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Author Topic: My 13 year old niece made a comment that included the phrase "I don't wanna grow up" [Locked]
Shimatta33  1 star
Posts: 142
Registered: 2003-11-19 23:55:28
and I responded with "...you're a Toys-R-Us kid?"

I then realized from her confusion that those ads haven't been on air for around 20 years and damn that made me feel old.

 

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Yossarian_42  4 stars
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Registered: 2002-2-28 11:23:20
I don't know why they quit using those, they are pretty effective.

They actually managed to instill a deep seeded fear of growing up in me.

 

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the_great_intex  4 stars
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Registered: 2002-6-27 08:18:27
They made me hate and despise old people, personally

 

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vn_nnanji  4 stars
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU2SRNU955c

 

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Yossarian_42  4 stars
Title: RUSH > ALL
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Registered: 2002-2-28 11:23:20
For a split second I was hoping it was a Ramones cover of the Toys R Us ditty.

 

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Shimatta33  1 star
Posts: 142
Registered: 2003-11-19 23:55:28
Yossarian_42 posted:

For a split second I was hoping it was a Ramones cover of the Toys R Us ditty.



Same!

 

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Mastara  4 stars
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Registered: 2004-12-29 22:52:21
Dang even I feel old on that one. i remember those growing up. Time flies.

 

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B_Shinkicker  3 stars
Posts: 519
Registered: 2002-2-24 01:12:47
Yossarian_42 posted:

For a split second I was hoping it was a Ramones cover of the Toys R Us ditty.



Impossible. The Toys R Us ditty has more than three chords.

 

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NuEM  4 stars
Posts: 1,007
Registered: 2004-3-2 09:08:11
Mastara posted:

Dang even I feel old on that one. i remember those growing up. Time flies.



Imagine how old you feel after spending 10^9523 years in heaven when the newbs come in and talk about their latest fads.

 

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Yukishiro1  4 stars
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Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
B_Shinkicker posted:

Yossarian_42 posted:

For a split second I was hoping it was a Ramones cover of the Toys R Us ditty.



Impossible. The Toys R Us ditty has more than three chords.




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