Remember this?

spearko520 · Apr 29, 2012

zamial said:
i sure do! My wife is a huge "bones" fan. When i told her that the premise of bones was a spin off of this show she had to see it. "q" is the original forensic anthropologist! I love watching metv for the old reruns of when tv was worth watching.

Guess i need to actually add another...

Not transformers:

gobots!!!

Reno_eNVy · Apr 29, 2012

masonsjax said:

Remember how they cost between $15 and $20 for roughly 20 years? .... and then Nike bought Converse and I haven't bought a pair since. It just doesn't seem worth it to pay $40-50.

Huaco · Apr 29, 2012

static said:
I fully understand why my father would periodically lock the TV up in his closet to force us into doing something more productive. And you never said you were "bored". Bored = extra chores. We went out and found stuff to do.

I, on occasion, have been known to lock the Wii in the closet. Since we only receive Over-the-air TV, my boys have nothing better to do than to pester their mother all day. She will shoo them out of the house and they go throw rocks at each other or something... haha!

JonM · Apr 30, 2012

These were so cool.

ao125 · Apr 30, 2012

JonM said:
These were so cool.

Does the store Spencer Gifts still exist?

Hang Glider · Apr 30, 2012

CGVT said:
Older yet, the Church Key

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actually, that's just a can opener, but often mistakenly called a church key. Yes, they've been around for ages. HOWEVER - when's the last time you had to pierce a can? We used to have to pierce the "Hi-C" open....

this is the 'church key' - see the shape? the one on the left is still commonly available and is often found in the paint section of the stores.

Grumpybumpy · Apr 30, 2012

CGVT · Apr 30, 2012

Hang Glider said:
actually, that's just a can opener, but often mistakenly called a church key. Yes, they've been around for ages. HOWEVER - when's the last time you had to pierce a can? We used to have to pierce the "Hi-C" open....

Eh, we called them all church keys. When I was in high school they were just transitioning to the pop-tops. We used them to open cans and pop the top off of those stubby bottles of PBR that came in 8 packs :mug:

Homercidal · Apr 30, 2012

Hang Glider said:
actually, that's just a can opener, but often mistakenly called a church key. Yes, they've been around for ages. HOWEVER - when's the last time you had to pierce a can? We used to have to pierce the "Hi-C" open....

I remember using them to open fruit punch and condensed milk and some other stuff, like motor oil...

Seems like I used one not that long ago but I can't recall what it was for. I *think* it was for condensed milk or something. I think they still seal those up without a pop top.

EDIT: I remember the Hawaiian Fruit Punch came in cans that were like large oil cans. I wonder who would win a battle between the little Hawaiian Punch dude and Hi-C's Oh Yeah guy??

cfonnes · Apr 30, 2012

The Hippity Hop, you would sit on it hold the handle and bounce around.

Funny thing is that I was helping brand cattle this weekend, afterwards we were sitting on my sisters back porch having a BBQ and I notice the Hippity Hop that we grew up with sitting in the back yard. It is at least 40 years old and has gone through a dozen kids.

spearko520 · Apr 30, 2012

Homercidal said:
I remember using them to open fruit punch and condensed milk and some other stuff, like motor oil...

Seems like I used one not that long ago but I can't recall what it was for. I *think* it was for condensed milk or something. I think they still seal those up without a pop top.

EDIT: I remember the Hawaiian Fruit Punch came in cans that were like large oil cans. I wonder who would win a battle between the little Hawaiian Punch dude and Hi-C's Oh Yeah guy??

kool aid man was the oh yeah guy. i have a fat friend who routinely walks through the screen of my front door, so that memory kind of stays refreshed at our house...

Zuljin · Apr 30, 2012

Those people were so high... look at em

static · Apr 30, 2012

Here's a "remember this..." for you. From The local new station today. They removed the siding and found this.

http://beaconhill.komonews.com/news/history/742131-little-miss-sunbeam-sees-sun-again

ManCaveMan · Apr 30, 2012

Grumpybumpy said:
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Mind blown! I got these as a souvenir in Dog Patch USA. Anyone remember the cartoon or go to the theme park? Looks pretty spooky now.

