Posted on 12/21/2022 2:23:53 PM PST by euram
As with most media coverage these days, they are afraid to tell the real truth.
The Boomers are getting senile and buying toys!
When I read the headline about adults buying toys for themselves, I thought at first that they were referring to hunting rifles, shotguns, AR-15’s and the like.
I hadn’t had much exposure to naked grown women or men when I was a girl, so I didn’t know it was “wrong”. I can only imagine that if they had been accurate that I probably would’ve thought that was gross when I was a kid. And I guarantee you my parents would’ve never let me play with “dolls” like that. Never.
P.S. Santa’s not real?
Well, I believe! ;)
They actually are dads. The kids only get them temporarily.
When I was a kid, I got the Mercury space capsule...:)
And the footlocker!
I always wanted the jeep with the recoilless gun!
Dont forget the D cells.
“when a new cutesy term gets coined”
This wouldn’t be a story were it not for the the “kidults” hook.
Adults have been buying toys for themselves for centuries.
Mine are usually measured in carats...
Guilty as charged:
2005 Harley Davidson Electra-Glide Classic
2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
Laptop-Desktop-Ipad-Iphone
1972 Cherry Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Custom
Fender Telecaster - Ovation Acoustic - Yamaha 12 String
And lets not mention guns and ammo (that all were lost in a tragic boating accident)
Not just “king”. My goal is “Unquestioned Lord and Ruler of the Cosmos”.
I will require paper towels in every restroom, not just those damn blowers. And because I’m in the trucking industry, I will require that all loading docks will be far enough apart than you can swing trailer doors open or shut.
Those are just two of the things I will decree. There are others, but I can’t remember them right now.
LOL. I had planned to buy myself a new pair of jeans for Christmas, but simply never got around to it. I’ll get around to it at some point. I don’t need much but buy what I need throughout the year. Since I retired, my needs are few when it comes to clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc.
I purchased gifts for the grandchildren; one book, one toy they had requested, plus one extra puzzle or small interesting “surprise” item I thought they would enjoy; along wtih one article of clothing.
I got my husband some socks and a couple of other items I knew he needed. Plus a T-shirt that says “You can’t tell me what to do—you aren’t my grand-daughter”! He is going to love that!
People spend way too much much on themselves. Twenty dollars here and 100 dollars there adds up and is money that can be saved for emergencies so you can avoid going in debt for unexpected expenses. Boring boomer attitude I know, but that attitude has served my family well over the years.
That’s it. My Christmas shopping was done!
I would have loved the carrier and space shuttle mobile complex.
Guilty. New side X side ATV and a DP-12
Here me and my wife mostly pick stuff of Amazon lists for the most part.
I really don’t want anything. After looking through the lists and recommendations a lot, I put power tools and or some 1/18 die cast models.
Come, my FRiend, let us rule as tyrants together. The only area of sole control I request is command of the grammar gestapo, aka the syntax stasi. All I’ll say is that a few strategic executions will be all that is required to put an end to people pluralizing words by putting an apostrophe before the “s” at the end of the word
After hearing that pervert exposed by Project Varitas imagine the toys school kids are getting from their drag queen visitors...
I have a Ryobi battery-powered weed whip, which came with a leaf-blower attachment. I went back and bought the matching Ryobi chainsaw that uses the same batteries.
For the average homeowner who only uses tools like those in short spurts, battery is the way to go. No messing with mixing gas, temperamental carburetors, etc. Put in the battery and it works.
Funny thing is, I got the weed whip and the leaf blower, with battery, for not much more money than just one replacement battery costs. Not sure what to make of that, other than some kind of gouging. Damn capitalists. :-)
Lol.
I get carrots, too, sometimes. But they are in the beef stew.
The snow blower uses a LOT of power, so it takes two of the heavy 40 volt batteries. Their bigger two-stage blower needs FOUR batteries!
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