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* A kiloton of chedder falls on StarShadoows' head.

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*Slides out from under said chedder (paper thin)*

Note to self, be more specific...

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The problem is when you are a kid, you see the world through kid eyes. I could create an equally long list of things that were wrong with the 50s - 70s but have either bene improved or completely stopped.

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Don't forget LAWN DARTS. You'd be arrested for giving a kid lawn darts these days.

My friends have teenage and early 20 year old kids. They are not "bad" kids, but MAN they have no motivation beyond sitting in the house, playing video games. Can't light a fire under them for ANYTHING.

But I hated my childhood. My parents let me know I was in the way all the time. My HS graduation gift was luggage. I took the hint and moved out before the summer was 1/2 over. I like my life now WAY better than childhood. Good job, great wife, decent health, nice quiet home to go to at night and a handful of friends to hang with. Its a quiet, peaceful life, I like it.

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My dad thinks we should ship teenagers off to a third world country for a year or two.

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I remember playing lawn darts when I was a kid. Nobody thought it was dangerous back then. Of course, it was common sense that you don't throw them when somebody's anywhere in front of you.

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I remember my mom telling me about her experiences with lawn darts...throwing them over her parents' house with her brothers...almost hitting each other sometimes http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif But no one died, so it's all good.

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When I went to the arcade as a kid, my favorite games were Space Invaders and Caterpillar. I don't remember what other games there were. I do remember when Pac-Man came out and it was a big thing, but I didn't particularly like that game.

Using the pay phone cost 10 cents. It cost $5 to see a movie. I remember when Empire Strikes Back came out and there was a double feature showing both Star Wars and ESB, and I went to see that with a friend. Also, I saw E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial at the theatre when it first came out. Those were some of the first movies I ever saw.