Hotter than a firecracker on the 4th of July...Or in this case, the 10th of July! As I look out the window at all the little rugrats on the block, I've come to realize that the kids of today will never appreciate not only a fun summer, but a dangerous one too, with potential injuries lurking around every corner. Back in the 70's, it didn't matter if a toy made you blind in one eye or chopped off three of your fingers. It's kind of like what they say about someone putting their hand on a hot stove. In other words, there were no lawsuits. In the 1980's however, that all changed and all the good stuff got taken away never to be seen again, unless you're like me and have some of these things "tucked away" somewhere. I will start with the most common toy: The lawn Jarts. Nobody ever got hurt when we played with them (And I still have them). Except for some damage to the paint on the siding of the neighbor's garage, we walked away without a scratch. Then there was this thing by "Wham-O" that was a clown head that hooked up to the hose. A stream of water wood shoot through his head and the water pressure would balance his hat. The whole idea was that you had to jump through the water without knocking off the heavy plastic hat. Thing is, I got too old for it and gave it to my cousin...Now I want "The Fun Fountain" back! I can't find it, even on e-Bay. Why? It also got banned because of the lawsuits. See, if the hat was up 10 feet in the air and fell, it would whack you in the head. I'm not sure of the "Slip and Slide" and if it's still around, but if anything, THAT should have been banned. What's worse, a hit on the head or a broken back? There was also this stuff that came in a tube like toothpaste with a plastic straw. You would put some of this stuff on the end of the straw and make a big psychodelic ball of...something that you could then keep for a day or two as long as you didn't touch it. These things were all by "Wham-O" who obviously didn't consider children's safety to be too high on the list. Those things all bounced out of my life along with a couple dozen "Super Balls" that always ended up in some grouchy neighbor's gutters. Now that was fun! Kids today only have these fancy water parks where dropping a "Baby Ruth" in the water and yelling that someone made a doodie isn't even funny anymore. The only good thing about these places is that you can drink water, or coffee, or soda all day long and never have to get out of the water...who's gonna know? THAT'S the way I see it!
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Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!: OK, WHO made the doodie in the pool?
Hotter than a firecracker on the 4th of July...Or in this case, the 10th of July! As I look out the window at all the little rugrats on the block, I've come to realize that the kids of today will never appreciate not only a fun summer, but a dangerous one too, with potential injuries lurking around every corner. Back in the 70's, it didn't matter if a toy made you blind in one eye or chopped off three of your fingers. It's kind of like what they say about someone putting their hand on a hot stove. In other words, there were no lawsuits. In the 1980's however, that all changed and all the good stuff got taken away never to be seen again, unless you're like me and have some of these things "tucked away" somewhere. I will start with the most common toy: The lawn Jarts. Nobody ever got hurt when we played with them (And I still have them). Except for some damage to the paint on the siding of the neighbor's garage, we walked away without a scratch. Then there was this thing by "Wham-O" that was a clown head that hooked up to the hose. A stream of water wood shoot through his head and the water pressure would balance his hat. The whole idea was that you had to jump through the water without knocking off the heavy plastic hat. Thing is, I got too old for it and gave it to my cousin...Now I want "The Fun Fountain" back! I can't find it, even on e-Bay. Why? It also got banned because of the lawsuits. See, if the hat was up 10 feet in the air and fell, it would whack you in the head. I'm not sure of the "Slip and Slide" and if it's still around, but if anything, THAT should have been banned. What's worse, a hit on the head or a broken back? There was also this stuff that came in a tube like toothpaste with a plastic straw. You would put some of this stuff on the end of the straw and make a big psychodelic ball of...something that you could then keep for a day or two as long as you didn't touch it. These things were all by "Wham-O" who obviously didn't consider children's safety to be too high on the list. Those things all bounced out of my life along with a couple dozen "Super Balls" that always ended up in some grouchy neighbor's gutters. Now that was fun! Kids today only have these fancy water parks where dropping a "Baby Ruth" in the water and yelling that someone made a doodie isn't even funny anymore. The only good thing about these places is that you can drink water, or coffee, or soda all day long and never have to get out of the water...who's gonna know? THAT'S the way I see it!
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