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10-16-2008, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 1952 KID
there were two types of balls,
spaldeen, and a pensie pinkie, depending on where u lived in nyc
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If there was ever a New Yorker who actually said "spalding," I never met the person! As I recall, kids were loyal to a particular type, kind of like Pepsi and Coke. If you usually played stickball with a pennsy pinkie, mentioning the word "spaldeen" was a big mistake, and vice-versa. |
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10-16-2008, 03:26 PM
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Would it be OK to call Satan, "The Fry Daddy?" ;)
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If there was ever a New Yorker who actually said "spalding," I never met the person! As I recall, kids were loyal to a particular type, kind of like Pepsi and Coke. If you usually played stickball with a pennsy pinkie, mentioning the word "spaldeen" was a big mistake, and vice-versa.
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I always thought the "Spaldeen" was the better of the two balls. The Pinkie seemed like a cheap knock off. Remember the "Super Ball?" You could lose one those balls the first time you bounced it.  |
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10-16-2008, 04:43 PM
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duncan yoyo's and tops , big time in the 1960's nyc parks had Duncan experts showing kids new tricks, i remember wooden tops with metal tips,and the Duncan plastic tops with extra tips. Around the world and rock the baby, i practiced for hours. You can still get the yoyos in stores,but tops are on ebay, even the original ones. I got both,i did ok with the yoyo,but i forgot how to throw the top,backhand or foward. Try it ,what a strange feeling having one of thes in your hands again. 40 + YEARS.
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10-16-2008, 07:38 PM
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Remember the "Super Ball?" You could lose one those balls the first time you bounced it. |
Yes; the original Super Ball was produced by Marx. Somewhere in the deeper recesses of my apartment, I've actually still got an original Marx Super Ball. A little scuffed, but otherwise perfectly intact! |
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10-16-2008, 07:45 PM
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Would it be OK to call Satan, "The Fry Daddy?" ;)
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Yes; the original Super Ball was produced by Marx. Somewhere in the deeper recesses of my apartment, I've actually still got an original Marx Super Ball. A little scuffed, but otherwise perfectly intact!
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Hey that's mine! |
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10-17-2008, 11:26 AM
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Just a thought... Any NY-ers (not the proper Manhattan type -- I'm talking Queens, Bronx, Bklyn) living in Minneapolis/St. Paul area? Just curious.
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Hey there-I do!!! Well not Minneapolis but west central MN. Born in the Bronx (Parkchester), raised in Staten Is. Certainly culture shock for sure! |
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11-26-2008, 11:54 AM
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Hey there-I do!!! Well not Minneapolis but west central MN. Born in the Bronx (Parkchester), raised in Staten Is. Certainly culture shock for sure!
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Oh, how I would LOVE to hear your story!!!!  )) |
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11-26-2008, 04:49 PM
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Remember when each borough had its own distinctively colored street signs? Also, license plates that identified the car by borough. When I was very young, my father had a car with license plate number DK-8888. The "K" (for Kings County, of course) identified us to everyone on the road as Brooklynites.
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11-26-2008, 05:36 PM
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I miss the old city bus's with windows in the back. I remember as a kid getting on the bus with my dad and running to the back so that I could look out the back window.
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11-26-2008, 05:46 PM
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Would it be OK to call Satan, "The Fry Daddy?" ;)
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Originally Posted by Joe Bama!
I miss the old city bus's with windows in the back. I remember as a kid getting on the bus with my dad and running to the back so that I could look out the back window.
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Yes I remember the back window too! Happy Thanksgiving to all the New Yorkers past and present on CD. |
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