Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

[Richland123]

That's weird - when does that date from?

When I was a kid (in the 80's), my Mum bought me a 50's retro ray gun - it was chromed steel, with two translucent red plastic blisters on the sides, and the barrel was a separate articulated piece, so that when you pulled the trigger, the barrel would recoil, and the sparks from the caps would illuminate the plastic blisters - it was identical to that Batman gun (other than being a cap gun, rather than a water pistol, being silver metal, rather than blue plastic, and not having anything to do with Batman).

That Batman gun is from sometime in the mid 1960s.

 

[Wood and Wire]

That Batman gun is from sometime in the mid 1960s.

My cap gun is a repro anyway, but I'll see if I can find any info on the original (I remember seeing it in one of my Mum's design books, years ago - and I still have that cap gun somewhere, so that might offer up some clues).

 

[rtslinger]

 

[buldog5151bass]

^^ Twinkies dipped in chocolate ...

 

[phangtonpower]

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We still have crispy M&Ms in Japan

 

[Richland123]

 

[Richland123]

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Both the Hostess Chocodiles and Crispy M&M's are being made again. I bought some "New" Hostess Chocodiles at a Big Lots Store a few months ago; but, they changed the name to Chocodile Twinkies. I just saw Crispy M&M's for sale at an Ollie's Store here last week.

I guess both companies realized that people like these things and will buy them again.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

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Since the thread topic is "Things You Don't See Anymore", I'd have to add "your feet" to anyone who made a habit of eating these.

 

[dwm74]

Both the Hostess Chocodiles and Crispy M&M's are being made again. I bought some "New" Hostess Chocodiles at a Big Lots Store a few months ago; but, they changed the name to Chocodile Twinkies. I just saw Crispy M&M's for sale at an Ollie's Store here last week.

I guess both companies realized that people like these things and will buy them again.

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Thanks for clarifying. Although I question my sanity from time to time but my memory told me I'd had Chocodiles a few times since 1999. And the Crispy M&Ms were in my cart a few weeks ago.

Still, seeing the new Chocodiles in a NINE-pack? Everybody knows you never have odd numbers of things!

 

[Richland123]

 

[Richland123]

The famous Hollywood sign, which originally said 'Hollywoodland'. The last four letters were removed in 1949.

 

[Richland123]

 

[Richland123]

 

[Yogi Bear]

 

[fretter]

 

[Richland123]

 

[shadowtippy]

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I must have led a sheltered life. I don't remember ever seeing these.

 

[Indiedog]

I must have led a sheltered life. I don't remember ever seeing these.

Ditto. Never.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

I must have led a sheltered life. I don't remember ever seeing these.

Ditto. Never.

Feel free to start a "Things you never saw in the first place" thread.

 

[Indiedog]

Feel free to start a "Things you never saw in the first place" thread.

Touché!