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Us when we were kids, and kids today.....

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My earliest childhood memory is visiting the eye doctor and getting my glasses...Before that, life was a blur...

I fainted last night in the curry house when I heard R.E.M had split up.

thats me in the korma...

My favorite childhood memory was building sandcastles with my grandmotheruntil my mom took the urn from me.

A boy named Carol had a particularly rough childhood because of his uncommon name. He always got a lot of teasing and abuse at school. Eventually, he overcame his hang-up and married his high-school sweetheart.When their first child was born, he let his wife name her.

She named the baby girl "Love" inspired in the same spirit as Carol's unique name.

Unfortunately, Love grew up and endured much of the same teasing that Carol did, because of her strange name.

She came home from school one day and screamed at her dad, asking why he gave her such a stupid name.

Carol took the blame to protect his wife and apologized.

In a fit of rage, Love shot him with her dart gun and ran away.

Minutes later, Carol's wife came home and saw him lying on the ground.

"What happened?!" she asked, running to him.

He waved her closer, and whispered, "Shot through the heart, and you're to blame. Darling, you gave Love a bad name."

Doh Marnie22 that is bad !!!!

Oh, and my real Christian names are Barrington Ashley, dragged up in Canning Town, I had to fight my way out of school !! ๐Ÿ™‰

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Activity2004 profile image
Activity2004

Another great one! :-)

These are some of your funniest๐Ÿ˜‚And yeah just like Johnny Cash I bet you got into some pickles in your area๐Ÿ˜ฑxx

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blackbeauty99

Absolutely brilliant, love it! ๐Ÿ˜‚

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I love the eating of mud. There was a cartoon strip, with a baby (I think his name was Baby Grumplin) do not remember the main characters, but one day, Baby Grumplin is sitting at the bottom of the garden, mouth wide open, dropping a worm in. In the next picture, there is a very large EEK in one corner of the frame, and Baby Grumplin (in his thought bubble) is thinking that he "eats worms because of the effect it has on my Mother". Might have been The Perishers.

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply toSORRELHIPPO

Well!!, my sister was notorious for eating daddy long legs ( harvestmen) from under the outside windowsill ๐Ÿ™Š๐Ÿ™‰๐Ÿ™ˆx

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springcrossโ€ข in reply toBazzak

๐Ÿ˜ฑ Yuk, I hate spiders!!

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply tospringcross

It was the legs wiggling outside her mouth that was fascinating for a 5 year old like me ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

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springcrossโ€ข in reply toBazzak

๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜– I used to live next door to a boy who used to catch the really big spiders and pull all their legs off and he used to watch the bodies wriggling about, it was disgusting and so cruel. He was a real moron. ๐Ÿ™ƒ

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Hb2003โ€ข in reply toBazzak

Bleck

These made me laugh ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ

I can imagine you getting everyone laughing in class a long time ago(only joking)

Hope you and yours are ok

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply to

If I told you some of my, how can I say, mishaps of my younger life, you wouldn't believe me. Funny now but not at the time. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

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I think I would believe you.

I've had a few mishaps in my time because I'm definitely accident prone!! Dave just buries his head when I shout up the stairs please can you come here a minute to which he replies what have you done now?!?

This isn't too bad but the other week my toe nail was catching (I've got diabetes type 2 so I have to be careful) the other tie so I decided I'd just pull a bit off but no, not me!! As I pulled the tear in my nail went further down than I thought!! Of course I'd pulled part of the nail so that it was hanging on , a lot of blood. I shouted Dave!!! Yes, I did get told off a little and then of course our sons and girlfriends told me off too!! Nothing surprises anyone though!!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply to

I can completely see where you are coming from, you sound like me, but!. Your Dave sounds like a diamond, and diamonds are precious, you have a good one!!โค

โ€ข in reply toBazzak

Yes, he is a diamond and you are right I do have a good one and I think you have got a lovely wife too!!!

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blackbeauty99โ€ข in reply to

Ouch Lynne that must have hurt aswell xx

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Yes, it did but was mild compared with the pain I do get!! It was my own silly fault but thank you for thinking of me.

Hope you are ok. Love and hugs Lynne xxxx โค๏ธ๐Ÿค— ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’œ

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I can feel your pain Lynne๐Ÿ˜ xx

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Thank you for thinking about me. It was mild compared with the pain I do get!! It was my own silly fault!!

Hope you are ok. Love and hugs Lynne xxxx โค๏ธ๐Ÿค—๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’œ

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leo60โ€ข in reply toBazzak

I would defo believe you Barry ;) Great jokes btw xx

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Marnie22

Bazzak, your jokes are truly bad AND convoluted. I acknowledge your deduction to this rare art form.

Your names sound so posh to me, are you one of the landed gentry? I shall have to tug my forelock or curtsey........ (I don't have a frock, can I curtsey in jeans?)

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply toMarnie22

That's what is mad Marnie, you probably don't know Canning Town, but it was one of the toughest areas in London. And my mum called me those names ๐Ÿ™‰, I really had to go though it, even the teachers got some evil joy in calling out Barrington!!. BUT!! With the young ladies when in my late teens, it became a big plus when all the other blokes were called George,Jim, Bill etc ,xx๐Ÿ˜š

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You had the last laugh ๐Ÿคฃ then!!

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply to

That's what counts ๐Ÿ™‚xx

โ€ข in reply toBazzak

It certainly does!!

