Nostalgia: Things You Had Growing Up

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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,042
    Kingrat wrote: »
    Oh yes, and the pleasure of getting hit in the face with one of those balls.

    Do go on...
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • Kingrat
    Kingrat Posts: 74
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Kingrat wrote: »
    Oh yes, and the pleasure of getting hit in the face with one of those balls.

    Do go on...

    I was lucky, before puberty kicked in, I was occasionally a victim of the "big kids" who could really throw the ball hard. These were the kids who hit puberty before anyone else. my best friend was one of these kids, and having him "cover" me helped a lot. Finally, at 12, I suddenly was able to throw one at least as hard as anyone else, and it was my turn to get revenge on one kid in particular who targeted me. One of my fondest moments from jr. high, and there weren't many, was when I nailed him one day with a direct hit in the face, then the next day, I did what I had a little talent for, being able to hit a baseball directly at the pitcher. If I could keep hitting foul balls, eventually I would hit one back at the pitcher, head high, and I nailed him in the forehead. Down he went crying, and he had a giant lump on his head the next couple of days. Later on that year, he would finally push me too far and we got into it, and he lost, big time. He never hassled me again.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    I faintly remember the pattern from that red dodge ball leaving it's image on a lot of legs and arms.

    I just can't remember the image being left on anybody's face though.

    We were mostly streetwise city kids from N. Virginia. The good ol' days for sure!
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,165
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,165
    ......
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    SDA 2B TL's w/RD0198-1's
    Yaqin MC-30L integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,558
    edited July 2018
    I had one of the original Nerf blasters, looked like this:

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    You loaded up that front section with 5 or 6 of those foam balls, and then pulled back the orange handle/plunger and rapidly shoved it forward to get a ball to shoot. Air pressure, so the harder and faster you pushed it, the more forceful your shot!
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    1960's flashback. I remember our set of these Child Guidance brand railroad pieces were kept in a vintage cardboard King Cole potato chip container. :p

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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,862
    Viking64 wrote: »
    1960's flashback. I remember our set of these Child Guidance brand railroad pieces were kept in a vintage cardboard King Cole potato chip container. :p

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    Nat....? 😉
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    Willow wrote: »
    Nat....? 😉

    I don't know what you mean. :o:p

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  • StevieB
    StevieB Posts: 256
    Nightfall wrote: »
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    when you get hit in the face and are given a bloody nose, your parents generally tell you to suck it up before they give you something to cry about.

    Fixed that for you.

    Modern day dodge ball prep.

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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    Found this while searching for speaker info.

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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    Dig the side car kit...
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Cool! No suspension! I had a similar one from Sears back in the day!
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    I can't imagine going hunting with that thing let alone having a dead deer as a passenger.. :D
  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
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    This was a Christmas gift one year. Omg this was it back in the day.
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    oldrocker wrote: »
    Dig the side car kit...

    It would be great for carrying home stereos and speakers in for sure. But wrapped in a protective blanket, right? :D
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    One of the best Christmas presents I ever got as a child...

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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    fantastic game
    was better than football IMO
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    So I recently missed out on snagging an old toy of my youth. Estes Command Copter kit, powered by the venerable Cox .020 engine. This guy was a lot smarter than me, as I launched mine near a wooded area on it's maiden voyage, never to be found again!
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    verb wrote: »
    So I recently missed out on snagging an old toy of my youth. Estes Command Copter kit, powered by the venerable Cox .020 engine. This guy was a lot smarter than me, as I launched mine near a wooded area on it's maiden voyage, never to be found again!
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    https://youtu.be/IQ7nl1qsyRA

    I remember those.

    Had one of them Cox airplanes on a string, went round and round and round.

    Couldn't do that now days, one full rotation, I'd be dizzy, sick, fall over and probably break a hip... :D

  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    I had the Cox "bird-cage" P-51 Mustang. It flew once and never made the full circle. It was a Christmas gift and my dad decided he should have the first flight. He crashed it I think, on purpose.... always looking to get out of father-son time he was. :s
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    I had the Cox "bird-cage" P-51 Mustang. It flew once and never made the full circle. It was a Christmas gift and my dad decided he should have the first flight. He crashed it I think, on purpose.... always looking to get out of father-son time he was. :s

    Come on! Not want to spend time with little Johnny? :smile:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    edited December 2018
    Lol... I remember him knocking a baseball I threw him across the street and into an abandoned field covered in deep weeds and underbrush. He sent me to go look for it and as I was looking, he got in the car and left. I did not see him until the next afternoon.

    Chasing after his next wife was more important...

    To say I have daddy issues is an gross understatement....
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    I'm with you there.

    I was a middle child though. In a good family kind-of though. I never went hungry.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,082
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,082
    edited December 2018
    Play a lot with this ones. Had a good army.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    I prefer the Allied Forces, but nice collection. :pB)
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    My dad was in the army. So I had Army everything if I had it. My paper route payed for 90% of what I built and played with.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.