"Stuff" ...

[Nevada Ed]

I was reading my likes and one went back to where I was very young, which got me thinking of all the "Stuff" we kids did.

Out of the blue a picture of the past buzzed through my head and out my ear.

Did any of you carefully remove the cork from inside a soda pop bottle and then

attach the bottle cap to your shirt with the cork, for a "Badge" ?

Oh the fun we had, back then.

 

[NYlakesider]

I was reading my likes and one went back to where I was very young, which got me thinking of all the "Stuff" we kids did.

Out of the blue a picture of the past buzzed through my head and out my ear.

Did any of you carefully remove the cork from inside a soda pop bottle and then

attach the bottle cap to your shirt with the cork, for a "Badge" ?

Oh the fun we had, back then.

Not only never done it, never even heard of it till now.

 

[Greyman50]

Making gunpowder for 8 th grade science project and having the teacher lite it was fun. Then kept on making it, stuffing Co2 cartridges, lighting it with " Jetex" fuse was fun. We blew up lots of things….

 

[Rustyt1953]

Putting dimes in my penny loafers for emergencies.

 

[Chuck24]

I bet I can make these 22s go off throwing them against those rocks

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Flying kites in the spring. Some were home made box kites.

 

[sceva]

I remember that, back when there was a cork lining. Candy bars were a nickel; Hostess cupcakes were $0.12 and you could get enough "penny candy" to fill s small bag for a dime.

 

[Rustyt1953]

The pennies I took out of my loafers ended up on the train tracks.

 

[Rustyt1953]

School book covers were paper grocery bags.

 

[AJ]

Did any of you carefully remove the cork from inside a soda pop bottle and then

attach the bottle cap to your shirt with the cork, for a "Badge" ?

Oh the fun we had, back then.

Never was allowed to keep the bottle caps My Mother saved them and crotched around them then sewed them together to make "Hot Pads" for the table for hot pots and dishes. These protected the finish on the table. Made them for family and friends. Used about two six packs worth for each hot pad.

 

[lkabug]

I was reading my likes and one went back to where I was very young, which got me thinking of all the "Stuff" we kids did.

Out of the blue a picture of the past buzzed through my head and out my ear.

Did any of you carefully remove the cork from inside a soda pop bottle and then

attach the bottle cap to your shirt with the cork, for a "Badge" ?

Oh the fun we had, back then.

Yep, we did that also. My mom got upset because the bottom cap would make little holes in the t-shirts.

 

[CajunBass]

I remember working the cork out of the bottle cap, but it was just for the fun of getting it out, unbroken.

I also remember seperating the wax paper from the aluminum foil wrapper around a piece of gum. Same reason.

 

[Chuck24]

God help you if the caps were still in your pockets when your pants went in the wash

 

[sheepdawg]

Won a pretty decent football in a contest where prizes were printed under the cork of the cap. I also had a magnet on a string and access to all the Coke machines where my dad worked.

 

[ACORN]

My Grandfather used to have beer and soda delivered to their house and the delivery man always had his shirt covered with caps.
We kids thought that was the coolest!

 

[Greyman50]

Ever go in a corn field when corn was high, shoot a stalk with your BB gun insert 22 , place BB gun muzzle over base of 22 and " fire" the 22????.

 

[pawngal]

In 8th grade science class we made 190 proof alcohol and the teacher made us taste it.

 

[Onomea]

Whacking a roll of caps on a rock with a hammer: Ka-BOOM!

 

[wood714]

When I was in the 4th grade I took my dad's old 45-70 to school for show and tell. It looked similar to this one.

Also carried a pocket knife from around the 4th grade till graduation. Carried a switchblade from around 6th grade on. Once in 9th grade science class I went to the bathroom for a smoke, when I got back my teacher handed me my knife. All he said was this must have fell out of your pocket. Most of my teachers made me sit in the front row for some reason.

 

[AJ]

Whacking a roll of caps on a rock with a hammer: Ka-BOOM!

Did that a lot!!