CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) I can't remember much of mine. Primary school was mostly dull except the odd trip away. I remember Dublin in the 90s more than I do Belfast, which is odd. Both had a distinctly grainy quality, but Dublin had charm. I mostly remember snapshots from holidays and small incidents like sitting in a field with a dog. I also remember summer being, like, sunny. From 10+ (after 2000) everything changed rapidly - shiny new buildings, decent pavement, a sudden decline in the number of chaps with guns and army vechiles along the roads. That's really it for childhood though. After that it was sex, drugs and Carlton Cole. Edited January 30, 2014 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Well, of course, we had it tough. We used to 'ave to get up out of shoebox at twelve o'clock at night and lick road clean wit' tongue. We had two bits of cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at mill for sixpence every four years, and when we got home our Dad would slice us in two wit' bread knife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) To expand more on my childhood. 1986-1989 I can't remember. 1990-1995 Good 1996 and 1997 Bad 1998 until September 1999 Good September 1999 to June 2003 Really Bad June 2003 to July 2007 A mixture July 2007 to August 2008 Quite good August 2008 to November 2009 Bad November 2009 to present Good Apart from my 4 years at the Grammar School and my 2nd year at uni, life has been good. And yes I realise I have strayed into adulthood. Edited January 30, 2014 by Voinjama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) My childhood was pretty good. We lived in Erdington, which I'm sure some of you know is a bit of a rough area. A lot of my mates ended up becoming wrong uns (not in the Rob sense), but my parents and family are of good salt of the earth stock, so I always knew right from wrong, and managed to steer clear of any serious wrong doing. I spent a lot of time in Tamworth growing up too, as two of my grandparents lived there. That was a massive change of environment for a lad from Brum, as I always found it so much more peaceful, and it was nice not to have to constantly look over your shoulder. I can't say I ever wanted for anything. My parents were really great. They did everything they could for me and my brother. School was mostly OK. A bit of bullying here and there, but being a football fan got me out of being massively picked on. As I got older I got taller and broader too, which put a stop to the bullying full stop from there on in. Edited January 30, 2014 by dAVe80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I enjoyed my younger days I suppose. I definitely didn't not enjoy them anyway. All in all they were pretty uneventful, and I was pretty content. I've had a relatively dull life in truth, but I'm happy with my lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 10 PRINT “HELLO ”; 20 goto 10 Ooh, get you with your semicolon. Can't remember quite what that meant after a print statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) It would go - HELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLO... Rather than - HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO . . . Can I have a bun, please? Edited January 30, 2014 by Xann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) 10 PRINT “HELLO ”; 20 goto 10 Ooh, get you with your semicolon. Can't remember quite what that meant after a print statement. It repeated it along the same line rather than a new line for each hello ( which I think required a coma ) Edit: just seen the post above mine ... Out Geeked meh Edited January 30, 2014 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Primary school good Grammar school a bloody nightmare, makes me shudder just thinking about it. Best days of your life? Bolox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 It would go - HELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLO... Rather than - HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO . . . Ah, I vaguely remember. Cheers. Can I have a bun, please? [1984]Bun, boy?Where do you think you are? Bloody Butlins? Haven't you seen Michael Buerk on the news? People are starving, you know.[/1984] Edit: just seen the post above mine ... Out Geeked meh You were only ever playing at being one, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 One of my first memories is getting stung by a wasp. Bastard wasps. The universe is chaos, hostility and murder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Edit: just seen the post above mine ... Out Geeked meh You were only ever playing at being one, anyway. Meh I knew the "serverdict begin exitserver " PostScript code to turn off the start up page on the early laser printers in the days before you could just do it via the software I did also invent the spacer to fix the Apple ImageWriter print head problem ( by invent I found the solution ,apple actually built the part ) Do I win geek status now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Primary school good Grammar school a bloody nightmare, makes me shudder just thinking about it. Best days of your life? Bolox That's exactly the same as me with regards to schools. Why did you hate Grammar School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Primary school good Grammar school a bloody nightmare, makes me shudder just thinking about it. Best days of your life? Bolox That's exactly the same as me with regards to schools. Why did you hate Grammar School. Presumably because the kids sitting behind him used to flick ink at him during class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 30, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 30, 2014 It would go - HELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLOHELLO... Rather than - HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO . . . Can I have a bun, please? No bun. There's clearly a space in the quotes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) One of my first memories is getting stung by a wasp. Bastard wasps. The universe is chaos, hostility and murder. I wish I could like this twice because one of my first memories is being stung by a wasp too (Wonder if it was the same wasp? Haha if it was 'Stung by a wasp too' could be the sequel) And I'm a big Werner Herzog fan. Edited January 31, 2014 by 8pints 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 No bun. There's clearly a space in the quotes. Git 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Can't complain about mine. Wasn't easy but it was a breeze compared to what I've seen and read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I've been listening to this whilst reading this thread. It really adds to the atmosphere http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOX15agZ3-0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Do I win geek status now No. Your claim to have found a solution to an 'Apple' problem is barely a step up from claiming to have improved a design by Terence Conran. Edited January 30, 2014 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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