the ball in the stocking :P
You could also stand with your back to the wall and swing the stocking so the ball bounced off either side of you and then lift your leg up (one at a time of course ;) ) and hit the wall - great fun :P :P

that's the one I was thinking of too!!!

little things hey!  and my mum never moaned about the noise either!

going to show my girls this one tonight! now I've remembered it!

I was searching for something totally unrelated to this topic and stumbled across it so making no apologies for reviving it!
  It just made me smile and laugh all over again :-)
(and miss a few members you don't see anymore)

Thanks. I enjoyed that - doesn't make me feel so aged! The summers then seemed to go on for ever, but I think that was because if the sun was out I thought 'it was summer'.

Brilliant but sad - I thought Margot was back. 

> I thought Margot was back

That's what I thought too ceejay :-(

> the ball in the stocking :P
> You could also stand with your back to the wall and swing the stocking so the ball bounced off either side of you and then lift your leg up (one at a time of course ;-) ) and hit the wall

And if you swung it hard enough and let go it would land on the roof of the next door neighbour... Sorry Mr Clarkson it was usually me ;-)

I used to collect rubbers.

I meant erasers.

Bearing in mind this is the early 80's and I was around 13 years old.

I remember one evening at the bar the night before my mum was going on a day trip. I said "Can you get me another rubber tommorrow mum?" and she replied "yes Sian, but stop calling me mother."

Good times.

> I used to collect rubbers.

*Gigglesnort!*

> (and miss a few members you don't see anymore)

I know some are on FB but still I do miss their wisdom and mad moments on here!! Teri has been rather quiet of late, thats not like her..

> Teri has been rather quiet of late

She gets stolen in Summer (off to her summer retreat) The awfee cauld weather and yon dark nights will bring the wandering wumman back ;-)

(miss her too... lots)

Anyone had any nicknames as a kid? I've red hair, so I had the usual: Duracel, Fergie, ginger minge (not too fond of being shouted that across the quad at school) etc.

Never   Knock down Ginger!!!!  though. Hee.

Just noticed that knock down ginger was a game and not something you shouted at us gingers.

Rat tat ginger here in S Wales.  Never heard of it until I met my husband.  Didn't do things like that around where I was brought up! ;-)  Just had a quick search to see where it comes from and found this rhyme
Ginger, Ginger broke a winder
Hit the winda - Crack!

The baker came out to give 'im a clout.

And landed on his back

cool!i enjoyed that,thanks!

yes!i was ringo cos i had a big nose,hated it!

>> I thought Margot was back<<

Well ......I might be......

But what the Mary Ellen has this to do wi Twa ba's!????

"Over the garden wa'
I let the baby fa@
Mi Mither cam' oot & giv me a cloot
Over the garden wa'"

;)

lmao, we just cant do it!!!!!!!!!!

ive mynd i lawr lôn cof fy hun

> Anyone had any nicknames as a kid?

Busby....never worked out why!

Annie - from my Dad watching Annie get you gun.
Dad still calls me Annie (he's nearly 80 and Im 55!!) the only person that does. Full Name Vivienne Anne quite a mouthful really.