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Memorable Holiday Presents?
Jeff Wrangler:
I'm glad I had the idea for this thread. :)
Brad's fire truck reminds me that at some time in my childhood I had a military jeep. Heaven only knows when that disappeared. It probably wasn't the best thing for a little boy growing up in a row house in the city--no place really to ride it. :-\
And Paul reminds me that I had a pinball machine, too. Funny that I don't remember my mother getting rid of any of these things. ???
I think my Tonka fire truck (thanks for reminding me of that, Milo) is still in my dad's basement. It came with its own little fire hydrant, and you could hook a garden hose up to the fire hydrant and shoot water out of the truck's fire hose. ;D
I agree with Paul: You can buy back your childhood--at least to some extent. That "Fort Apache" play set I mentioned had lost a lot of pieces over the years, and I've spent a lot "reconstructing" it. I also bought another Marx playset I had as a kid: "The Flintstones"! :laugh: It was a complete little town of Bedrock, and there's a real story to this one. It must have been "big" the year I got it, and my mother couldn't find one anywhere. Finally, she convinced a store manager somewhere to sell her the display model, the only one they had left! :laugh:
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: milomorris on December 12, 2015, 02:22:54 pm ---Our cousin Darrell had one of these.
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That Batmobile is cool! Love the tail fins! :D
Of course, I remember when ordinary cars had tail fins, but never mind! :-\ :laugh:
milomorris:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 12, 2015, 02:31:02 pm ---Of course, I remember when ordinary cars had tail fins, but never mind! :-\ :laugh:
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hehehe
You're not alone on that one.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: milomorris on December 11, 2015, 07:31:49 pm ---One year my brothers and I got a joint present of a Hot Wheels racing system with cars, tracks, ramps, etc. The most fun part of that was whacking each other with the flexible orange track segments.
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My younger brother loved those, he had about 3 different sets.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: southendmd on December 12, 2015, 11:08:58 am -----A toy Aston Martin from the Bond film "Goldfinger". It was little, but it did stuff: a button would pop out guns in front; another button would pop up a rear shield; a third button would eject the villain out of the roof! Way cool. I have to admit that I bought one at a flea market a few years ago. Yes, it seems, you can buy back your childhood.
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I didn't have that, but I remember seeing it, a friend must've had it way back when.
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