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You Nostalgia, You Lose
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lifa-cobex
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Flek said:
oh god the intro song.
My mum would sing it to piss me off......
I feel old 
markot said:
So much ABC afternoon television right there.
I'll submit the following (if you were in primary school during the late 80's and early 90's in Australia - and maybe in Canada too (though no Press Gang or Degrassi) - you'll get these):
(massive cookie to anyone who recognises that last one ^^)
I see you can still buy these online. I must have had half a dozen different kits from this mob growing up. Such good stuff.
Confused101
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FFFFUUUUU...markot said:
I was DM for halloween when I was 4 or something like that. Wow. I'm old.
Davey Cakes
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Oh man, I definitely remember playing with some of these as a kid. I think I have some of them lying around; the rest are at my grandmother's house in some box stashed away in dark dusty corner. The Fraggle Rock toys, the Dalmation, Hyena, and Paratroopa come to mind. I also think I remember having the French fries with arms and the cup of soda.tinabina said:
Bloodbeard
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Pringo said:
Damn, this one hit me hard; my favorite activity as a kid.
revolverjgw
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What an odd position for a hockey net
SneakyStephan
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First one that actually made me feel a bit nostalgic.Vic said:To my fellow Canadians:
Making dutch/BEgaf lose, hard :
For the rest of you chumps :
FloppyDelux
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Anyone else watched this?
Fatalah said:Some public access memories:
Yan Can Cook, Wok With Yan, etc. were all amazing shows. I think that would be the only cooking show I would ever buy on DVD as he's so entertaining.
The Culture Vulture said:
Why are Kinder Surprises banned in the US? Are kids down south really that stupid that they shove the whole thing in their mouth without opening it?
hydragonwarrior
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I had the Mario one too wayyy back then - and for some reason these books kind of freaked me out, mainly because you get a GAME OVER if you choose wrong along with a description of how Luigi perished :/
isny said:
Actually, yes. Disney released their own version called Wonder Ball in '97 -- the first wave had little plastic toys in it, but they soon stopped due to potential choking hazards. I've never heard of a confirmed case where a kid choked, but I guess the concern was there. All the waves after that had stickers, temporary tattoos, or Sweet Tart-esque things in the shape of Disney characters.
The jingle went something along the lines of "Ohhh I wonder, wonder, do I do I do...what's in a Wonder Ball?". My friends and I changed Wonder Ball to WonderBra when singing it, because we were totally mature middle school kids.
Mr. B Natural
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I'm nostalgic for the time when this thread was dead.
weekend_warrior
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Super Soaker 50. Fuck Yeah! Come at me bro, I will super soak you!
The Albatross
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For some reason at my elementary school from grade 1 - grade 2, like circa 1990 - 1992ish, Marbles were all the rage. And then they were gone.
And then there was this:
My grandmother got it for me for Christmas one year... I considered it like the greatest Christmas present ever, even though the game itself was pretty lame. I'd just set guys up on the bridges and roll the marbles down the paths.
How the hell did the California Raisins ever take off into its own line of toys, tv shows, and whatever else. People say that kids programs today are bad, or whatever, but, man, Saturday morning was junk when I was a kid.
Ghostbusters Cereal... As a kid, I only found it once at a supermarket while on vacation. It came with some red/blurry lens glasses that you could wear that would, apparently, make you see ghosts... I think it made like a 3D slimer on the box.
perfectnight
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The Albatross
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My elementary school had a computer room packed with these computers. And for a while, I was thinking, man, my school went all out for these... because I know these machines were like $6000 on release. But then I realized I was using them in like 1990, and this line of Tandy was discontinued.
To turn them on, you used to have to hold "the orange button" and the 4 key at the same time, for some reason. And that booted them up. Beneath the orange button, is a little plastic decal that resembled a button, and kids used to swear that you could press that "button" on some machines and load up a game. Of course, it was all a lie... that was just a plastic decal Radio Shack / Tandy / whoever put on those things, but still... Elementary school lore.
Once my computer turned off by itself, I swear to god, and I told my teacher, stupid Mrs. Johnson, and she got me in trouble and made me miss recess saying that I held the orange button. I was seriously stumped as to why it turned off and I swear I never touched the orange button. I'll never forget that experience, and years later thinking on it, I was totally right, and those ancient computers were such pieces of shit, it DEFINITELY turned off by itself... which happens on new computers sometimes. Stupid bitch.
Fidelis Hodie
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Cuu said:Anyone else have these sheets? I still have the sheet and fitted sheet. I think I still have the pillowcase, but it has holes in it from overuse :lol
HELL yes I do. Will keep them forever.
Fidelis Hodie
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Ferrio said:
Okay, that got me. Got me big time.
Fidelis Hodie
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And . . .
Dabookerman
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This is for UK gaf...
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QualityPixel
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weekend_warrior
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Commander Keen
SillyEskimo
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Eagle Force was to GI Joe as Go Bots were to Transformers.
M.U.S.C.L.E action figures. I had a bucket full of them. I used to dump Ghostbusters slime on them.
Garbage Pail Kids. I still have series 1-14 COMPLETE! These were banned from my school.
Finally, the classic Transforming digital watch.
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