To: rlmorel
It took three months to arrive, and when it did, it was the most pathetic, useless stuffed Toucan!
I saved Bazooka Joe comics to get a free set of "walkie-talkies". I waited two months, and got two aluminum popsicle shaped things and a string, literally.
My best friend's 6' Frankenstein from the Johnson-Smith Company (comic book back covers) was a glow in the dark poster.
Billy Carsten's X-Ray Specs didn't do anything.
Childhood disappointments.
47 posted on
08/02/2022 8:43:17 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
(What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
To: Dr. Sivana
LOL...yes...it was a learning experience! Made my childhood richer, though.
I always wanted that Polaris Submarine:
![](https://www.dropbox.com/s/bvrax1x94j1jrfx/polarissubmarine1.jpg?raw=1)
Heh, then I saw recently, just what that would have been:
![](https://www.dropbox.com/s/76bbsaguk6s8jx7/polarissubmarine2.jpg?raw=1)
That said...I had a vivid imagination-I would STILL have enjoyed it! That actually would have been cool, but it would have turned into mush the first time I left it outside and it got damp!
49 posted on
08/02/2022 8:52:47 PM PDT by
rlmorel
(Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
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