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cyberswede

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10. Is this you?

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 02:44 PM

Dec 2013

But seriously - that's a great story about the store! It looks like an awesome toy - and to think it gave you joy all over again in your teens!

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What was a memorable thing Santa brought you as a kid? [View all] cyberswede Dec 2013 OP

Christmas '68 I was 5, and my oldest brother was on leave from the army via Germany- MerryBlooms Dec 2013 #1

That's a great memory! cyberswede Dec 2013 #4

Nice MerryBlooms Dec 2013 #5

Tin Can Alley Rambis Dec 2013 #2

Well, that's cool. cyberswede Dec 2013 #3

No that would have dented the cans-It was a light gun Rambis Dec 2013 #7

Chatty Cathy. She scared the bejeebers out of me. nolabear Dec 2013 #6

Gah - that was a scary episode! cyberswede Dec 2013 #8

Dolls ... Arugula Latte Dec 2013 #34

Hah! pipi_k Dec 2013 #19

Topper Operation X500 missile base Adsos Letter Dec 2013 #9

Is this you? cyberswede Dec 2013 #10

LOL! Yeah, pretty much, but with a buzz cut. Who here remembers Butch Wax? Adsos Letter Dec 2013 #12

Tog'ls geardaddy Dec 2013 #11

I'm not familiar with those... cyberswede Dec 2013 #13

I think Lego is actually older. geardaddy Dec 2013 #14

When I was seven I wanted a US Army bugle (must have been those old cavalry movies) panader0 Dec 2013 #15

Did your Grampa play the bugle? cyberswede Dec 2013 #16

It was the first year that I got something truly different than my twin MissMillie Dec 2013 #17

That's awesome! cyberswede Dec 2013 #18

Atari 2600 hibbing Dec 2013 #20

It's fun to get stuff with which you can waste time! cyberswede Dec 2013 #36

Superman under panties! B Calm Dec 2013 #21

Fun! cyberswede Dec 2013 #38

I really believed Santa brought this: In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #22

That train sounds cool! cyberswede Dec 2013 #39

Several things not all at the same time NV Whino Dec 2013 #23

I guess you're not average! cyberswede Dec 2013 #40

Oh yeah... NV Whino Dec 2013 #67

A microscope. I loved it. BlueJazz Dec 2013 #24

Did it come with slides? cyberswede Dec 2013 #41

It came with everything but I preferred to get my own stuff like hair, phonograph needle, grass.. BlueJazz Dec 2013 #44

Nothing. I'm Jewish, and thought the Santa stuff was silly. HERVEPA Dec 2013 #25

I don't know much about Hannukah, but... cyberswede Dec 2013 #42

Well, lighting the candles and singing was nice HERVEPA Dec 2013 #58

A VROOOM! Tricycle. I was about 3 and could read my name. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #26

Great story! cyberswede Dec 2013 #43

There are many pictures and 8mm movies of me having a blast on it. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #47

I was only 3 years old Corgigal Dec 2013 #27

Whoa - that thing is cool! cyberswede Dec 2013 #45

Hell NO Corgigal Dec 2013 #68

Heartwarming story follows... sendero Dec 2013 #28

That's a great story! cyberswede Dec 2013 #46

My first telescope. :P Dash87 Dec 2013 #29

Your first? cyberswede Dec 2013 #48

It wasn't very good, but of course I thought it was the best thing ever. Dash87 Dec 2013 #59

Best stuff ever for me -- HappyMe Dec 2013 #30

Those are all awesome things... cyberswede Dec 2013 #49

After a while my mom wasn't happy with the chemistry set. HappyMe Dec 2013 #62

The Christmas when I was 10, LWolf Dec 2013 #31

That's fantastic! cyberswede Dec 2013 #50

Still do. LWolf Dec 2013 #57

I guess it was this Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #32

Those are cool... cyberswede Dec 2013 #35

They did look like they were made of rock Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #52

I thought they were plastic... cyberswede Dec 2013 #54

I don't think I ever played with them in the tub Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #55

I got copies of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn the year I was 9.... Rowdyboy Dec 2013 #33

True classics! cyberswede Dec 2013 #51

Thank God I read the books long before I ever saw that movie! Rowdyboy Dec 2013 #66

I used to get Nancy Drew books. HappyMe Dec 2013 #60

I loved Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and Trixie Belden and the Bobwhites of the Glenn.... Rowdyboy Dec 2013 #65

My brother used to regift as a kid. I once got a used spirograft set from him complete applegrove Dec 2013 #37

That's a fun story! cyberswede Dec 2013 #53

Yes. He was about 11 and I was 8. I don't think I used the set once. But the story is great. applegrove Dec 2013 #56

I loved my spirograph set. HappyMe Dec 2013 #61

Ok-Here's my Christams toy story... Boxerfan Dec 2013 #63

The Mattel Intellivision NewJeffCT Dec 2013 #64

My Smokey, the Bear. Looked like this. I still have him, minus the hat and sinkingfeeling Dec 2013 #69