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rwheels · 03-09-2021, 02:13 PM

The original Whippersnapper.

King Rudi · 03-09-2021, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Did you know:

Pac-Man is a maze arcade game developed and released by Namco in 1980. The original Japanese title of Puck Man was changed to Pac-Man for international releases as a preventative measure against defacement of the arcade machines by changing the P to an F.

Nice. I love fun facts!

TiMSport · 03-09-2021, 02:27 PM

Did you say facts? Here's some interesting facts:

https://www.statista.com/topics/5589...ming-in-japan/

fiveohwblow · 03-09-2021, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Did you know:

Pac-Man is a maze arcade game developed and released by Namco in 1980. The original Japanese title of Puck Man was changed to Pac-Man for international releases as a preventative measure against defacement of the arcade machines by changing the P to an F.

What kind of arcade villains would commit such a heinous act?!

TiMSport · 03-09-2021, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rwheels

The original Whippersnapper.

Dayam. I don't even know what that is. Lol. I better get off the lawn now.

TiMSport · 03-09-2021, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by fiveohwblow

What kind of arcade villains would commit such a heinous act?!

Plenty.
BTW, I think Bostonians would still think it's the same thing. Fac-man.

rwheels · 03-09-2021, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TiMSport

Dayam. I don't even know what that is. Lol. I better get off the lawn now.

All it was is a handle with a narrow roll of waxed paper. When you snapped it, the paper would extend in a lightsaber manner. It was cool, until it got bent, or whatever else happened to it. We had some rather junk toys back then, but we wanted them.

M_Six · 03-09-2021, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by rwheels

All it was is a handle with a narrow roll of waxed paper. When you snapped it, the paper would extend in a lightsaber manner. It was cool, until it got bent, or whatever else happened to it. We had some rather junk toys back then, but we wanted them.

Batakas. Let your kids pummel each other.

rwheels · 03-09-2021, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

Batakas. Let your kids pummel each other.

Don't remember batakas, but I remember these.

cmyx6go · 03-09-2021, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rwheels

Don't remember batakas, but I remember these.

Click clacks. Damn, they hurt when they hit you in the head.

TiMSport · 03-09-2021, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Click clacks. Damn, they hurt when they hit you in the head.

Then before you know it it becomes a pair of these.... Ouch!

UncleWede · 03-09-2021, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TiMSport

Then before you know it it becomes a pair of these.... Ouch!

How many kids did you say you have

<Presses CPS speed-dial>

TiMSport · 03-09-2021, 05:50 PM

How do you think I keep them behaved?

Dpc2u · 03-09-2021, 05:51 PM

I dunno, I was partial to the steel tipped flying spears, aka, lawn darts.

rwheels · 03-09-2021, 05:53 PM

Anyone make one of these?

3798j · 03-09-2021, 05:54 PM

remembering when you were everyone's friend because you shot 35mm film...

Dpc2u · 03-09-2021, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rwheels

Anyone make one of these?

Absolutely! Graduated from that to making them out of steel pipe, an oxygen acetylene torch for the propellant, and d-cell batteries to launch out of it. Those suckered would fly an 1/8 mile!

TiMSport · 03-09-2021, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dpc2u

Absolutely! Graduated from that to making them out of steel pipe, an oxygen acetylene torch for the propellant, and d-cell batteries to launch out of it. Those suckered would fly an 1/8 mile!

dialing Homeland Security......

"Yes I'd like to report the existence of a sleeper cell in Tennessee... "

Dpc2u · 03-09-2021, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TiMSport

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Originally Posted by Dpc2u

Absolutely! Graduated from that to making them out of steel pipe, an oxygen acetylene torch for the propellant, and d-cell batteries to launch out of it. Those suckered would fly an 1/8 mile!

dialing Homeland Security......

"Yes I'd like to report the existence of a sleeper cell in Tennessee... "

😁

3.0L · 03-09-2021, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Click clacks. Damn, they hurt when they hit you in the head.

Spoon game was pretty fun:

rwheels · 03-09-2021, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dpc2u

Absolutely! Graduated from that to making them out of steel pipe, an oxygen acetylene torch for the propellant, and d-cell batteries to launch out of it. Those suckered would fly an 1/8 mile!

We would all be considered terrorists today.

Buug959 · 03-09-2021, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dpc2u

I dunno, I was partial to the steel tipped flying spears, aka, lawn darts.

We used to attach model rocket engines to these killers.

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