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I want to go back to the time when...
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Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo"

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Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.

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Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly."
Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.

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No shopping trip was complete, unless a new toy was brought home.
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.

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Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.

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It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb.
It was unbelievable that dodge ball wasn't an Olympic event. bulletballoon.gif (935 bytes) Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot.
Nobody was prettier than Mom. bulletballoon.gif (935 bytes) Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park. bulletballoon.gif (935 bytes) The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and rules didn't matter.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. bulletballoon.gif (935 bytes) Abilities were discovered because of a"double-dog-dare."
Ice cream was considered a basic food group. bulletballoon.gif (935 bytes) Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
"Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense. bulletballoon.gif (935 bytes) War was a card game.
Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures. bulletballoon.gif (935 bytes) Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. bulletballoon.gif (935 bytes) Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.
Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. bulletballoon.gif (935 bytes) Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.


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If you can remember most or all of these,
then you have LIVED!!!!


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