^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thanks for posting that. I saw the Smothers Brothers with my wife and teenage daughters. Sibling rivalry at its best. My kids really laughed hard. Good clean humor.
July 23, 2017, 01:35 PM
chellim1
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Originally posted by eTripper: Would have to be my bike, a Schwinn 'Stingray'. It was badass for it's time, and also my transportation mode.
eTripper, I had this bike but w/ a 5 speed shifter on the crotch bar. At least that's what I think they call that part of the frame.
Mine was green, with the 5-speed shifter. I went everywhere on that thing.
Lincoln logs Legos AFX slot cars and track
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July 23, 2017, 01:41 PM
lkdr1989
One of my favorite toys was the Stomper trucks! My brother and I went through so many batteries!
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July 23, 2017, 06:29 PM
snoris
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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL: Fanner 50. My parents would not buy me one, but my Aunt bought me one anyway. Here is the commercial that mesmerized my childhood mind.
Originally posted by lkdr1989: One of my favorite toys was the Stomper trucks! My brother and I went through some many batteries!
I had one or two of those! I had completely forgotten about those things. Thanks for the refresher.
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July 23, 2017, 09:40 PM
4MUL8R
1. Schwinn Apple Krate 2. Johnny Seven main battle rifle 3. HO scale railroad 4. Scale model slot car track 5. Hot Wheels (so many things in my set)
------- Trying to simplify my life...
July 24, 2017, 06:22 AM
M-11
An M3 'Grease gun' I made out of a piece of banister, dowel and 1x2s. Many great hours in the woods chasing Germans.
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July 24, 2017, 06:41 AM
Bassamatic
The Fanner 50, without a doubt. I actually remember having two as a kid in the 50's.
Funny thing about baseball cards. They were everywhere, packs of gum, you name it, but I never really collected them. They were used regularly on the spokes of my bicycle however as it made it sound pretty cool. Lord knows how many Mickey Mantle rookie cards I destroyed.
Oh, marbles were really big. There was always a game going on somewhere and every kid worth his salt carried a bag of them when he went to school.
.....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress.
July 24, 2017, 07:20 AM
V-Tail
Everything was in short supply during WW-2; metal was needed for the war effort.
I had just completed second grade when the war ended and I was thrilled to receive a pair of roller skates. The kind that clamped on to your shoes; you tightened the toe clamps with a key that was always getting lost, and the heel end had a strap that went over your foot. They could be adjusted for your shoe size by sliding the toe and heel sections together, or pulling them further apart, then locking the adjustment in place with a nut.
Some of the skates had inexpensive wheels. Mine had the deluxe ball bearing wheels.
We lived on a street that had smooth pavement and very little traffic. I probably zoomed up and down that street for a couple of hours every day in the summer.
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