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incandenza_ [Edit] [Delete] 102 replies 12:28, 6 August '13

I really wanted some Vert-x rollerblades. in the run up to xmas that year, I kept having dreams in which I woke up to some. and then I woke up and felt sad.

crushed dreams ITT.

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Mr Frosty

:(

plasticniki | 6 Aug '13, 12:29 | X

fitzcarraldo, Elaina_Casoolare, DaisyFlower, cheeseandbaconturnov, Scout, jontosh2001, GoatmeatMF, twentynine, StormsOnTheMoon, badmanreturns, El_Goodo, mistersappy, gonad, Puds, nice_squirrel, kubrahhh, Yesiamaduck, spit-fire, and freddiehubbard this'd this
- Midnight Pumpkin
  
  Zoidzilla
  
  thewarn @plasticniki | 7 Aug '13, 10:09 | X
  - Actually contrary to my protests further down the thread
    
    I had a decent stash of Zoids, including Zoidzilla, and THIS: motherfucker: http://cdn2.sulitstatic.com/images/2012/0810/011632145_01142855774590af13d3140e52ed25946b78cdcad12763bb6.jpg
    
    Although this is making me sad at not ever having owned a Megazord or Ultramegazord, thanks parents.
    
    Pharyngeal @thewarn | 7 Aug '13, 10:17 | X
    - FUCK!
      
      Don't even remember that one. Amazing.
      
      thewarn @Pharyngeal | 7 Aug '13, 10:20 | X
      - this has also got me thinking about all the Might Max stuff I had
        
        as well. In retrospect, I was pretty spoilt up until about 4 years after my Dad left my mum, so I had the world until 9, then he dropped off the radar a bit due to troubles he was having and my mum was but a poor spinster.
        Things like this: http://mightymax.wikia.com/wiki/Mighty_Max_Caught_by_the_Man-Eater
        
        And this: http://mightymax.wikia.com/wiki/Mighty_Max_Storms_Dragon_Island
        
        Halcyon days for kids toys. What have they got now? Call of Duty it seems.
        
        Pharyngeal @thewarn | 7 Aug '13, 10:26 | X
        
        Mighty Max was ace
        
        Well OK the cartoon was naff but the actual toys, so much fun.
        
        Lambchops @Pharyngeal | 7 Aug '13, 11:07 | X
  - I had a zoidzilla!
    
    inside-outside @thewarn | 7 Aug '13, 14:02 | X
- Got one as a joke present five years ago for this exact reason. Can confirm its shit and nowhere near as good as my cousin's one was.
  
  georgiabeth @plasticniki | 7 Aug '13, 12:42 | X
  
  fidel_catstro this'd this
Mr Frosty

sadpunk | 6 Aug '13, 12:29 | X
Mini halfpipe in my back garden

Balonz | 6 Aug '13, 12:29 | X
David White back from Leeds.

Sega Dreamcast.

mala | 6 Aug '13, 12:30 | X
- An old schoolmate won the first ever dreamcast in the UK
  
  He was in the SEGA magazine and everything.
  
  Songs_about_ducking @mala | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
Love

marckee | 6 Aug '13, 12:31 | X
- Hate
  
  StormsOnTheMoon @marckee | 6 Aug '13, 13:19 | X
Soda Stream

olegrich | 6 Aug '13, 12:31 | X

thewarn and matthewslaughter this'd this
- I have one of these now.
  
  I fucking love it.
  
  The best thing is putting shitty wine in it.
  
  plasticniki @olegrich | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
  - Can you put soup in it?
    
    Antpocalypsenow @plasticniki | 6 Aug '13, 12:47 | X
    - I wouldn't like to try to be honest.
      
      I was scared enough with the wine.
      
      plasticniki @Antpocalypsenow | 6 Aug '13, 12:49 | X
      - ohmygod what is this
        
        http://www.sodastream.com/node/679
        
        plasticniki @plasticniki | 6 Aug '13, 12:50 | X
- put milk in it
  
  freddiehubbard @olegrich | 8 Aug '13, 10:01 | X
trainers with lights in the heels that light up when you walk

occasionally see kids wearing these and still get pangs of jealousy

japes | 6 Aug '13, 12:31 | X

meowington this'd this
- I had a pair of LA Lights.
  
  8th birthday present. I was the coolest.
  
  plasticniki @japes | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
  - Me too
    
    They were the bomb.
    True fact - you could take the lights out if you wanted, and have some decent trainers with a light that could be stuck on a keyring.
    
