I made a crystal set radio when I was a boy.

Brilliant.

Reception was utterly s**t, but it was an early introduction to pens.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on August 29th 2008 at 13:10:50

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On the subject of scary children's TV (mentioned on here last night)... (General Chat) - Barclay_Steve, Aug 29, 12:32:05
- Nothing on TV scared me as a child (General Chat) - Reg Presley, Aug 29, 12:55:43
  - Nowt scared me on telly either as a child - we dint have one. (n/m) (General Chat) - Billy Fury, Aug 29, 13:05:28
    - the crystal radio was great though (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 29, 13:06:27
      - I made a crystal set radio when I was a boy. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 29, 13:10:50
        
        Your packed lunch was next to you as you did it (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 29, 13:12:30
        
        No, packed lunch was at school, 60-in-1 electronics kit was at home. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 29, 13:13:17
        
        didn't you take it to school to show people? (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 29, 13:19:43
        
        He wasn't liked at school - too many pens, other kids don't like that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Billy Fury, Aug 29, 13:20:55
        
        however despite what I said yesterday I have a recollection that he didn't have very high (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 29, 13:23:12
        
        Definitely a 2B type. (n/m) (General Chat) - Billy Fury, Aug 29, 13:26:58
        
        ooh no much too smudgy for him - mbk's more of a B boy (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 29, 13:27:54
        
        Nah, MBKs an Etch-a-sketcha (n/m) (General Chat) - Billy Fury, Aug 29, 13:29:43
        
        spirograph (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 29, 13:30:18
      - Ah, we had a proper radio, and a radiogram - my dad made them. (n/m) (General Chat) - Billy Fury, Aug 29, 13:08:16
  - ... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 29, 12:59:56
    - not quite as scary.... (General Chat) - goppo, Aug 29, 13:03:45
      - I thought that was good (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 14:05:40
  - Not even Miss Rosalyn? (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 29, 12:58:51
    - Did you know that she used to "step out" with Valerie Singleton? (General Chat) - Reg Presley, Aug 29, 13:20:26
      - you're confusing Miss Rosalyn and Joan Armatrading (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 29, 13:22:22
    - I would... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 13:20:02
- Someone said Willo the Wisp was the scariest. It had Kenneth Williams narrating it!!!!! (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 29, 12:37:35
- Tales of the Unexpected with the invisible thing in the bacons freezer of a supermarket (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 29, 12:34:52
  - I always remember the one where she killed her husband with a frozen leg of lamb (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 29, 12:52:26
    - yes....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 29, 12:54:51
      - ... (General Chat) - Billy Fury, Aug 29, 13:03:55
  - 'kin 'ell........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 29, 12:37:42
    - ... (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 29, 12:42:20

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