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Old 06-01-2007, 10:25   #46
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My childhood was made up of looky likey toys
Eg wanted subbuteo, got casdon soccer
wanted Jump Jockey, got escalado
wanted Lego, got bettabuilda
wanted Johnny 7 multi weapon thingy , got spud gun
.....not that these early disappointments in life have left a scar, my therapist says I'm making great progress and will soon be able to talk about my teenage let downs too.
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Old 06-01-2007, 19:48   #47
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lol....done that!! put couldnt quite put them on straight so it always gave the game away
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Old 06-01-2007, 20:09   #48
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Bloody rubix cube darn things - that ended up wizzed till i thought of re arranging the stickers too & they fell off so least it was all same colour on all sides after then ended up in bin
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Did you never think about taking them apart and then putting them back together again? That way the stickers stayed on!!
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Did you never think about taking them apart and then putting them back together again? That way the stickers stayed on!!
yessssssss but sometimes couldnt get it back together...lol
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I bought a book - did it a few times by following it step by step then lost interest!
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Gayle thats really sad, lol.
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I begged and pleaded for a Chatty Cathy doll but alas I never did get one. I went mad for a stylophone but didn't get one of those either.
I had some Klackers. They were brilliant!
Had a Sindy doll, just wasn't impressed when I wanted a Chatty Cathy.
Had an etch a sketch.
Couldn't play music on a flippin etch a sketch
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anything to do with space 1999
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What were those corrugated plastic tubes called that you swung round your head to make a "Woo- Woo" sound?
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dont remember those, what year where they?
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What were those corrugated plastic tubes called that you swung round your head to make a "Woo- Woo" sound?


you can still get those, Reece had one last year, till i threw it away
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Old 08-01-2007, 22:38   #58
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dont remember those, what year where they?
I'm not sure but I think they came out about the same time as the first "Hot Wheels" sets, maybe about 1975?
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Old 08-01-2007, 22:48   #59
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...and don't forget the engineering triumph that was "Wall-Walkers"!
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heh, now your talking, Hotwheels, I had loads, we used to set it up on teh stairs and send teh cars down to smash into the skirting. That was till me mum noticed all teh dents
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