Nostalgia: Things You Had Growing Up
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Pogo balls and hypercolour t-shirts. TV's with UHF and vhf and that we had to get up off the couch to change the channel. Chips toy motor bikes and figures.
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This was my prized possession in middle school - carried it everywhere.
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txcoastal1 wrote: »Balsa wood planes were the bomb....and they looked cool after you cracked a wing and flew them on fire
But bejeebus they want a lot of money for them now
https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/balsa-wood-planes-set/product/H4366?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid search&utm_campaign=pla&sourceid=7SPFGPLA&gclid=CjwKCAjw-6bWBRBiEiwA_K1ZDYh-NgmGhsYAITJgmkr8wkcJdTyZGmkMgA7po2M6NEsVg2UYxevfVBoCRewQAvD_BwE
Not surprising, the new Hawaiian buck is a $100 bill. -
dkfreebird wrote: »This is how us poor folk flew kites.
That reminds me of those little sheet metal "friction" cars that when you pry the tabs up, it had Japanese writing on the inside of the body like it was from a beverage can. They also had razor sharp edges that you could lose a digit to. Maybe it was revenge for the bomb? -
How about pea shooters? We always had one of those in our shirt pocket as well as a supply of ammo. Lots of the non-propeller type balsa wood airplanes also. Used to try to hit them in the air with the peas.
BB guns as well once we were a little older. "You'll shoot your eye out". -
Not a toy..but are any of you old enough to remember Bonimo Turkish Taffy?..Got em for a nickle in the corner store and even came in boxes of cereal..Put em in the freezer and slap em on the counter to break em up into bite size pieces...
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Not a toy..but are any of you old enough to remember Bonimo Turkish Taffy?..Got em for a nickle in the corner store and even came in boxes of cereal..Put em in the freezer and slap em on the counter to break em up into bite size pieces...
Great for getting rid of loose baby teeth. -
And what was the purpose of this one?
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^^ I had one of those!
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I still do..LOLMost people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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Polk 1.2tl's Modded with dreadnought
Musical Fidelity M6Si
North Star Intenso Dac
Auralic Aries Mini Streamer
Oppo 103
Pangea PC
Wireworld Equinox 7 interconnects
Wireworld Equinox 7 Speaker Cables and Jumpers
Backups 2.3tl, Crs+ pin/blade with stands.Monitor 5 peerless,Monitor 4 peerless,Polk R200,McCormack Dna 0.5 Deluxe McCormack Dna 1,Dared Sl 2000A,Dayens Ampino Rogue Magnum 66 pre -
And why I still do.
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
If your family had a cat when you were growing up, this was always a great "toy" to drag on the floor as you walk/run away for entertainment:
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Heck I still entertain myself and the cat a few times a week with a ball of stringIf your family had a cat when you were growing up, this was always a great "toy" to drag on the floor as you walk/run away for entertainment:
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Wham-O made cool stupid stuff
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Not a toy..but are any of you old enough to remember Bonimo Turkish Taffy?..Got em for a nickle in the corner store and even came in boxes of cereal..Put em in the freezer and slap em on the counter to break em up into bite size pieces...
For better or for worse
https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/bonomo-turkish-taffy-pkg-of-eight-15-oz-bars/product/56111
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Not a toy..but are any of you old enough to remember Bonimo Turkish Taffy?..Got em for a nickle in the corner store and even came in boxes of cereal..Put em in the freezer and slap em on the counter to break em up into bite size pieces...
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dkfreebird wrote: »And what was the purpose of this one?
Those were cool...an early version of a fidget spinner perhaps??.. -
I think hand-eye coordination toy. Just like a yo-yo.
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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I thought that is what these were for.I think hand-eye coordination toy. Just like a yo-yo.
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Wireworld Equinox 7 Speaker Cables and Jumpers
Backups 2.3tl, Crs+ pin/blade with stands.Monitor 5 peerless,Monitor 4 peerless,Polk R200,McCormack Dna 0.5 Deluxe McCormack Dna 1,Dared Sl 2000A,Dayens Ampino Rogue Magnum 66 pre -
Like to them run this ad today
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I wasn't that crazy. Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
nooshinjohn wrote: »
https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/classic-candy-bar-sampler-bag-of-12-bars/product/70614
Only available in aggregate with other lost candy bars
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http://www.micro-outpost.com/txcoastal1 wrote: »I still have some of my original Micronauts -
Remember Mallo Cup coins that the store you got them from would give you cash equivalent for. I used to love seeing 1.00 or something like that. It was like scratch-offs that you didn't have to scratch.
those mallow cups were delicious too. Same with the Zugnuts. I'm sure dentists got a lot of business years later and maybe still. They're still for sale!Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
dkfreebird wrote: »How about the chopper bike made by cutting forks off one bike and driving onto your bike.
My forks fell off when popping a wheelie. I rode that wheelie for a quarter of a mile before doing a flying "W" over the handlebars on touch down and damn near breaking my neck. -
Anyone have the Playskool suicide set?
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