I must be slightly older than Gray…..When GI Joe came out neither I nor my friends had one. We would have considered it playing with Dolls. Way too much like having a Barbee Doll. I know….times have changed, but that was my generation.
My mom and I once saw a nut grinder, exactly like the one we still used, in an antique store. It was in much worse shape than ours and I think they wanted $50 for it. I still have mine, but don’t use it any more because it’s too small and slow.
He’s not old. I’m only in my early 60s, and I’ve seen my KIDS toys in antique shops. Nowadays, an antique seems to be anything that the latest batch of pre-school kids don’t recognise.
BE THIS GUY almost 7 years ago
The horror is that you’re in an antique shop.
Egrayjames almost 7 years ago
I must be slightly older than Gray…..When GI Joe came out neither I nor my friends had one. We would have considered it playing with Dolls. Way too much like having a Barbee Doll. I know….times have changed, but that was my generation.
Masterskrain almost 7 years ago
There’s a difference between an “Antique” and a “Collectible”.
fuzzybritches almost 7 years ago
The songs of my youth are now “golden oldies” (if that). The “modern” furniture of my youth is now “midcentury”.
edreajr almost 7 years ago
You know you’re really old when the cool toys of your childhood show up on “Antiques Roadshow.”
Masterskrain almost 7 years ago
Wanna feel old? Ask anyone under 30 why it’s called “Dialing” a phone…
Saucy1121 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
My mom and I once saw a nut grinder, exactly like the one we still used, in an antique store. It was in much worse shape than ours and I think they wanted $50 for it. I still have mine, but don’t use it any more because it’s too small and slow.
fredd13 almost 7 years ago
He’s not old. I’m only in my early 60s, and I’ve seen my KIDS toys in antique shops. Nowadays, an antique seems to be anything that the latest batch of pre-school kids don’t recognise.