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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 10:08 AM Original message |
post a photo of something you remember from elementary school |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. Saturday morning television with Kaptain Kool and the Kongs: |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. OH MY F_CKING GOD! I haven't thought of that show in 30 years. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Apple 2c |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'd rather forget. nt |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. gotta have paper |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
5. slap bracelets and Pogs |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. i was thinking about pogs not long ago |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
7. The mimeograph... |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I can still remember the smell |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Yep -- We called 'em "ditto sheets" |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. If someone bottled the scent of that stuff |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Now I know why I don't remember taking tests when I was in school! |
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astral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-06-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
52. Yes, I loved the smell! |
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sohndrsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 02:04 AM Response to Reply #10 |
61. Yes! The SMELL! My mother was the 1st grade teacher at school for |
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nutsnberries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
8. wacky packs! |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. oh my gawd!! |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I have a ton in a shoebox |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
76. Loved those damn things |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
9. Duck and cover drills |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. we did those, too! |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I love how dad is sitting around while mom makes dinner and daughter sets table. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
96. Hey, somebody has to fight off the slobbering, fleshy-headed mutants. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 07:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
73. I went to Catholic school in the 60's, and we never did a duck and cover |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. Watching the first American take off into space! |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
15. The Big Chief Pencil Tablet |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
16. Hot Wheels. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:14 AM Response to Reply #16 |
65. Oh, baby...the McLaren. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
17. Ditto pages |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. I loved CANDY! |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. Air raid drills |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
22. Here's mine: Big Chief tablet - 62 |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. Pee Chee folders -- 42 |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 01:55 AM Response to Reply #24 |
60. No more Pee Chees? |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:21 AM Response to Reply #24 |
67. Oh, man! |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
25. Big Chief's hippie kid |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
27. Splatter painted shirts were popular then |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. Gum |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
29. Tetherball! |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Jacks..... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. Garbage Pail Kids! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. The "Fun with Dick and Jane" books |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #32 |
88. We had "Janet and Mark" in the early 70s |
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dawgmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
34. School paste in a jar, with the brush in the lid |
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suninvited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. I searched for an hour for a picture of the paste |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
35. Remembrance Day poppy |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
93. Kids still do it at school. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
36. I found my lunchbox on ebay! |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:32 AM Response to Reply #36 |
71. I used to have this one |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
37. You won't know what the hell this is |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:12 AM Response to Reply #37 |
64. What the hell is that? n/t |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
38. Salt Dough maps |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Ooh, yeah, I remember those! |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
87. I made a map of Peru using dried beans. |
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suninvited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
40. I am 48 |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
68. Swats! |
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insanity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
41. The Oregon Trail |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. corporal punishment, evil knievel, and micronauts |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:14 AM Response to Reply #42 |
66. Micronauts RULED because they were made with REAL die-cast metal. n/t |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
43. cinnamon toothpicks |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-08-08 12:01 AM Original message |
I burned my face pretty good with that stuff. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
45. Gameboy Pocket |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-08-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #45 |
102. ... |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
46. toys that could shoot your eye out |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
47. Fountain pen ink. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
48. JFK. 1st grade. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
49. skate keys and scabby knees...., |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
50. Chinese jump rope |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
51. Here ya go |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-06-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Ahaha yes! Four square! |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-06-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
54. Ah yes... the good ol' days on the Safety Patrol |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 01:45 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Ooh! I was a safety patrol too. We had a sash-like thing to wear - |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #57 |
91. We had the sash/belt things, too... but ours were day-glo orange! |
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Tom Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
55. Ugly Stickers! |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
56. Film strip. I'm 42. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
58. Jingle Jump -- all the rage on the school playground in 3rd or 4th grade. |
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Tom Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
59. Bottles of mucilage |
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AbbeyRoad (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 02:23 AM Response to Original message |
62. The Trapper Keeper and "Paddle to the Sea" |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #62 |
89. I Remember that One. My 6th grade Social Studies teacher also showed us... |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:10 AM Response to Original message |
63. I'm 38. K thru six. Man, those were the days. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:27 AM Response to Original message |
69. Not within the rules, but |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #69 |
92. We had two or three Christian ministers visit school reguarly. |
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marzipanni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
70. Jungle Gym |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #70 |
75. Adults realized kids weren't made of glass back then |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
72. The Hoola Hoop-58 |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
74. I'm just a Bill |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #74 |
94. I have that picture on a T shirt |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
77. Fashion Plates! |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
78. Lemon Twist |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
79. I collected these, and, unlike that blogger, I DID get all 60. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
80. If I could, I'd post a pic of the smell... |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Last time I checked...Play-Doh and Crayola still smelled the same. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #82 |
84. We didn't have play-doh...We had modeling clay |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
81. Single-serving vanilla ice cream in waxed paper cups with a wooden spoon/ |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
83. Damn! This thread is still alive? |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
85. The Chicken Fat song! |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
86. Cootie catchers (61) |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. Kids still do those. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
95. What we saw before the TV programming at school |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
97. MIA/POW bracelets |
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RushIsRot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
98. The first MAD Magazine appeared just after I turned 11. |
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BuddhaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
99. Wonderama!! Wack a do, wack a do, wack a do w/ Bob McAllister |
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gblady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
100. Hopscotch.... |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-07-08 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
101. Most of elementary school I'd like to forget |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-08-08 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
103. Kick ball. |
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Callalily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-08-08 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
104. Jump ropes and |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-08-08 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
105. My old lunchbox (which I found in the parents' attic a few years back): |
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