Where's Wally?

[Harold Bishop Killer]

Me and a mate were just talking about books when you were young at Infant and primary school. And I brought up the Where’s Wally books. Or Waldo as the Yanks call him. (It was changed to Waldo due to every time they asked a child where’s Wally they pointed at George Bush!) Used to keep me occupied for hours. (But then anything bright and shiny would do the same)

Just curious to when you were back in the early days of school what kept you occupied for hours? Books, games or tapestries and cave paintings for some on here?

 

[canveyshrimper]

Smioking behind the bike sheds was good enough for us.

 

[A Century United]

Smioking behind the bike sheds was good enough for us.

Did they bother building bike-sheds for penny-farthings, then, Harry? Well you learn something everyday!

Towards the end of my school life I got a racing bike and used to spend a fair amount of time out on that. Have just this week picked up a Coventry Eagle second hand (it's cheaper than a motor bike to massage my mid-life crisis :) ) and was remeniscing about proper drop handle razor-sharp wheeled racing bikes, I think the top make then was Claud Butler. Sigh......

 

[canveyshrimper]

Did they bother building bike-sheds for penny-farthings, then, Harry? Well you learn something everyday!

Towards the end of my school life I got a racing bike and used to spend a fair amount of time out on that. Have just this week picked up a Coventry Eagle second hand (it's cheaper than a motor bike to massage my mid-life crisis :) ) and was remeniscing about proper drop handle razor-sharp wheeled racing bikes, I think the top make then was Claud Butler. Sigh......

Cheeky bugger, anyway that wasn't the type of bike it's what it cost.

I remember saving my pocket money, paper round money & any other spare cash and finally becoming the proud owner of a Claud Butler racing bike.

 

[Flinty]

Cheeky bugger, anyway that wasn't the type of bike it's what it cost.

I remember saving my pocket money, paper round money & any other spare cash and finally becoming the proud owner of a Claud Butler racing bike.

ahh i purchased one of these a couple of years ago...

 

[A Century United]

 

[Tinks]

For me in my younger days it was Noddy.
Didn't think anything of it then noddy and big ears sleeping togetherl - oh niavity at a young age.

 

[canveyshrimper]

For me in my younger days it was Noddy.
Didn't think anything of it then noddy and big ears sleeping togetherl - oh niavity at a young age.

What about Andy Pandy, Looby Lou & Teddy? Now there was a menage a trois.;)

 

[Tinks]

What about Andy Pandy, Looby Lou & Teddy? Now there was a menage a trois.;)

Oh remember them so well and watching in black and white. Can't ever remember a book about them though

 

[OldBlueLady]

My kids have really liked the Where's Wally books, we have a whole collection of them and they still look at them every now and then.

I guess going right back to my earliest school memories, we had Janet and John books and I remember a reading scheme called ITA. I know we were taught phonics, which at long last most infant schools seem to have gone back to.

As for keeping occupied, when you're that young, then all you do outside of school is play. Remember my old school (Edwards Hall in Eastwood for those in the know) had a big grass bank on the playing field and we used to spend hours rolling down it.

Senior school would be a bit different - never was a smoker at school but going to an all girls school, do remember becoming a bit boy fixated and developing some quite devious traits! Feel sorry for my two, as there's not much they can get away with!

 

[MK Shrimper]

Junior School - playing outside, footy, cricket in the summer, general larking about with mates and buggering off for hours on my bike without my parents worrying about being abducted by paedo's. Lego when it rained.

Senior School - ZX81 / Spectrum / C64. Hello darkened bedroom and hours upon hour of staring at a tv screen.

 

[Winkle]

Peter and Jane books were the dogs gahooners!

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Senior School - Dodgy copied Betamax P0rn videos - Hello darkened bedroom and hours upon hour of staring at a tv screen.

Someone had to say it..........;)

 

[MK Shrimper]

Someone had to say it..........;)

Actually my best mates older brother had some "interesting" videos...

 

[Blueshrimper]

Biff and chips magic key. One of the great English novels.