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Marnie22โ€ข in reply toBazzak

I bet young master Barrington was a great attraction for the sweet young ladies of the area. Such a gentleman! ๐Ÿคซ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ˜„

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply toMarnie22

I was!, I had more trouble with their mums liking me !๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿ˜š

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Marnie22โ€ข in reply toBazzak

You mean the mothers liked you too much, or not enough?! LOL! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐ŸŒธ

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply toMarnie22

Too too much ๐Ÿ™‰๐Ÿ™‰

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Marnie22โ€ข in reply toBazzak

It must be hard work, being so cute Bazzak..... I admire how well you handle it! (Nurse, get his meds, quick!)

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply toMarnie22

๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„ if I told you you wouldn't believe me !!

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Marnie22โ€ข in reply toBazzak

Not sure that my delicate disposition could cope with 'The Early Exploits of Master Barrington....' It sounds like a new Dickens style costume drama from the BBC! It was back in Dickens' time when you were a young man, wasn't it Bazzak? ๐Ÿ˜†๐ŸŒธ

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S11mโ€ข in reply toBazzak

When I was last at school - teaching gym to kids including pre-school, some of the mums liked me too much - but the mums in (their twenties) were young enough to be my grand-kids!

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply toS11m

When I was about 40, I bumped into one of my daughters friends on the station platform. She said, oh hello I didn't recognize you, you look 19 but then spoiled by adding from a distance!!!๐Ÿ˜

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hypercat54โ€ข in reply toBazzak

Yes you can't be posh and live in Canning Town mate! Your parents must have had delusions of grandeur. ๐Ÿ˜

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๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜‰xxxxโ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply to

Don't encourage her Lynne, PLEASE !!

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Ha ha. You love it really. Your wife must have the patience of a saint and I bet you love her to bits!!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š

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thara9643

I have a few childhood memories. One in particular includes going on a road trip.

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Please tell us more โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ’œxxxx

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply to

Yes please ๐Ÿค”x

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Activity2004โ€ข in reply toBazzak

Some people when I was in school called me Lunch Leah. To this day, it made no sense to me.๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŒˆ

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thara9643โ€ข in reply to

I once went on a road trip to Wales by car. Another memory (not so pleasant) is being called a midget in class once many years back.

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springcross

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AndrewT

Who remembers the Kenny Rogers Song 'The Boy Named Sue'? Why do Mr& Mrs Riddle call their son James?

There is the story of the 'Older Lady' who has a Healthy Six Pound, Five Ounce Baby Boy. Clearly the 'talk' of the family, who go around to Aunties in order to see the child. "When can we see him Auntie" askes young Timmy "When he Cries" replies Auntie.

After about another half an hour Cousin Michael, again asks, "When CAN we see the Baby Mabel?" "When he cries", again replies Auntie. Michael, who had taken 'time' off work, persisted "Why do we have to wait until he Cries?" "Because" begins Auntie Mabel "I can't remember WERE I put him!".

I think 'Oh My Days' is the correct response๐Ÿ™„.

AndrewT

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MadBunnyโ€ข in reply toAndrewT

I hope I don't get into trouble for posting this My friend once taught a kid called Drew Peacock. Honest. I'm not making it up.

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply toMadBunny

I have a picture joke that would go with that, that I dare not post!!!๐Ÿ™ˆ

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MadBunnyโ€ข in reply toBazzak

๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„

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Go on, let's see your post ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply to

Activity would kill me Lynne ๐Ÿคฃ

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๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃthe mind boggles!!!

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footgo

Thank you Barry, a great collection as usual! ๐Ÿ˜Š

Have a wonderful day, best wishes, Tim.

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Sheila_G

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚Brilliant!!

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Sheila_G

P.S. Love the photo.

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MadBunny

They are getting worse....and funnier. I need a laugh after yesterday's result๐Ÿ˜„

Barrington eh? Sounds like you should've gone to Eton๐Ÿ™Šxxx

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply toMadBunny

๐Ÿ˜xx re last nights result, it's only a game! ๐Ÿ’ฃ ( couldn't find a football)๐Ÿ’ฃ

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MadBunnyโ€ข in reply toBazzak

Yep I know. I look out for the results but that's about as far as it goes these days. Back in my teens it was different. Many happy memories of going to the matches with my older brother.

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Lola2003

It's such a pleasure opening up HU every day to read Bazzak's stories ! Keep it up, dear man.

S11m profile image
S11m

Some kids know what is good for them?

I think kids should eat mud - it is great for immunity?

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BazzakReading Rabbitsโ€ข in reply toS11m

I think you are right, I spent my pre teens playing on bomb sites and on the northern outfall sewers that ran all the way to beckon, now known as the Green Way ( but it's still the sewers!) ๐Ÿ™‚

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Agoodenough

Very good ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Barrington means fair haired Iโ€™ve just discovered on Google. Is anyone else in your family called Barrington?

A bit of mud never hurt anyone ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Spanaway

Love your story!

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Sprinkle1

Hello, just found your email, loved the photo, loved the story. Twenty years ago I met a man we called Sue, I thought of the song by Johnny Cash. His full name was Sudashian, he is a lovely man, a professor at the local university, I loved him and his teachings, probably retired by now. He was in a Spiritual Group, his wife taught. I loved it, it was in Ca. then I moved to SC..... Sending Love n Hugs......

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