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Maccagirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 08:32 AM Original message |
What was your favorite toy growing up? |
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MerryBlooms (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think our slot car set was my favorite. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. I often find myself thinking of buying one of those |
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MerryBlooms (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Funny you mention that, we too have been considering buying |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. Lego. |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
51. i used to make these great lego cities in an alcove in my room |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. A doll I got for Xmas the year I was 8. Have you ever seen the movie "Magic?" |
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suninvited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
4. tinker toys, in my early years |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. My red wagon and my sled, both made of metal not plastic. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
6. Lego and my G1 Optimus Prime |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. First taste of freedom |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I begged my parents for one of those. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. yeah but wouldn't you rather have that cool red metal trike now |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Absolutely |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Oh, yeah, I loved mine to bits. Literally! |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. How about one of these? |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. awesome |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
9. Legos nt |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
10. A collection of die-cast cars |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
11. I had lots of toys that I loved, but... |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
12. Various space/astronaut toys. |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Matchbox and HotWheels cars and track |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
15. I used my fashion plates a lot. Back then they were actually plates, and you rubbed |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 04:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
74. egad |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. My slot car track |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. Deleted message |
LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. My Golden Book encyclopedia for kids nt |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Still have my set. Unfortunately, they got wet in storage and aren't in good condition anymore. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Deleted. Wrong spot. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 06:53 AM Response to Reply #21 |
48. I eagerly awaited each weekly volume, but it doesn't exactly qualify as a "toy"! |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 03:13 AM Response to Reply #21 |
70. I had one of those, too |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. a golliwog |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
42. I'm gunna TELL! |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 03:28 AM Response to Reply #42 |
73. I mean I just LOVED that doll |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #22 |
78. oops. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
23. Creepy Crawlers and Spirograph |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. Haha |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
26. My rocking horse and teddy bears. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. Sandbox and Tonkas n/t |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
28. Spirograph. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 03:23 AM Response to Reply #28 |
72. I spent the entire day of December 31, 1969, making Spirograph pictures |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
29. I had a stuffed bulldog from the Mack Truck Company named Mack. He slept in my arms |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
30. Major Matt Mason |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Didga have the carry case? |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 08:01 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Well, ALMOST everything. I did not have the case. |
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AllenVanAllen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 07:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
50. I had a few of those figures. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. The wire skeleton was the fatal flaw of Major Matt Mason and all his compadres |
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AllenVanAllen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. That's funny! |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #30 |
77. I always wanted that! |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
31. An electric blue and white 'kinkajou' soft stuffed animal with huge plastic eyes and a long tail. |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. Wooden blocks, erector set, a James Bond 007 attache case -- but mostly... |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
37. A rock or a stick. Was tough to choose. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
40. In order: |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
41. My Pogo Stick |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 03:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
71. Building Boulders |
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ryan1123 (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
43. It was.... |
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Phentex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
44. Buffy and Mrs. Beasley dolls...then Barbies... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
45. LEGOS!!! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 03:19 AM Response to Reply #45 |
68. Seconded |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
46. A book |
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MichaelMcGuire (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
47. Hard to remember |
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AllenVanAllen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
49. My 'Shogun Warriors' Godzilla. |
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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
52. My brother's chemistry set. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
53. My BMX bike(s) |
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Old Troop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
55. A rock. Oh sure; it was a big rock, but I had to share it with my siblings. |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
57. My parents had a stroke of genius |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. Superman action figure |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
59. I had the most fun with a stick. n/t |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
60. Legos |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
61. A few |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
62. EASY BAKE OVEN. |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
63. easy bake oven, embarrassing but true |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
64. books and bicycles. |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
65. An authentic Shirley Temple doll. Yes, |
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PuffedMica (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
66. Fireworks |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
67. As a kid in the 60s |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 05:52 AM Response to Original message |
69. golliwog |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
75. Easy Bake Oven |
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Maccagirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. My brothers broke open my Chatty Cathy's chest and removed |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. I see that your brothers were as bad as mine was. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
80. I loved action figures like Transformers and He-Man |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-12 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
81. Test |
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dtexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-12 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
82. My Davey Crocket Alamo play set. |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-25-13 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
83. I was so poor |
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