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Post by thomasallencummins on Jun 11, 2007 9:18:36 GMT -5
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Post by dANdeLION on Jun 11, 2007 9:24:56 GMT -5
I admit I only fell for two of these ads, but boy were they doozies!
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Post by sgtnull on Sept 21, 2007 9:28:15 GMT -5
i sent away for the sea monkeys and the army men.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Sept 21, 2007 9:53:51 GMT -5
i sent away for the sea monkeys and the army men. How'd that turn out for you? I never knew what the sea monkeys were supposed to be.
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Post by Cad Zombie on Sept 21, 2007 18:46:49 GMT -5
they were brine shrimp.
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Post by sgtnull on Sept 24, 2007 14:29:52 GMT -5
i sent away for the sea monkeys and the army men. How'd that turn out for you? I never knew what the sea monkeys were supposed to be. they are brine shrimp. we grow them at the zoo aquarium. they lasted a couple of weeks. the army guys are cheap plastic 2-d. but my mom ordered them so i played with them for a couple of years.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Sept 24, 2007 14:52:43 GMT -5
How'd that turn out for you? I never knew what the sea monkeys were supposed to be. they are brine shrimp. we grow them at the zoo aquarium. they lasted a couple of weeks. the army guys are cheap plastic 2-d. but my mom ordered them so i played with them for a couple of years. Brine shrimp eh? Sounds quite disappointing. :-)
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Post by Avatar on Sept 26, 2007 0:36:38 GMT -5
The soldiers were 2-D? No way! Haha, I used to look at that ad covetuously. (Since that was back in the bad old days, there was no way we could ever order any of that stuff.) I woulda been upset. ;D
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Post by dANdeLION on Sept 26, 2007 10:10:36 GMT -5
Definitely 2-d. How else could you get 100 pieces into a plastic box measuring 6 1/2" x 3" x 2 3/8"?
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Post by dANdeLION on Sept 26, 2007 10:24:54 GMT -5
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Post by Avatar on Sept 27, 2007 0:25:08 GMT -5
Hahaha, d**n, I never even noticed the measurements.
Hows that cigarette case/lighter thing? LOL On a comic? Where kids could see it? Never happen today.
I wonder how many of those poor monkeys got sold...comes with instructions...
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Post by thomasallencummins on Oct 9, 2007 14:18:49 GMT -5
I wonder how many of those poor monkeys got sold...comes with instructions... --A See I wonder what happens when you introduce a small mammal into a new environment. I suppose you run the risk of having tiny monkeys running loose like locusts in downtown Cincinati.
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Post by sgtnull on Oct 10, 2007 0:34:34 GMT -5
tom: the shrimp are in suspended animation. (freeze dried) you add water and they come to life. the trucks/tanks are not to scale with the army men if i remember right.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Oct 10, 2007 11:43:59 GMT -5
Thanks for the enlightenment, null. I've always wondered about that. Sounds reasonable and pretty disappointing.
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Post by sgtnull on Oct 11, 2007 9:23:19 GMT -5
i'm guessing the x-ray specs were probally more dissapointing. especially for anyteen male.
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