(Topic ID: 157159)
Lafayette, LA
Shepparton
Quoted from Mr68:Did anyone mention Yo-Yo's yet? There was a real fad there for a while and I bet I could still, Walk the dog, sleep it, rock the cradle...
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We even had the coca cola team come to school to show us all the cool tricks and boy did we give our free sample yo-yos a good work out.
Quoted from swampfire:Hey, look at all these toys in the basement - just like I remember!
Good one, John. 
Someone topside complained to the moderators and they move my thread here. This is my first time ever in the basement. I've never once clicked on the link... I thought the basement was designed more towards controversial topics or squabbles.
No matter, maybe I've found a new home.
Quoted from Mr68:Good one, John.
Someone topside complained to the moderators and they move my thread here. This is my first time ever in the basement. I've never once clicked on the link... I thought the basement was designed more towards controversial topics or squabbles.
No matter, maybe I've found a new home.
There's some good stuff down here. 
Quoted from Mr68:No matter, maybe I've found a new home.
The basement is a good, easy going place.
But don't tell anyone else.... Right now all the drama stays up in the regular threads.
There are important pinball discussions happening upstairs. Like "Is pinball a sport?". The outcome of that debate will have profound consequences. Lol.
Quoted from swampfire:There are important pinball discussions happening upstairs. Like "Is pinball a sport?". The outcome of that debate will have profound consequences. Lol.
Go to page 5 of that thread, Post # 207. I made an off comment, comment, that is now bearing fruit.
Quoted from swampfire:There are important pinball discussions happening upstairs. Like "Is pinball a sport?". The outcome of that debate will have profound consequences. Lol.
Can't believe this thread!!!
8 pages and I can't believe that no one's posted poppin hoppies. these were frickin' awesome until my brother and I got our butts spanked something fierce for taking the tops off and seeing how many we could get to launch and stick into the drop ceiling panels.
god, we were little hellions
I remember having some monster maker toy as well where you had a motorized metal robot-type frame, but you "cooked" this green liquid rubber substance in these small metal forms into "skin" parts and that attached made a frankenstein-like creature. it had crazy orange fur for hair. man, I wish I could find a picture of that.
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Wow, good memories!!!!!!
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"We're off to see the Wizzzer!"
(and yeah, I had a couple of those)
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Prius, Insite, Volt? Hah! Here's a V-8 that runs on a battery!
Quoted from girloveswaffles:Prius, Insite, Volt? Hah! Here's a V-8 that runs on a battery!
The piston engine goes boing, boing, boing, but the Mazda goes mmmmmmmm....
I had this toy in the late 1960's (Creeple Peeple) and I purchased a couple of Creeple Peeple sets off of Ebay about 10 years or so ago and also purchased PlastiGoop and have made several new Creeple Peeple for grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The hot plate stove that is used to make Creeple Peeple would never pass the toy safety laws of today.
Gord
Quoted from LTG:Nobody played with M-80's and wrist rockets ?
Actually, we played with those at the same time.
1. Load
2. Stretch
3. Light
4. Wait (this was the fun part)
5. Launch
If you got really good, the M80 would explode at the apex of its flight.
And we used to shoot arrows out of our wrist rockets as well.
Ah, the carefree (careless?) times of youth.
Quoted from GRB1959:The hot plate stove that is used to make Creeple Peeple would never pass the toy safety laws of today.
That's true...same thing with Creepy Crawlers. ...and, you know, I don't remember ever getting burned.... 
Quoted from amkoepfer:Or this..... quicksilver murcury maze. I remember breaking the top and playing with the murcury.
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Shoot man, I used to break open old washing machine switches to play with the mercury and make dimes nice and shiny. You know, when you can't go buy a toy, make one
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