Thanks, Granddad.
Attitudes that seemed acceptable in the 50's can get an innocent child into trouble when it's 1982 and they have just started a new school after moving house. I had four little Fisher Price type figures that I'd take everywhere with me. There was a white man with blonde hair, a white man with dark hair, a blonde woman and a bald black man. One day my Granddad decided they should have names, so he he pointed at them one by one and said 'He is called...', and 'She is called...' and so on. I don't know why, but the fact they now had names I'd never thought to give them made me love them even more, so much so that when we had show and tell at school, I took my prized posessions up to introduce them to the class. I wasn't really sure initially why the teacher had such a problem with me asking people to say hello to Jack, John, Mary and Chocolate Charlie.

She did seem to accept my protestations of innocence and why I didn't know what I'd done wrong. I think may have got less benefit of the doubt later in the playground though when she heard me helping decide who was going to be 'It' with the rhyme my Granddad had taught me for moments like this.

'Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo...'

My parents had stern words with Granddad after that got reported home.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 9:03, 2 replies)

You made this up didn't you Scarpe?

( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 10:24, closed)

I wish I did.
I can still see Chocolate Charlie as clear as day. With his little brown malteser like head and face where the ink had worn off.

Although I've just realised it was Fisher Price, not Playmobile.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 10:33, closed)

I believe you now it is Fisher Price.
I had one of those set's of toys as well.
( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 10:53, closed)

I have updated it to keep you happy,,,

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 11:06, closed)