    StormsOnTheMoon @plasticniki | 6 Aug '13, 13:20 | X
A Neo Geo console

drop_b | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
barbie house

Elaina_Casoolare | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
Linkin Park hoodie

very_small_monk | 6 Aug '13, 12:32 | X
- I really wanted a Green Day hoodie
  
  a Warning one like this other kid had. it was cream/white coloured. I didn't even have the album, I just liked the hoodie.
  
  incandenza_ @very_small_monk | 6 Aug '13, 12:57 | X
  - I wanted one with the Hybrid Theory album art on
    
    never got one tho cause I didn't want to get called a "sweddy" at school
    
    very_small_monk @incandenza_ | 6 Aug '13, 13:35 | X
My parents to love me

:(

Songs_about_ducking | 6 Aug '13, 12:33 | X
A knife

Found an old Christmas list from when I was five years old where I asked for a knife.

I didn't get a knife :(

ma0sm | 6 Aug '13, 12:33 | X

GoatmeatMF this'd this
TV in my bedroom.

Maybe they were right cos i just read all the time instead. I still don't have a TV in my bedroom.

Lo-Pan | 6 Aug '13, 12:34 | X

PickledOeuf and jontosh2001 this'd this
Warhammer 40k starter set

Mostly because it was the most expensive thing in the games section of the Argos catalogue. Think my parents probably did me a favour there.

Steved | 6 Aug '13, 12:34 | X
Threesome

NoahVale | 6 Aug '13, 12:40 | X
- and a dog
  
  These two are in no way connect jfc
  
  My parents just flatly refused to let me have a dog. I got a goldfish called Shazzam instead
  
  NoahVale @NoahVale | 6 Aug '13, 12:55 | X
- from your parents?
  
  alcxxk @NoahVale | 6 Aug '13, 13:09 | X
  
  Raanraals, ma0sm, and Royter-Hatfood this'd this
Tyco RC Rebound

Massive Supersoaker
Some sort of Nerf Gun

Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 12:44 | X
- I got a remote control car, but not the one I wanted
  
  not a total loss.
  
  also got a Super Soaker, but I had to refill it more often than my friend Jason with his fuck off massive one (he also got a Rebound, the git).
  
  incandenza_ @Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 12:48 | X
  - and if memory serves me right, a Nerf gun
    
    might have been a Nerf ball, actually.
    
    incandenza_ @incandenza_ | 6 Aug '13, 12:50 | X
  - Fuck your mate Jason
    
    sounds like a right entitled prick. I'm here for you. /solidarity
    
    Pharyngeal @incandenza_ | 6 Aug '13, 12:56 | X
    
    ma0sm this'd this
    - he was a prick!
      
      he also got a Barracuda mountain bike and a Dreamcast (which he let us play on, to be fair).
      
      incandenza_ @Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 13:02 | X
- All of the Tyco stuff was awesome
  
  I wanted some kind of bright yellow RC hovercraft which was seventy quid or something. Never got it; how those adverts on kids TV used to mock me!
  
  StormsOnTheMoon @Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 13:22 | X
  - Tyco?
    
    Keep it.
    
    Tamiya did/do the good R/C stuff.
    
    Badly wanted a Hornet. www.tamiya101.com/model_info.asp?id=45 Got a knock-off cheaper version instead.
    
    TheWza @StormsOnTheMoon | 6 Aug '13, 15:04 | X
- I did get a Nerf gun
  
  But the problem with that is it's always one of the basic ones whereas the spoilt kid down the road with the rich parents gets one of the really fancy ones. much like incandenza's friend Jason and his supersoaker.
  
  Lambchops @Pharyngeal | 6 Aug '13, 19:58 | X
A Playstation.

justanothersheeldz | 6 Aug '13, 12:44 | X
Philips CD-i

Pretty pleased I never got one now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips_CD-i

MrSteveBob | 6 Aug '13, 12:47 | X
- nah mate, you want a 3DO
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer
  
  guntrip @MrSteveBob | 8 Aug '13, 09:55 | X
celtic top

wasn't allowed one as we lived in a shit area and my parents were convinced it'd lead to me getting battered

fitzcarraldo | 6 Aug '13, 12:48 | X

PickledOeuf this'd this
- Keep spending most our lives
  
  living in the deep fried paradise
  
  ma0sm @fitzcarraldo | 6 Aug '13, 12:52 | X
  - deep fried goods were never off the table
    
    fitzcarraldo @ma0sm | 6 Aug '13, 12:57 | X
Nike Air Max Pro

Body_In_The_Thames | 6 Aug '13, 12:54 | X

Raanraals and fitzcarraldo this'd this
- actually it was Air Max1's on closer inspection
  
  these specifically
  
  http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nike-air-max-1-white-navy-red-og.jpg
  
  Body_In_The_Thames @Body_In_The_Thames | 7 Aug '13, 11:20 | X
Pop Up Pirate

lordscopie | 6 Aug '13, 12:57 | X
A ride on train set

Was plastic track with a battery powered train so not quite as grand as it sounds but still well beyond my means.

