This would have made my life so much better!!

The whole 1st grade would have been sorry, let me tell you!!!!

from the 1966 Sears catalog

pretty pricey for the times..that'd be over 30 bucks today.

"Toys I wanted but never got, no matter how many tantrums I threw" dept.

I know that they were very popular, but what use are tailfins on a stationary launch pad?

Death from Below Belt Level

Yeah, kids were tough back then. You know, Scout Camp was really just a code word for Boot Camp. Honest. I personally led the 32nd Woodchuck Division on a pre-naptime snipe hunt.

We didn't get any, but the older kids really appreciated the way we kept those snipes at bay.





They mentioned it quite often!