If you could have two possessions from your youth back in new condition...

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9:55a, 1/23/25
If you could have two possessions from your youth back in new condition, what would they be?

I ask for two, because a car will likely be one of them. Since I don't need or want another vehicle to maintain and insure, mine are simpler:

1. My Panasonic boombox from 1985
2. TI 99-4A Home Computer with all the joysticks and games.

I would have said Atari 2600, but I can probably find one of those on ebay pretty easily. I still have all the cartidges I owned. And for everyone about to say "my old girlfriend".... that would cause problems for me with my current wife at home. Also, rose-tinted glasses.
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9:58a, 1/23/25
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1977 Star Wars toys and any of my elementary school metal lunchboxes.

I'm not terribly into possessions, but I think I could hock both of those for some $$$.
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10:15a, 1/23/25
Two things that immediately come to mind that we had.

- Jon boat with a 5hp Mercury
- 1953 Willys Jeep


I spent tons of hours in both of those. I was probably 9-10 when my grandfather would let me take that Old army surplus Jeep out driving by myself wherever I wanted to go. Times were different way back then.


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10:44a, 1/23/25
My youth.

My 4 skin.
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10:53a, 1/23/25
Nobody tells you that distance declines with age.
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My deck of naked lady playing cards.
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I had the complete set of the first generation Transformers.
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12:28p, 1/23/25
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My go kart
My happiness
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12:32p, 1/23/25
1. My dog
2. Hope in aggie football
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My dad had a good friend who was cleaning out his mom's house (his childhood home) after she passed. He found a Mickey Mantle rookie card he had put in the spokes of his bicycle I'm sure he wishes he could have that back.
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Quote:
2. Hope in aggie football
We still have hope, it's really all we have ever had.
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1.) My health
2.) Mom and Dad.
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In reply to Tree Hugger • 12:43p, 1/23/25
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Tree Hugger said:
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2. Hope in aggie football
We still have hope, it's really all we have ever had.
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane."


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12:59p, 1/23/25
My body
My Camaro
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1:20p, 1/23/25
I had a really great dog as a child. It would be nice to have that one again.
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My innocence.
And maybe my bong.
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Uncles lake house and farm
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In reply to rednecked • 1:58p, 1/23/25
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rednecked said:
Tree Hugger said:
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2. Hope in aggie football
We still have hope, it's really all we have ever had.
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane."
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2:06p, 1/23/25
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My Honda 70 three-wheeler. I practically lived on that thing as a youngster with no neighbors & 80 acres of forestland and trails to explore.


I had a giant basket of hotwheels cars, little toy men, and related toys (green army men, cowboys & indians, etc). Probably a couple of hundred little men & cars at any given time. I spent countless hours playing with those things.

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In reply to Gunny456 • 2:34p, 1/23/25
Gunny456 said:
1.) My health
2.) Mom and Dad.
Rules are you pick 2.
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1. My Dad
2. My Time at A&M. Those were some good days.
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3:23p, 1/23/25
i actually still have the jon boat i drove as a kid ... it is turbo effed up from storms and building docks over the years. has a new trolling motor, but same 25 hp.

i am so happy i own it for my kids and even happier it isnt new!

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3:43p, 1/23/25
1.) my 1992 manual everything single-cab ford truck

2) my knees
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4:03p, 1/23/25
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1: My Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle
2: My vast collection of GI Joe action figures my oldest destroyed!!!!
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1) My Body
2) My Imagination

I watch my young kids and their imaginations and I often wonder at what point mine disappeared.
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In reply to Scoopen Skwert • 4:42p, 1/23/25
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I had just about every GI Joe character and vehicle produced in the early to mid 80's, including the USS Flagg Aircraft Carrier. I bought most of them with money I earned doing chores, mowing lawns, etc, but the USS Flagg was a Christmas gift. We didn't have a lot of money so, looking back, I have no idea how my parents were able to afford it. Unfortunately, we played with them very hard and nothing survives today. Well, maybe I should say "Fortunately" because we actually played with our toys. I think many kids today are more focused on collectability and don't actually play with the stuff they get.
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TexAg2001 said:
I had just about every GI Joe character and vehicle produced in the early to mid 80's, including the USS Flagg Aircraft Carrier. I bought most of them with money I earned doing chores, mowing lawns, etc, but the USS Flagg was a Christmas gift. We didn't have a lot of money so, looking back, I have no idea how my parents were able to afford it. Unfortunately, we played with them very hard and nothing survives today. Well, maybe I should say "Fortunately" because we actually played with our toys. I think many kids today are more focused on collectability and don't actually play with the stuff they get.
I played the heck out of mine but never broke the rubber band like my son did.

But I did have the parachute melt all over the chandelier at the president's house on campus.
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In reply to et98 • 5:23p, 1/23/25
et98 said:
My Honda 70 three-wheeler. I practically lived on that thing as a youngster with no neighbors & 80 acres of forestland and trails to explore.


I had a giant basket of hotwheels cars, little toy men, and related toys (green army men, cowboys & indians, etc). Probably a couple of hundred little men & cars at any given time. I spent countless hours playing with those things.

It wasnt a Pepsi/Honda 3 wheeler was it? My uncle had a grocery store & Pepsi gave him two 3 wheelers. He gave them to my dad. My brother and I wore those things out.
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1. My parents and a brother.
2. My "army men" sets. Had one for the Civil War and a hand painted one for Iwo Jima. The pieces were like 1" tall.
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I could have put my mom and paternal grandmother (my two all-time favorite people), but people are not possessions.
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Freedom
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In reply to CyanideJenkins • 8:06p, 1/23/25
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CyanideJenkins said:
1. My Dad
2. My Time at A&M. Those were some good days.


Your dad was your possession?
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