| Remember Culture |
Popular culture is where we define those nostalgic memories we cherish that are a unique and cultural experience, probably never to be seen again; at least and almost certainly never in the way we remember them.
Things like visiting the sweet shop to buy penny chews, the now seemingly bizarre currency of pounds, shillings and pence, and a hundred different crazes that came and went as quickly as they arrived. So whether it was getting your first chopper, space hopper, skateboard, cabbage patch kid…
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All our favourite toys and games are here with everything from wanting the Raleigh Chopper bike to playing the board game, mousetrap, and much more besides...
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So you've got 10p. Is it going to be a bag full of fruit salads and black jacks, or the white mice? How about blowing the lot on a fudge bar? So many decisions!
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"Old money" or Pounds, Shillings and Pence or
even more confusingly L.S.D. and we're not even talking about drugs here. This is how we used to buy stuff...
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We’re not talking about astro-physics here, no! We’re talking about the interesting inventions like silly putty, the slinky, and tippex, to name but a few....
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Remember when hitting a white ball between two big bats seemed like a wonderous thing? Climb aboard, Space Invaders and more technological marvels await...
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So your Dad's first house cost less than your car did it? Now it's time to find that out... well, actually it probably was cheaper than your insurance on your car!
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And finally, how could I finish without mentioning the When We Were Kids Nostalgia forums, your opportunity to join in and share your favourite memories from when you were kids… or more often ask if anyone else can remember that really old TV show, you know the one… the theme tune went, “hmmmm, hmmm, hmm”.
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