Razors Edge ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 30, 2021 ...by this as a kid. Man - what a let down. Hard plastic and about 1/2 the scale of "real" army men. Just crap! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 30, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 30, 2021 I got suckered by that, too. I think I got 2-D soldiers, as well. Thanks Obama! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, Randomguy said: I got suckered by that, too. I think I got 2-D soldiers, as well. Thanks Obama! The battleships were like two inches long, 3/4 inch high, and 1/8 thick. Had to really position them FAR from the action for any real perspective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 30, 2021 Share #4 Posted March 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I got suckered by that, too. I think I got 2-D soldiers, as well. Fortunately, new (to you) sex toys are currently being removed from the Suez Canal for (nearly) immediate delivery to your home. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, Prophet Zacharia said: Fortunately, new (to you) sex toys are currently being removed from the Suez Canal for (nearly) immediate delivery to your home. Yeah, it's weird (or not?) how quickly that Suez thing got fixed once the sex toys being delayed got out. I think folks were fine until they realized their toys were not gonna arrive in time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 30, 2021 Share #6 Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: Yeah, it's weird (or not?) how quickly that Suez thing got fixed once the sex toys being delayed got out. I think folks were fine until they realized their toys were not gonna arrive in time! I’m not ever sure if that article was about the Evergiven, anyway. Surely Suez Canal was a euphemism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 30, 2021 Share #7 Posted March 30, 2021 I had a crap ton of Army men growing up but I don’t remember the packaging or even how I got them. I had BB & pellet guns growing up and I would set them up in the back yard and snipe them. Our backyard wasn’t deep but it was long, maybe 25-30 yards . I’d set them up in a planter on one end of the yard & snipe them from the other end of the yard. I bet the current owners of the house are still digging up dead army men in that planter. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 30, 2021 Share #8 Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, ChrisL said: I bet the current owners of the house are still digging up dead army men in that planter. You didn’t cremate melt your army men? Most of ours were horribly misshapen by the end of our youth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, Prophet Zacharia said: You didn’t cremate melt your army men? Most of ours were horribly misshapen by the end of our youth. I was thinking that too. I shot mine with my bb-gun, launched them into the air with various ill-conceived devices, and absolutely melted a few of them. Those real plastic army men were awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 30, 2021 Share #10 Posted March 30, 2021 I got swindled by the Sea Monkey people. They look nothing like the original drawing on the advertisement. I got robbed. They were little shrimpy creatures. It was bullshit. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 30, 2021 Share #11 Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Prophet Zacharia said: You didn’t cremate melt your army men? Most of ours were horribly misshapen by the end of our youth. No I don’t recall melting them. Some stepped on a land mine (firecrackers placed under them) and got blown into the neighbors yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 30, 2021 Share #12 Posted March 30, 2021 41 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: ...by this as a kid. Man - what a let down. Hard plastic and about 1/2 the scale of "real" army men. Just crap! and no explosives. You have to add your OWN firecrackers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 30, 2021 Share #13 Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: I was thinking that too. I shot mine with my bb-gun, launched them into the air with various ill-conceived devices, and absolutely melted a few of them. Those real plastic army men were awesome. I had those parachute men too. Those got launched by my wrist rocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14 Posted March 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: I got swindled by the Sea Monkey people. They look nothing like the original drawing on the advertisement. I got robbed. They were little shrimpy creatures. It was bullshit. I remember those. I never bought them tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 30, 2021 Share #15 Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, ChrisL said: I had those parachute men too. Those got launched by my wrist rocket. They were the best, for the first jump. Then the AA flack got the best of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 30, 2021 Share #16 Posted March 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, ChrisL said: I remember those. I never bought them tho. Did you feel robbed? I saved my money for them. It was my first experience with false advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share #17 Posted March 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: I got swindled by the Sea Monkey people. They look nothing like the original drawing on the advertisement. I got robbed. They were little shrimpy creatures. It was bullshit. Yep. I didn't mind Sea Monkeys, but the "tank" was like 4" x 4" x 1" and really a let down. They did grow, though, so that was fun. Eventually, you could (can still) buy them at somewhere like Target, and we've gotten them for kids as joke gifts over the years. Ant farms were also in that sort of "looks way better in the ad" category. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 30, 2021 Share #18 Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Yep. I didn't mind Sea Monkeys, but the "tank" was like 4" x 4" x 1" and really a let down. They did grow, though, so that was fun. Eventually, you could (can still) buy them at somewhere like Target, and we've gotten them for kids as joke gifts over the years. Ant farms were also in that sort of "looks way better in the ad" category. I bet the ant colony was drawn to look human. BASTIDS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Share #19 Posted March 30, 2021 53 minutes ago, ChrisL said: I had a crap ton of Army men growing up but I don’t remember the packaging or even how I got them. I had BB & pellet guns growing up and I would set them up in the back yard and snipe them. Our backyard wasn’t deep but it was long, maybe 25-30 yards . I’d set them up in a planter on one end of the yard & snipe them from the other end of the yard. I bet the current owners of the house are still digging up dead army men in that planter. I used various assorted fireworks to blow them up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 30, 2021 Share #20 Posted March 30, 2021 51 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Yep. I didn't mind Sea Monkeys, but the "tank" was like 4" x 4" x 1" and really a let down. They did grow, though, so that was fun. Eventually, you could (can still) buy them at somewhere like Target, and we've gotten them for kids as joke gifts over the years. Ant farms were also in that sort of "looks way better in the ad" category. I got one of those ant farms as a gift once. IIRC you send in this postcard that comes with the ant farm & they send you a bunch of ant eggs you put in there. Mine worked as advertised but the ants didn’t live very long, a couple of weeks maybe. I tried to catch ants from the yard but that didn’t work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share #21 Posted March 30, 2021 19 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: I used various assorted fireworks to blow them up. Yep - that added a special level of fun. Basic blackcat firecrackers or bottle rockets were the ones we were usually able to use for that, but every once in a while, something bigger could be gotten - from roman candles to "M-80s" - and we'd have a true battle royale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Share #22 Posted March 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Surely Suez Canal was a euphemism. Sue's Canal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted March 30, 2021 Share #23 Posted March 30, 2021 Suckered? Maybe you should have paid attention in Math class instead of drawing airplanes crashing in flames in your notebook It says right there "dimensions: 6 1/2" x 3" x 2 3/8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share #24 Posted March 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, 12string said: Maybe you should have paid attention in Math class instead of drawing airplanes crashing in flames in your notebook Guilty! And tanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 30, 2021 Share #25 Posted March 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, 12string said: Suckered? Maybe you should have paid attention in Math class instead of drawing airplanes crashing in flames in your notebook It says right there "dimensions: 6 1/2" x 3" x 2 3/8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #26 Posted March 31, 2021 I remember them, too! Too tiny, even for a kid's excellent vision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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