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cannman · Apr 30, 2012

I'm not a smoker, but as a kid, I remember these machines and often pushed the buttons and checked for change when passing by.

ManCaveMan · Apr 30, 2012

Mr. Yuk anyone?

ManCaveMan · Apr 30, 2012

ManCaveMan · Apr 30, 2012

Best Kool-Aid flavor ever. EVER.

Homercidal · Apr 30, 2012

ManCaveMan said:

Geez...

I can name all of those characters.

ManCaveMan · Apr 30, 2012

Fail or best marketing move ever? How many people remember why the cans today Coca-Cola Classic?

edmanster · Apr 30, 2012

Homercidal said:
Geez...

I can name all of those characters.

And 2 of them were played by M.J.Fox

JonM · Apr 30, 2012

Homercidal said:
Geez...

I can name all of those characters.

Random 80s trivia - the guy who played Sloth in Goonies was some kind of star linebacker or lineman for the Oilers and the Raiders. Before my time though.

CGVT · Apr 30, 2012

John Matuszak. He was in Caveman with Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach, too

machinelf · Apr 30, 2012

rjsnau said:
Can't believe this hasn't been listed yet. Did anyone else have one? I used to play for hours with this.

OMG, loved this thing!

Ok, check this out. Me and my friends loved this movie (or at least the concept of the game itself) so we started playing it in our junior high until the Administration caught wind of it and confiscated our guns.

ManCaveMan · Apr 30, 2012

Any He-Men out there have Stinkor?? I had forgotten all about him until one of my kids brought home some patchouli hand soap.

Hang Glider · Apr 30, 2012

Homercidal said:
I remember using them to open fruit punch and condensed milk and some other stuff, like motor oil...

Growing up, this is how we did oil...remember?

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Barnzy02 · Apr 30, 2012

rjsnau said:
Can't believe this hasn't been listed yet. Did anyone else have one? I used to play for hours with this.

HOLY ****! I completely forgot about this thing!

jafo28 · Apr 30, 2012

That's still how we do it in the aviation business.

Revvy · Apr 30, 2012

machinelf said:
OMG, loved this thing!

Ok, check this out. Me and my friends loved this movie (or at least the concept of the game itself) so we started playing it in our junior high until the Administration caught wind of it and confiscated our guns.

I actually had the ORIGINAL game before it became a movie and a game spinooff. I had it back when it was a hand typed and xeroxed manuscript with a crappy cover.

Reno_eNVy · Apr 30, 2012

ManCaveMan said:
Best Kool-Aid flavor ever. EVER.

That is the truth-fact.

JeepDiver · Apr 30, 2012

I think I remember having a 300 in one also

spearko520 · Apr 30, 2012

Homercidal said:
Geez...

I can name all of those characters.

how about the paintings on the walls - looks like crocodile dundee, et, eddie murphy golden child?, lost boys,big trouble in little china, critters?, can't make the next one out, and terminator- can anyone confirm this?

JonM · Apr 30, 2012

Lost Boys?

JonM · Apr 30, 2012

Oops - that'll teach me to read carefully. You already mentioned that one.

JonM · Apr 30, 2012

The one after Critters is Coming to America.

cannman · Apr 30, 2012

JeepDiver said:
I think I remember having a 300 in one also

What did this do?

cannman · Apr 30, 2012

Ban from my grade school... Considered gambling. So a game of skill...

edmanster · Apr 30, 2012

Homercidal said:
Geez...

I can name all of those characters.

flash gordon is on tv right now and made me think of this :mug:

JeepDiver · Apr 30, 2012

cannman said:
What did this do?

It had a bunch of electrical components with springs on the connections that you connected with wires. You could make radios, clocks, alarms, and bunches of other stuff depending on how you wired the components

Ceedubya · Apr 30, 2012

better than legos!

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