tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post4986084523220722930..comments2024-03-28T10:39:39.697-04:00Comments on Being Ron: Toys Of Christmas PastRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-81241181225956041902013-12-12T10:32:47.429-05:002013-12-12T10:32:47.429-05:00Hey there Angelia!
Tee, hee! Aren't I a silly...Hey there Angelia!<br /><br />Tee, hee! Aren't I a silly Wooly Ronnie?<br /><br />"The Doctors kit was especially fun unless you had mean brothers that like whacking you with the knee reflex hammer!"<br /><br />HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yes! I remember my brother and I doing that to each other!<br /><br />"I know you are still playing, even if you are not the cute little lad in the photos, and that is a wonderful spirit of Christmas. :-)"<br /><br />It SURE is! Even at 58, I still enjoy taking out my coloring book and crayons and playing :)<br /><br />Much thanks for stopping by, Angelia! Hope you're having a FABU week!<br /><br />XRonhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-19890782105056467022013-12-12T10:15:20.569-05:002013-12-12T10:15:20.569-05:00Oh how funny!!! Wooly Ronnie!! LOL! LOL!
I rememb...Oh how funny!!! Wooly Ronnie!! LOL! LOL!<br /><br />I remember a few of these toys. The Doctors kit was especially fun unless you had mean brothers that like whacking you with the knee reflex hammer! <br /><br />Brings back such good memories! I know you are still playing, even if you are not the cute little lad in the photos, and that is a wonderful spirit of Christmas. :-)Angelia Simsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-14119530446601052042013-12-11T22:51:29.632-05:002013-12-11T22:51:29.632-05:00Ahhahahahaha! You are so entertaining! Thank you s...Ahhahahahaha! You are so entertaining! Thank you so much!<br />You had some great toys! I hadn't seen the toy car wash, or that dashboard that looked so real! <br /><br />How did Wooly Ronnie get such a red nose? LOL.Jean Has Been Shoppinghttp://jeanhasbeenshopping.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-11968123122969806822013-12-11T10:41:06.302-05:002013-12-11T10:41:06.302-05:00Hey there Lisa!
Aw, thank you :)
" I'v...Hey there Lisa!<br /><br />Aw, thank you :) <br /><br />" I've so enjoyed reading your posts and am happy to have *found* you through Suzie."<br /><br />Ditto, my friend! I will stop by your blog before I head off to work today.<br /><br />XRonhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-74199768126863826402013-12-11T10:12:17.516-05:002013-12-11T10:12:17.516-05:00Hey Ron, I'm back again. Just wanted to tell y...Hey Ron, I'm back again. Just wanted to tell you I have one of those bloggy awards for you over at my place! I've so enjoyed reading your posts and am happy to have *found* you through Suzie. Take care!Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-69804658364910411552013-12-11T09:59:44.777-05:002013-12-11T09:59:44.777-05:00Helloooooo Geraldine!
Thank you :) I had so much ...Helloooooo Geraldine!<br /><br />Thank you :) I had so much putting this post together because it was like blast from the past. I can remember these toys as if it were yesterday!<br /><br />"Mr. Potato Head "<br /><br />I LOVED Mr. Potato Head! In fact, several years ago I shared a post about him. Back then, you used an actual potato for the head because they didn't have the plastic heads yet.<br /><br />"When are those snow pics coming? I'm waiting to see PA with a magical dusting of the white stuff."<br /><br />Funny you mentioned that because I'm getting a post together to share some of the photos I took of the HUGE snowfall we got earlier this week. I may post it Friday or next Monday.<br /><br />Much thanks for stopping by, my friend. Happy Mid Week!<br />XRonhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-56499172635120073442013-12-11T06:09:20.461-05:002013-12-11T06:09:20.461-05:00Oh, what a hoot this was to read Ron and what a cu...Oh, what a hoot this was to read Ron and what a cutie you are in those PJ's, just adorable!<br />The toys I remember most and loved are: <br />Barbie (of course), her pal Midge, the Easy Bake Oven (see where that led to!), Jack in the Box, Mr. Potato Head and that big "critter" we would put together, I think it was called Cootie! ;<) <br /> I do remember some on your list too but probably some were only in the US. Wooly Ronnie is definitely an improvement on the original!!!<br />When are those snow pics coming? I'm waiting to see PA with a magical dusting of the white stuff.<br />Happy Mid Week, GGeraldinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-3884879031268937262013-12-10T13:22:34.561-05:002013-12-10T13:22:34.561-05:00Hello there Lisa!
