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What ever happened to....

qualitygal — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:06:50 GMT

Remember the fish that flipped sideways and sang a song? LOL

How about the pet rock?

Yes that one goes way back, but what item do you remember and don't see any more? Toys maybe for the ideas.

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candys mine — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:47:41 GMT

Husker du. A memory focused board game. you'd pick up 2 pieces. If the pictures underneath matched you kept the pieces, if not you put them back then the next player picked up a piece and tried to remember where they saw the image underneath before. If they chose the right piece they kept both pieces if not ythey put the pieces back and the next player picked up a piece and tried to recall if/where they'd seen the match.

Simple good fun.

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KKJ — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:05:36 GMT

That funny pooping moose candy dispenser the Q used to sell.

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qualitygal — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:20:20 GMT

@candys mine, we had a game like that called Concentration from a t.v. show.

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Cakers3 — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 13:14:59 GMT

@candys mine wrote:
Husker du. A memory focused board game. you'd pick up 2 pieces. If the pictures underneath matched you kept the pieces, if not you put them back then the next player picked up a piece and tried to remember where they saw the image underneath before. If they chose the right piece they kept both pieces if not ythey put the pieces back and the next player picked up a piece and tried to recall if/where they'd seen the match.
Simple good fun.

@candys mine I remember a similar game called "Concentration" named after the TV game show of the same name. Underneath the cards would be a rebus that the contestant had to solve to win the match.

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dex — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:42:10 GMT

We played a game years ago that was a dictionary with crazy little known words.A person would pick a word and the rest had to guess what it meant.We were young and this game usually involved some beer but I remember laughing so hard into the night that we almost got tossed from our camp site.I have looked for that game but can’t find it or remember the name....anyone else play it?

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Kitlynn — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 13:39:25 GMT

@Cakers3 wrote:
@candys mine wrote:
Husker du. A memory focused board game. you'd pick up 2 pieces. If the pictures underneath matched you kept the pieces, if not you put them back then the next player picked up a piece and tried to remember where they saw the image underneath before. If they chose the right piece they kept both pieces if not ythey put the pieces back and the next player picked up a piece and tried to recall if/where they'd seen the match.
Simple good fun.
@candys mine I remember a similar game called "Concentration" named after the TV game show of the same name. Underneath the cards would be a rebus that the contestant had to solve to win the match.

I spent hours and hours playing this as a child growing up.

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Marp — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:59:26 GMT

@qualitygal wrote:
Remember the fish that flipped sideways and sang a song? LOL

How about the pet rock?

Yes that one goes way back, but what item do you remember and don't see any more? Toys maybe for the ideas.

@qualitygal, how about an updated version? From The Verge:

It's finally here.

On Tuesday, preorders opened for a Big Mouth Billy Bass that connects to Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa.

Once the plastic fish is hooked up to an Amazon Echo, it can respond to Alexa voice commands, dance to the beat of songs from Amazon Music, and it even syncs its fishy lips with Alexa's words.

Because it supports Alexa commands, you can ask the fish about the weather, news, or random facts. It's officially an "Alexa gadget," an Amazon certification.

It costs $40 on — where else — Amazon.com.

"This is not your father's Big Mouth Billy Bass," said Steven Harris, vice president of product development at Gemmy Industries, which is the Big Mouth Billy Bass parent company, in a statement.

The original Big Mouth Billy Bass was first sold in 1999 and plays short songs like "Don't Worry, Be Happy." It's been a kitschy favorite in dens and recreation rooms ever since. This version has the original "Fishin' Time" song built in, too.

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qualitygal — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:02:52 GMT

@Marp, That is soooooooooooo funny!!!! The fish that is.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:11:46 GMT

barrel full of monkeys......and pick up sticks

simple games that were very affordable and fun to play.

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:14:02 GMT

I bought this a few years back for my little brother's 50th birthday.

Silly Putty, slinky, yo-yo and crayons.

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traveler — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:21:41 GMT

More landfill fillers- singing fish on a plaque followed by the singing deer head and singing Christmas tree.

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Laura14 — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:27:31 GMT

I still have my dancing flower from the 1980s.

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deeva — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:52:23 GMT

I loved playing Husker du with my kids when they were younger.

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Caligurll — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:52:50 GMT

Chia pets. I can even still hear the song in my head: Ch-ch-ch- chia, ch-ch-ch-chia...

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Cakers3 — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:15:52 GMT

@beckyb1012 wrote:
I bought this a few years back for my little brother's 50th birthday.
Silly Putty, slinky, yo-yo and crayons.

@beckyb1012I never saw those Crayola boxes. Interesting.

But "If it isn't a Duncan, it isn't a yo-yo". Remember that commercial.

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VanSleepy — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:34:55 GMT

@dex I don't know if you mean Balderdash, but it sounds similar so you might like that one. LOL at "it usually involved some beer"

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dex — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:39:54 GMT

@VanSleepy@Awe you solved it.There must have been a little too much beer from the past clouding my memories.I wonder if that game is as funny when you are old and drinking tea.

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MorningLover — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:02:41 GMT

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