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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Barman on June 21, 2011, 08:01:21 AM
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When I was a kid a set of Ever Readys in a toy would last about five minutes...
New battery powered toy on Xmas day...? By the end of Boxing Day the battery had leaked acid all over the place and the toy was knackered.
Not these modern bastard batteries! cussing:
Bloody things last forever and the toys are soooo fecking noisy! Banghead
One of them here has been playing the same freaking tune over and over for a week now.... and you need a teeny-tiny screwdriver to take the battery out.... noooo:
Although it probably isn't pool-proof... rubschin:
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Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.
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Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.
Well it wasn't bloody me! cussing:
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Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.
Well it wasn't bloody me! cussing:
I didn't suggest it was .... Personally I have a deep loathing of Aunts, Uncles and sundry others who buy babies such toys. They do not, in my experience, do anything but produce lazy children who cannot find their own amusement. Hide the bloody things and give the kid some cardboard boxes to hide in, spend some time teaching it nursery rhymes that it can recite/sing, soft toys it can mother and learn to dress ~ the child will be just as happy learning to play properly.
One of the best and quietest toys my three ever had was one of these.
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They all learnt to fasten a zip, buttons, buckles, laces etc from it and, best of all, the bloody thing was quiet. All three used to sleep with it in their turn. It is, fortunately, washable.
All that said I have bought noisy, annoying, toys for grandchildren ~ just to get my revenge on their parents eveilgrin:
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Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.
Well it wasn't bloody me! cussing:
I didn't suggest it was .... Personally I have a deep loathing of Aunts, Uncles and sundry others who buy babies such toys. They do not, in my experience, do anything but produce lazy children who cannot find their own amusement. Hide the bloody things and give the kid some cardboard boxes to hide in, spend some time teaching it nursery rhymes that it can recite/sing, soft toys it can mother and learn to dress ~ the child will be just as happy learning to play properly.
One of the best and quietest toys my three ever had was one of these.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthumbs4.ebaystatic.com%2Fm%2FmJvM1EHotcH67GRwOJfutNQ%2F140.jpg&hash=a7949a271c4fa2d4c4d5d632b37eaa3f31801be9)
They all learnt to fasten a zip, buttons, buckles, laces etc from it and, best of all, the bloody thing was quiet. All three used to sleep with it in their turn. It is, fortunately, washable.
All that said I have bought noisy, annoying, toys for grandchildren ~ just to get my revenge on their parents eveilgrin:
My lot had one of those.
My son loved Tomas the tank engine and so we had books and tapes. The tapes were the bane of my life if I were confronted by Ringo Starr today (or any day for that matter) I would strangle him for the misery he put me through.
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Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.
Well it wasn't bloody me! cussing:
I didn't suggest it was .... Personally I have a deep loathing of Aunts, Uncles and sundry others who buy babies such toys. They do not, in my experience, do anything but produce lazy children who cannot find their own amusement. Hide the bloody things and give the kid some cardboard boxes to hide in, spend some time teaching it nursery rhymes that it can recite/sing, soft toys it can mother and learn to dress ~ the child will be just as happy learning to play properly.
One of the best and quietest toys my three ever had was one of these.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthumbs4.ebaystatic.com%2Fm%2FmJvM1EHotcH67GRwOJfutNQ%2F140.jpg&hash=a7949a271c4fa2d4c4d5d632b37eaa3f31801be9)
They all learnt to fasten a zip, buttons, buckles, laces etc from it and, best of all, the bloody thing was quiet. All three used to sleep with it in their turn. It is, fortunately, washable.
All that said I have bought noisy, annoying, toys for grandchildren ~ just to get my revenge on their parents eveilgrin:
My lot had one of those.
My son loved Tomas the tank engine and so we had books and tapes. The tapes were the bane of my life if I were confronted by Ringo Starr today (or any day for that matter) I would strangle him for the misery he put me through.
lol: I can still quote chunks of "Thomas the Tank Engine" stories. In fact we still have the videos.
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Try buying some batteries from the 99p Stores ... they won't last so long evil:
redface:
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Try buying some batteries from the 99p Stores ... they won't last so long evil:
redface:
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Don't blame the advances in battery technology ~ blame the idiots who buy such toys for children.
Well it wasn't bloody me! cussing:
I didn't suggest it was .... Personally I have a deep loathing of Aunts, Uncles and sundry others who buy babies such toys. They do not, in my experience, do anything but produce lazy children who cannot find their own amusement. Hide the bloody things and give the kid some cardboard boxes to hide in, spend some time teaching it nursery rhymes that it can recite/sing, soft toys it can mother and learn to dress ~ the child will be just as happy learning to play properly.
