When I was a kid…about 6 years old…

I loved Star Wars…really LOVED it. Fanatical wasn’t the word. You all probably know someone who in the 70’s was a total kiddie-geek Star Wars mega-twat? Well, in my neck of the woods, that was me.

Anyhoo, I had a couple of action figures and vehicles etc, and virtually wore them out playing with them. Every penny I could scrounge from doing chores / odd jobs for people went on the toys.

Like I said...fanatical.

One day, my mum and dad broke the golden rule and said they were going to get me a load of Star Wars toys for Christmas…I could hardly contain my excitement.

The big day came…I got bugger-all.

My parents said that they had hidden the toys so that I would not find them and ruin the ‘surprise’ before Christamas.

They said that they had done such a good job of hiding them, that they couldn’t find them again.

Years later, when we moved house and stripped every item out of the place, the toys were still never found (funnily enough).

I can’t remember my Mum & Dad laughing directly at me when they came up with that one at the time, but no doubt they must’ve done and I just couldn’t see through my tearful-with-glee little eyes.

Evil pranks can be a bastard when it’s you on the arse-end, let me tell you.
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Tue 18 Dec 2007, 11:26, 4 replies)

Not all of us
I remember the '70s well. The early part is a bit hazy but the Star Wars days are well documented in my neurons.

Not that I was ever into Star Wars. I think I watched it for the first time on telly one Christmas in the mid '80s.

(No white hairs, because they're all blond. But they're not as numerous as they once were)
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 18 Dec 2007, 11:48, closed)

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that's not even a prank, that's just cuntish parenting!
(boosh, Tue 18 Dec 2007, 12:58, closed)

Look on the bright side
You get to decide where to park them when they get all dribbly.*

Spin forward X Years.......

"Remember those Star Wars toys? REMEMBER THEM? DO YOU? DO YOU???** Say hello to the Lucrecia Borgia Home for the Terminally Confused you Star Wars denying swine. Mwhahahahahahahaha!"



*I'm sure you have a wonderful relationship really.

**By then they might not remember where their slippers are, admittedly.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Tue 18 Dec 2007, 13:41, closed)

AAWWWWWWW
that makes me cry a little bit
(fox_handybread, Tue 18 Dec 2007, 16:10, closed)