16251 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 This video brought back a period of my youth, before piano, that I was obsessed with. Anyone else ever own one of these? Not just the sub, you need to watch video. 2 Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matted stump Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Never fell for that one, but I sure remember the ad. Sea monkeys were more my speed. 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 Just now, mate stubb said: Never fell for that one, but I sure remember the ad. Sea monkeys were more my speed. I had the x-ray glasses <of course> 1 Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 I had one. Lucky I didn't swallow it. Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnector Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Yup...I remember my Dad coming home one day with a cardboard sub that was similar, by not quite as fancy as the one above. I was quite young. (Have two older brothers.) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was airing round that time...I think (that was a long time ago!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Darling pet monkey, eh? Boy, is that ever an invitation to violate the religion & politics rule. Remember, you have to diaper the creature or, well, you know.... What a way to wreck a Saturday evening, chasing a wild monkey through your house with a broom. Quote I just emptied out my swear jar and bought a CS-80. Cussing really pays off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 3 hours ago, David Emm said: Darling pet monkey, eh? Not pet monkey -- Sea Monkeys, aka brine shrimp. 1 Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 18 hours ago, Konnector said: I remember my Dad coming home one day with a cardboard sub My Dad bought me a cardboard mockup of John Glenn's Mercury space capsule Quote Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindaru Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 When I was about three or four, my parents bought me my own house! It was made out of cardboard and had an opening for the front door and an opening for a window, and you had to get in and out of it by crawling. It did have a nice design printed on the outside with a "cottage" theme to it. They make a version for adults, too. It is called a manufactured home. 🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Gehrig Charles Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 I remember those ads..... But as kids we were forbidden form ordering anything. My parents apparently thought for sure that they were scams. However there was a toy store in town that sold a lot of that stuff. I had the bullet hole decals, fake vomit and faux-spilled beer with can. I thought that stuff was hilarious! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Ah, fake vomit, the last stage before you graduate to booze and the real thing. Its also a weird rite of passage to consider the last use to which you'll put that. Its been a fun game for many years, because I have colorful friends. One sent me a very dessicated lizard in a clear jewel case for Christmas. The tag read "You need this! Merry Reptile!" Another sent a Keebler promo thingie of one elf holding a cookie and another wielding a brush, splattering it- and his fellow elf- with fudge from a bucket. Carefully labeled on the bucket, my friend had inscribed "FECES." My crowd has always embraced things that made you feel slightly guilty for laughing at them. 😁 Hey Tom, there's literally a Darling Pet Monkey entry. Its horrific, but the company sent wild live ones through the mail for several years. I'm sure that triggered quite a few emergency family meetings. 😱 1 Quote I just emptied out my swear jar and bought a CS-80. Cussing really pays off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 On 10/16/2024 at 4:59 PM, Konnector said: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was airing round that time...I think (that was a long time ago!) Yep. Irwin Allen was a cheesy sci-fi homeboy back then. I loved the recycled "computers" and oversized props from "Land of the Giants." Bill Maher said "I'm all for inclusion, but lately, every show has a trans teenager on it but reruns of 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.'" 😛 Quote I just emptied out my swear jar and bought a CS-80. Cussing really pays off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroy C Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 I bought the X-Ray Specs. They were just small holes with feathers or something like that, make things look a little grainy when I looked through them. Did not, in fact, allow me to see anyone naked ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 6 hours ago, David Emm said: Hey Tom, there's literally a Darling Pet Monkey entry. Its horrific, but the company sent wild live ones through the mail for several years. I'm sure that triggered quite a few emergency family meetings. 😱 Ah. My hillbilly ignorance strikes again! 1 Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thethirdapple Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Ah, the “tik-tok” of our youth… knowing it is fake BUT wanting it to be real so badly! -single tear drop PEACE _ _ _ 2 Quote When musical machines communicate, we had better listen… http://youtube.com/@ecoutezpourentendre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 As a child, I was never impressed by those ads and thought they were ridiculous. However, a trip to Toys R Us was like going to Disneyland.😁😎 1 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindaru Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 My husband had some rubber fake poop that I still keep even now that he is passed on. I am sure it will come in handy for those unwanted political campaign and religious people who come to the door. Correctly placed a fair enough distance from the door that they will think twice about stepping over it to knock. 🤣 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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