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best toy you ever got for christmas (or hannakuh)

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best toy you ever got for christmas (or hannakuh)

Postby bpdp3 » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:20 am

For me it was the Planet of the Apes action figues. Nothing could eve beat that.
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Postby more than this » Fri Dec 24, 2004 8:03 am

For Christmas '84 or '85 we received a Nintendo Entertainment System from Santy Claus. It became more important to me than life itself for the years that followed. Bpdp3, to this day it is without a doubt, the best toy I ever got for Christmas.
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Postby phillyidol » Fri Dec 24, 2004 8:09 am

Oh man! I remember them! Too cool! But for me, the best would have to be my g.i joe stuff. If you remember, they had sets you could buy. Secret of the mummies tomb came with a plastic mummy and jewels. I remember playing the whole week after christmas wit
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Postby more than this » Fri Dec 24, 2004 8:30 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
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A close second would be my first leather jacket. It was the beginning of my transformat
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Postby Frau_Blucher » Fri Dec 24, 2004 10:31 am

I'm gonna say I got the best toys this year. Not for what they are but who and how I got 'em. First my great wife, who must hear my rantings without giving away that she's paying the slight attention, got me New Order's "Retro" and the "Before Sunset"/"Be
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Postby Ollie Stench » Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:37 pm

I haven't celebrated Christmas in about 15 years (long story I won't bore you with), but as a kid I remember getting a Verdi Bird and playing with it for years afterwards.

My 7th or 8th birthday, shortly after Christmas so it counts, graced me with a P
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Postby British » Sun Dec 26, 2004 6:02 am

"The elves came early". 1982.

It was a TI-99/4A home computer. I was 6. This would change my life.
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Postby marie3 » Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:08 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by kimiiii[/i]
<br>Atari...with Space Invaders. Life ceased to exist, unless it involved the joystick and my s
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Postby phillyidol » Sun Dec 26, 2004 8:18 am

Hey Marie, please tell me how your Christmas was! I picture yours the way I want mine to be one day. I bet the food was great, lots of family and friends.... laughing and all. Please tell!
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Postby marie3 » Sun Dec 26, 2004 10:06 am

Hi Philly! My Christmas was very good and very exhausting! Yes, my house was filled with people yesterday and too much food. (you know us Italians) God knows how we can eat dessert after consuming so much during the day, but we do. Christmas Eve was g
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Postby phillyidol » Sun Dec 26, 2004 10:37 am

I'm emailing you now.
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Postby Frayo » Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:33 am

A huge lego set...
With like 1200 pieces.. rocked my world for about 3 years... I loved legos... still do somewhat.
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