We were there to around 79. The thing I remember most about that store was the huge walk in milk cooler and our Coke machine. It was like this one:

I remember that thing. Man the dude that came up with that musta been seriously doing the shrooms. Yeah , that's good, only my checks would've been filled out with crayolas.

Bye Jody! Have fun!!

Later Gators

Later, enjoy all the nasal singing. We have U2 in town Thursday nite. Very special. Not going. Didn't want to spend $150 for a ticket. Not even a decent seat.

I bet you put that Howdy Doody up after Poltergiest came out didn't you?

I also remember having one of these...

haaa that's funny! We had a fooseball table but not like this!!

At the Magic shop in Little Rock they have a ventriloquist dummy of Emmet Kelley (famous Ringling Brothers Clown)  and I had to ask why they would make a ventriloquist dummy of a person wh NEVER SPOKE PUBLICALLY...That would be like having a Marcel Marceau dummy.

I heard a rumor that they are making a STRETCH ARMSTRONG movie...That would be strange I'm sure.

I wonder WHO would play him...Maybe Joe Piscopo.

That looks like something that the neighbor kid on Toy Story might put together. LOL

My GI Joe woulda liked that foosball table.

Well, that would be great news.  They would have to re release the Stretch line of toys if they made the movie.  I say GO FOR IT!!!

Steve Oedekerk Stretching Armstrong

Universal Pictures has set Bruce Almighty screenwriter Steve Oedekerk to write Stretch Armstrong, a superhero comedy based on the Hasbro-owned toy, reports Variety.

Hasbro's Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir will produce "Stretch Armstrong."

The toy, a 13-inch, blond-haired muscled figure whose limbs could be stretched to nearly four feet, was launched by Kenner in the '70s. He had a dog named Fetch Armstrong, and a sibling, Evil X-Ray Wretch Armstrong. Attempts to turn him into a movie stretch back to 1998, when Disney tried to make the film with Danny DeVito and later Jackie Chan.

Hasbro's Goldner reacquired the rights, and Oedekerk is starting from scratch. He has most recently been working on a sequel to Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, writing, directing and starring in the martial-arts spoof.

The studio and Hasbro are also readying movie transformations of Monopoly (a potential Ridley Scott directing vehicle), Candy Land (with Etan Cohen scripting and Kevin Lima directing), and Ouija (being developed by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes).

Mark Avant wrote:

That's like saying "My 'friend' has a drinking problem."  We all know who you really mean, Mark.

Well I generally like my dolls...er...action figures with arms and feet.

Im sorry but that foosball table has "Bondage Barbies Playhouse"  written all over it...too weird LOL

Mark Avant wrote:

Steve Oedekerk Stretching Armstrong
 

Source:Variety

February 12, 2009

Universal Pictures has set Bruce Almighty screenwriter Steve Oedekerk to write Stretch Armstrong, a superhero comedy based on the Hasbro-owned toy, reports Variety.

Hasbro's Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir will produce "Stretch Armstrong."

The toy, a 13-inch, blond-haired muscled figure whose limbs could be stretched to nearly four feet, was launched by Kenner in the '70s. He had a dog named Fetch Armstrong, and a sibling, Evil X-Ray Wretch Armstrong. Attempts to turn him into a movie stretch back to 1998, when Disney tried to make the film with Danny DeVito and later Jackie Chan.

Hasbro's Goldner reacquired the rights, and Oedekerk is starting from scratch. He has most recently been working on a sequel to Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, writing, directing and starring in the martial-arts spoof.

The studio and Hasbro are also readying movie transformations of Monopoly (a potential Ridley Scott directing vehicle), Candy Land (with Etan Cohen scripting and Kevin Lima directing), and Ouija (being developed by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes).

 

Wasn't there a movie called Ouija with Tawny Kitaen in it?  and is it just me or are they really reaching for something to make movies about?

Tawny Kitaen (sigh)

Oh snap - did I say that out loud?

Why yes there was a movie called Ouija with her in it...

Tawny Kitaen (sigh)

I think I remember having one of these Aquamans ...

