Childhood

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:35 am

I received a really interesting email from a friend. It really made me feel nostalgic:

Everyone 13 and older must read this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Before Sidekicks & iPods.

Before MIKE JONES

Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX.

Before the 5 hours(5min) of homework you put off every night.

WHEN LIGHT UP SNEAKERS WERE KOOL

When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.

When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.

When we recorded stuff on VCRs & paid $3.50 for a movie.

When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.

When 2Pac and Biggie where alive.

When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.

Way back..........

Tag.

Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.

Red Light, Green Light.

Heads Up 7 Up.

Playing kickball & dodgeball until your porch light came on.

Hopscotch.

Slip-n-Slides.

Tree Houses.

Hula Hoops.

Skip-its.

Reading R.L. Stine's Goose Bumps.

The annoying Nano Pets & Furbies.

Running through the sprinklers.

Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.

Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.

Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.

Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It."

But wait....

Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your Garfield comforter.

Hey Arnold, Doug, Rugrats.

The original Power Rangers

Or what about....

The Secret Life of Alex Mac.

Ren & Stimpy.

Double Dare.

Rocko's Modern Life.

AAAHH!! REAL MONSTERS.

Wild & Crazy Kids.

Clarissa Explains it All.

Salute Your Shorts.

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

The original cast members of All That.

Kenan & Kel.

The Magic School Bus.

Flash Forward.

Pete and Pete.

Legends of the Hidden Temple.

Hey Dude.

Dinosaurs.

Pinky and the Brain.

Blossom.

Hangin' With Mr. Copper.

Wishbone.

Bill-Nye the Science Guy.

Kablamm.

GUMBY.

Who could forget Snick? & Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, The Facts of Life, & I Love Lucy.

Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.

Or Nick Jr. with Face.

Gulah-Gulah Island.

Little Bear.

Under the Umbrella Tree.

The Busy World of Richard Scary.

The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.

Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.

Class field trips.

When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.

When $5 seemed like a million, & another dollar a miracle.

When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.

When Toys 'R' Us overuled the mall.

Go back to the time when.....

Argument's were only started when it came to who was gonna be the redranger.

Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.

Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'

'Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.

Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly'.

It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.

Being old referred to anyone over 20.

A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.

Scrapes & bruises were kissed & made better.

It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair.

When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.

When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.

When Lisa Frank was the raddest thing ever.

When a candy bar at the grocery store was the highlight of your day.

When coupons collected all year could get you a prize in your class auction.

When the only thing you cried over was your mom being late to pick you up.

When stress was addition and subtraction.

When friendships were as complicated as who's house to sleep over.

When shaving cream was just meant for play.

When a first kiss only lead to cooties.

When Valentines Day meant cards for all.

When birthdays were a class event.

When a friend moving away was the saddest day of your life.

When the summer lasted forever.

When time didn't matter.

These were the days we hadn't realized escaped us until it's all brought back.

Send this to your friends if you got happy images of your childhood years in you head

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:44 am

i remember most of that stuff. saturday morning cartoons were my favorite. i think kids today miss out on all that stuff.

SS-kojak · Post by **SS-kojak** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:11 am

Wow, I'm only 14 and most of that stuff reminded me of when I was reaalllyyy young. I loved gumby.

Caboose{SE} · Post by **Caboose{SE}** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:08 am

ahh i remmeber those days >_>

jks · Post by **jks** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:03 am

Only thing I remember from when I was young was playing my N64 24/7

The_Hushed_Casket · Post by **The_Hushed_Casket** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:21 am

I didn't get to play videogames/watch TV until I was around 10 years old, although I would go over to my friends house every day to watch Nickelodeon and play Super Nintendo. But I remember a lot of that stuff. Rocko's Modern Life was the greatest show ever on Nickelodeon.

noxiousraccoon · Post by **noxiousraccoon** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:28 am

jks wrote:Only thing I remember from when I was young was playing my N64 24/7

Man. Goldeneye...Zelda...Xtreme G.....Star Wars....the list goes on.

RaVNzCRoFT wrote: When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.

Unfortuantly, I have converted to Steak N Shake and I no longer attend McDonalds. Good times...Good times...

