ltdiver 3 #1 October 7, 2003 Got to thinking about the funny (and now perhaps collectible) toys we use to own as kids... Found this one from my childhood! Probably not worth that $million$ some other have in their stash, but fun just the same! Chattering Teeth! What childhood toys are in -your- garage that make you smile in remembrance of year innocent years gone by? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #2 October 7, 2003 OMG, found something else that my sister had! You see, you squeezed this goo stuff into 'cooking plates', then put them in a 'cooking pan' and watched the stuff boil! You check their doneness while poking them with a wire and when finished you carefully removed the plate from the pan and dunked them in water. Made for hours of fun! Gigglers! Better than rocks and sticks! (have fun!...this thread is just a small diversion from this CA governor's race thats gone all to hell...) ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybabe76 0 #3 October 7, 2003 Ones that go bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ... Oops ... I have those now. Sorry. Wrong forum. Where is the "We Do Nasty Stuff, And We Admit It" forum. "If you're going to be stupid, you better be tough!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #4 October 7, 2003 here is mine.... i learned so much from dapper dan! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikemc 0 #5 October 7, 2003 If you ever need a hand! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #6 October 7, 2003 i'd say some of the coolest toys i had when i was a kid was a "big wheel" ya know the triclet that had one huge front wheel and you sat onit reall low.... and also a "roller racer" you sat on it and twisted the front to get yaq going, but if ya sat on a knee and kicked off with the other youcould go supper fast!!!! well the house i had was cool too, ya know the horses head on a wooden stick that you could make believe you were riding around............... didn't get any of that high teck computer or video game shit until i wa like in 6th grade........ and i aint that old....heck i'm still young.... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #7 October 7, 2003 Of all of them, I loved the Evel Knievel Stunt Cycles! Wind them up and let them go. They bounced into anf off of walls, floors, and even my sister! I loved that little stunt cycle. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #8 October 7, 2003 Stretch Armstrong (And the Hulk Version), Tonka Trucks, and the bouncy little ball thing with a handle.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #9 October 7, 2003 I don't remember what it was called, but there were two big clown faces, and you had to move their hands to put gumballs in their mouths! That was a dumb game, but I liked it! I always made my brother's friends play Mall Madness and Dream Phone with me! They'll never admit it, but they had fun. My brother had the cooler toys, though. I don't remember the name of the game, but it was a lie detector thingy. The good ol' days!There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RippedCord 0 #10 October 7, 2003 LAWN DARTS! The people in my village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But this one little boy had gotten an old enema bag and filled it with rocks, and he would go around and whap the other children across the face with it. AMDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lizard 0 #11 October 7, 2003 I loved my "green machine" (kinda like a big-wheel), lincoln logs and of course the pottery kit, came with a clump of clay and a battery powered spinning wheel. I got pretty good at making bowls and great at making my parents mad because it was hard to get out of the carpet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDolphin 0 #12 October 7, 2003 I had this pull toy that was a giant hippo. When you pulled it it opened it's mouth really wide and made this load "Hippoish" sound. My brother was terrified of it. Gosh I miss that thing! R Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #13 October 7, 2003 Oooh! I forget it's name, but it was yellow and round and flat and it had a seat, and it had two giant wheels that your cranked with your hands. The wheels had that "hypnosis" spiral on them. You could turn the wheels in opposite directions and just whirl in place, or you could get going straight, like 20 mph and then crank back on one wheel and it would chuck you right out into traffic. Great toy. All the really good ones could kill you. Ah, the good old days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RippedCord 0 #14 October 7, 2003 QuoteOooh! I forget it's name, but it was yellow and round and flat and it had a seat, and it had two giant wheels that your cranked with your hands. The wheels had that "hypnosis" spiral on them. Krazy Kars! AMDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #15 October 7, 2003 Space age fun! I got the colors backward, but I should could my blessings I can remember that far back. http://www.un4gettabletoys.com/KrazyKar.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #16 October 7, 2003 Shopping Carts! No, No, that's not it, but they were fun too.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #17 October 7, 2003 I had some fun toys that were on the unusual side: Plaster of Paris Mercury (very rarely) X-Ray Machines Imagine the fun you get to have when you are a kid and get dragged to your parents' dental office. Whenever people tell me I'm strange, I blame the mercury. What's your excuse? