Originally Posted By Tandelothien Yuck, that's one thing I don't miss...the taste of warm hose water on a hot day
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS I asked my mom for a barbie and a barbie swimming pool for Christmas one year - just so i could drown her. It was loads of fun. We had the whole lot of them swimming around headless and legless and then tried to put them back together again just to do it all over again. Did anyone used to play "pass it on"? That's where you would whisper something to the person next to them and they'd have to whisper it to the person next to them and so on - and eventually the words "Here it goes" turned into "Snot nose"?
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight ^^ I'm still playing it. ;-)We called it "pass it on ,or Telephone"
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight when I got any baby doll, the first thing Idid was take allthier clothes off, comb thier hair out and draw on thier faces. See'md like the right thing to do. they looked silly in those frilly dresses with thier hair done up to tight they couldnt possibly have any fun. As for the , drawing on thier faces, well, a little makeup never hurt anyone. Im ready for my close up now,Mr.Demille
Originally Posted By TheParsec I remember turning my parents garage into a haunted house using Paper ghost on strings, black lights, whatever we can get to make it scary then charging all the neighborhood kids a coke bottle or can for admission. I also remember going to the corner to the store and buying all those old types of candies like those wax bottles, candy Cigarettes.
Originally Posted By Labuda In 5th grade, my friend Gen and I did a dance routine to "Thriller" for our school talent show. hehe
Originally Posted By LadyKluck Ooooh we used to have a neighborhood market when I was a kid that did penny candy! My mom would give me $.50 and I had to make that $.50 worth of candy last a month!
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins I once set up a stand in front of some friend's house and sold them our used tooth brushes. Off topic--Does anyone remember a cartoon from the late 60's and the main character would call out, "Bed-oh, Bed-oooh!" In a voice kind of like SpongeBob's?? I can't remember the name of it.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight What kind of character was it that would say that? I used to watch Kimba the White Lion.
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins I think he was a space character of some kind. I had a cousin that used to immitate the voice and I was remembering that and trying to think of what the cartoon was.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Here is a cool link for a fun flashback MP. Enjoy the time warp! <a href="http://www.wingnuttoons.com/Hanna_Barbera.html#1970" target="_blank">http://www.wingnuttoons.com/Ha...tml#1970</a>
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins Ooh! That may very well be it, LS! Thanks for that and the cool link. I'll check it out in depth!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 >>>I once set up a stand in front of some friend's house and sold them our used tooth brushes.<<< ^^^a true entrepreneur, has a vision and gives it a try LOL!!
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins Thanks, Amazedncal2. An entrepreneur to be sure. But foolish with my profits. I then snuck down to the corner market and spent it on candy. At 5 years old, I wasn't supposed to even cross the street alone. Mom caught me...and then took my candy. Easy come easy go.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub ^Did your mom take your Hallowen candy too? Just to make sure it was safe
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins LOL...Oh yes! And for some odd reason, the Baby Ruths were always confiscated--just didn't look quite right to her.
