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Things that disappointed you as a kid.

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  • illichassavedit
    illichassavedit Posts: 254
    Len Glover being sold to Leicester.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,900
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:

    My Grandad lied.

    He said he'd take me to the wrestling if he could get away after his Saturday morning shift in the docks. After a certain time it was obvious he'd been detained and I wouldn't be going.

    A bit later, to the dulcet tones of Kent Walton it comes on the telly, and there he is sitting in the front row!

    It was fun later though, hearing Nan extract what had detained him at work and hearing him literally hang himself in lies and subterfuge.

    always thought that the wrestling was recorded rather than live ...if so your Grandad have even more to answer for
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,677
    lolwray said:

    Raith_C_Chattonell said:

    My Grandad lied.

    He said he'd take me to the wrestling if he could get away after his Saturday morning shift in the docks. After a certain time it was obvious he'd been detained and I wouldn't be going.

    A bit later, to the dulcet tones of Kent Walton it comes on the telly, and there he is sitting in the front row!

    It was fun later though, hearing Nan extract what had detained him at work and hearing him literally hang himself in lies and subterfuge.

    always thought that the wrestling was recorded rather than live ...if so your Grandad have even more to answer for
    I can assure you it was live. Kent Walton's commentary was wedged between the half time and full time football scores.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,892
    The reaction of my parents when I got caught shoplifting at the age of 12.

    There's no pleasing some people.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,477
    Stuart Leary being sacked and transferred to QPR.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Realising that I was shit at football
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

    Realising that I was shit at football

    This one definitely not just once. It was at primary school, middle school and finally secondary school.

    I never fully accepted it. Especially seeing some of the shits that are at pro level! (Doesn't help having a few friends playing semi pro level)
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited November 2017
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

    Realising that I was shit at football

    I think you were probably just unlucky that you were not In the same year as the likes of Mike Small, Izale McLeod, Paul Bacon and @ElfsborgAddick.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    Dazzler21 said:

    Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

    Realising that I was shit at football

    This one definitely not just once. It was at primary school, middle school and finally secondary school.

    I never fully accepted it. Especially seeing some of the shits that are at pro level! (Doesn't help having a few friends playing semi pro level)
    What the hell is middle school?
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    scott parker signing for chelsea.

    Absolutely gutted me as an 11 year old.
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  • Ben18
    Ben18 Posts: 1,638
    When mum wanted to use the phone so I had to come off the internet.

    She wouldn't warn me, she would just pick the phone up and start dialling, which made a horrible noise on the dial-up.
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    Fishing

    My dad took me fishing when I was a kid, it bored the shit out of me.

    I know some people love fishing, but it really wasn't for me
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,900
    Brendan_O_Connell said:

    Dazzler21 said:

    Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

    Realising that I was shit at football

    This one definitely not just once. It was at primary school, middle school and finally secondary school.

    I never fully accepted it. Especially seeing some of the shits that are at pro level! (Doesn't help having a few friends playing semi pro level)
    What the hell is middle school?
    expect its in middle earth
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    Johnnysummers5 said:

    Having to go to school, when I could think of far better things to do

    Now you can just replace the word 'school' with 'work'.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
    When red non drying paint was put on top of the walls at the Valley.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    00:01

    Was so disappointed the first time I was knowingly awake as midnight approached. I kept asking ' is it tomorrow yet' and was upset that nothing actually happened as today became tomorrow.
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Being given a new LP and then realising it was one of those shit K-TEL rip off copies.

    Playing Subutteo on the front room carpet and hearing that "crunch" as you kneeled on Georgie Best.

    Going to saturday morning pictures and not being picked out by the compere for a special (but shit) prize.

    Going on the Woolwich ferry for the delights of north Woolwich and realising that it was an even bigger shithole than the south side.

    Wanting a flash new drop handlebar racing bike but getting a second hand old people's trundler (still feel shit about being so off with my mum and dad, who would have deprived themselves silly to buy it for me).

    First kiss with a girl when we were both about 7. I didn't have a clue why it was rubbish but Rock Hudson and Doris Day made it look much nicer in the movies.
  • Halix
    Halix Posts: 2,237
    edited November 2017
    Going to the pictures to watch "The never ending story" and it finished just two hours later.
  • Halix
    Halix Posts: 2,237
    edited November 2017
    Spotting what I hoped was an Argos catalogue or Radio Times in the bushes, but finding that someone had spilled what looked like Mayonaise all over it.
  • Charltonparklane
    Charltonparklane Posts: 5,786
    Walking a mile to knock for one of your mates and they are out.
    Kids/Teens don't know how easy they have it nowadays with mobiles and social media.

    Having a spectrum when all your mates had a commodore
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  • Halix
    Halix Posts: 2,237
    edited November 2017
    Getting home after buying your latest commodore game, then having to duck behind the sofa because charltonparklane was ringing the bloody door bell again.
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,342
    I remember being absolutely pissed off when Eddie Firmani went to Italy.
  • twiggyaddick
    twiggyaddick Posts: 1,565
    Spotting My big breasted, blonde english teacher from australia out with her boyfriend in bexleyheath, that day before we got relegated from the prem against sheffield wednesday, what a shit weekend that was
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    That time growing up where you are comfortable with the order of things.
    You are one of the good guys, who hangs out with like-minded intelligent funny guys.
    You know and despise the guys that are arrogant or aggressive or vindictive or thick or bullying.
    And then you see the best looking girls walking out with those wankers :smile:
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Virtually every time I bought a game for my 48k zx spectrum. Took ages to load, if it worked at all, and the graphics were normally cack. My mates had c64s as well to compound the pain
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Chrissy\\\'s Army!! said:

    Fisting

    My dad took me fisting when I was a kid, it bored the shit out of me.

    I know some people love fisting, but it really wasn't for me

    Harsh upbringing mate.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,418
    Baldybonce said:

    When red non drying paint was put on top of the walls at the Valley.

    Still on some of my jeans, its a b*****D to get out. ;)
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,418
    Charltonparklane said:

    Walking a mile to knock for one of your mates and they are out.
    Kids/Teens don't know how easy they have it nowadays with mobiles and social media.

    Having a spectrum Binetone when all your mates had a commodore Atari

  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Spending hours slaving over a new conker to get it battle ready only for the primary school to ban conkers the very next day
  • E_cafc
    E_cafc Posts: 2,617
    Having to go indoors before the other kids at night because our mum worked night shift at The Brook Hospital and our old man was nowhere to be seen.

    When you got a brand new leather football for Christmas and the painted coating came off after a couple of months and when the ball got wet it weighed a tonne and would almost knock you out if you headed it.

    When you heard the ice cream van come down onto the estate but by the time you scrounged some money and went out there you saw the back end of it disappearing down the hill.

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