Thursday, February 9, 2012

U Can't Touch This?

We all like to reminisce about our childhoods. A website called Retro Gifts allows you to reminisce about your childhood by buying gifts based on your birth year. For example, if you were born in 1951 like I was, you would see on their list:     

A Roy Rogers Lunchbox                               Matchbox Cars                                         


Sea Monkeys                                             and a Tonka truck



They didn't all come out in 1951, but they would be the sort of toys someone born in 1951 might have received as gifts over the years. And as an added service, each of the objects listed has a link to Amazon just in case your mom threw out these things while you were away at college. For my boys, born in the early to mid 80's, the website lists:  
 









I don't think I've seen slap bracelets for a while.  But we have been cleaning the basement over the last few weeks and came across the Teddy Ruxpin bear and the pogs in boxes.  I'm still using the original Nintendo set to play Dr. Mario (best score ever - 1, 275, 400 points). So I know why these are on the list. But somebody out there had to be buying MC Hammer pants to get them on the list, right? Confession is good for the soul.  Was it you, Scott? Or maybe Brian? You can tell us.    


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