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Old 12/20/12, 08:39 PM
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Black and White TV.
Sat morning cartoons that weren't filled with sexual innuendo.
Atari (never had one)
TRS80 computers
Texas Instruments calculators
Digital watches with calulators
The Big GI Joes
Dog 'n Suds drive in
Drive in Movies
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Remember the first time you had too much to drink?
No, but I remember the first time I didn't have enough to drink.
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown

No, but I remember the first time I didn't have enough to drink.
Wasn't that the second time you drank?!? LOL
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Do you remember:
Lincoln log master building block sets?! They came in a huge 5 gallon sized can! It was like almost a 1000 pieces and you could build a real nice log cabin or any type structure!
The old steel ' Erector Sets' with miniature stamped steel girders! It came complete with little brass pullys and a neat little transparent plastic battery operated motor to power your creation!
A clear plastic robot called "Mr Machine"?
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Cigarette vending machines
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Cigarette vending machines
Yes, and even remember them being 75 cents a pack in them.
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Originally Posted by red pony
Do you remember:
Lincoln log master building block sets?! They came in a huge 5 gallon sized can! It was like almost a 1000 pieces and you could build a real nice log cabin or any type structure!
The old steel ' Erector Sets' with miniature stamped steel girders! It came complete with little brass pullys and a neat little transparent plastic battery operated motor to power your creation!
A clear plastic robot called "Mr Machine"?
Remember the Lincoln logs, always wanted an erector set but never did get one.

Don't remember Mr Machine.

What about the wooden Tinkertoy construction sets?
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown
Remember the Lincoln logs, always wanted an erector set but never did get one.

Don't remember Mr Machine.

What about the wooden Tinkertoy construction sets?
This minus the Tinkertoy comment
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Originally Posted by stangfoeva
This minus the Tinkertoy comment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinkertoy
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown
Looks cool
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown
Remember the Lincoln logs, always wanted an erector set but never did get one.

Don't remember Mr Machine.

What about the wooden Tinkertoy construction sets?
Same here on Lincoln logs. Remember them in like a cardboard oatmeal container?

Didn't get an erector set either.

No Mr. Machine.

Yes on Tinkertoys.

Toys that developed imagination.
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Electric slot cars that didn't have the magnets on the bottom. They power slid all over the track!
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Electric slot cars that didn't have the magnets on the bottom. They power slid all over the track!
I had the first Aurora HO slot car set with Thunderbolt 500 cars (~1964). Skinny hard tires and they did slide all over the track
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Slot car racing is still around. I race 1/64th and 1/24th scale.
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I remember back in 78 or so getting a race track that was not slotted. The track had a rail all the way around. Think it was TRX or something like that. There was a button on the controller you used to change lanes when you wanted. So you could pass a car. I remember it was pretty cool. Haven't ever seem them again.
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I remember going to the bowling alley on our bikes to watch them race on the slot car track.
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs
I remember back in 78 or so getting a race track that was not slotted. The track had a rail all the way around. Think it was TRX or something like that. There was a button on the controller you used to change lanes when you wanted. So you could pass a car. I remember it was pretty cool. Haven't ever seem them again.
Someone is making a slot car track now that has a "passing" lane. Cars can run in the same slot but can be controlled separately. I bought our 3 yr old grandson a slot car set for Christmas (so I can play with it)
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Originally Posted by phiggs54
Someone is making a slot car track now that has a "passing" lane. Cars can run in the same slot but can be controlled separately. I bought our 3 yr old grandson a slot car set for Christmas (so I can play with it)
SCX makes 1/32 and (I think) 1/43 scale tracks with passing lanes.
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Remember when you didn't have a pot to **** in or a window to throw it out of?
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Remember when you didn't have a pot to **** in or a window to throw it out of?
Yes. And now I have too much crap. When did we pass through the happy in between?


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