Well folk’s, it’s Late Late toy show time again!
So what was yer favorite toy people and I’m thinking childhood toys now so try and keep it clean but it could be your big boys and girls toys also
Mine was Crossfire, remember that ? OK we lost the odd eye and choked on a few ball bearings but sur that was half the fun.
I’m thinking Highwaymans was buckaroo or my little pony
Mari’s was a chemistry set
Epsilons a doctors n’ nurses outfit given what I found out only today ;)
And just to be naughty, what toy would you love to see Pat Kenny demonstrate live on air ? :D:D:D
Fair point, no getting outa that one
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clarence hilten
irish action men never sold very well, they just so only got drunk and fought each other :rolleyes: :p
clarence
More court action Man. :D
Ohhhhhhhh Patty come on there were other things
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Patricia
My ma and da never had the money for all these posh gadget toys you are talking of. I think my most exciting toy was a skipping rope :o
Didn't you have a hola hoop.......everyone had those and they weren't expensive - also remember jacks, i used to love them - must see if i can get some from woolies before that shuts down.
Marbles, they were fun - there were lots of cheap toys to play with not like they have now i cam from a fairly wealthy family and if you wanted something you had to save your money for it and then my father would pay the other half so we were brought up to know the value of money.
Shame kids aren't treated like that now........
You must of had jacks .......... ohhhhh if i can find some i will send them to you at escort ireland....... so much fun........ those toys they are talking about are rubbish we don't want to hear about all that - cock and bull - a pun but then you never expected lizzy to get all the way through here without one......... still say kids these days are spoilt though.
Lizzy xxx;););)
Still have yer marbles Pat ? :)
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Patricia
I did have some marbles :D
And some chalk to draw games on the pavement.
Ah I had various toys over the years, just never fancy stuff like train sets and dolls houses.
Everyone was the same in my area in those days though. There were a few rich kids who had everything but the rest of us only had the basics. Nobody but a very few had loads of money to spare back then so you didn't feel poor, you just felt normal. Better off than some actually, as those whose da's had left or died or were drunks etc had nothing.
The amount of toys and money so many kids get these days is shocking to the likes of me.
I saw day trips to Lapland advertised in a travel agent the other day - 699 euro a person - FFS that'd be over 4 grand - for a day out for ma, da, and the 4 kids. Do people actually do this? :eek::eek::eek:
I’d agree with that. I don’t wanna go all ‘the kids these days’ but its insane what kids expect as the norm nowadays and it’s the parents fault as 5 year olds are getting X boxes and some I know have wide screen tellys in their rooms and mountains of DVDs so wtf do you get them at 10 and 12 ? their own jet ?
A few will be brought down to earth this year or next and in the long run it will do them the world of good as it will make them appreciate the value of things. Jesus if I saw a black and white portable at 10 under the tree I would have fainted so kids today are nearly impossible to get that wow response out of them without remortgaging the house.
The lapland thing is obscene and only done as a keep up with the jones excercise.
Tell you what Pat, You an me will go around the house’s xmas eve and piss on the electric’s for the xmas lights. BAA HUMBUG!
My son is spoilt to death cos i wasnt if that makes sense
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Patricia
I did have some marbles :D
And some chalk to draw games on the pavement.
Ah I had various toys over the years, just never fancy stuff like train sets and dolls houses.
Everyone was the same in my area in those days though. There were a few rich kids who had everything but the rest of us only had the basics. Nobody but a very few had loads of money to spare back then so you didn't feel poor, you just felt normal. Better off than some actually, as those whose da's had left or died or were drunks etc had nothing.
The amount of toys and money so many kids get these days is shocking to the likes of me.
I saw day trips to Lapland advertised in a travel agent the other day - 699 euro a person - FFS that'd be over 4 grand - for a day out for ma, da, and the 4 kids. Do people actually do this? :eek::eek::eek:
Cos i never had all the fancy pants stuff i have commited the cardinal sin of spoiling my lad rotten........ although with regards to the WII - i did buy that cos i wanted to play with it - t.hee he never gets a chance to get a go on it cos my mates and i are always playing tennis or footie........ its fabuous.......worth every penny and its a lot of pennies but i do love it.;););)
Still Patty you have plenty of dosh now so you can spoil yourself big time and if you have kids or already have them i am sure you will be just as naughty a mum as me and many more and spoil your children rotten too.
Have a good one and keep em crossed for the blues tomorrow - by the way how do you ask someone if they will be your friend cos i want clarence to add me to her friends section and i dont know how to do it. Thanks, Liz