WaywornMmmmm · Post by **WaywornMmmmm** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:40 am

I'm only twelve and I remembered a lot of that stuff. Goldeneye rocks.

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:57 am

OH NOES, I HAVE LET MY CHILDHOOD SLIP AWAY WHILE I WAS BUSY OWNING NOOBS!

I miss that stuff. A lot.

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:13 am

The_Hushed_Casket wrote:Rocko's Modern Life was the greatest show ever on Nickelodeon.

Truth.

citruspers · Post by **citruspers** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:17 am

jks wrote:Only thing I remember from when I was young was playing my N64 24/7

goldeneye & mariokart4life

a mammoth · Post by **a mammoth** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:06 pm

I remeber when my brother and I were having a debate over wether DVD or VHS was the better format, lol

Caboose{SE} · Post by **Caboose{SE}** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:10 pm

WaywornMmmmm wrote:I'm only twelve and I remembered a lot of that stuff. Goldeneye rocks.

.......

this applies more to anyone over 14/15

when most of this was big you were still probably in kindergarden.

super mario 64 > you

that was the best game, that goldeneye and zelda

jks · Post by **jks** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:23 pm

citruspers wrote:
jks wrote:Only thing I remember from when I was young was playing my N64 24/7
goldeneye & mariokart4life

Goldeney, mario kart, Super Mario 64 (brings back SOOOO many memories), Zelda majoras mask. These were my favorite games, it makes me so sad now that my mom made me sell my N64 a couple years ago ;____;

UntoldLegendxx · Post by **UntoldLegendxx** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:42 pm

jks wrote:Only thing I remember from when I was young was playing my N64 24/7

That was my life too and playing SNES when i was 4, Donkey Kongs, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark for N64, those were the days

Cuda · Post by **Cuda** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:40 pm

I remember losing almost a year of TV during OJ simpson trials in LA, and Northridge, when I fell off the top bunk and thought the world would end, When I went to long beach and thought the Cranes were evil Robots landing on the beach, Going to my friends house to play Playstation when I was supposed to be "Grounded"

Man, I wish I could relive that again,

(But please, cut out the Parent divorce, watching family die, and the Apendicitis.)

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:23 pm

Cuda wrote:(But please, cut out the Parent divorce, watching family die, and the Apendicitis.)

dam, that sucks.

man, i remember that stuff. i remember when i got my N 64 a christmastime long, long ago... it came with starfox and the empire strikes back and i later bought goldeneye, super mario 64, paper mario, etc. lol, now i've got an emulator with evangelion (jap version

) super mario, mario kart, etc. on it.

i remember the tv shows too. alex mac, legend of the hidden temple (i wanted to be on that show soo bad) and something that list forgot; the justice friends (ftw). man, my childhood was good, but right now is pretty cool too.

Grunt Rebel · Post by **Grunt Rebel** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:07 pm

I miss my N 64... i remeber trying to beat Super Mario 64 and playing bomberman 64 all the time.

ledhedgn · Post by **ledhedgn** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:25 pm

I almost teared up when i read that, it brought back so many good memories, kennan and kel was the best show ever, did you guys hear the rumor that kel died? If its true it really sucks, he was the funniest guy ever. Now that I look back, I kinda wish I could relive some of that stuff again, kids now, they wont get any of that stuff. They will get more stuff that would be suited for teens that are 13 and over, and they will be experiencing it at around 8. I never had a nintendo, but i played it at my parents friends house, mario was the best. Then my parents got me and my sis a sega when i was about 6 ish, and now, at 14, 8 years later, we have things like the 360, psp, man. Remember when being one of the first kids in the class to have a gameboy color made you the cool kid?

The_Hushed_Casket · Post by **The_Hushed_Casket** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:59 pm

ledhedgn wrote:Remember when being one of the first kids in the class to have a gameboy color made you the cool kid?

Ahhh, that brought back a memory.
Just after I was allowed to get video games, I saved up and planned to buy a Gameboy Advance the next day. I was walking home with my friend to his house and we were talking about how he had always got the videogames first, and I was finally going to get a Gameboy before him. We walk into his room, and sitting on top of his TV is a Gameboy his mom bought him, the day before I was going to get mine. It made me so mad.
Good times.