I wanted it so bad that I wrote to Jim'll fix it asking for it.

Feel free to finish this reply with your own quip. Maybe something about riding the A-train?

hapi | 6 Aug '13, 12:58 | X
- my cousin had this exact train set
  
  i had outrageous envy as a result
  
  fitzcarraldo @hapi | 7 Aug '13, 11:11 | X
  - I felt a twinge of jealousy reading that
    
    Hope he let you have a go!
    
    hapi @fitzcarraldo | 7 Aug '13, 11:43 | X
    - nah she didn't, think i was too old by the time she had it :(
      
      fitzcarraldo @hapi | 7 Aug '13, 12:05 | X
air rifle

GoatmeatMF | 6 Aug '13, 13:06 | X

StormsOnTheMoon and japes this'd this
thundercats duvet set

alcxxk | 6 Aug '13, 13:09 | X

mistersappy this'd this
I used to want loads of stuff from Argos

I used it as inspiration for gifts. To the point where one year I made a christmas list and even put the Argos catalogue number on the list.

steinbolt | 6 Aug '13, 13:40 | X

mistersappy this'd this
- EVERYONE did that, surely?
  
  Either the Argos catalogue or the autumn/winter issue of the Kay's catalogue.
  
  marckee @steinbolt | 6 Aug '13, 13:44 | X
  
  NickDS this'd this
For some reason*

my university flatmate Jamie confessed in Freshers’ Week that as a kid he’d always wanted a Fashion Wheel for his birthday but his parents didn’t think it an appropriate gift for a boy. (To be fair, he was from the Medway towns, they almost certainly saved his life.)

Two months later we clubbed together and bought one from Argos for his birthday. He’d forgotten all about his confession by then and was genuinely touched. Of course, we all took the piss out of him mercilessly as he played with it on the floor, a look of unabashed delight across his face.

A few weeks later my Spring/Summer ’99 collection was critically acclaimed by all who saw it.

*alcohol

umlaut_ampersand | 6 Aug '13, 13:49 | X
- actually quite a sweet story
  
  somehow
  
  brusma @umlaut_ampersand | 6 Aug '13, 13:59 | X
  
  Steved, ElthamsmateOwen, deadonthestairs, DaisyFlower, hapi, nice_squirrel, incandenza_, fitzcarraldo, and badmanreturns this'd this
my ears pierced

PickledOeuf | 6 Aug '13, 13:50 | X
a pair of clean white underpants

was top of my xmas list one year

inside-outside | 6 Aug '13, 13:55 | X
- pretty sure I got them though so suck it
  
  inside-outside @inside-outside | 6 Aug '13, 13:56 | X
Sega Megadrive

Lambchops | 6 Aug '13, 13:56 | X
- got one of them for my 7th birthday
  
  all my family heard was 'SEEEEEEEGGAAAAAA' over and over again as I constantly died at sonic and reset the console
  
  inside-outside @Lambchops | 6 Aug '13, 15:11 | X
- There's a home video somewhere
  
  Of me being a right little jammy arsehole when I got one when I was about 8. Cringeworthy viewing.
  
  thorners @Lambchops | 6 Aug '13, 19:43 | X
I think I kind of wanted those various kids kitchen things, which I was never given. And I wasn't allowed anything Pokemon related when I was older :-(

I got cool presents though. Especially in the age 3 - 6 bracket.

SCALETRIX? Check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QIAtFTH3Zk

MATCHBOX RAPID SHOT SETS? Check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaNx2NmqKH0

PLAYMOBIL RUBBISH TRUCK? Check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XQK3PKWTC4

PocketMouse | 6 Aug '13, 14:46 | X
- aww... adorable
  
  Looks like you got the really posh scalextric set. We had this one: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/garethj/Slot%20cars/scalex198315.jpg
  
  marckee @PocketMouse | 6 Aug '13, 17:33 | X
  
  spit-fire this'd this
- I got that rubbish truck!!
  
  also the fire engine :D
  
  incandenza_ @PocketMouse | 6 Aug '13, 19:50 | X
- I got one of the Scaletrix tracks
  
  With the banked corner that the car slide pathetically to the bottom of the track if you don't go fast enough but end up going skiting off the top if you carry too much speed. Fun times.
  