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #18 October 7, 2003 QuoteWhenever people tell me I'm strange, I blame the mercury. Freddie Mercury? That's a damn fine excuse. "WE are the champions, no time for losers....." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #19 October 7, 2003 QuoteFreddie Mercury? Or... QuoteAs mad as a hatter utterly insane There is a number of theories about the root of this similie. Perhaps the most intriguing, and also plausible, was offered in "The Journal of the American Medical Association" (vol. 155, no. 3). Mercury used to be used in the manufacture of felt hats, so hatters, or hat makers, would come into contact with this poisonous metal a lot. Unfortunately, the effect of such exposure may lead to mercury poisoning, one of the symptoms of which is insanity. Famously, Lewis Carroll wrote about the Mad Hatter in "Alice in Wonderland" (1865), but there is at least one earlier reference to the expression: in "The Clockmaker" (1817) by Thomas Haliburton. These days speakers of American English, who use "mad" to mean "angry" as well as "crazy", may be heard to misuse the expression in the former sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #20 October 8, 2003 When I discovered that magical metal, there was not a thermometer safe in my house. The only reason to take chemistry was playing with sodium and mercury. Mmmmm. The little blobs turn back into a big blob, and the you smack it and you can do it again.... (Mercury) Lobbing a chunk of sodium, the kind that explodes in water, into a pool was great fun. Once. That was sodium, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiverRick 0 #21 October 8, 2003 I had a Hands-up Harry". It was a cowboy cut-out that we shot rubber darts at. If you hit his chest he raised his hands. If you shot his belt buckle his pants dropped. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites McDuck 0 #22 October 8, 2003 Dude, "Stretch Armstrong". You could pull that bastard for MILEs, but try punching him and you'd break your hand. He was cool until invasive procedures revealed his innards had turned to goo. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflygoddess 0 #23 October 8, 2003 Sea Monkeys!!! Those were my favorite! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jib 0 #24 October 8, 2003 I loved my big wheel until the big wheel wore out. But, I got a green machine to replace it! My brother had Stretch Armstrong & I was really jealous! -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #25 October 8, 2003 Sizzlers were cool. Hotwheels with motors. A very big deal at the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Deuce 1 #18 October 7, 2003 QuoteWhenever people tell me I'm strange, I blame the mercury. Freddie Mercury? That's a damn fine excuse. "WE are the champions, no time for losers....." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #19 October 7, 2003 QuoteFreddie Mercury? Or... QuoteAs mad as a hatter utterly insane There is a number of theories about the root of this similie. Perhaps the most intriguing, and also plausible, was offered in "The Journal of the American Medical Association" (vol. 155, no. 3). Mercury used to be used in the manufacture of felt hats, so hatters, or hat makers, would come into contact with this poisonous metal a lot. Unfortunately, the effect of such exposure may lead to mercury poisoning, one of the symptoms of which is insanity. Famously, Lewis Carroll wrote about the Mad Hatter in "Alice in Wonderland" (1865), but there is at least one earlier reference to the expression: in "The Clockmaker" (1817) by Thomas Haliburton. These days speakers of American English, who use "mad" to mean "angry" as well as "crazy", may be heard to misuse the expression in the former sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #20 October 8, 2003 When I discovered that magical metal, there was not a thermometer safe in my house. The only reason to take chemistry was playing with sodium and mercury. Mmmmm. The little blobs turn back into a big blob, and the you smack it and you can do it again.... (Mercury) Lobbing a chunk of sodium, the kind that explodes in water, into a pool was great fun. Once. That was sodium, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #21 October 8, 2003 I had a Hands-up Harry". It was a cowboy cut-out that we shot rubber darts at. If you hit his chest he raised his hands. If you shot his belt buckle his pants dropped. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #22 October 8, 2003 Dude, "Stretch Armstrong". You could pull that bastard for MILEs, but try punching him and you'd break your hand. He was cool until invasive procedures revealed his innards had turned to goo. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflygoddess 0 #23 October 8, 2003 Sea Monkeys!!! Those were my favorite! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #24 October 8, 2003 I loved my big wheel until the big wheel wore out. But, I got a green machine to replace it! My brother had Stretch Armstrong & I was really jealous! -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #25 October 8, 2003 Sizzlers were cool. Hotwheels with motors. A very big deal at the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
