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Post by impulse on Sept 21, 2024 11:28:35 GMT -5
The most surprising and anachronistic part of that Fisher-Price truck is the fact it was made in the United States. You don’t see that much anymore.
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 21, 2024 11:51:39 GMT -5
The most surprising and anachronistic part of that Fisher-Price truck is the fact it was made in the United States. You don’t see that much anymore. Both of them have held up pretty good I think. The Rodeo truck is from 79 and the Tow Truck is from 82 (the tow truck has a motor I think that controls the tow crane and moves the truck)   |
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Post by driver1980 on Sept 21, 2024 11:59:49 GMT -5
There used to be a few independent toy stores here in addition to big brands like Toys ‘R’ Us and The Entertainer. But they seem gone. Even markets seem to lack a toy stall. That Rodeo truck is pretty cool. Some professions that we may have considered uninteresting as kids sure made good toy sets/toys, e.g. petrol stations, construction trucks, garages, etc. Sure, we wanted the likes of a Kenner Super Powers figure or Optimus Prime, but it was also fun to have toys like farmyard sets and the Kellogg’s lorry. Here’s the Kellogg’s lorry (not mine, a picture taken from Google):  Were toy lorries a big thing in the US? It seems you had a toy lorry for every major company, from haulage companies and soft drink manufacturers to restaurant chains and petroleum operators. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 21, 2024 18:24:55 GMT -5
There used to be a few independent toy stores here in addition to big brands like Toys ‘R’ Us and The Entertainer. But they seem gone. Even markets seem to lack a toy stall. That Rodeo truck is pretty cool. Some professions that we may have considered uninteresting as kids sure made good toy sets/toys, e.g. petrol stations, construction trucks, garages, etc. Sure, we wanted the likes of a Kenner Super Powers figure or Optimus Prime, but it was also fun to have toys like farmyard sets and the Kellogg’s lorry. Here’s the Kellogg’s lorry (not mine, a picture taken from Google): Were toy lorries a big thing in the US? It seems you had a toy lorry for every major company, from haulage companies and soft drink manufacturers to restaurant chains and petroleum operators. We had all kinds of toy trucks; but not as many branded trailers, except maybe as special releases or cereal premiums and the like. More truck companies, like Peterbilt or Mack. Hot Wheels and Matchbox made all kinds. Hot Wheels had a line of "Hot Birds" die cast airplanes, using designs from experimental and exotic aircraft, like Bert Rutan's Veri-Vigen kit plane....  The hand-held reel had fishing line, attached to a metal clip, that you could slip over chairs and things and then launch the airplane (which had a metal hook, to clip it onto the line)) by creating an incline. I had the Regal Eagle......  Matchbox had its own Sky Busters line of die-cast airplanes, with historical and commercial designs, civilian and military. I seem to recall that my plane had a canopy that opened, though it doesn't look like it does, in that photo. Maybe they changed the design. Tonka was the big machine toy company, with dump trucks, bulldozers, steam shovels, cranes, etc. Through the 1970s, they were solid stamped metal and they raan ads, in the mid-70s, with an elephant stepping on one...... Consumer advocate David Horowitz used to have a syndicated tv show, where he tested advertising claims and he had an episode devoted to the Tonka commercial. However, in their test, they had the elephant actual stand on the toy, with its weight pressed onto it and it flattened the truck. Still, he said they were still pretty solid and durable and a pretty good buy. Then, in the 1980s, they switched them to plastic. Not quite the same. |
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Post by shaxper on Sept 21, 2024 20:01:32 GMT -5
Found the darndest thing in my program for the local marching band spectacular tonight. Guess some kid's parents were looking for ways to support the band...  |
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 21, 2024 20:03:28 GMT -5
Tonka was the big machine toy company, with dump trucks, bulldozers, steam shovels, cranes, etc. Through the 1970s, they were solid stamped metal and they raan ads, in the mid-70s, with an elephant stepping on one...... Consumer advocate David Horowitz used to have a syndicated tv show, where he tested advertising claims and he had an episode devoted to the Tonka commercial. However, in their test, they had the elephant actual stand on the toy, with its weight pressed onto it and it flattened the truck. Still, he said they were still pretty solid and durable and a pretty good buy. Then, in the 1980s, they switched them to plastic. Not quite the same. I never owned much in the way of Tonka, but I always appreciated incredibly sturdy toys that could stand up to whatever a kid could toss at them. And they just look incredibly nice in general |
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 21, 2024 20:04:54 GMT -5
Found the darndest thing in my program for the local marching band spectacular tonight. Guess some kid's parents were looking for ways to support the band... We're gonna need a bigger forum!  |
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Sept 22, 2024 12:30:52 GMT -5
Happy Autumnal Equinox and welcome to autumn for those of us in the northern hemisphere. Welcome to spring dawning for those below the equator.
-M
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 22, 2024 12:34:15 GMT -5
Happy Autumnal Equinox and welcome to autumn for those of us in the northern hemisphere. Welcome to spring dawning for those below the equator. -M Fall weather can honestly not come soon enough. So ready for cooler weather, Halloween decor, and movie channels playing nothing but old horror movies |
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 22, 2024 18:40:26 GMT -5
Also, VERY nice to have a functioning printer/scanner again. I missed drawing something and uploading it to the internet, even if it is something ten plus years old  |
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Post by Confessor on Sept 23, 2024 6:37:39 GMT -5
Hey tartanphantom, further to our conversation about regional British accents during yesterday's Zoom meeting, I just stumbled across this map on Reddit...  My accent would be South East English, but I do get a touch of the old, seldom heard nowadays traditional Buckinghamshire "ooh-arr" accent creeping in when I get angry and annoyed!  |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 23, 2024 7:12:13 GMT -5
Hey tartanphantom , further to our conversation about regional British accents during yesterday's Zoom meeting, I just stumbled across this map on Reddit... (...) Well, they're all fine, except for Manx. Just can't trust a dialect that lacks tales. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 23, 2024 20:03:06 GMT -5
Hey tartanphantom , further to our conversation about regional British accents during yesterday's Zoom meeting, I just stumbled across this map on Reddit... My accent would be South East English, but I do get a touch of the old, seldom heard nowadays traditional Buckinghamshire "ooh-arr" accent creeping in when I get angry and annoyed! Do you have a brand new combine harvester? And, if so, will you give me the key? So, which part of the map covers Dick Van Dyke's Mary Poppins accent? |
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Post by tartanphantom on Sept 23, 2024 20:20:38 GMT -5
Hey tartanphantom , further to our conversation about regional British accents during yesterday's Zoom meeting, I just stumbled across this map on Reddit... My accent would be South East English, but I do get a touch of the old, seldom heard nowadays traditional Buckinghamshire "ooh-arr" accent creeping in when I get angry and annoyed!
That's actually a pretty good map. They even broke down the various Northumberland and Scottish dialects, which are another world entirely. Hebridean accents are very distinct to my ears when compared to Glaswegian and Eastern/Fife accents. I was once at a pub in Edinburgh where I asked the server whether she was from Lewis or Skye, based on her accent. She was actually a bit taken aback that a Yank would pick up on the differences. Either way, I told her I could tell that she was not from Edinburgh, but somewhere in the Western Isles. It turned out that she was actually from Mull, so I wasn't terribly far off base in my assumption.
Of course, prolonged immersion in a certain area allows you to pick up on differences not only in how certain dipthongs are used, but also the wide variances in colloquial terminology.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Sept 24, 2024 8:15:53 GMT -5
Hello. I think I lost my eyeglasses in this forum the last time I was around
Anyone find a pair of glasses recently?
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