Things you remember from when you were younger?

[Australis]

I seem to remember a comet sinking behind the horizon then, but sun colored. A slow fireball.

That might have been Comet Bennett. My Dad got me up before sunrise one day. I was blown away, and I am always thankful to my Dad that he did that. We also got up early to watch the Moon lands (because Australia).

Toys. Meccano, I had a small set, but with younger siblings in the house all the little nuts and bolts went missing. Blocks, like Lego, but made of the soft plastic. I had two sets, one was called Montini. I loved them, I made spaceships, boats, towers, endless things. I made weirs spaceships up until my teens and put them on my bookshelf like people put collectibles today. My aunt bought me a tin toy when she passed through America, and I still have it, it was a spaceship that rolled around on the floor and wheels, and wouldd launch a little spaceman up to hover on a cloud of air, he was made from styrofoam and cardboard, imagine an inverted mushroom. And the Dinky Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger.

TV. All the Irwin Allen. All the Gerry Anderson (except Thunderbirds, a rights thing in Australia). Sea Hunt. Flipper. Disney. And this Aussie show, its production values weren't much more than Tom Corbett or their ilk, but the theme tune was incredibly groovy. Go to 3:20.

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[Gingerbread Demon]

That might have been Comet Bennett. My Dad got me up before sunrise one day. I was blown away, and I am always thankful to my Dad that he did that. We also got up early to watch the Moon lands (because Australia).

Toys. Meccano, I had a small set, but with younger siblings in the house all the little nuts and bolts went missing. Blocks, like Lego, but made of the soft plastic. I had two sets, one was called Montini. I loved them, I made spaceships, boats, towers, endless things. I made weirs spaceships up until my teens and put them on my bookshelf like people put collectibles today. My aunt bought me a tin toy when she passed through America, and I still have it, it was a spaceship that rolled around on the floor and wheels, and wouldd launch a little spaceman up to hover on a cloud of air, he was made from styrofoam and cardboard, imagine an inverted mushroom. And the Dinky Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger.

TV. All the Irwin Allen. All the Gerry Anderson (except Thunderbirds, a rights thing in Australia). Sea Hunt. Flipper. Disney. And this Aussie show, its production values weren't much more than Tom Corbett or their ilk, but the theme tune was incredibly groovy. Go to 3:20.

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I remember that show used to be on the ABC

 

[Spider]

Rick Brant science adventure series for kids. They were like the Hardy Boys series, except they used "science" to solve mysteries. Early series for nerds before they knew they were nerds.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Rick Brant science adventure series for kids. They were like the Hardy Boys series, except they used "science" to solve mysteries. Early series for nerds before they knew they were nerds.

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[JirinPanthosa]

Me and my family went to Marthas Vineyard every year in late August. Once when I was 12 it was right after a hurricane and I had a boogey board. There was incredibly rough surf at the beach, waves five or six feet high, getting hit by one would knock you way back and you'd hit the bottom. Might have been the most fun I had as a child.

Today they probably would have not allowed anyone into the water on a day like that.

 

[Spider]

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how about this one? If not, just google rick brant science adventure books for images.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I remember seeing ball and fork lightning as a young 'un, or it was a dream I had as a young 'un.

 

[publiusr]

The ones I remember were squarish with rounded edges.

I remember them being much thinner, no thicker than candy cigarettes...

There were models of atomic power stations, submarine forts. The adds in the back of Popular Science.

 

[Nyotarules]

When chocolate bar Snickers was called Marathon

 

[John Clark]

When chocolate bar Snickers was called Marathon

And Starburst were Opal Fruits (though they pop up every so often under their old name too).

I remember the adverts fo the Marathon name change.

 

[Kor]

The fad of sodas that are normally brown in color being made clear instead. Well, there are a few still around. The flavor always seems to be missing something.

Kor

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I remember quality TV shows and stars.

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[rhubarbodendron]

Lots of traumas in childhood --- I am in a 12 step program I go to everyday at least once to deal with said childhood traumas that have lasted and affect my daily life today-- so It is great to remember the good times but always it really was almost never good--

How about going to a very nice place afterwards, as a reward? This way you subconsciousely can connect the bad memories with the good experiences and maybe wipe them out gradually.

my first SciFi book =)

 

[Nyotarules]

And Starburst were Opal Fruits (though they pop up every so often under their old name too).

I remember the adverts fo the Marathon name change.

Opal fruits, made to make your mouth water!

 

[Delta Vega]

Aztec Bars

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Aztec Bars

A watering hole for ancient peoples?

 

[Velocity]

Smooth rootbeer brought to you by a carhop on rollerskates. Ice cream sodas from Dairy Queen. They cost 35 cents when I was a kid. I miss ice cream sodas, but I couldn't eat them anymore anyway.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Does anyone remember Colorforms, those cut-outs of people and animals that you could stick to a fold out diorama that came in the box?
I had the King Kong one based on the 1976 remake where the board opened up to reveal the village and the gate and it came with Kong, the snake and characters from the movie.
I also had that plastic girder and panel set that you could make skyscrapers out of. I built the twin towers and had a toy gorilla on the top pretending to be King Kong.

 

[scotpens]

Does anyone remember Colorforms, those cut-outs of people and animals that you could stick to a fold out diorama that came in the box?

Sure, I remember those. I even remember playing with the original Colorforms, which were just simple abstract shapes that you stuck to a plain black board.

I also had that plastic girder and panel set that you could make skyscrapers out of. I built the twin towers and had a toy gorilla on the top pretending to be King Kong.

Those Kenner Bridge and Turnpike and Girder and Panel sets were tremendous fun. The only problem were those flimsy vacuformed plastic roof panels with translucent skylights. Most of the skylights would be crushed and caved in after a few months of use.

 

[Pondwater]

Going to McDonalds was a treat.