kids of the 1970s

zzxxee | 21:04 Fri 19th Nov 2010 | Film, Media & TV

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post your memories here
i remember
space hoppers
flared trousers and patches sewn over the holes
anything else that reminds you of your 1970s childhood ?

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being scared of the daleks

Prudie

I wanted to add student memories too - Layla, Maggie May, only 4 students on the whole Uni with their own car, Sainsbury's steak and kidney puddings for 4 1/2 p and the grounds surrounding the halls being up to an inch deep in strange burnt cardboard tubes made from computer data input cards.:-)

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Rainbow with rod jane and freddy

annie0000

being the wind in music and movement
page boy hairstyles
bay city rollers

JMR27

Anyone remember Aqua Manda perfume?

ttfn

;o) you could regret that answer zzxxee. One of the family anecdotes is the time Big Sis was reading a novel - an avid bookworm from an early age - and yours truly was bored witless so got the dress scissors out. When my mother came into the room she found Big Sis reading in total oblivion, no sign of me, but one of sibling's pigtails on the floor.

annie0000

nope JMR - Remember "Charlie" though.
and those ads - "is she or isn't she?" for some hairspray.

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nope but i remember tweed by launtheric (sp?)
and charlie

Mamyalynne

Ah 1970's falling in love, getting married, giving birth twice idyllic memories ♥

PS Ena is a fibber miss!!

annie0000

zzxxee - was fine with the daleks but terrified of looby loo!!

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the charlie says short films !!!

Answerprancer

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soap on a rope

MickyMacgraw

Never ending summers, big hair, crushes on the neighborhood girls, screwball ice creams, pushups, cornettos, 99 with flake, ladybirds, earwigs, flying ants, cheap trainers with not much of a sole, knitted jumpers in the winter, leg warmers and mittens with strings, park coats, dodgy health and safety videos about fireworks, playing on traintracks and going off with strangers, Jamie and his magic torch, Why don't you, Morph...The list is endless, it was a golden time and one I suspect we all wish we could all go back to...