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A collection of 1960's toys that would make a liberal's head explode.
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Posted on 08/04/2010 2:46:30 PM PDT by lovesdogs
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To: lovesdogs
Talk about blasts from the past, I once taught in an rural High School that had a shooting range in the basement(no longer in use).
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posted on
08/04/2010 3:21:11 PM PDT
by
norraad
("What light!">Blues Brothers)
To: justlurking
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posted on
08/04/2010 3:26:33 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
To: frithguild
I think "Mystery Date" might get a pass. Unfortunately, the "dud" from 1966 would be the "dream date" of today, while the guy with the dinner jacket and flowers would be labeled "dweeb."
It is like the world has turned into the "Munsters" and we normal folks are considered the weird or plain folks.
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posted on
08/04/2010 3:34:15 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Sacajaweau
Oh my! I worked with an old anesthesiologist (now retired) who used to talk about playing mummbly peg. I thought he was crazy! Guess not.
To: lovesdogs
I had a plastic Civil War cannon that actually shot plastic cannon balls. It had a ram rod to cock the spring in it. I'm guessing the cannon balls were about 3"s in diameter. They got lost pretty quickly but we could still point it at each other and go "BOOM!!!"
But that was nothing compared to what we picked up at the the Army Surplus store. Like de-milled pineapple grenades. We must have killed each other about ten thousand times.
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posted on
08/04/2010 3:43:21 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
To: SeeSharp
I had a chemistry set that came with a collection of acids that I doubt even adults could buy today.The best part of having a chemistry set was mixing stuff at random just to see what would happen!
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posted on
08/04/2010 3:45:39 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(For the first time in half a century, there is no former KKK member in the US Senate.)
To: surroundedbyblue
To: lovesdogs
I remember a toy gun that would shoot this little satellite across the room with great force, if you put it in a kid’s face and shot him in the eye I imagine he would go blind. Then there were “cracker balls” if you threw them on a hard surface they would make a loud sound almost like a firecracker, not some little wimpy snap, this was more like a boom. And they were small and round and in bright colors so I guess some kids would eat them like candy and blow up their mouth so of course they were banned. I remember a lifesize cardboard version of the Mercury capsule, it was great for a kid you could go inside it, nothing dangerous about it but it was really cool. There are some cool toys now too but the element of danger is gone and that was fun. Now the only element of danger is that toys are made in China with all kinds of toxins in them.
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:02:29 PM PDT
by
decisis
To: william clark
![](http://www.writersblocklive.com/images/johnnyseven.jpg)
I loved my Johnny Seven ... although my mom was not thrilled
with the foxhole i dug in the back yard to defend with it. ;o)
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:06:20 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: SnakeDoctor
Back when SNL was hilarious at times. Bag-O-Glass was one of my favs!
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:24:32 PM PDT
by
uncommonsense
(Conservatives believe what they see; Liberals see what they believe.)
To: lovesdogs
Modern toys are so...tame. So are modern playgrounds, which appear to have been designed to avoid all chance of a scraped knee or a bruise.
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:25:43 PM PDT
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Nepeta
To: windcliff
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:28:17 PM PDT
by
stylecouncilor
(What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
To: lovesdogs
The Johnny Reb Cannon was GREAT fun!
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:28:49 PM PDT
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality: Marxism is Evil.)
To: lovesdogs
Along with lawn darts, another banned toy included the awesome glass clackers that were prone to shattering in the users face when clacked too hard.
Me and my brothers had both.
To: lovesdogs
Some of my toys growing up:
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:31:25 PM PDT
by
Route395
To: Liberty Valance
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:33:48 PM PDT
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free, Free Republic.com baby.)
To: lovesdogs
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:34:13 PM PDT
by
stylecouncilor
(What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
To: william clark
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:34:36 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: mware
Johnny Reb Cannon
$11.98
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53mADuA5aM8
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posted on
08/04/2010 4:35:08 PM PDT
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free, Free Republic.com baby.)
To: mware
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