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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/13/2008 5:42:57 PM
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ColoradoLady36
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Lol..I use foxy all the time. I have considered doing the same thing, collecting the vintage toys that I remember from my own childhood. I think it would be nice to see that collection grow. But alas the finances don't always allow...Oh well, maybe one at a time.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/13/2008 9:13:11 PM
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mrsrevbob
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How about that fisher price pop corn popper, what was so fascinating about that thing anyway? My daughter almost wore it out!
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 7:01:56 AM
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Memaw.
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When you can remember where you were when Elvis died.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 7:33:52 AM
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I have an Aunt who visits graceland every year on the anniversary of his death. I wonder if by now they have dedicated a room for her. yikes.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 7:36:09 AM
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Memaw.
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BTW, it's this Saturday.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 7:39:30 AM
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Should we send flowers or something?
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 10:49:02 AM
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doinkdom
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Did anyone have the set of World Book encyclopedias?
They also had the learning books that went with them with this big disc thing that you could open and put in this paper, then close it answer the questions to study for tests, etc.
I can't remember what it was called, but I do remember playing with that thing a lot and learning stuff that impressed my parents, but I have totally forgotten now.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 10:52:34 AM
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We didn't have the World Book ones; but we did have the Encyclopedia Brittanica's. We had the black cover set, which was more for high school or college level; and we had the red cover set for elementary level. We used them a lot for school. They must have cost a lot for back then.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 11:11:45 AM
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doinkdom
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Do people even buy encyclopedias anymore? 
Seems they were popular for awhile...but not so much now.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 11:39:46 AM
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I'm thinking that not many people do anymore; because you can buy the software instead and it's all compact on a disc. (no more taking up two full shelves on a bookcase!)
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 11:40:34 AM
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bzirk
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quote:
ORIGINAL: doinkdom
Did anyone have the set of World Book encyclopedias?
They also had the learning books that went with them with this big disc thing that you could open and put in this paper, then close it answer the questions to study for tests, etc.
I can't remember what it was called, but I do remember playing with that thing a lot and learning stuff that impressed my parents, but I have totally forgotten now.
Oh, yeah. We also had the huge two volume set of dictionaries and got the yearly books. 
I don't know about the discs, but I had the Childcraft books -- still have them.
I don't know if I'll ever buy another set of encyclopedias. But I might; however, I've only bought one set since a good friend of mine, who is a long time high school teacher, has helped me get two sets that the high school was discarding -- yep, they were literally throwing them in the trash, and there is not one thing wrong with them.
Oh, and I'll never forget where I was when Elvis died. It was the summer after I graduated from high school, and I was working at a drugstore, and the radio station broke into the music to give the report. This radio station was pretty crazy so a lot of us thought it was a joke at first.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 11:45:04 AM
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You remember who Dave Waddle was even if you're not into sports.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 11:57:43 AM
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doinkdom
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CHILDCRAFT!!!! That was it!
Were the dictionaries the ones that were really tall? We also had the handy little shelving unit they came with. And I remember that it was either the dictionaries or some other book that was really large and had it's own special place to sit.
I do remember Dave Waddle...cross country? or was it cycling?
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 12:48:01 PM
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One of the things we auctioned in my dad's estate two years ago was a set of Encyclopedia Brittanica dated 1960. Now I hadn't used them or given them a thought of course for many years, but when we went through the house to get ready for the auction, it started bringing back memories and emotions. It was tough. I don't know what they went for at the auction, and I don't want to know.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/14/2008 1:02:02 PM
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doinkdom
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Connie,
Yes, they were HUGE. They also had tests in the front that were by grade level all the way through college. I felt like I was big stuff when I could pass all those tests.
 Me, too...I was a childcraft genuis!
Seriously though, those books and tests truly helped my little brother. He had a tough time in the early grades of school. He couldn't conceptualize very well and he would get overwhelmed. But the Childcraft stuff was awesome for him.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/15/2008 2:27:20 AM
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Does anybody remember American Girl Magazine? I think that's what it was called. And it was definitely a 70's thing. I had a subscription when I was about 13 (1977). It didn't have anything to do with the dolls that are popular with kids now.
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RE: you know you're a 70s kid when .... - 8/16/2008 12:17:04 PM
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Heard on the radio a couple of weeks ago when the station was playing a 70's CD that was skipping: "remember back in the 70's when all the records skipped?"
Lionel train sets.
Racing car sets.
Gas lines.
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