tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post576995296881185637..comments2023-12-27T10:28:25.891-05:00Comments on CamelsbackandForth: A Cautionary ToyAllanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419026498128315319noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-74805884124184151312007-08-27T15:06:00.000-04:002007-08-27T15:06:00.000-04:00Puking on my first date kept me from getting the n...Puking on my first date kept me from getting the nicotine habit.Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419026498128315319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-16563092501324741772007-08-26T13:49:00.000-04:002007-08-26T13:49:00.000-04:00Allan: reading some of your other comments, my da...Allan: reading some of your other comments, my dad did not let us order mail-order stuff (goes back to his miser ways with $$, I'm sure) but he used the same method with other things -- cigarettes being one of them. I have a draft started about that one, which I keep meaning to finish...more cowbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867825812404503048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-56597994354428725752007-08-25T22:37:00.000-04:002007-08-25T22:37:00.000-04:00MC- The ad said 'bowl-full of happiness'. I got a ...MC- The ad said 'bowl-full of happiness'. I got a bowlful of carnage. Don't tell my buddy Leo about the turtles...<BR/><BR/>CD- Rarely is it asked aloud, but it is asked nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>JS-My dad was smart. He used it to educate me about scams and cons and how to spot them. It's one of the best things he ever did for me.Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419026498128315319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-77363848198884223572007-08-25T21:48:00.000-04:002007-08-25T21:48:00.000-04:00I always thought my daddy was the most unreasonabl...I always thought my daddy was the most unreasonable daddy in the world when he wouldn't let me send off for them...now I see how wise he was...yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-8280024727076487082007-08-25T20:38:00.000-04:002007-08-25T20:38:00.000-04:00You know, I think every Mother has said, "Why is m...You know, I think <I>every</I> Mother has said, "Why is my fish leaking Sea Monkeys?" at one time or another...Craig Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411024383213082193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-55195828725945079712007-08-25T16:30:00.000-04:002007-08-25T16:30:00.000-04:00Oh no! That had to be hard on you! My parents ne...Oh no! That had to be hard on you! My parents never let us order any mail order "crap". <BR/><BR/>A few years ago my landlord was taking care of her 6yr old daughter's turtles. She had the heater turned up too high, and it killed them -- the landlords' kids and my kids were all traumatized. Mari explained that when she saw them swimming around faster and faster, she thought they were happy to be warm, and when she came back later, they were dead. <BR/><BR/>I was pretty traumatized by it myself ...more cowbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867825812404503048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-24308020384303365652007-08-25T12:50:00.000-04:002007-08-25T12:50:00.000-04:00A- Sometimes I can behave properly.Not often.TaiC-...A- Sometimes I can behave properly.Not often.<BR/><BR/>TaiC- Well, there was a money-back guarantee...<BR/><BR/>AC- My dad made me learn the hard way.<BR/><BR/>R-Remember Itching Powder? That was fiberglass dust- which will seriously harm you if inhaled...crazy...I miss exploding cigarettes- I almost killed my dad w/ one (he was driving). Safety Last!Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419026498128315319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-54381019324638215662007-08-25T03:13:00.000-04:002007-08-25T03:13:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-19540327869357382942007-08-24T14:07:00.000-04:002007-08-24T14:07:00.000-04:00great storyi always wanted them until a friend bou...great story<BR/><BR/>i always wanted them until a friend bought them and showed me what he got.<BR/><BR/>shit, my parents wouldn't let me get the x-ray glasses.the rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679337340173731912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-25849813534482737122007-08-24T13:15:00.000-04:002007-08-24T13:15:00.000-04:00I was never allowed to buy them... Dad's words "No...I was never allowed to buy them... Dad's words "No, waste of money"<BR/>Good story, kind of glad that I wasn't allowed to get themAC'63https://www.blogger.com/profile/08524689014877345844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-48912425626976690062007-08-24T12:20:00.000-04:002007-08-24T12:20:00.000-04:00Nice piece -- I could never get my to stay alive l...Nice piece -- I could never get my to stay alive long enough to resemble brine shrimp -- they were moving, then dead, little egg-like thingies.Todd and in Chargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10319113560351546412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067350.post-63229358835903504532007-08-24T10:36:00.000-04:002007-08-24T10:36:00.000-04:00oh no allan... the poor fish! but i am impressed y...oh no allan... the poor fish! but i am impressed you didn't put them in the tank- like your mom said not to...!<BR/>i remember seeing those ads in comic books when i was a kid and i woulda given a kidney back then to get myself some sea monkeys...AngelConradiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423318903817661244noreply@blogger.com