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Ah, Wayne's World. That's the first film I got to see in the cinema.

Wow!! !!

I had a childhood flashback when I saw your picture. Playing with that toy was a memory I didn't even know I had until I saw your picture and I remembered it.

Then I looked at your age and it all made sense. Specific toys are only sold for a few years at most. Then they are either discontinued or tweaked to a slightly different form. Even classic toys like Legos get tweaked so that the Legos a 43 year old remembers are subtly different from the Legos available today (actually they are very different, as I am reminded when I see Lego kits for sale). The toys of your own childhood are like a flash drive. You plug them into the USB of your mind and the memory is suddenly all there.

Yes, if I recall correctly, "Lego people" didn't exist when I was a child. And the bricks themselves were of a thicker plastic than they are today.

My brother's G.I. Joe was as big as Ken and Barbie and had those funny wrist joints. I was stunned when G.I. Joe got tiny. I hear he's gotten big again, though. My brother had the G.I. Joe helicopter and that was a Holy Grail of toys, for sure! I remember being in complete awe when I first saw that thing!

Another couple of toys I loved to death that I'd like to get "new" ones of are Simon and Merlin. I played with those things constantly. And I had a calculator that looked like an owl with a red light and a green light for eyes and it had games and quizzes built into it. I can't remember the name of that one, but I loved that toy a lot, too. Small wonder that one of my favorite toys today is my TI-89 graphing calculator. I got it about seven years ago and slept with it for ages (and still sometimes do) because it's so much fun to play with.

There are a few exceptions. I had one of these as an infant and they're still current today:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_Coupe
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keyw ... dpza05i5_b

And they know it. Check out the "statue." Linky

All you need to do to make this complete is to start talking to it-- scold it when there's a data error, or when it hangs out with the computer too much, and compliment it on its sleek build. Remember to tell it that you love to push its buttons. When in the presence of others with it, hold it to your chest and tell them "Don't touch my BAby." That way, NOBODY will get between you and it.
Just to clarify, this is all meant in sarcasm.

Janissy, I want one now; that thing looks so cool.

EnglishInvader, yes, you picked up on my Wayne's World reference...despite the fact that I just like the quote, not the movie.

Reminds me of how Abby treats her lab equipment on the show "NCIS." I see nothing wrong with it, but when people come into the room when she's talking to her lab equipment, they make comments that indicate that it's not acceptable behavior.