March 26, 20187 yr Underdog came strong on the previous version but here goes... Tang TV Dinners with "peel foil from potatoes" Actually dialing the phone - which was corded into the wall Happy to get all three networks on the rabbit ears Riding in cars with no seat belts Rounding up a bunch of neighborhood kids to play sandlot baseball - no adults needed legal drinking age - 18 but no one enforced it
March 26, 20187 yr Sitting on the linoleum floor putting together model airplanes with that styrene plastic glue and then painting them with that enamel paint with thinner that reeked. Mama making you put a piece of newspaper under it all.
March 27, 20187 yr My 4yo has a few of my old matchbox cars strewn in with his new ones...I miss when they were actually metal, those bastards will outlive me
March 27, 20187 yr PF Flyers Rat Fink rings Bazooka bubble gum for a penny Baseball cards in bike spokes Chasing the mosquito fogger truck - no idea why no adult didn't stop this. Nothing like a dozen kids on bikes riding in a cloud of insecticide Sneaking transistor radio into school to listen to World Series World Series games starting around noon on weekdays Running your computer program with punched cards
March 27, 20187 yr Going to the car dealer and ordering your car just the way you wanted. Something like a 1970 Cuda in Lemon Twist Yellow with black bucket seats, brown carpet, power windows, 318 engine with auto transmission, drum brakes and the flower power vinyl top. Friend had one like this. Today you get one or two option packages - back then you got the ability to make a one off all the time
March 27, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, Deej said: Still have these, and they still work... Same, as well as a few others. Entex made a rad Defender game, too. Do you remember the Donkey Kong Jr one, that looked like a small arcade game? Crazy to think, these were more sought after than Atari or Intellivision.
March 27, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, Topper13 said: Same, as well as a few others. Entex made a rad Defender game, too. Do you remember the Donkey Kong Jr one, that looked like a small arcade game? Crazy to think, these were more sought after than Atari or Intellivision. Yep. Remember them all. The one I wish I still had was Entex Baseball 3. Had the module attached with a cord so a second player could pitch. We wore that one out. Need to go look on eBay.
March 27, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, Deej said: Yep. Remember them all. The one I wish I still had was Entex Baseball 3. Had the module attached with a cord so a second player could pitch. We wore that one out. Need to go look on eBay. Been saving for a Norlin era Les Paul, don't make me hit Ebay for these. Ladyfriend will shit.
March 27, 20187 yr 57 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said: This was by far my favorite toy from childhood.
March 27, 20187 yr Author Setting your windup watch by the top of the hour tone on a clear channel station
March 28, 20187 yr I was going through some shit one day a while back, and I found 2 of the Johnny West gold bags in the bottom of a box Did anyone have this Micronaut set? I've asked people my age about it, no one knows what the fuck I'm talking about. That set was the poon.
March 28, 20187 yr On 3/26/2018 at 7:30 PM, AUinHsv said: Underdog came strong on the previous version but here goes... Tang TV Dinners with "peel foil from potatoes" Actually dialing the phone - which was corded into the wall Happy to get all three networks on the rabbit ears Riding in cars with no seat belts Rounding up a bunch of neighborhood kids to play sandlot baseball - no adults needed legal drinking age - 18 but no one enforced it Appreciate it but everyone that posted in that thread brought it strong, a lot memories in that thread and I’m sure this one wil bring more. Edited March 28, 20187 yr by Underdog
March 29, 20187 yr Party line phone. Had to ask if it was clear before making a call. One phone per house and it was connected to the wall with a curly cord.
March 29, 20187 yr 20 hours ago, mulletpelini said: That looks like the last post on every thread at Shaggy.
March 29, 20187 yr Riding in the back of the pickup going 60 down the highway while sitting in a lawn chair. Napping in the back window of the car on long road trips. My sister got to lay on the back seat. Rock fights. Still have a scar on the back of my head. I'm lucky to be alive.
March 29, 20187 yr Changing the oil in the car and the new oil came in cardboard cans that you needed to stab a spout into. Never got a spout that didn't leak oil on the engine
March 29, 20187 yr On 3/26/2018 at 7:37 PM, RDCanecutter said: Sitting on the linoleum floor putting together model airplanes with that styrene plastic glue and then painting them with that enamel paint with thinner that reeked. Mama making you put a piece of newspaper under it all. If you were painting them after assembly you were doing it wrong. Painting parts on the tree was the way...
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