When I was a kid, we had these lovely candies called Tar Babies, we also had Bazooka Joes, which were entirely limited to black coloured gum, yet I remember they were in high demand. Anybody else have experiences with this type of racist candy crap?? And what the fuck is that about?
Racist Halloween Candy
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I remember dear ol' gramma using the term n***** babies.....at least the world has progressed a little bit.....I think.....since then.
I remember dear ol' gramma using the term n***** babies.....at least the world has progressed a little bit.....I think.....since then.
damn time
Yup - I think we must be creeping up there....don't feel any older....well, maybe the knees now and then....but "time marches on and we are merely the dirt on the path".
Argh, I think I will go eat some bran.
Yup - I think we must be creeping up there....don't feel any older....well, maybe the knees now and then....but "time marches on and we are merely the dirt on the path".
Argh, I think I will go eat some bran.
Funny, I don't feel any older either. WTF??? I remembr when I was about 19 and was walking home one day. As I walked past this old guy, about 80, he lifted his cane and threatened to batter me with it. WTF?? I'm just trying to walk on bye. Is this what I have to look forward to???Ilovethemall said:
yikes
See, any time we have to start a sentence with "I remember when" - we are instantly advertising how old we are.
I remember when I thought I never wanted to be 30 cuz that meant you were almost old and dead.....oh to be 30 again.
.......and yes, we will all be the old guy with the cane one day unless someone shoots us first.
See, any time we have to start a sentence with "I remember when" - we are instantly advertising how old we are.
I remember when I thought I never wanted to be 30 cuz that meant you were almost old and dead.....oh to be 30 again.
.......and yes, we will all be the old guy with the cane one day unless someone shoots us first.
Yes, history has hardly been kind to certain people :|
My grandma (both of them) would tell me that those little black nibs, er, licorice niblets were called Nig*er Toes. Also, my uncle would always refer to any guy of jewish decent as a little Jew Boy.
These are/were good people who didn't think anything amiss of what they were saying, at the time at least. They were a product of a different age, one which didn't realize the implications of such discrimination.
Fortunately we've progressed from such things.
My grandma (both of them) would tell me that those little black nibs, er, licorice niblets were called Nig*er Toes. Also, my uncle would always refer to any guy of jewish decent as a little Jew Boy.
These are/were good people who didn't think anything amiss of what they were saying, at the time at least. They were a product of a different age, one which didn't realize the implications of such discrimination.
Fortunately we've progressed from such things.
HAHA...I was just going to post that. I remember them too.Discombobbled said:Jesus!! Are we really that old?
Look at the bright side...At least then you'll be the batterer instead of the batteree.Discombobbled said:Funny, I don't feel any older either. WTF??? I remembr when I was about 19 and was walking home one day. As I walked past this old guy, about 80, he lifted his cane and threatened to batter me with it. WTF?? I'm just trying to walk on bye. Is this what I have to look forward to???
That...and being a dirty old man! 'Tis what I live for!Discombobbled said:Is this what I have to look forward to???
This thread also reminds me of some of the toys we had as kids:
First is 'clackers', two big round glass balls on the end of a string that you would 'clack' together. That's good thinkin, as I try to remove the glass shard from my eye.
Second is lawn darts, big ass darts with with lead ends you throw into a plastic ring. That's good thinkin, as I try to remove the dart from the top of my head.
Third, these little guns that shot small plastic torpedos with a spring. That's good thinkin, as I try to remove yet something else from my eye
Fourth, the game Operation, where you try to remove plastic bones without touching the electrically charged game board. That's good thinkin, as I try to get out of the puddle I'm standing in while being electrocuted
Fifth, plastic goalie masks for hockey. That's good thinkin, I can't see shit, yet I should wear one to protect my face. As if the thin cheap ass plastic they used to make them would even stop a fuckin Nerf football let alone a hockey puck traveling at 70 mph
First is 'clackers', two big round glass balls on the end of a string that you would 'clack' together. That's good thinkin, as I try to remove the glass shard from my eye.
Second is lawn darts, big ass darts with with lead ends you throw into a plastic ring. That's good thinkin, as I try to remove the dart from the top of my head.
Third, these little guns that shot small plastic torpedos with a spring. That's good thinkin, as I try to remove yet something else from my eye
Fourth, the game Operation, where you try to remove plastic bones without touching the electrically charged game board. That's good thinkin, as I try to get out of the puddle I'm standing in while being electrocuted
Fifth, plastic goalie masks for hockey. That's good thinkin, I can't see shit, yet I should wear one to protect my face. As if the thin cheap ass plastic they used to make them would even stop a fuckin Nerf football let alone a hockey puck traveling at 70 mph
I was trying to think of toys I had when I was a kid,,,I didn't have any until an uncle got me a HotWheels set,,,,way cool,,,hahahha,I remember when Mustang bikes were all the rage,,Fuk,,I wanted one of those!!!ya ya,,I'm old
GI Joe (the one they sold when the Vietnam war was still going on) and Johnny West. They both had great accessories like guns, and jeeps, and horses, and saddles. I'm getting far too excited thinkin about themstryker said:I was trying to think of toys I had when I was a kid,,,I didn't have any until an uncle got me a HotWheels set,,,,way cool,,,hahahha,I remember when Mustang bikes were all the rage,,Fuk,,I wanted one of those!!!ya ya,,I'm old
Fuk,,memories,,,,1/25 scale stromberg slotcars with Mclaren can-am cars on a figure 8 trackDiscombobbled said:GI Joe (the one they sold when the Vietnam war was still going on)
Ahhhh Memories memories, Who remembers the Jaws game where you had to remove items from a sharks mouth before it closed on your fingers?
Yeah, those fuckin cars where you put the thing in the slot and hoped to fuck you didn't get a shock!!! Holy fuck man, what were they thinkinstryker said:Fuk,,memories,,,,1/25 scale stromberg slotcars with Mclaren can-am cars on a figure 8 track
I once stole a thermometer from elementary school, brought it home, broke it in two, and rolled the silver stuff that came out around with a pen. Nothing like a little Hg in your growing years.
Or how about that candy that fizzed and popped in your mouth? Fizzlers? I remember being a neighbourhood bully and spraying weaker kids with a hose. Since the fizzlers were sugar and became sticky if you left the packet in your pocket, after hosing the kids, I would break open a pack and toss the contents at them. Water + fizzlers = stains on clothes and painful sensation on bare skin!
Nothing like a little Hg in your growing years. Or how about that candy that fizzed and popped in your mouth? Fizzlers? I remember being a neighbourhood bully and spraying weaker kids with a hose. Since the fizzlers were sugar and became sticky if you left the packet in your pocket, after hosing the kids, I would break open a pack and toss the contents at them. Water + fizzlers = stains on clothes and painful sensation on bare skin!
Haha what about those fake cancer sticks? They looked exactly like cigarettes, except when you blew into one, a large puff of coloured sugar flour smoke came out. Ahh, teaching youngin's to be cool in those days.
They looked exactly like cigarettes, except when you blew into one, a large puff of coloured sugar flour smoke came out. Ahh, teaching youngin's to be cool in those days.