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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 8:41 am
We were the first on the block to get a TV in Ireland. TV went on the air at 6pm and lasted until 10 pm. I remember the neighborhood kids coming over to watch The Lone Ranger. At 6 pm the TV opened with the Angelus, which was the stations of the cross and you were expected to say the rosary (I am not kidding), then there was donald duck in Gaelic and the most exciting show of the night was a policeman sitting at a desk reading out all the crimes in Ireland for the day, and things such as found purses and wallets. That show was only a half hour show.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 8:47 am
Back When Don't you remember The fizz in a Pepper Peanuts in a bottle At ten, two and four A fried baloney sandwich With mayo and tomato Sittin' round the table Don't happen much anymore We got too complicated It's all way over-rated I like the old and out-dated Way of life Back when a hoe was a hoe Coke was a Coke And crack's what you were doin' When you were crackin' jokes Back when a screw was a screw The wind was all that blew And when you said I'm down with that Well it meant you had the flu I miss back when I miss back when I miss back when I love my records Black, shiny vinyl Clicks and pops And white noise Man they sounded fine I had my favorite stations The ones that played them all Country, soul and rock-and-roll What happened to those times? I'm readin' Street Slang For Dummies Cause they put pop in my country I want more for my money The way it was back then Back when a hoe was a hoe Coke was a Coke And crack's what you were doin' When you were crackin' jokes Back when a screw was a screw The wind was all that blew And when you said I'm down with that Well it meant you had the flu I miss back when I miss back when I miss back when Give me a flat top for strummin' I want the whole world to be hummin' Just keep it comin' The way it was back then Back when a hoe was a hoe Coke was a Coke And crack's what you were doin' When you were crackin' jokes Back when a screw was a screw The wind was all that blew And when you said I'm down with that Well it meant you had the flu I miss back when I miss back when I miss back when
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 8:49 am
I had one of the first Barbies with a pony tail and a zebra striped strapless bathing suit. Unfortunately, I found out when I wanted her to wear her hair down that she was totally bald except for a ring of hair around the outside of her head that was pulled back into the pony tail!
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 9:23 am
I remember I had Dancerina, but I called her "Tina Ballerina". I didn't even know her real name was Dancerina because I couldn't read yet. She would spin when you pressed something in her crown. Kids are so lucky today with everything coming with rechargeable batteries. I remember crying that no one would get me new batteries for her
I even found a youtube of her in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPZNZCRz6as
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 9:52 am
Spent many a day playing with the metal doll house or my tea set. Most of the toys we had were for preparation of growing up to be housekeeping mothers!

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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 9:56 am
Betsy Wetsy could open and shut her eyes and wet her pants.
This one is not in her original clothes. Also had a brown "Teddy" bear. 
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 10:00 am
Remember Pop beads? How about a "make your own" potholder loom set? The adults all had porcelain lace figurines, similar to this one:

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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 10:05 am
HAHAHA! My granny had that loom thing at her house. I made many potholders I actually think it was one of my aunt's things that granny just always kept. Granny even figured out how to make more of the cloth loops for us when we ran out. I had fun with that thing.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 11:09 am

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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 11:10 am
huk I loved the tv show the millionaire
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 11:46 am
Chatty Cathy was my very favorite toy. Grace, I had that same dollhouse! After I got my tonsils out, well actually my sister and I both were in at the same time to get them out, we got home to find a really big wooden dollhouse so the metal one went by the wayside.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 11:55 am

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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 11:59 am
Every boy I knew who had Stretch Armstrong when I was little ended up cutting into him to find out what was inside.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 12:00 pm
Saw the Red Barn in the archives. My little sis had a bit of "coming of age" at the Red Barn. She was eating her regular kiddie burger, while the rest of us "adults" munched happily on our Barn Busters. Sis looks wistfully up at Mom and says, "when do I get to have a Barn Buster?" Mom got her a Barn Buster and she gobbled up every bite of it! She got Barn Busters along with the rest of us after that!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 12:10 pm
My brother had hundreds of these and we'd spend all afternoon setting them up in the dining room, then go get my Barbies to use as bombs and knock them all down while his G.I. Joe supervised, then we'd set them up and do it all over again.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 12:14 pm
Grace, I had a doll house that looked very similar (but wooden), but never really got how to play with it (or with dolls in general, for that matter ). were you supposed to just keep rearranging the furniture? I had a doll that pooped, but was already changing my real life sis's dirty diapers (which was not the most fun thing) and making her bottles and dressing her, so wondered the point in creating more work with an inanimate object. I suppose if you did not have younger siblings to care for, and wanted the experience. I don't think there is a good substitute tho for the feedback of a rl baby's crying and squirming when you are not doing these things with great skill and care 
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 12:16 pm
stretch armstrong - hahaha and GI Joe....I actually liked him cuz he did things, and was nice to look at. hard to believe, but I remember thinking he was handsome when I was as young as 3
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 12:21 pm
My mom worked at Red Barn when I was a kid. I don't even understand why they are all gone? They were great fast food! Their chicken was really, really good and you could get a burger if you wanted. I miss Red Barn! 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 12:45 pm
My GI Joes used to kidnap Barbie and her friends and hold them hostage. Sometimes poor Barbie got released with cut hair. When my mom was re-doing the backyard she dug up a couple Barbies (along with a bunch of other stuff.) I don't particularly remember burying Barbie but the only thing we could figure out was that sometimes GI Joes ransome demands weren't met.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 12:52 pm
You were scary. Wargod...LOL...GI Joe used to visit my Barbie's camping site and they would lay on top of each other naked in the tent.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 12:54 pm
LOL Naja and War my Barbies inevitably got disrobed and decapitated by my brother
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 1:02 pm
LOL, not scary...twisted! I never liked Barbies (or many girl toys, total tomboy.) They were hard to dress and they didn't do anything or come with any nifty extras. I was the type that as long as I had a bike, roller skates and a ball I was quite happy. When I did play with toys, it was the GI Joes, Transformers or Tonka Trucks. Remember the big yellow metal ones? They're all plastic now and don't last.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 1:07 pm
(we had GI Joe too, and Barbie always chose a military man over that sissy no-anatomy, Ken) Go figure that I married a Marine, huh?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 1:09 pm
Oh, Sharinia! A couple weeks ago we were at Kota's game and one of her team mates younger sisters brought a bunch of Barbie Dolls. I made a comment about how nice it was to see them all dressed. Every doll, Polly Pocket and Barbie Kota has is naked within seconds of coming out of their boxes.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 1:20 pm
that's an excellent pic, Escapee LoL War. I was like you, a tomboy (hate that word tho). When the neighborhood girls brought out their dolls, I usually went home to read, do something sporty or play video games. They were always very sweet and never held it against me. During school recess, I usually played soccer with the boys and was the only girl. Looking back, I am amazed at how nicely they accepted me. After school tho, I would play with my girlfriends, unless they brought out their dolls or wanted to play dress up with their mothers waaay oversized, often ugly dresses 
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