One of the best and quietest toys my three ever had was one of these.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthumbs4.ebaystatic.com%2Fm%2FmJvM1EHotcH67GRwOJfutNQ%2F140.jpg&hash=a7949a271c4fa2d4c4d5d632b37eaa3f31801be9)
They all learnt to fasten a zip, buttons, buckles, laces etc from it and, best of all, the bloody thing was quiet. All three used to sleep with it in their turn. It is, fortunately, washable.
All that said I have bought noisy, annoying, toys for grandchildren ~ just to get my revenge on their parents eveilgrin:
My lot had one of those.
My son loved Tomas the tank engine and so we had books and tapes. The tapes were the bane of my life if I were confronted by Ringo Starr today (or any day for that matter) I would strangle him for the misery he put me through.
See... if I wasn't at work I'd have been able to post the stuttering Thomas the Tank engine clip. Somebody please post it to brighten my evening later . Pretty please
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The things I do for you. ::)
thomas the tank engine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6qit7C91OU#)
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The daughter of a friend of mine used to have a teddy ruxpin that she played over and over and over again and used to drive everyone nuts (much to her amusement) until someone swapped the tape it had for an Iron Maiden album....
I really wish I had a camera when she switched it on and Can I Play With Madness suddenly started blasting out. Strangely enough she never touched it again whistle:
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The daughter of a friend of mine used to have a teddy ruxpin that she played over and over and over again and used to drive everyone nuts (much to her amusement) until someone swapped the tape it had for an Iron Maiden album....
I really wish I had a camera when she switched it on and Can I Play With Madness suddenly started blasting out. Strangely enough she never touched it again whistle:
eveilgrin:
Miss Piggy used to have Mary Poppins on a VHS tape which she played over and over. Play. Rewind. Play. rewind, etc...
...until somebody dubbed over the soundtrack... whistle:
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When I was a kid a set of Ever Readys in a toy would last about five minutes...
New battery powered toy on Xmas day...? By the end of Boxing Day the battery had leaked acid all over the place and the toy was knackered.
Not these modern bastard batteries! cussing:
Bloody things last forever and the toys are soooo fecking noisy! Banghead
One of them here has been playing the same freaking tune over and over for a week now.... and you need a teeny-tiny screwdriver to take the battery out.... noooo:
Although it probably isn't pool-proof... rubschin:
Batteries then .........weren't they wind-up ........ rubschin:
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When I was a kid a set of Ever Readys in a toy would last about five minutes...
New battery powered toy on Xmas day...? By the end of Boxing Day the battery had leaked acid all over the place and the toy was knackered.
Not these modern bastard batteries! cussing:
Bloody things last forever and the toys are soooo fecking noisy! Banghead
One of them here has been playing the same freaking tune over and over for a week now.... and you need a teeny-tiny screwdriver to take the battery out.... noooo:
Although it probably isn't pool-proof... rubschin:
Batteries then .........weren't they wind-up ........ rubschin:
redface:
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Talking of Iron Maiden, their plane (Boeing 757) is just leaving Gatwick now, with Bruce at the controls.
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See I couldnt help it, I had to find out where they were going. Sofia Cancelled for today so they must be going to Basel early then. shrugs:
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All this talk of Thomas has given me an earworm cussing:
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All this talk of Thomas has given me an earworm cussing:
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Drinkin:
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All this talk of Thomas has given me an earworm cussing:
This one? whistle:
thomas the tank engine theme (original)! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGCoAFZiYMw#)
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Of course there are always rechargeable batteries but with the price of leccy it's prolly cheaper to buy replacements ;D
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Of course there are always rechargeable batteries but with the price of leccy it's prolly cheaper to buy replacements ;D
For which toys ....... whistle:
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Any that require batteries of course ninny whistle:
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Any that require batteries of course ninny whistle:
rubschin:
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Any that require batteries of course ninny whistle:
rubschin:
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Is that a bunny or a rabbit ......... rubschin:
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Whatever it was it is long worn out noooo:
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With teeth marks...
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I wondered how long it would take... noooo:
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With teeth marks...
lol:
That reminds me, I wonder if I need a filling rubschin:
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Miss D, you make it easier than Nick noooo:
Anyway, me ... lol:
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;)