WOW! I got up for like 2 secs and you guys go crazy with posts! haaa 

Mark congrats on top of the retro page!!

That's the Thing on the left. "It's clobberin' time!!! And I believe the movie with the lovely Tawny was called "Witchboard"

Oh and nudity was involved.

Mark Avant wrote:

Okay, I believe you.

You should. And GI Joe WAS my friend!!!!

Hm, I must have missed that one. Weird.

Mark Avant wrote:

Yeah, I found it, but didn't have time to post.  You think she was nekkid in that, you need to go find Crystal Heart.

This I didn't know about her.  She was the HS sweetheart of Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby and that was her on the cover of their first 2 albums way before she danced on the hood of Whitesnakes car.

well im back from lunch it kinda drew vacuum,  shrimp, flounder, some crab claws and oysters.   Just kidding man it was great!  Caught up with my bud and found out how things over there are going!  a few war stories later and i had to get back to work!  As for old school toys i used to love the hand held football game spent many an hour playing that thing! also the rockem sockem robots come to mind.

I had a seafood sandwich from Subway, so there!

you know what that seafood spread is made from dont you!

PLASTIC.

yeah sure that's it!  Plastic 

Isn't it made from cods. I LOVED that football game. Man looking at stuff like Madden Football nowadays these kids don't know how good they've got it. David, looked up Crystal Heart, lemme just say wow. So hot, want to touch the heiny.

Yeah, you better go see if you can find that on something other than 8 track...er...vhs.

Well, it's not made like bologna for sure.  Fish extras don't form well.

This is all I got when I looked up Crystal Heart.  HOT for sure!

Mark i still have an old one that works,  it is white or cream colored, and i think its a matell maybe  i will have to go find it and see!  another one from back in the day was six million dollar man toy!  I have a problem with calling them dolls!

I bet one like that will work every time,  want it Trina!  

Yeah mine was white too. Went thru tons of batteries on that baby.

Justin my brother had a game like that too.

The Mattel football game that is.

All the players were little red dots.  They had baseball too.

Justin, looks like Pollock, cod, or Surmiri.  Pressed and flavored like crab (not really), but still like it.  What insider info do you have on the subject?

Next to milling grain into flour, surimi seafood, a product that is made by deboning and mincing white-fleshed fish, rinsing the meat, and turning it into a paste, is probably one of the oldest value-added food processes developed by humans.

This technique was invented at least 800 years ago in Japan, and the Japanese are still the largest consumers of surimi today. And like many processed foods, it is subject to debate in the United States. In the case of surimi, the controversy surrounds product labeling.

that is about right,  it is not any kind in particular just several mixed together,  and your right it's not bad just some people can't stand knowing its is a mixture of fish and probably not the biggest and best part of the fish!     I need to get up and walk the airplanes but i want a nap

Apparently they need to use bland tasting fish so as not to overpower the flavorings they use.

You know... there is just nothing like watching your 9yr old struggle with cursive writing. His attitude is horrible! I wonder where he gets it from??

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POSSUM (Apr 21 – May 21)
When confronted with life’s difficulties, possums have a marked tendency to withdraw and develop a don’t-bother-me-about-it attitude. Sometimes you become so withdrawn, people actually think you’re dead. This strategy is probably not psychologically healthy, but seems to work for you. One day, however, it won’t work and you may find your problems actually running you over.

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nevermind! haaa

This is the video game I had that I played a lot as a kid.  It had the same type graphics as the football game.  They also had a Frogger and a Donkey Kong like this one.

Trina Smurl Williams wrote:

Is that his horoscope?

Yeah! haa

It's funny. As soon as cursive was over he brightened right up! He's reading his science book now and laughing. Kids are funny.

He also does eeny meeny miny moe for picking his next lesson. Then if he doesn't like the answer he gets upset! haaa

Maybe he should go to one potato / two potato.

Trina that sounds like some one i know! 

I can remember going to the MM after school. Todd would buy me a coke and a candy bar and give me 4 quarters.  After 2 secs I was asking for more quarters. He would just look at me and say no.  2hrs later after his 4 quarters were used up... we'd go home!