Pio1980
AK Member
'Sikle nickels. The tab rings from some cans could be used in parking meters as nickels, bikers used them a lot.
Idiot mittens
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mfrench
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Just the right height to stuff under a car, lets say,.. backing out of the driveway.
My brother and I had one, and so did our friend across the street.
We lived on a steep street, that consisted of three parts; The top part,.. really steep. That really steep section crossed the main street that entered into our tract. That main street was built level, so, we had a short transition from really steep, to a short level section, across a gutter swale dip in the road, and then onto a moderately steep, longer section. This longer section allowed you to get going really fast. But, it ended into a T, where you had to go right or left, or slam into the garage at the T. If you turned right, you entered section three, a short steep Cul de Sac, where you were eventually forced to hit the driveway apron of a long uphill driveway, which eventually stopped you.
That leveled main street crossing,…. well, when we raced down the street, we’d post kids at the intersection to stop cars,.. because kids are so reliable. By the time we got to that intersection we were going way too fast to stop, or jump off. Then came the rest of the downhill course,… long and straight 'til that T at the end.
Note the caliber of the brakes.
My brother and I had one, and so did our friend across the street.
We lived on a steep street, that consisted of three parts; The top part,.. really steep. That really steep section crossed the main street that entered into our tract. That main street was built level, so, we had a short transition from really steep, to a short level section, across a gutter swale dip in the road, and then onto a moderately steep, longer section. This longer section allowed you to get going really fast. But, it ended into a T, where you had to go right or left, or slam into the garage at the T. If you turned right, you entered section three, a short steep Cul de Sac, where you were eventually forced to hit the driveway apron of a long uphill driveway, which eventually stopped you.
That leveled main street crossing,…. well, when we raced down the street, we’d post kids at the intersection to stop cars,.. because kids are so reliable. By the time we got to that intersection we were going way too fast to stop, or jump off. Then came the rest of the downhill course,… long and straight 'til that T at the end.
Note the caliber of the brakes.
Love It!! Wish I had one as a kid. Total Death Mobile. Love the Fred Flintstones brakes.Just the right height to stuff under a car, lets say,.. backing out of the driveway.
My brother and I had one, and so did our friend across the street.
We lived on a steep street, that consisted of three parts; The top part,.. really steep. That really steep section crossed the main street that entered into our tract. That main street was built level, so, we had a short transition from really steep, to a short level section, across a gutter swale dip in the road, and then onto a moderately steep, longer section. This longer section allowed you to get going really fast. But, it ended into a T, where you had to go right or left, or slam into the garage at the T. If you turned right, you entered section three, a short steep Cul de Sac, where you were eventually forced to hit the driveway apron of a long uphill driveway, which eventually stopped you.
That leveled main street crossing,…. well, when we raced down the street, we’d post kids at the intersection to stop cars,.. because kids are so reliable. By the time we got to that intersection we were going way too fast to stop, or jump off. Then came the rest of the downhill course,… long and straight 'til that T at the end.
Note the caliber of the brakes.
Don't tell me you never put dummy legs on it and shoved it under a neighbors car
Maynard G Krebs
Maynard G. Krebs: You gotta save me, good buddy! I mean, when I meet a chick face-to-face, I get cold feet clear up to my skull!
Dobie Gillis: Maynard, you'll have to get used to girls sooner or later!
Maynard G. Krebs: How's about later, when I'm, like, too old to care?
Dobie Gillis: Maynard. Girls aren't gonna hurt you!
Maynard G. Krebs: Oh, no? They let you spend money on 'em, they take away all the seats on the bus, and they giggle about you in the girls' locker room! Ohhhh, no; I'm steering clear of foreign entanglements!
[Venice enters]
Venice West: Sabrina-chick! I've been burrowing through all the record stores, and they are square, girl! Just square! Strictly Nowheresville!
Maynard G. Krebs: "Nowheresville?"
Venice West: Like, way out in Stick City, man! WAY out!
