johnnydun Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 5 hours ago, DA Baracus said: I banish you to the black hole! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 13 minutes ago, johnnydun said: Haha, great game. Not ashamed to say that as a young(ish) kid (ok, about 12 or 13) I absolutely shat myself as he got progressively creepier. Didn't help that we turned the lights out and played it at night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 34 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Haha, great game. Not ashamed to say that as a young(ish) kid (ok, about 12 or 13) I absolutely shat myself as he got progressively creepier. Didn't help that we turned the lights out and played it at night. It really was a great horror concept for kids. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardy Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Who had these then? I think my parents instantly regretted buying me the He-man one as the sounds it made must have drove them to distraction, plus me belting out “I HAVE THE POWER” every 5 minutes. Think they were secretly ecstatic when an older boy in my street flung it in the near by field and it was never seen again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 30 minutes ago, Wardy said: Who had these then? I think my parents instantly regretted buying me the He-man one as the sounds it made must have drove them to distraction, plus me belting out “I HAVE THE POWER” every 5 minutes. Think they were secretly ecstatic when an older boy in my street flung it in the near by field and it was never seen again. Yes and shouting 'HOOOOOO!' with the other one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 26/05/2021 at 10:13, Florentine_Pogen said: Spit Nolan by Bill Naughton (excerpt) "Our trolleys were simple vehicles for getting a good ride downhill at fast speed. To make one you had to get a good piece of stout wood about five feet in length and eighteen inches wide. Then you needed four wheels, preferably two pairs, large ones for the back and smaller ones for the front. However, since we bought ours from the scrapyard, most trolleys had four odd wheels. Now you had to get a poker and put it in the fire until it was red hot and then burn a hole through the wood at the front. Through this hole you fitted the giant nut and bolt, which acted as a swivel for the steering. Fastened to the nut was a strip of wood onto which the front axle was fixed with bent nails. A piece of rope tied to each end of the axle served as steering. Then a knob of margarine had to be slanced out of the kitchen to grease the wheels and bearings. Next, you had to paint a name on it: 'Invincible' or 'Dreadnought', though it might be a motto: 'Rangers Died In 2012' . That done, you then stuck your chest out, opened the back gate, and wheeled your trolley out to face the critical eye of the world." I was thinking of precisely that story when I read Newborn Bairn's post. It even refers to someone, in Leslie Duckett, having a magnificent one made for him via his dad, provoking disapproval. I wonder if Newborn Bairn was the lispy boy who gave Spit a flower, plucked from the cemetery. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Can I just say I've never read whatever it is you're quoting from, but it's pretty much describing what was a common experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 When I was very young my uncle was in the Merchant Navy and used to bring me back these battery operated toys from places like Hong Kong. I had a big railway locomotive with a whistle that drove my parents crazy, and a flying saucer much like this one. No idea what happened to them but the saucer is currently going for £125 on eBay... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Can I just say I've never read whatever it is you're quoting from, but it's pretty much describing what was a common experience. https://billnaughtonbolton.org/index.php/academic/on-your-marx-spit-nolanThere's also a pdf file of the complete Spit Nolan story on Google search. Won't let me copy link. D'oh ! (It's only 6 pages long.) I came across the story in 2nd year English. In fact, I have a copy of the book we were reading from, (First Choice-Pleasure In Reading-Longman Press) stamped with the imprimatur "Edinburgh Corporation - Liberton Secondary School'. I quoted from this in my original reply to NBB. Obviously, I have this book on... err.... long term loan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 A few mentions of scalextric here. I had this set, and got the polis car as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: https://billnaughtonbolton.org/index.php/academic/on-your-marx-spit-nolan There's also a pdf file of the complete Spit Nolan story on Google search. Won't let me copy link. D'oh ! (It's only 6 pages long.) I came across the story in 2nd year English. In fact, I have a copy of the book we were reading from, (First Choice-Pleasure In Reading-Longman Press) stamped with the imprimatur "Edinburgh Corporation - Liberton Secondary School'. I quoted from this in my original reply to NBB. Obviously, I have this book on... err.... long term loan. It's also in a Bill Naughton collection called The Goakeeper's Revenge, which still knocks about in schools despite its age. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I've tried searching for this before, but does anyone remember a kid's book about a Zairean footballer who dies and somehow comes back as a ghost at the World Cup? I really don't remember what else happened, and I'm curious if they won the tournament, or if Zaire received any sanctions for fielding an ineligible player. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Who had these then? I think my parents instantly regretted buying me the He-man one as the sounds it made must have drove them to distraction, plus me belting out “I HAVE THE POWER” every 5 minutes. Think they were secretly ecstatic when an older boy in my street flung it in the near by field and it was never seen again. [emoji31][emoji23]We had them. The He:Man one was broken, so when my brother said "I have the power", it used to flop down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 18 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: It's also in a Bill Naughton collection called The Goakeeper's Revenge, which still knocks about in schools despite its age. Tbf Shakespeare is still knocking about schools and that stuff is 400 years old. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Apparently I was never out of this thing as a toddler, tearing up the cul-de-sacs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, Brummie Clyde said: On 29/05/2021 at 23:33, Wardy said: Who had these then? I think my parents instantly regretted buying me the He-man one as the sounds it made must have drove them to distraction, plus me belting out “I HAVE THE POWER” every 5 minutes. Think they were secretly ecstatic when an older boy in my street flung it in the near by field and it was never seen again. We had them. The He:Man one was broken, so when my brother said "I have the power", it used to flop down. Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Definitely had one of these as a kid, though it might have been the baddies' one Defenders of the Earth... DEFENDERS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) On 29/05/2021 at 12:23, DA Baracus said: I banish you to the black hole! Don't blink you little maggot! eta: the UK version seems somewhat tame compared to the Dutch one though Edited May 31, 2021 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 This game. It had a tape and you had to run around finding plastic bones 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Another favourite of mine from the 70s 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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