Heilandee

O/T i know as its not unique to Sneck but got this e-mail the other day which brought back a few memories of a different age,and yes,before the PC folks get on meh case ,i'm aware their was a lot of bad s**t going on as well,but these are some of the happier things. Just for a minute, forget everything stressful and read this............... Close your eyes and go back in time... Before the Internet... Before semi-automatics, joyriders and crack.... Before Wii or XBox... Way back........ I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park. The corner shop. Hopscotch. Butterscotch. Skipping. Handstands. Football with an old can. Fingerbob. Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the Menace. Roly Poly. Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams. The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass. Bazooka Joe bubble gum. An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a tune. Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps screwball. Wait...... Watching Saturday morning cartoons, short commercials or the flicks. Children's Film Foundation, The Double Deckers, Red Hand Gang, Tomorrow People, Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? - or staying up for Doctor Who. When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going somewhere. Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings. Sticky fingers. Playing Marbles. Ball bearings. Big 'uns and Little 'uns. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro. Climbing trees. Making igloos out of snow banks. Walking to school, no matter what the weather. Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around on roundabouts, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. Being tired from playing....remember that? The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. Choppers and Grifters. Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Vimto and Jubbly lollies Remember when... There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash The only time you wore them at School was for P.E. And they were called gym shoes or if you are older - plimsoles You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents. It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends. You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve. When nobody owned a pure-bred dog. When 25p was decent pocket money Curly Whirlys. Space Dust. Toffo's. Top Trumps. When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there. When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving pupil at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs etc. Parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat and some of us are still afraid of them. Didn't that feel good? Just to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that! Remember when.... Decisions were made by going 'Ip, Dip, Dog Sh*t' 'Race issue' meant arguing about who ran the fastest. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs. And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one. It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event. Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult. Nobody was prettier than Mum. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin. Ice cream was considered a basic food group. Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true. Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors. If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED. Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their grown life... I DOUBLE-DARE YOU!

It can be tough following the Dee at times rite enuff,but widnae go as far as calling it "****":015:

Thats what footballs ALL about , feck Man U,Chelsea,Barcelona etc, support yer local sherrif, have a great night Macca

IMHO,I dont think it's an ICT thing or an SPL thing,it's just an internet thing,when websites were in their infancy their was more of a small group feel to them, the craic was great and was contained within the site.Now the media and clubs are aware and watching , mods(quite rightly) are concerned about litigation leading to closer scrutiny and moderation of posts,some of the more extreme posters see this as censorship and move on,it's a shame but just the way it is.For what it's worth i still think this is one of the best site for craic and club information,some sites tend to become so moderated and football orientated as to become completly dull ,others,to liberal and an intimidatory attitude from some posters can be offf putting. Thats meh thoughte on it anyways.......BRING BACK CYRIL!!!!

Airdrie have a similar scheme,their "fans" throw bricks to your buses on departure from the stadium

I used to wear flares to the football but the 80's came along and they kinda went oot oh fashion :001: P.S. Suilbhir,qaulity vid,check out this link, it's from Irish league but the sentiments the same where ever your from :clapping03:

I mind back in the late 70's i was down in Glasgow for a Scotland game, walking down a street round Hampden with Rampant lion on flag pole,White van drives past so the bold lad waves said flag in front of van and the flag is whipped off by the wing mirror leaving me waving just the pole,I set off in hot pursuit with calls of " ya theivin weegie, gies ma flag back"...............van screeches to a halt ,doors fly open and a dozen of Galsgows finest are in the back! 2 jump out and huckle me into the back,long lecture on how to behave in Glasgow!!!! then one traumitised young footy fan is turfed back oot the van minus the flag and the pole :007:

It's spelt "SHACKLES" Mannie DSC S&M branch

Good on ya SuilbhirCroat, think you'll find yerself and your fellow country men very welcome in Scotland after a certain football match against our near neighbours last November :021:

When detached over in Germany most Brits seemed to think the German langauge was the same as English, but you had to shout it and say "bitter" at the end as in "TWO LARGE BEERS....bitter"

Eh think Mrs Johnboy is smarter than you give her credit for JB :004:

Fifer in "NOT PARTING WITH HIS MONEY SHOCKER!! " What is it they say about you lot and lang spoons ?

No and No

Typical feckin Arabs, cannae depend on them to do anything right!! Maime ,if we make make it all the way ,i'll pay for yer bus seat

:clapping03:.....Is there a gulps smiley

Agony listening to that,last few minutes being down to 9 men then 5 minutes added on :crazy07: but amazing result all things considered,QOS away will be tough without Macdonald and Mackenzie as they are the form team in the divison at the moment,but will be a braw day out,with a semi (against Yenited please) as an incentive BRING IT ON :021:

[img width=500 height=165] jeezo this all fair takes me back.....pull up a sandbag

I appreciate i'll probly get shot down here but in the 20 odd years i've been up here i cant say i've had a great fish supper, some alright,some mediocre, some downright keech, but not one to wright home about,if someone can tell me different i'm willing to be proved wrong.

Progressed from Commando books when eh was a lad on to the Sven Hassel books and the antics of the penal corp,then went and joined up thinking life in the military would be a big adventure with spitfires and meschersmitts having dogfights over the white cliffs.....ended up in the NAAFI at Kinloss.The glamour of the brylcreem boys....

Could ya no have just bought a postcard from the wee shop along fae the pier

39 points still to play for , it's not over yet but it's getting difficult

SP the clues in the name, no eh'm no fae Fife, yahooryesir

Oh dear,oh dear ,oh dear,no lookin good rite enuff :009:

The eternal optomist in me says they will be so embarresed at last week's "perfomance" they will turn in the performance of the season against the Taffs, we'll wait and see.

Can mind a few times you've been out of yer box and no thinking AM