bob, the pound-shop did a "special" version of Fahrenheit, called "mans perfect fire" ... just as good!

Sounds like an STD.

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

The only gaming I do now is the snes/N64 and mega drive simulators you can get on Nintendo Switch as part of the membership deal. Pick it up, load, sorted.

Got the youngest a switch for Christmas…. Legend

 

[Kneeza]

Used to love lynx Atlantis and a bit of cerruti 1881.

Collecting dust on the shelf. Still quite like it though...

 

[LastGarrison]

Budgies.

What's happened to them? Growing up loads of people had them locked up in a cage with just a mirror and a massive chunk of cuttlefish as company and now it seems no fucker has them anymore!

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

 

[shmmeee]

Budgies.

What's happened to them? Growing up loads of people had them locked up in a cage with just a mirror and a massive chunk of cuttlefish as company and now it seems no fucker has them anymore!

Noisy fuckers whenever I saw one, never saw the point in them as a pet. Did people get them out to fly about or anything? Or are they just noisy feathered goldfish?

 

[wingy]

Budgies.

What's happened to them? Growing up loads of people had them locked up in a cage with just a mirror and a massive chunk of cuttlefish as company and now it seems no fucker has them anymore!

Can't beat a good Myna bird or Zebra finch.

 

[LastGarrison]

Noisy fuckers whenever I saw one, never saw the point in them as a pet. Did people get them out to fly about or anything? Or are they just noisy feathered goldfish?

I had one as a kid. Let it out the cage once and it flew around the room and got stuck behind the radiator.

In hindsight pretty cruel to keep them as pets and as you say pretty pointless as well.

 

[rondog1973]

Crispy Pancakes. Great post boozer nosh years back, insipid shite nowadays.

 

[wingy]

Can't believe my mum served them up or rather as teenagers, ourselves.
Findus IIRC.

 

[ProfessorbyGrace]

Proper 80’s Findus crispy pancakes with BSE infected beef in them, num num num.

This time of year isn’t what it used to be. Why’s that, you ask? Well, mainly cos it’s cost quadruple to fuel my kids with their materialistic demands at Christmas than it ever cost my parents for me. I was happy with a couple of Transformers, a bit of chocolate and watching Sword in the Sodding Stone on telly.


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[Terry_dactyl]

Proper 80’s Findus crispy pancakes with BSE infected beef in them, num num num.

This time of year isn’t what it used to be. Why’s that, you ask? Well, mainly cos it’s cost quadruple to fuel my kids with their materialistic demands at Christmas than it ever cost my parents for me. I was happy with a couple of Transformers, a bit of chocolate and watching Sword in the Sodding Stone on telly.


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Sword in the Stone?!?! Transformers?!?! Bloody luxury!
My dad used to come home at Christmas, after his 25 hour shift down t’ pit, and beat us with sticks…etc etc etc.

 

[JAM See]

Crispy Pancakes. Great post boozer nosh years back, insipid shite nowadays.

There is a special place in my heart for Crispy Pancakes and also, Vesta Curry.

Edit : Just realised this thread is going a bit Peter Kay.

I'm out.

 

[hill83]

You need joop mate.

Pure fingering.

I’ve actually got some Joop in at the moment. Ex’s mum got it for me.

I cleaned up down the Town Crier last Saturday.

 

[shmmeee]

“Who remembers fingering eh? What were that about??”