Maynard G. Krebs: Ooh, I hear my people calling!
[Venice and Maynard walk over to each other]
Venice West: You in-in, Daddy-O?
Maynard G. Krebs: The innest, girl!
Venice West: Who ya dig on the horn?
Maynard G. Krebs: Dizzy Gillespie, who else?
Venice West: On the 88's?
Maynard G. Krebs: Thelonious Monk, natch!
Venice West: Like, cool!
Maynard G. Krebs: Like, cool!
Venice West: Like, hi!
Maynard G. Krebs: Like, hi!
[They embrace and sit at the park bench together]
Dobie Gillis: Like, that's the strangest mating call I've ever heard!
Maynard G. Krebs: You gotta save me, good buddy! I mean, when I meet a chick face-to-face, I get cold feet clear up to my skull!
Dobie Gillis: Maynard, you'll have to get used to girls sooner or later!
Maynard G. Krebs: How's about later, when I'm, like, too old to care?
Dobie Gillis: Maynard. Girls aren't gonna hurt you!
Maynard G. Krebs: Oh, no? They let you spend money on 'em, they take away all the seats on the bus, and they giggle about you in the girls' locker room! Ohhhh, no; I'm steering clear of foreign entanglements!
[Venice enters]
Venice West: Sabrina-chick! I've been burrowing through all the record stores, and they are square, girl! Just square! Strictly Nowheresville!
Maynard G. Krebs: "Nowheresville?"
Venice West: Like, way out in Stick City, man! WAY out!
Maynard G. Krebs: Ooh, I hear my people calling!
[Venice and Maynard walk over to each other]
Venice West: You in-in, Daddy-O?
Maynard G. Krebs: The innest, girl!
Venice West: Who ya dig on the horn?
Maynard G. Krebs: Dizzy Gillespie, who else?
Venice West: On the 88's?
Maynard G. Krebs: Thelonious Monk, natch!
Venice West: Like, cool!
Maynard G. Krebs: Like, cool!
Venice West: Like, hi!
Maynard G. Krebs: Like, hi!
[They embrace and sit at the park bench together]
Dobie Gillis: Like, that's the strangest mating call I've ever heard!
mfrench
Addicted Member
I grew up skateboarding, from a time when all we had were steel wheels.
Steel skateboard wheels:
These were great on concrete. When you tried to turn, it looked a bit like an angle grinder against the edge of metal,.. sparks flying, and the skateboard would go flying one way, while you bounced on your head the other way.
Clay skateboard wheels.
You could now turn without the flaming skid out, and tumble, ^.
But, with clay wheels, even the tiniest speck of pebble on the sidewalk, or, street, meant that the skateboard would instantly, and completely stop. You as a rider, would continue on though.
Anything with wheels that spark when you use them!
Steel skateboard wheels:
These were great on concrete. When you tried to turn, it looked a bit like an angle grinder against the edge of metal,.. sparks flying, and the skateboard would go flying one way, while you bounced on your head the other way.
Clay skateboard wheels.
You could now turn without the flaming skid out, and tumble, ^.
But, with clay wheels, even the tiniest speck of pebble on the sidewalk, or, street, meant that the skateboard would instantly, and completely stop. You as a rider, would continue on though.
Anything with wheels that spark when you use them!
MaxxVolume
Lunatic Member
Did you ever build a match stick gun from a clothes pin?
They shot flaming strike-anywhere matches, anywhere.
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the part labeled "shell" was used to cock the gun prior to loading an unlit match.
This was the perfect toy to teach a kid to make,... one who lives in tinder dry wild fire country (me).
Ohio Blue Tips....best stick matches ever made !
mfrench
Addicted Member
So many nice memories of toys & slogans listed. I remember having some fun with these. You could a pack like this for only a dime! My son & grandson just laughs about it!
Rome
Those were great!
Then we found out what would happen, if you hit the whole roll of caps, all at once, with a hammer.
