Toy fads

Serenity · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:26 am Post subject: Toy fads

Can anyone remember those ball things? We called them Kerknockers. Two hard balls suspended on string, connected by a plastic tag you held between finger and thumb. You would then swing the balls in such a way that they banged against each other, once you had enough speed up you would raise your hand up and down so they clacked above and below your wrist, making a hellova racket. UNTIL they hit your wrist bone, which would stop them dead and render you unable to use your hand few a few minutes pmsl.....(trying to find a pic of them grr but can't )

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Thumper · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:53 am Post subject:

Yep I can remember those, I loved them, i think you can still get them in some shops, pretty cheap too!
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Selious5 · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:31 am Post subject:

We just called them clackers. Dis you ever play with a ball inside an old stocking. You stood against the wall and bounced it in different directions - to the side so many times - then the other and all sorts of ways in a seqence.
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Serenity · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:13 am Post subject:

OMG Hannah !! Yeah I did, but when I've mentioned this before no one knows what I mean ! lolol My nan would get her old tights, and put a tennis ball in the end. Like you said, the gist was to stand with your back against a wall, legs spread. Get hold of the stocking, and swing the ball to bounce on the wall, to either side of you, and up and down between your legs and over your head. We used to sing songs too, but can't remember those. Oh the fun we had, but the tennis ball would soon fly out the end after hitting the rough bricks lol....what a wonderful memory Hannah !

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Serenity · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:35 am Post subject:

I tried clackers and found them lol thankx for that Hannah !
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daxxxx · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:41 pm Post subject:

we called em Clackers as well ..i don't remember what happened to mine ...guess that was another toy that mysteriously dissappeared after awhile...lol thinking back all noisy or annoying toys went that way
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Selious5 · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject:

The one with the tennis ball in the stocking. I was trying to remember the song but I don't know if I have confused this with another activity but I remember singing "Ladies in their tight skirts can't do this" Does that ring a bell with anyone
We also used to play with 2 tennis balls againt the wall one after the other- then under one leg then the other - then you had to twirl around catching the balls - you were out when you dropped one
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Amber · Member User Online: Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 381

oh yea but i rembember the pain of my hands , could never do them right

Memph1s · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

i do remember them debs, but more famously to my generation is this version:

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Serenity · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:21 am Post subject:

That 'safe version' absolutely NO comparrison Dave lol

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