  Lambchops @PocketMouse | 6 Aug '13, 20:05 | X
Black leather jacket

obviously

aboynamedgoo | 6 Aug '13, 15:08 | X
- Didn't think they were that popular in the 30s
  
  Royter-Hatfood @aboynamedgoo | 6 Aug '13, 15:09 | X
  
  umlaut_ampersand and incandenza_ this'd this
  - The EIGHTEEN THIRTIES
    
    *darts music*
    
    Royter-Hatfood @Royter-Hatfood | 6 Aug '13, 15:09 | X
gooey louie

TheKennedyCurse | 6 Aug '13, 15:50 | X
Thunderbirds green spaceship

My rich friend had one. Think I considered swiping it for a while.

malick | 6 Aug '13, 19:35 | X
- You're talking about Thunderbird 2, right?
  
  Sometimes used to carry Thunderbird 4 inside it. I still fucking want one of those.
  
  blisters @malick | 7 Aug '13, 05:40 | X
A train set

It was always top of my Christmas list...but I never got it. I didn't mind so much until I realised I'd been asking for about 5 years in a row and it wasn't even mentioned once.

wonton | 6 Aug '13, 19:44 | X
Mario 3 for the NES

Not long before Christmas I dreamt that I not only got the game, it also turned into a little aeroplane with Mario in it that flew out of the window while me and all my friends ooh-ed and aah-ed.

Didn't really want it all that much afterwards, it wad never going to live up to that dream.

in_limbo | 6 Aug '13, 19:49 | X
- sorry but you're wrong
  
  mario 3 is amazing
  
  fitzcarraldo @in_limbo | 7 Aug '13, 11:12 | X
  - Agreed
    
    But still not as amazing as if the cart turned into an aeroplane with Mario inside, who was somehow alive.
    
    in_limbo @fitzcarraldo | 8 Aug '13, 08:10 | X
To get buggered by a Radio DJ/ Tv Celebrity/Wobbleboard Player/PR Guru

I mean by all accounts everyone else was getting some action, why not me?

tea_segall | 6 Aug '13, 20:05 | X
- Not very funny
  
  wonton @tea_segall | 6 Aug '13, 20:48 | X
  
  a_man_ate_my_hand this'd this
  - He buggered that one up.
    
    DaddyorChips @wonton | 8 Aug '13, 09:50 | X
megazord

CrispinAlexander | 6 Aug '13, 20:07 | X
Tin Can Alley

midnightpunk | 6 Aug '13, 20:07 | X
I wanted a Transformers toy but we were too poor in the mid-80s.

My mum bought me a Gobot instead. Not quite the same thing but I guess money was tight back then.

BMS1 | 6 Aug '13, 20:31 | X
- Gobots Ruled
  
  The toys seemed to be more hard-wearing than Transformers?
  
  wibblypig007 @BMS1 | 8 Aug '13, 10:07 | X
  
  DaddyorChips this'd this
Bicycle

blisters | 7 Aug '13, 05:38 | X

roastthemonaspit this'd this
Raleigh Extreme

UnluckyBeast | 7 Aug '13, 10:04 | X
A skateboard

Probably for the best, reckon I'd have written myself off had I ever tried using one

urbanfox | 7 Aug '13, 10:20 | X
Gillian Anderson.

DaddyorChips | 7 Aug '13, 11:09 | X
A GF.

The Breville just didn't cut it.

LOLpop | 7 Aug '13, 11:18 | X
never got a Buzz Lightyear

:(

wrightylew | 7 Aug '13, 11:29 | X

ElthamsmateOwen this'd this
One of these

http://www.otithelis.com/toys/evel-knievel-stunt-cycle.jpg

saps | 7 Aug '13, 12:00 | X
- Whoa. I remember that toy. My cousin had one. That's a blast
  
  from the past from the early 80s.
  
  BMS1 @saps | 7 Aug '13, 13:31 | X
nobody has said drum kit yet?

DRUM KIT

mug_mug_mug | 8 Aug '13, 08:16 | X

douchebag this'd this
A Dukla Prague Away Kit

Obviously...or a proper transformer...err

wibblypig007 | 8 Aug '13, 09:49 | X
Most games consoles

I was always a good 2-3 years behind the curve. Secondhand SNES, PS1 etc etc.

CHAIRMAN_LMAO | 8 Aug '13, 11:17 | X

fidel_catstro this'd this
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JXFoFeyRF1Y/Tq_omCssCwI/AAAAAAAAFO4/3jis7HA_frs/s400/80s-girl%2Btalk%2Bgame.jpg

http://media.onsugar.com/files/ed4/2010/01/01/192/1922507/f009c6e7e2811e04_dream-phone-post.jpg

(my sister did have them both but i don't think i ever played them)

ithica | 8 Aug '13, 11:31 | X
http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/4/10265-powerglove.jpg

matthewslaughter | 8 Aug '13, 11:32 | X
da da d-do do-do!

foppyish | 8 Aug '13, 11:33 | X

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