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  1. PeterS

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    #1 PeterS, Dec 15, 2008
    On the road today, I picked up a Drumstick. Not having one in over ten years, it sounded REALLY good! I remember eating them all the time when I was a kid and they were Yummo-o! And when you got to the cone, you would bite the bottom and it was like a milkshake! What happened? This was one of the worst things I have eaten in a LONG time! While eating this chemically spiked 'thing', it was sad to think that this long-time great brand I enjoyed as a kid has been transformed into an inedible wreck!

    What do you miss?
     
  2. agup48

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  3. Zahiba

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    #3 Zahiba, Dec 15, 2008
    POGS! You never see those around any more... Sad really.
     
  4. DriveAfterDark

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    #4 DriveAfterDark, Dec 15, 2008
    I forgot about pogs!

    I do miss certain choclates and candy that does not exist anymore, and I would gladly pay the double to get a taste of the tastes I remember.
    Good times, having almost no pocket money, but when you finally got some spare cash, the candy shop always was next.
     
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  6. Gershwin

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    #6 Gershwin, Dec 15, 2008
    my grand aunt invented those things during the second world war to supplement the dairy biz. They went to Fort Knox base.

    just a little useless tidbit.

    I miss the great song writers of yesteryear....
     
  7. GuyIncognito

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    #7 GuyIncognito, Dec 15, 2008
    +1.
     
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    #8 WJHMH, Dec 15, 2008
    Screaming Yellow Zonkers. I used to get them when I was young living in Houston but when I moved to Fort Worth they became difficult to find. I later found them at various speciality stores but sadly they have been discontinued since last year.
     
  9. velocetwo

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    High octane gas ! .............My dad liked to race.
     
  10. jsa330

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    #10 jsa330, Dec 15, 2008
    Banana Beick candy. 1"x1" x 1/2" squares of chewy but not gooey candy, superb texture and fake-banana taste. Were $.01 apiece when I was a kid, I'd load up on allowance day.

    I haven't seen it in stores here that sell retro-candy, may be available online, but haven't looked. For me, candy=addiction.
     
  11. anunakki

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    #11 anunakki, Dec 15, 2008
    Lets see...

    What did I enjoy as a kid but cannot get anymore...

    High School Girls.
     
  12. Darolls

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    Corvairs; thanks Ralph!
     
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    From the Ice Cream truck, a round flat candy about a 3-4 in. diameter. called Puckers??? It was pink and had a silly face on it. It was almost like a Huge Sweet tart? hoes anyone remember those?
     
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    #14 darth550, Dec 16, 2008
    'Nilla Crunch.
     
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    Boo Berry cereal.
     
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    #16 Bas, Dec 16, 2008
    Magnum Double! With caramel.

    Cant find them anywhere anymore, shame.
     
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    #17 PAP 348, Dec 16, 2008
    I miss Mars Bar ice-creams!! :(:(
     
  18. PeterS

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    #18 PeterS, Dec 16, 2008
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    What the heck is that?

    Another one of mine are the clip-on candle holders for Christmas trees. Probably nothing more beautiful than real candles on the tree, and they ARE quite safe when placed properly. Had them when I was a kid. Dad would light them (Slow burning type that were about 3/8th wide) and turn out the lights in the living room. That is probably the most cherished memories I have from childhood.
     
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    #19 italiafan, Dec 16, 2008
    Taking a hot bath with my mom.......didn't you guys do that too?
    opps.
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    #20 Fenivision, Dec 16, 2008
    How about: A lot of time to waste on whatever you want? And only having to have to do some ridiculous (in hindsight) homework for school? THOSE WERE THE DAYS!
     
  21. DriveAfterDark

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    #21 DriveAfterDark, Dec 16, 2008

    +1!
     
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    #22 PAP 348, Dec 16, 2008
    Sh*tting my pants in public!! :(:(
     
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  24. PeterS

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    #24 PeterS, Dec 16, 2008
    Was that a common event in your life?
     
  25. Steveny360

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    #25 Steveny360, Dec 16, 2008
    Stress free days.

    I grew up pretty poor so there wasn't much I had back then that I miss now. There are plenty of good times I miss. Times with zero stress.

    As for the drumsticks, I have a box of them in the freezer right now. I have a lot stuff around the house like that to make up for nor having it when I was a kid.
     
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