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Post by Ish Kabbible on Feb 27, 2016 21:23:21 GMT -5
When The Chipmunks recorded their classic "Christmas (Don't Be Late)" song during the winter of 1958, guess what they wanted as a Xmas present? That's right!!!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Feb 27, 2016 21:32:39 GMT -5
The secret origin of the Hula Hoop craze
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 23:54:35 GMT -5
Worst game ever  I had one of those. One of the teams was the Browns. Even back then they could never win and the quarterback moved like a drunken sot. -M |
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Post by batlaw on Feb 28, 2016 2:22:11 GMT -5
Agreed. I think everyone I knew had one of those. I didn't. I thought they were stupid and boring. Funny thing is everyone I knew that had one seemed to think so too. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2016 13:15:43 GMT -5
The Electric Football Game was so lame and after playing 10-12 times - it's broke down altogether ... and it's one of the worst game ever.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Feb 28, 2016 17:23:01 GMT -5
The Electric Football Game was so lame and after playing 10-12 times - it's broke down altogether ... and it's one of the worst game ever. Wait- you played it 10-12 times and still wanted to play more? WHAT?  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2016 19:51:59 GMT -5
The Electric Football Game was so lame and after playing 10-12 times - it's broke down altogether ... and it's one of the worst game ever. Wait- you played it 10-12 times and still wanted to play more? WHAT? When, you have three older brothers - who all played it also and that's why it's broke down after playing it 10-12 times. I guess it wasn't all that durable of a game back then if I recall it. This is the best I can remember it. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Feb 28, 2016 20:05:27 GMT -5
The Hula Hoop-Comic Book Connection
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Post by DE Sinclair on Feb 29, 2016 9:04:24 GMT -5
Also most pointlessly noisy game ever. Who wants to listen to a vibrating metal plate even if it's painted to look like a football field. I'm sure my parents were glad when we quickly lost interest. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Feb 29, 2016 14:39:32 GMT -5
Yeah, that electric football game was lame.
Strat-o-Matic sports games were much better. I think a lot of sabermetricians cut their teeth on Strat-o-Matic baseball.
And my wife still has her lava lamp from when she lived in Berkeley, 1969-71.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 15:20:26 GMT -5
Yeah, that electric football game was lame. Strat-o-Matic sports games were much better. I think a lot of sabermetricians cut their teeth on Strat-o-Matic baseball.And my wife still has her lava lamp from when she lived in Berkeley, 1969-71. Yep. It still gets brought up every now & then on Baseball Think Factory, which is a heavy sabermetric site. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 15:22:00 GMT -5
I owned the electric football game & also non-electric baseball, basketball & even hockey sets. None held a candle to the leagues, teams & players I invented in my head (& can still recite facts & figures about some than 4 decades later).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 15:31:34 GMT -5
I graduated from electronic vibrating football to this game as a jr. high kid....  -M |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 16:19:21 GMT -5
When The Chipmunks recorded their classic "Christmas (Don't Be Late)" song during the winter of 1958, guess what they wanted as a Xmas present? That's right!!! Bananas? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 16:24:05 GMT -5
When The Chipmunks recorded their classic "Christmas (Don't Be Late)" song during the winter of 1958, guess what they wanted as a Xmas present? That's right!!! Bananas?  -M |
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