" Had a gumby, pokey, play...Hello there Lisa!<br /><br />" Had a gumby, pokey, play dough and doctor kit too."<br /><br />Weren't some of the toys back then simple, but FUN?<br /><br />"We really try and balance Peanut's high and low tech toys so she can experience the same type of fun."<br /><br /><br /><br />Oh, that is so great to hear! I think it's wonderful that many kids today know how to work a computer at such a young age, but I also think it's important to tap into their imaginations too. Peanut seems to have the PERFECT balance!<br /><br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by, my friend. Enjoy your week!<br /><br />XRonhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-81474005993323432042013-12-10T12:26:55.730-05:002013-12-10T12:26:55.730-05:00Oh my goodness! I totally remember Wooly Willie! I...Oh my goodness! I totally remember Wooly Willie! I loved that toy! Had a gumby, pokey, play dough and doctor kit too. Thanks for the sleigh ride down memory lane! We really try and balance Peanut's high and low tech toys so she can experience the same type of fun.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-73362553307835371062013-12-10T10:19:33.073-05:002013-12-10T10:19:33.073-05:00Hey there Rum Punch!
" I just use to love sq...Hey there Rum Punch!<br /><br />" I just use to love squishing it between my fingers, what fun."<br /><br />HA! Me too! And the cool thing about Play-Doh is that you could make things (like an animal or a person) and then wait for them to harden; creating your very own sculpture!<br /><br />"Times have changed mate. Back in the day you were forced to be creative with any toy but nowadays you just sit back and look at a computer screen pressing a few buttons."<br /><br />You said it! I think it's great that kids know how to use a computer (even at such a young age), but as you shared, back in day we were forced to be creative with ANY toy. I had a woman at work tell me that her little boy (at 4 years old) already knew how to use the touch screen on her iPad. AMAZING!<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a super week!Ronhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-31799291754697867112013-12-10T02:50:47.647-05:002013-12-10T02:50:47.647-05:00What a trip down memory lane. I remember Play-doh ...What a trip down memory lane. I remember Play-doh and they have something similar around today. I just use to love squishing it between my fingers, what fun. And the chattering teeth were really funny, something you could wind up all day long. Oh yes, the doctors bag. It also use to have a doctor/nurse's outfit too, allowing you to dress up and pretend you knew what you was doing. What fun it all was. <br /><br />Times have changed mate. Back in the day you were forced to be creative with any toy but nowadays you just sit back and look at a computer screen pressing a few buttons.Rum Punch Drunkhttp://rumpunchdrunk.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-44977171668853750532013-12-09T23:02:23.430-05:002013-12-09T23:02:23.430-05:00Lolz!!!Lolz!!!meleahrebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-81381416788067940212013-12-09T22:27:57.978-05:002013-12-09T22:27:57.978-05:00" Damn thing would fail half way through ever..." Damn thing would fail half way through every time. I got so pissed off I ended up picking it up and flinging it across the room."<br /><br /><br />Bwhahahahhahahaha! OMG...that was so freaking funny because it sounds EXACTLY like something I would have done!!<br /><br /><br />But you're right, sometimes that trap would get STUCK somewhere in the middle - the son of a bitch! HA!<br /><br /><br />Thanks for stopping back and sharing that story, buddy. HILARIOUS!Ronhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-5653574461259760462013-12-09T22:24:23.394-05:002013-12-09T22:24:23.394-05:00Helloooooooooooo Katherine!
HA! I suddenly got th...Helloooooooooooo Katherine!<br /><br />HA! I suddenly got the idea for that last photo just before I posted this last night. I made it over at PicMonkey!<br /><br />"But as an adult, at Christmas, my dad had a mysterious package for me to open... you guessed it... an easy bake oven. I laughed and cried and baked every single thing in the box!"<br /><br />OMG...that is sooooooo WONDERFUL! I totally smiled when I read that! And you know what? I wanted an Easy Bake Oven too, but back then, only girls got them. However, it's funny that most of your BIG TIME chiefs are MEN.<br /><br />"My brother didn't have the exact one, but it is pretty much the same thing AND WE STILL HAVE IT AND IT WORKS!"<br /><br />Holy cow...you mean you STILL HAVE IT AND IT WORKS??? That's amazing! I bet you could sell it on eBay for BIG bucks!<br /><br />"Oh... and play-doh? It tastes different. VERY different from what it used to taste like. I'm just sayin."<br /><br /><br /><br />Oh bummer, you're kidding? Well, I'm glad I tasted back when I was a kid because it was the ORIGINAL!<br /><br /><br />Much thanks for stopping by, girl. Have a SUPER week!<br /><br /><br />XRonhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-88797782432781019092013-12-09T22:19:19.873-05:002013-12-09T22:19:19.873-05:00MOUSE TRAP!!! That friggin thing! I remember payin...MOUSE TRAP!!! That friggin thing! I remember paying that one time and trying to get it to do all of it gyrations and trap the mouse. Damn thing would fail half way through every time. I got so pissed off I ended up picking it up and flinging it across the room. <br /><br /><br /><br />I also remember laughing like loons after my tantrum!!!<br /><br /><br />Good times... good timesJeff Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-33147937605032245002013-12-09T22:17:26.514-05:002013-12-09T22:17:26.514-05:00Hey there Jeanne!
