24 Random Things British Kids Did For Absolutely No ReasonSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 26 Mar 2020 24 Random Things British Kids Did For Absolutely No Reason For everyone who believed that the white end of an eraser pen contained pig urine. by Jamie JonesBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 Embraced the warmth of the photocopier Niall @niaIIwalsh Fuck lads remember being chosen to go to the photocopier in primary school and you’d go and put your hands where the paper comes out to feel the sweet fresh warmth of that páipéir being dispensed and sometimes you put it up against your cheeks that shit hit good 07:42 PM - 26 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 2 Committed your first crime by stealing Pick n Mix from Woolworths Flickr: morebyless / Creative Commons 3 Ended every story written in the exact same way Helena @helenacope 11 year old me writing ‘and then i woke up, it was just a dream’ at the end my creative story in english 08:52 PM - 27 Mar 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 4 Made important life decisions using stationary Twitter: @naomi_hellawell 5 Became way too invested in a raindrop race memes folder @folder_memes 7 year old me watching my rain drop win the race 07:16 PM - 29 Nov 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 6 Tested superpowers in the shower Imani ? @imanialexxus When I was younger and was in the shower and this happened, I thought I was a full blown water bender or aqua man 03:56 AM - 05 Mar 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 7 Renamed a childhood classic eve @evebennettx #GrowingUpBritish when bulldog was banned at your school so you just changed the name 09:14 PM - 15 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 8 Started a lifelong grudge against a celebrity chef katie?‍ @katielpratley this has jamie oliver written all over it https://t.co/NfhnP1HfZu 07:01 PM - 02 Oct 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 9 Felt immense pride after graduating to new pen ebay.co.uk 10 Rebelled against organised religion Hammad @H4K007 Saying 'ameen' instead of 'amen' at the end of primary school assemblies was my biggest rebellion. 07:44 PM - 23 May 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 11 Thought death was just around the corner Coach Zeph Moore @getmooregame *accidentally eats a fruit seed* Friend: you know that’s going to grow a seed in your stomach now right? 7 yr. old me: 06:31 PM - 28 Nov 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 12 Not questioned the strangeness of eating one of these Skye @skyemclauchlin_ Here talk aboot the school being skint ,Puttin icing on a hot dog roll and calling it a cake Ahahahahahaha 02:42 PM - 18 Apr 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 13 Played sports in a blizzard اليشبا @lishba_ This is what P.E. teachers would be wearing during winter while shouting at students to stop complaining that it’s too cold https://t.co/j7umagAga4 02:46 PM - 24 Oct 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 14 Developed trauma through reading Rach @rachnicamhalai Honestly think the reason current teenage girls are so confident and good looking is cos they wake up every morning untraumatised by Jacqueline Wilson books 10:16 PM - 05 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 15 Burned yourself by touching this type of radiator Flickr: cornflakecouture / Creative Commons 16 Became a TV technician CaseyBlackett_ @CaseyBlackett1 Battery’s on your telly remote last forever man stops working just give it a wack n it starts working again for another 3 year 07:01 PM - 18 Jun 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 17 Believed that pig s urine had an important purpose westmerciasupplies.co.uk / Twitter: @JackBernard92 / BuzzFeed 18 Begged your parents for pipe cleaners after watching Art Attack ITV 19 Reached peak snacking laziness Twitter: @kenzheath 20 Used pencil sharpening as an excuse to gossip Wez @Big_Wezza Sharpening pencils was the primary school fag break 06:25 PM - 05 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 21 Flirted through MSN Erin @erincxa To All the Boys I Repeatedly Signed In and Out of MSN to Remind Them I Was Online for 09:55 PM - 25 Aug 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 22 Gave yourself a piercing MonogamousMindy_ / Via reddit.com 23 Fought the urge to channel David Attenborough rav @Doughbvy If you drive past horses and don’t say “horses” you’re a psychopath 07:41 PM - 28 May 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 24 Mastered the art of being petty Lewis Wilson @miniLx always giving the dirtiest whiteboard to the kid in primary school you disliked the most #GrowingUpBritish 11:54 PM - 05 Apr 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Share This ArticleFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink