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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:11 AM Original message |
Best toy(s) from your childhood? |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. we had a huge bucket of legos |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. Colorforms. |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Ohh! I had Holly Hobby colorforms! |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. Big Wheel with handbrake for serious driveway drifting |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Decidedly cool... |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. delete |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. ... |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
37. Lincoln Logs. Big Wheel, lite bright and legoes. |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. The plastic head and shoulders with the long blonde hair you could dye. |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I never had one of those! |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I'm Googling like mad to remember what it was called. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I'm pretty sure it was Barbie... |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. They did have one like it, I think, but this isn't it. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I remember seeing ads for those... |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
61. wasn't there a zeppelin album like that? |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. I had one of those! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
38. I remember that and her hair 'grew' and you could cut it, etc! |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. Barbie dolls and comic books... |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. It was a board game with guns where you shot metal pellets |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
14. The Fisher Price town, |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
15. Big Wheel sans handbrake and my buddy's Green Machine |
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Ryano42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
16. Verti-bird! |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. yes, I remember the Verti Bird |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
17. Jerry Mahoney ventriloquist dummy |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
18. Breyer horses |
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borlis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
60. I still have my Breyer horses. At my parents house of course. |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #60 |
97. Hey! It's never too late to get the real horse! I bought one for my 40th year Christmas present |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
102. very creative |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
20. I didn't get many toys as a child, but I did get an easy bake oven. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Legos and Easy Bake Oven...the two toys I wanted, but never got... |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. If it's any consolation, my easy bake oven blew up. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
21. My sister. Tormenting her was really fun. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
24. Evel Kenieval |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
25. Spirograph |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I'd forgot that one. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
84. My favorite toy of my life. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
26. The go-cart we built using baby carriage wheels! |
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Bullwinkle925 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
28. these . . . |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
31. I loved my Snoopy Snow Cone Machine |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
33. Sit n Spin and Big wheels |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
34. Corgi Toys |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
35. Jarts! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
36. Legos. Legos and encyclopedias. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
39. 1) The Brazilian equivalent of Legos; 2) Matchbox cars |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
40. The Football game with the vibrating field |
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Nevilledog (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #40 |
74. Had one of those too... |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:19 AM Response to Reply #40 |
91. I had the baseball version |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
41. My unicycle, giant legos, etch-a-sketch, bouncy horse, & the straw that broke the camels back game. |
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MrsMatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
57. Wasn't that Crissy's little sister Velvet? |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #57 |
96. My doll had blonde hair and a green patterned mini dress. |
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annonymous (850 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
42. Lincoln Logs |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
43. Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
44. Star Wars action figures |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
45. Link to a cool retro toy site about toys from the 60s and 70s: |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
46. Dupe. delete. n/t |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
47. Time bomb, if I remember the name right |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:20 PM Response to Reply #47 |
103. I broke a light fixture with one of those |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
48. My "Johnny West" Best of the West figures |
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Twillig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
49. Tonka Trucks |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
50. I never had any toys |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
51. Land darts! |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. We called them Yard Darts |
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borlis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. Where I grew up, they were called Jarts. These were also banned |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
53. Check my screen-name--------------------> ;) |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
54. My favorite |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
55. Well, the one I wanted more than anything... |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
56. Legos and the original 8-bit Nintendo |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
58. Original Nintendo was the best |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #58 |
82. i miss my nes |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:28 AM Response to Reply #82 |
93. me too |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
59. My old school Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figures. |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
63. Sailcat! |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
64. mud, dirt, water, sticks, rocks, old kitchen stuff and matchbox vehicles |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
65. Jarts |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
66. Legos and |
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txwhitedove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
67. Cap gun, cowgirl hat, pink Schwin bike, baseball bat, and jacks. |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
68. I'm gonna go get me this at Toys r us! |
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AmBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
69. Ball & Jax |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
70. What, no love for Gnip-Gnop? Also, I had this Tootsie-Roll machine |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
71. Green Ghost game - glowed in the dark |
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Nevilledog (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
72. Ants in the Pants |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
73. The only good toy I EVER had was a Marx-A-Copter. I've tried for YEARS to find |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
75. I forget the name of the toy |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
76. A beer can full of pebbles |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
77. Super Ball & Erector Set |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
78. Tinker Toys |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:48 PM Response to Reply #78 |
85. I used to build little amusement park rides with them. |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
79. Tinker toys |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #79 |
86. I agree 100% |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
80. Intellivision and "Pitfall!". |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
81. I blame my loss of brain cells on |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
83. a bunch of sheets and the furniture |
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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
87. Erector Sets, Tinker Toys, Etch-A-Sketch, and Super Balls. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
88. Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
89. Matchbox cars (which I still have...my retirement plan) |
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RushIsRot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
90. I got a service station one Christmas that I played and played |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
92. Creepy Crawlers |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
94. There's only one answer |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
95. very un-PC now but really loved my golliwog |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
98. Jarts, BB gun, sled |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
99. This baby right here |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
100. Mastermind! |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
101. Legos and Nintendo. |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
104. Dirt! |
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