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There was no FedEx then... How many of these poor simians perished in the mail?
Worse, imagine the excited kid opening the box... that has been held up for a few weeks... AA
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Radar O'Reilly wrote away for a few of things from the back of magazines. He signed up for a correspondence course that promised to make him a published author, and another time he sold shoes.
It still happens. Google mystery box pets. Terrible, actually.There was no FedEx then... How many of these poor simians perished in the mail?
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Sorry to bum out a fun thread....
How about those Sea Monkeys?
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I saw that episode recently where he I was trying to become a writer.
The people that do that ought to be put in a box and mailed to prison.
Economy mail.
Pony express
I remember having a Captain Midnight/Ovaltine decoder ring as a kid. It was rather disapointing as I remember. I also remember choosing my cereal in the 1950s and early 60s by what free toy came in the box. Even before the decoder ring, I talked my mom into ordering a Winky Dink and You 12" piece of plastic to put over our (12" b&w) TV screen. "Now kids, take a yellow crayon and make a bridge by drawing a line from point A to point B, so Winky can escape." 1950's interactive TV. Loved it.
I also loved green army men, and those lame yellow, red and green dinosaurs I had has a kid. I'm in my mid 70s and still keep a set of 32 green army men for our great-grandson to play with when he visits. He uses them to fight the Papo dinosaurs I also have for him. I don't think mom really approves, but he enjoys himself and she knows better than to argue with her crazy grandparents.
So far, my action figure of a 1954 Godzilla is off limits to him. One day he'll be old enough to sit thru Gojira before he's worthy.
I also loved green army men, and those lame yellow, red and green dinosaurs I had has a kid. I'm in my mid 70s and still keep a set of 32 green army men for our great-grandson to play with when he visits. He uses them to fight the Papo dinosaurs I also have for him. I don't think mom really approves, but he enjoys himself and she knows better than to argue with her crazy grandparents.
So far, my action figure of a 1954 Godzilla is off limits to him. One day he'll be old enough to sit thru Gojira before he's worthy.
Me too!
Another ad I remember was Live Chameleons.
Well, here's another...
You sent in a certificate to get the ants?
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You sent in a certificate to get the ants?
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I had one of those. So disapointing, since the only thing Australian ants do when you put them into a farm is die.Well, here's another...
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Didn't stop the toy stores here selling them, though.
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I remember that.Well, here's another...
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No but I did end up with Sea Monkeys. They sucked.
Sea monkeys never grew at all for me in the 50s. Much later, my kids and I raised some awesome colonies together. Those tiny guys actually can grow pretty large.
It never ends well, though. At least there are fewer tears for sea monkeys than for guinea pigs.
I remember getting a bag of live brine shrimp as a treat for tropical fish/tank. It ended well for the tropicals, if not the "Sea Monkeys." AA
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