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I was born in 1949 and I agree! Well, the hula hoop wasn't deadly.

Hey, compared to kids today, what with all the "dangerous" things we did and played with, it's a wonder we're still here. My God, I rode a bike without a HELMET! What were my parents thinking?

And I wish I had a nickel for every time my brother steered the sled into a tree with me on the back. Oh, and ice skating on a farmer's pond where we, the kids, made the decision if the ice was thick enough or not. Ha. Ha. Egads.

However, I do remember the neighbor kid who actually did shoot his sister's eye out with a BB gun. But they were a redneck family from West Virginia who thought guns were an appropriate toy for a 10 year old boy.