" I can actually remember ...Hey there Jeanne!<br /><br />" I can actually remember TASTING that Play-doh so you were not the only one (but I do have to admit, I laughed!!)."<br /><br />HAHAHAHAHA! Oh, didn't you just LOVE the taste??? To this day, whenever I see a container of Play-Doh, I clearly remember the taste. YUMMY!<br /><br />"Easy Bake Oven"<br /><br />OMG, I wanted one of those SO BAD when I was a kid. However, back then BOYS didn't get GIRL'S toys. But I think it's funny because so MANY chiefs are MEN!<br /><br />"All of those things...what FUN we had with such SIMPLE toys. I don't think today's kids have any idea what imagination even is...let alone use it!!"<br /><br />You said it! I think it's wonderful that the kids today can use technology at such a young age, but I also think it's distanced them from tapping into their imaginations. Also, from socializing.<br /><br />Much thanks for stopping by, dear lady. Have a fantabulous week! And I hope all is well with your oral surgery.<br /><br />X to you and the girlz!Ronhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-13878477539875580062013-12-09T22:12:07.632-05:002013-12-09T22:12:07.632-05:00First of all, your last picture CRACKED ME UP! Th...First of all, your last picture CRACKED ME UP! Then.... wow wow wow did you bring back memories. I was born in 65. I wanted an easy bake oven more than anything in the whole world. My parents said it was too dangerous... they caused fires. Stupid fires... who cares if they caused fires! :) But as an adult, at Christmas, my dad had a mysterious package for me to open... you guessed it... an easy bake oven. I laughed and cried and baked every single thing in the box!<br /><br />You know the car picture you have up there? My brother didn't have the exact one, but it is pretty much the same thing AND WE STILL HAVE IT AND IT WORKS!<br /><br />He also had that metal football game where you turn it on (LOUD!) and the guys vibrate all over the field.<br /><br />Oh... and play-doh? It tastes different. VERY different from what it used to taste like. I'm just sayin.Katherine Murrayhttp://www.shoot-me-now.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-79214437288421749092013-12-09T22:02:17.465-05:002013-12-09T22:02:17.465-05:00I can TOTALLY relate to this post Ronnie!!! In my...I can TOTALLY relate to this post Ronnie!!! In my household, we had each and every one of those toys!! I can actually remember TASTING that Play-doh so you were not the only one (but I do have to admit, I laughed!!). Remember Etch a Sketch?? Slinky?? Easy Bake Oven?? All of those things...what FUN we had with such SIMPLE toys. I don't think today's kids have any idea what imagination even is...let alone use it!! Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane!! I think you and I are just about the same age!! xo JeanneJeanne Pursellhttp://bermudabluez.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-82753711168925222492013-12-09T21:33:42.234-05:002013-12-09T21:33:42.234-05:00"OMG...Wooly Willy! Shoot. I haven't seen..."OMG...Wooly Willy! Shoot. I haven't seen that guy in years. I remember have a blast playing with that simple toy."<br /><br />OMG....you remember Wooly Willy??!?! So many people have no idea what I'm talking about when I mention it. It was such a fun toy!<br /><br />"Our Tyler plays with a doctor's kit and, or course, Play-Doh. Will most definitely have to introduce him to Gumby."<br /><br />You GO, TYLER!!!!! I remember the Doctor Kit that I had having a little plastic bottle containing candy pills that you could administer to your sick patients - HA! <br /><br />"It's shame that Stretch Armstrong isn't around anymore. That guy was something else!"<br /><br /><br /><br />OMG...that's right, I forgot about Stretch. I had one of those too!<br /><br /><br />Memories light the corners of my mind!<br /><br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by, buddy. Have a SUPER week!<br /><br /><br />X to you, Karin, and Mr. Tyler!Ronhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-62643041669706935522013-12-09T21:26:30.786-05:002013-12-09T21:26:30.786-05:00Helloooooooooo Jeff!!!!!!!
