Posted on 01/11/2019 11:11:08 AM PST by Red Badger
huh....I had no idea Yo-Yo Balls and Sky Dancers were a problem.
#4 impacted me for my send away Boba Fett. He was supposed to have a firing rocket pack. Collected the necessary tokens and waited (like in Christmas Story) for it to arrive....except it didn’t fire....they did include a paper explaining why... I was a very ticked young lad.
Sky Dancers could put your eye out, kid....................
Happy Fun Ball - still legal in some states!
The only thing I ‘sent away’ for as a kid was a package of Boyers Mallo Cups. They are like Reeses Peanut butter cups but filled with marshmallow cream.
Each one you buy had a small card inside with a number of ‘points’on it. When you saved up enough ‘points’ you could mail them in for a ‘free’ case of Mallo cups about a dozen or so.
Mine came in on a very hot Mississippi day and stayed in teh mailbox all day. They were melted into one big blob.................
Ah yes, clackers. Saw a few shatter in my day. No one wore safety glasses and yet no one was ever hurt that I knew of. Should monkey bars qualify for this? lol
I remember playing catch with Lawn Darts (Jarts).
Not tryin’ to hijack the thread but this came to mind. Back when snl was actually funny:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veMiNQifZcM
I remember Clackers. Look at that tiny little metal ring. It was easy to lose control of that and send those Clackers flying through a window or knocking someones head off or doing other types of serious damage.
Fun toy. Until someone loses an eye.
Lawn Darts were always a hit at family gatherings...especially 4th of July, with tons of fireworks and kegs and more kegs....
I remember the Lawn Darts, but that’s it. :)
I clacked many a Clacker!......................
FREEPERS need to refresh my memory. There was a toy made in the 1980’s with something like the name Rivetron. It used a rubber type doughtnut to connect pieces together. The toy was tested for safety. However, at home when the kids knew observers in lap coats would not be watching, they (the kids) popped the “doughtnut” into their mouths and chewed them. Unfortunately, at least two small children died as the doughtnut stuck in their throats. The toy was recalled.
I am sketchy about most everything here including the name of the toy-it was over 30 years ago. But the toy was recalled and at least two kids did die from chewing on the rubber.
Had a couple pairs towards the end of elementary school. While they could well be rather painful until mastered, I never saw any shatter...
Catching them, though...
Chemistry sets aren't any fun anymore, not, at least, compared to the one I had in the basement. It was mostly safe.
The Asian girls were the best.......It just flew up, and up and up......and was gone!...............
I had one.
Burned a lot of sulfur!.................
I like the one where it flies straight into the fireplace. Poor kid. But there’s no coming back from that one.
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