..... Was there a gift you wan't sooo bad has a child?

While Sea Monkeys aren't fake, the way they advertise them makes kids think that they are something they aren't. Like in the pictures that Savannah posted above; the one in the comic books made kids think that they would really look like they did in the drawing, and that you would be able to train them to do what you wanted. But, in reality, they look like the picture that Savannah has on the bottom, but much, much smaller. You need a magnifying glass to see the detail in them. And, from my experience, you can't train them to do anything.

Rob wrote:

And who can forget the ad for the Charles Atlas Bodybuilding Course?? "The Insult that Made a Man Out of Mac" is one of those phrases that's stuck in my brain for life!

*LOL* I don't remember that! Must have been a guy thing.

LOL Rob!

pamh36 wrote:

Rob wrote:

And who can forget the ad for the Charles Atlas Bodybuilding Course?? "The Insult that Made a Man Out of Mac" is one of those phrases that's stuck in my brain for life!

*LOL* I don't remember that! Must have been a guy thing.

Nope. It isn't a guy thing. I remember it!




And NO. In case you're wondering . . . . I did NOT send away for it.

pamh36 wrote:

Oh man, I'm dying! I remember telling one of my friends that my mom has x-ray vision glasses and that she could see through the house and the garage, when one of my friends was trying to get me to do something I knew I would get into trouble for, and we were playing behind the garage. I cannot remember what it was now, that she was trying to get me to do, but all I remember is that she fell for it and believed that my mom would be able to see through the house and the garage.

Oh Pam, that's funny! It's so funny how gullible little kids can be. Once my sister's friend Mary Jo told me that if you talked into the volume knob on the TV, the people on the screen could hear you. I remember watching The Wild Wild West and talking into the knob: "Hey Jim, there's a bad guy coming up behind you! Can you hear me, Jim??"

:Hahaha:

Rob, I'm glad that you quoted that post - I had missed it! Pam, that's so funny! What a quick thinker you are!

And Rob....... :Hahaha: I still talk to the tv . . . . I just didn't know that I was supposed to direct my voice to the volume knob. :shifty:

Do TVs even have volume knobs anymore??

Savannah, you are a trip!

Savannah wrote:

And NO. In case you're wondering . . . . I did NOT send away for it.

Maybe if you did, you wouldn't be getting beat up by cats all the time.

pamh36 wrote:

While Sea Monkeys aren't fake, the way they advertise them makes kids think that they are something they aren't. Like in the pictures that Savannah posted above; the one in the comic books made kids think that they would really look like they did in the drawing, and that you would be able to train them to do what you wanted. But, in reality, they look like the picture that Savannah has on the bottom, but much, much smaller. You need a magnifying glass to see the detail in them. And, from my experience, you can't train them to do anything.

Of course they existed and werent faked. But my grandpa said me they were really "infusories" (didn't know how to write it in English), a kind of little creatures he used to make grouth in water to give the fish he had to eat...They were...food for fish.

Vanesa.

Rob wrote:

My sister's friend Mary Jo told me that if you talked into the volume knob on the TV, the people on the screen could hear you. I remember watching The Wild Wild West and talking into the knob: "Hey Jim, there's a bad guy coming up behind you! Can you hear me, Jim??"

Oh no, you didn't, Rob!! When did you do that? The other day?!?! :Hahaha:

Noooo, this happened a long time ago... but didn't we all do things in our 20s that we're not proud of?

Rob wrote:

My sister and I used to leave the screen door open in the summertime to let flies in, but Mom put a stop to that. Mostly we fed our 'traps little bits of hamburger.

My sister took over the feeding when the plants got bigger. I wonder whatever happened to her... :think:

Picture that scene in "Little Shop of Horrors" with Ellen sticking out of Audrey's mouth when Rick Moranis comes into the shop...Poor Rob's sister! Oh, the horror! The horror!

Rob wrote:

And who can forget the ad for the Charles Atlas Bodybuilding Course?? "The Insult that Made a Man Out of Mac" is one of those phrases that's stuck in my brain for life!

Ahhh, the memories this thread has stirred up!

Lily wrote:

Rob wrote:

My sister's friend Mary Jo told me that if you talked into the volume knob on the TV, the people on the screen could hear you. I remember watching The Wild Wild West and talking into the knob: "Hey Jim, there's a bad guy coming up behind you! Can you hear me, Jim??"

Oh no, you didn't, Rob!! When did you do that? The other day?!?! :Hahaha:

Hey, I do that without getting close to the tv. Hey stupid girl! He's right behind you!!! Turn around and look! Run..RUn...RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:Hahaha: I do that, too, Misti.

Rob - I didn't see that you'd posted the Bodybuilding ad already. *smacks forehead* Sorry about that!

Misti wrote:

Lily wrote:

Rob wrote:

My sister's friend Mary Jo told me that if you talked into the volume knob on the TV, the people on the screen could hear you. I remember watching The Wild Wild West and talking into the knob: "Hey Jim, there's a bad guy coming up behind you! Can you hear me, Jim??"

Oh no, you didn't, Rob!! When did you do that? The other day?!?! :Hahaha:

Hey, I do that without getting close to the tv. Hey stupid girl! He's right behind you!!! Turn around and look! Run..RUn...RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh you do that too Misti? I just want to save myself some embarrassment by letting Rob take all the limelight.

Misti wrote:

Picture that scene in "Little Shop of Horrors" with Ellen sticking out of Audrey's mouth when Rick Moranis comes into the shop...Poor Rob's sister! Oh, the horror! The horror!

Is this the scene???

YIKES. I would hate to be his dinner!

Rob wrote:

pamh36 wrote:

Oh man, I'm dying! I remember telling one of my friends that my mom has x-ray vision glasses and that she could see through the house and the garage, when one of my friends was trying to get me to do something I knew I would get into trouble for, and we were playing behind the garage. I cannot remember what it was now, that she was trying to get me to do, but all I remember is that she fell for it and believed that my mom would be able to see through the house and the garage.

Oh Pam, that's funny! It's so funny how gullible little kids can be. Once my sister's friend Mary Jo told me that if you talked into the volume knob on the TV, the people on the screen could hear you. I remember watching The Wild Wild West and talking into the knob: "Hey Jim, there's a bad guy coming up behind you! Can you hear me, Jim??"

Now THAT'S funny, Rob!! :haha:

Vanesa wrote:

Of course they existed and werent faked. But my grandpa said me they were really "infusories" (didn't know how to write it in English), a kind of little creatures he used to make grouth in water to give the fish he had to eat...They were...food for fish.

Vanesa.

Yes, they are some type of shrimp.

Rilla wrote:

*sends u matt*

lol, thanks