Oh the times, they are a changing....

[joeSoap]

Listening to Ray D'Arcy this morning and its amazing how little things I grew up with are no more, or rapidly becoming that way. Only 2% of people are now using cheque books to pay bills....practically nobody uses telephone booths any more.....you can no longer get a chili willi ice pop....CD's will be obsolete in a number of years, and DVD's within a decade they reckon. Video Recorders are a thing of the past....

Anbody else remember things that are no longer....or about to be no longer?

[RogerMilla]

ireland going to world cups

[joeSoap]

Cricket...Rugby....???

[noby]

I am one of that 2%, but not all the time.
People still use telephone boxes, but not for their original purpose.
They've been saying that about CD's for years.

[BohsPartisan]

I used a phone box yesterday. First time in ages though.

[Macy]

They've been saying that about CD's for years.
Yeah, we'll all be using minidisks

[Dodge]

Lots of businesses still pay bills by cheque

Oh and I haven't bought a CD in a couple of years. MP3s all the way

[Bluebeard]

Only 2% of people are now using cheque books to pay bills....


I am one of that 2%, but not all the time.


I still use cash...

[BohsPartisan]

Yeah, we'll all be using minidisks

Nah we'll be uploading tunes straight into our spinal chords by inserting a USB device up our asses. Saw it on tomorrows world.

[Jerry The Saint]

Anbody else remember things that are no longer....or about to be no longer?

Ray D'Arcy, hopefully...


Oooh, Magnum PI, Opal Fruits, they were brilliant weren't they? Space Hoppers, eh, what was all that about? FORTYCOATS! etc...

[noby]

Space hoppers are still on the go. We have two at home, although my son calls them 'boingy boingy's, and laughs at me when I insist on giving them their proper name.

[Calcio Jack]

West Germany, The USSR and crowded churches on a sunday

[tetsujin1979]

The ozone layer ;)

[jebus]

Fat Frog ice pops, they brought them back a couple of years ago to tease me, as they took them back off the shelves again.

As for CDs, well they saw off mini-disk pretty easily, they dealt with the vinyl revival without breaking a sweat, and they're holding their own against the dreaded MP3, and I reckon they'll be around for a while yet. People like to have something to hold in their hands when they purchase something, not just a new song on their iPod

[Bluebeard]

Fat Frog ice pops, they brought them back a couple of years ago to tease me, as they took them back off the shelves again.

The re-mix Fat Frogs were a seriously poor cousin to the original and far superior edition that was. I reckon that it was down to the fact that they were all e-numbers. Who'da thunk it - half of Ireland under 12 was in thrall to "e" in the 1980s.

As a matter of anachronistic amusement, I use minidiscs all the time by choice.

[jebus]

The re-mix Fat Frogs were a seriously poor cousin to the original and far superior edition that was. I reckon that it was down to the fact that they were all e-numbers. Who'da thunk it - half of Ireland under 12 was in thrall to "e" in the 1980s.

Ah they were alright, better then nothing, if not as good as the 1980's version. Another quality 80's ice pop had to be the Robin of Sherwood orange and cola ice pops that went out around the start of the 90s

[the 12 th man]

Top of the Pops:eek: ,Bus Conductors/rolls.

[GavinZac]

Sega :(

[Wolfie]

Anbody else remember things that are no longer....or about to be no longer?

The Typewriter - mostly PC Driven now.

Rotary Diall Telephones - certainly not standard issue anymore

[superfrank]

Fat Frog ice pops, they brought them back a couple of years ago to tease me, as they took them back off the shelves again.
Just go straight for the Fat Frog drink then. See, it grew up with you.


Rotary Diall Telephones - certainly not standard issue anymore
I still have one of those in my house. And I tell you something, they last a lot longer then newer hi-tech ones.

[Lim till i die]

Another quality 80's ice pop had to be the Robin of Sherwood orange and cola ice pops that went out around the start of the 90s

They were class

And all for less than 10p :D

What about Roy of the Rovers bars?? Ridiculously hard to get these days

Or Freaky Foots??

[pineapple stu]

And I tell you something, they last a lot longer then newer hi-tech ones.

Old stuff often lasts longer than new stuff.

The point of new stuff is to be cool for a couple of years and then die, forcing you to buy it again.

I honestly think that there's a timer inside modern computers which senses when it's three years old and suddenly goes at half speed. I've an Amstrad CPC 6128 at home from 1986 which still goes at the same speed it always did (which isn't very fast, but that's not the point...)

[superfrank]

Old stuff often lasts longer than new stuff.
This phone is at least twenty years old and when you have a brother who throws everything he can get his hands on around the place, it is some achievment.

It even has northern telecom written on it. I don't remember them being around in Ireland in my lifetime.

[noby]

The only problem with the rotary dial phone is the blasted ten digit numbers everyone has now. Takes about three minutes to dial. Strictly for incoming calls only.

[the 12 th man]

Travel Agents getting fewer & fewer,Aztec Bars,Guinness Light,proper chips,tap water,Leeds Utd,Superman.

[anto1208]

Tree houses.

subuteo if thats spelt right , i got an easter egg with a subuteo free kick set this year , i was so excited opened it up, proper goals ,sweet ,theres the base for the players just as i remember now where are the little men all i can find is this ridiculous paper cut out of a player standing up that im ment to stick into the base and be happy !!!!! How can you chip the wall if you cant hold there head in place ...:mad:

As you can see it ruined my easter .

[tetsujin1979]

Superman.

Captain America shot dead too.

[nui-harp]

Does anyone remember Wispa bars??? Can u still get them?