"was the doo-dad ...Helloooooooooo Jeff!!!!!!!<br /><br />"was the doo-dad that you could make army men with. It had metal plates that you would squeeze in a liquid that came in various colors from small plastic bottles. You'd then put it into an "oven" which as I think was powered by a light bulb. After a few minutes you'd take the plate out then un-mold your creation once it cooled a bit."<br /><br />OMG...YES!!!!!! I DO remember those things!!! I think my older brother got one of those for Christmas one year. And remember loving how they smelled when they were baking - that plasticy smell. I also remember getting burned with them because those suckers got very hot. I also had a candy maker like that called, Incredible Edibles, in which you would make candy in an oven. Remember those???<br /><br />Board games...yes! Candyland, Mouse Trap, Clue, Marble Head!<br /><br />" Simpler times and simpler toys for sure, but boy could we create fun out of just about nothing couldn't we?"<br /><br />Amen...you said it!<br /><br />MUCH thanks for stopping by, buddy. Have a faaaaaaaabulous week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />XRonhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-34828265074855985362013-12-09T21:10:38.267-05:002013-12-09T21:10:38.267-05:00OMG...Wooly Willy! Shoot. I haven't seen tha...OMG...Wooly Willy! Shoot. I haven't seen that guy in years. I remember have a blast playing with that simple toy. Our Tyler plays with a doctor's kit and, or course, Play-Doh. Will most definitely have to introduce him to Gumby. It's shame that Stretch Armstrong isn't around anymore. That guy was something else! Man, I'm nostalging all over the place tonight. Many thanks for the post!!Herman Turnipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-66462626414817307652013-12-09T21:02:44.409-05:002013-12-09T21:02:44.409-05:00What a great post my friend!!!
One of my all tim...What a great post my friend!!!<br /><br /><br />One of my all time favorites was the doo-dad that you could make army men with. It had metal plates that you would squeeze in a liquid that came in various colors from small plastic bottles. You'd then put it into an "oven" which as I think was powered by a light bulb. After a few minutes you'd take the plate out then un-mold your creation once it cooled a bit.<br /><br /><br />I was a freak for board games too. A friend of mine and I would play them for hours and hours.<br /><br /><br />So many memories this post brings up. Good ones too. Simpler times and simpler toys for sure, but boy could we create fun out of just about nothing couldn't we?Jeff Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-80388616302420868032013-12-09T20:24:45.483-05:002013-12-09T20:24:45.483-05:00Hey Val!
" and yes i did sink my teeth into ...Hey Val!<br /><br />" and yes i did sink my teeth into some play-doh. maybe that's how my soap addiction started. lol. it was salty and why did we want to put it in our mouth? hmmm?"<br /><br />Bwhahahhahahaha! OMG, that's right! I totally forgot about your SOAP addiction!!!!! Glad to hear I wasn't the only one to sink my teeth into Play-Doh. <br /><br />" didn't it always scare YOU to see their teeth in a jar."<br /><br /><br /><br />Yes! It wasn't until I got older did I ever see false teeth in a jar. I think it was my mother's mother who had them. When I went into the bathroom I saw them soaking in some soapy liquid and freaked!<br /><br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by, girl. Have a fantabulous week!<br /><br />XRonhttp://www.triloquist.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-70430587331370795262013-12-09T20:21:44.378-05:002013-12-09T20:21:44.378-05:00The first time I was at my optometrist's offic...The first time I was at my optometrist's office, I looked into the basket of kids' books and toys in the corner and actually yelled, "Oh my God, a Wooly Willy!" <br /><br /><br />And sure, who HASN'T tasted play-doh?<br /><br /><br />As for the Gumby and Pokey, I had them as a kid and also remember watching the show on TV. Do you remember Edie Murphy's version of Gumby? "I'm Gumby, dammit!" Then when I was in college I got a birthday gift from my brother. I read the card before I opened it (it was a Gumby) and he'd written, "I'm sending you the little green man of your dreams. And no, it's not a sea-sick Richard Gere." I still laugh about that.Secret Agent Womanhttp://biredux.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092603952139807812.post-31326484341576097112013-12-09T20:19:48.940-05:002013-12-09T20:19:48.940-05:00Ron, this post is so funny! I read it at work this...Ron, this post is so funny! I read it at work this morning but didn't have to time to comment because I was so busy.<br /><br />"My parents finally got me a Doctor Kit so that I could simply give myself a prognosis, instead of taking me to the ER every week."<br /><br /><br /><br />HILARIOUS!<br /><br /><br />I don't know many of these toys because I wasn't born in the 50's, but I do remember Play-Doh and the way it smells. I also remember Gumby. And those two car toys are fabuloso! I wish I had one of those car dashboards because they looked like so much fun! Those teeth look creepy, but I laughed at your comment about your grandmother.<br /><br /><br />The picture of you as Wooly Ronnie is hysterical. That red nose is priceless!<br /><br /><br />Fun post, Ron. You never fail to entertain!Robertnoreply@blogger.com