re: some of the coolest things to own when you were in 3rd-6th grade? Nostalgia thread

Posted by JawjaTigah

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 2:37 pm to Perfect Circle

‘57-61 were the years between 3rd-6th grades in my world.

Best stuff was: DC comic books, bike, skates, Mad Magazine, 2 transistor radio, assorted toy guns, chemistry set, football, basketball, plastic toy soldiers and dinosaurs.

ETA:Almost forgot - Etch-a-Sketch, Hula Hoop, pocket knife

Good, simpler times.

This post was edited on 10/8/17 at 3:15 pm

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Posted by Bama and Beer

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 2:44 pm to JawjaTigah

I'm impressed that a 97 year old can type so well. (also impressed at my math)

Posted by MardiGrasCajun

Dirty Coast, MS

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 3:05 pm to SEClint

Posted by JawjaTigah

On the Bandwagon

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 3:18 pm to Bama and Beer

quote:
impressed that a 97 yr old can type so well

Yeah? Well us ole farts can read and write in script - longhand, too.

Posted by Perfect Circle

S W Alabama

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 3:20 pm to JawjaTigah

Comics!!! Yes, I loved comics. They had them in up-right racks, arranged vertically that you could rotate. Every other week, we'd walk two miles to the closest convenience store to check out the new arrivals. Then we'd take them home and just devour them, with our eyes.
A great escape!

Posted by MardiGrasCajun

Dirty Coast, MS

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 3:22 pm to JawjaTigah

quote:
longhand, too.

My mother can still do shorthand. I remember as a child her showing me what the different symbols meant.

Posted by CorkSoaker

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 3:27 pm to Perfect Circle

Posted by RedPop4

Santiago de Compostela

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 3:56 pm to SEClint

Mongoose or Red Line BMX bikes, just coming out, then.
Star Wars or Charlie's Angels trading cards.
Army surplus gear for playing WW II out in the back yard.

Posted by Kirby59

Rocket City

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 4:13 pm to RedPop4

Hot Wheels, GI Joes, bike with a sissy bar

Coolest thing was the memory of feeling up my friend's sister

Posted by Gaspergou202

Metairie, LA

Member since Jun 2016

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 4:23 pm to SEClint

Click clacks that could blind you, and lawn darts that could kill you!

Happier times!

Posted by northshorebamaman

Cochise County AZ

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 4:35 pm to SEClint

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Posted by BHM

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 4:54 pm to northshorebamaman

Our first air conditioner was literally the coolest. Nothing like standing in front of it after playing outside. I would have given up all my toys for that thing.

Posted by LSUFanMizeWay

Picayune MS

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:22 pm to SEClint

Tarantula

Posted by cypresstiger

The South

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:41 pm to LSUFanMizeWay

Major Matt Mason, toy astronaut

This post was edited on 10/8/17 at 5:45 pm

Posted by TigrrrDad

Member since Oct 2016

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Posted on 10/8/17 at 7:22 pm to Supermoto Tiger

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Honda QA50. I'll remember that day for the rest of my life. We lived in the country which was cool but no neighborhood kids to play with. I had trails throughout the property and rode that thing from daylight to dark every chance I had.

Had a Honda Z50 around 1972. A kid around the corner had the QA50. I never understood why Honda made both, unless the QA was just cheaper. The Z50 was a far superior machine.

This post was edited on 10/8/17 at 7:23 pm