[pineapple stu]

Or 5-4-3-2-1 bars?

[the 12 th man]

Captain America shot dead too.


What are they (writers) thinking about?

[superfrank]

Does anyone remember Wispa bars??? Can u still get them?
Oh yeah...not that I know of but I want one now.

Another one to add to the list: 4-4-2

[Wolfie]

Anbody else remember things that are no longer....or about to be no longer?

Earth in 2008.

I've said too much..........................abondon the mission!!!!!!!

[Ash]

Does anyone remember Wispa bars??? Can u still get them?


From Wiki



Wispa took the UK market by storm after its launch, but the product was
discontinued some years later when Cadbury's cited production problems with
its innovative production technique (thought to be bars breaking on the
production line); the discontinuation was a national story and made it onto
the BBC's 6 o'clock news.

Wispa came back to the market some years later with a slightly different
formulation, but presumably was more reliable to produce. The Wispa brand
was finally discontinued by Cadbury in 2003, when the product was renamed
Dairy Milk Bubbly to capitalise on the brand equity in Dairy Milk. However,
several websites have set up petitions to bring back the Wispa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wispa

[noby]

Beer with flavour, served above freezing.

[BohsPartisan]

Beer with flavour, served above freezing.

True. Very few places where you can get it anyway. Had some really lovely ale in Scotland and The Porterhouse's Chocolate Truffle Stout is nothing short of gorgeous!

[nui-harp]

Curly Wurlys??? And im on about the choc bar before any smart coments;)

[BohsPartisan]

Can you not get them? They're still in selection boxes anyway.

Heres one - A quarter of cola cubes, rhubarb and custard, apple drops etc. etc.

[the 12 th man]

Can you not get them? They're still in selection boxes anyway.



I thinks thats the only place you'll get them,and they're only about a third
size that they were :(

[endabob1]

Here's a proper list in song

http://brownieguinan.com/all_in_a_lifetime.html

even gets a mention for "AC milan in St Mels" into a song for bonus marks

[osarusan]

jumpers for goalposts

[carrickharp]

Fat Frog ice pops, they brought them back a couple of years ago to tease me, as they took them back off the shelves again.


Because they melted on the shelves?:o

Remember the little cans of Smack Cola/Orange etc, now this is one for ye anyone remember Golden Ready Break?? Anything goes on a Saturday morning or the worst Saturday morning show ever No 73 good post this!

[Pauro 76]

Because they melted on the shelves?:o

Remember the little cans of Smack Cola/Orange etc, now this is one for ye anyone remember Golden Ready Break?? Anything goes on a Saturday morning or the worst Saturday morning show ever No 73 good post this!

No. 73. Hated that show. Sandy Toftig or something like that, was awful. WACADAY. Ya never see that any more. Zig and Zag even.

[strangeirish]

Playing footie in the street. Anyone ever play Kerbs? Scored extra points if you threw the ball over a car as it was passing by and hit the kerb:D or score more points if you could hit the opposing kerb and have it come back to hit yours, without hitting the ground of course.

[Wolfie]

Playing footie in the street. Anyone ever play Kerbs? Scored extra points if you threw the ball over a car as it was passing by and hit the kerb:D or score more points if you could hit the opposing kerb and have it come back to hit yours, without hitting the ground of course.

"3 and in" and "World Cup".

[jebus]

Playing footie in the street. Anyone ever play Kerbs? Scored extra points if you threw the ball over a car as it was passing by and hit the kerb:D or score more points if you could hit the opposing kerb and have it come back to hit yours, without hitting the ground of course.

Haha, kerbs* was a quality game, remember getting on a streak and knocking the hell out of loads of people in that game. 3 and in, and World Cup were all good street football games, but remember the one where everyone would pick a 1st Division/Premiership player and if someone scored they could ask you to give them a clue as to who he is, if they got it right you were out, great fun altogether.

Another thing from the past that is pretty much dead is arcades. When I was a kid we'd either be playing football or playing Street Fighter down in the arcade, they've pretty much died out at this stage though :(

[the 12 th man]

Anyone ever play Kerbs? Scored extra points if you threw the ball over a car as it was passing by and hit the kerb:D or score more points if you could hit the opposing kerb and have it come back to hit yours, without hitting the ground of course.



Still see that a fair bit.Its when they do it when someone on a motor-bike is approaching :eek::)

[BohsPartisan]

Supercans of Coke and Fanta!

[Wolfie]

Supercans of Coke and Fanta!

Anyone remember them giving away "Yo Yo's" with Coke and Fanta written on them!! :D

Every kid in the country had them!!!

[s-side hoop]

Beer with flavour, served above freezing.

not true the Ale revolution is in full swing, though mostly only in bottles, check out anything from shepherd neame & wychwood, also check out belgian beers, leave in cupboard not fridge thats only for lager.


Also now defunct:

Minidisks
Tape Casettes
Dogs running wild
free parking
civil liberties
decent pubs

soon to be defunct:

Original Darts
Churches
The GAA
Drogheda United if they keep at those wages.
George Bush

[s-side hoop]

Anyone remember them giving away "Yo Yo's" with Coke and Fanta written on them!! :D

Every kid in the country had them!!!

I had loads of those a robot gave me one in Dun Laoghaire Shopping centre in 1980 during the coke yo-yo challenge, he looked like R2D2 but was red with coke written on him, he also gave me a badge with "ive met the coke robot" on it.

who remembers the Pepsi Challenge???

Also thos blue anoraks with the red lining and reflector bands on the sleeves.