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Wolferz
01-22-14, 09:56 AM
Kids Army ad.
http://www.kids-army.com/?gclid=CM_N3PuDkrwCFU7xOgodInwACA
Looks like a quick way to get your kid shot by trigger happy cops.:hmmm:
Or do a Google search for their bomb bags and see how quick homeland security comes a knockin' on your door.:haha:
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Neal paying for the site with advertisement money. But.....KIDS ARMY?:huh:
Those adds are usually driven by suffin habits.:)
fireftr18
01-22-14, 11:55 AM
I'm all about kids playing army, but some of that stuff is just way out there. :salute:
Wolferz
01-22-14, 12:17 PM
I'm all about kids playing army, but some of that stuff is just way out there. :salute:
When I was a kid we didn't need high end props to play army.
Stick guns and dirt clod grenades were just fine.
"I shot you man"
" No, you missed me"
"ok, dirt clod grenade upside the head!"
<dirt clod explodes on contact>
"You can't say I missed now!":stare:
Sailor Steve
01-22-14, 02:40 PM
:rotfl2:
When I was a kid my dad stopped by an Army/Navy store brought me a couple of genuine silk maps used by the Flying Tigers. He told me he thought about buying me a disarmed hand grenade, but then he had a vision of me throwing it and putting some other kid in the hospital. :dead:
fireftr18
01-22-14, 05:04 PM
When I was a kid we didn't need high end props to play army.
Stick guns and dirt clod grenades were just fine.
"I shot you man"
" No, you missed me"
"ok, dirt clod grenade upside the head!"
<dirt clod explodes on contact>
"You can't say I missed now!":stare:
Sounds familier! :har:
I don't know about anywhere else, but the kids in my neighborhood still play like that.
Betonov
01-22-14, 05:07 PM
Kids in the US are lucky.
They take their toy guns or bended sticks, point at one another and go bang.
We in Europe played swordfights. A sword hit was simulated by an actual hit with a stick (or worse) :dead:
Platapus
01-22-14, 05:19 PM
Some of the stuff on that website looks pretty cool. Wish they had that when I was a kid.
Webster
01-22-14, 07:00 PM
Kids Army ad.
http://www.kids-army.com/?gclid=CM_N3PuDkrwCFU7xOgodInwACA
Looks like a quick way to get your kid shot by trigger happy cops.:hmmm:
Or do a Google search for their bomb bags and see how quick homeland security comes a knockin' on your door.:haha:
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Neal paying for the site with advertisement money. But.....KIDS ARMY?:huh:
the ads that pop up on your screen are driven by cookies from each individuals own computer so you see ads based on your stored browsing history and others see different ads then you do.
its a software program that matches ads tailored to each users viewing habits. if you have no browser history you only get plain generic ads
nikimcbee
01-22-14, 08:45 PM
http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server1700/b627b/products/2696/images/5985/russian_childrens_gas_mask_1__75478.1385585043.800 .800.jpg
:rock::rock::rock:
les green01
01-22-14, 09:08 PM
lol no wonder i don't get any ads,actral i got two disarm grenades,folks if you watch a war movie showing them pulling the pin with their teeth well it can be done but you have a jaw ache doing it,you guys use sticks heck we use pellet guns by the end of the day if you didnt know how to use cover or shoot one you was asking for it
Red October1984
01-22-14, 11:31 PM
the ads that pop up on your screen are driven by cookies from each individuals own computer so you see ads based on your stored browsing history and others see different ads then you do.
its a software program that matches ads tailored to each users viewing habits. if you have no browser history you only get plain generic ads
:o
Who's been on my PC...and what have they been doing? Because for a while there....there were 1000's of Russian Singles ready to meet me in my area.
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Anyway, some of this stuff is cool....but no kid wants a gun case for their yellow M-16.
I played army all the time as a kid.
It's crap like THIS (http://www.kids-army.com/compact-combat-mission-machine-gun/) that annoys me.
Compact Combat Mission Machine Gun... :har: :har:
@Betonov, I also remember partaking in the game of "swords"
I had these yardsticks (Slightly shorter than a meterstick) that were square instead of the usual flat ones. Getting hit by one hurt a lot more than a usual yardstick.
Let's just say I broke many of those throughout the years.
fireftr18
01-22-14, 11:46 PM
We did sword fighting too. And kids today still do it too. :haha:
Spiced_Rum
01-23-14, 03:42 AM
Growing up in the 70's I would love to have had toy guns and clothing of that realism and quality to play with. We had to make our own guns and swords with wood because we could not afford commercially produced ones. Although we have some old World War 2 helmets and clothing/belts to dress up in.
I wonder if re-enactment societies and those people who go outside and do live fantasy role playing (cannot think of the term for it) are still partly reliving their childhood but with better gear?
Imagination was always the key component, in reality it may only be an old stick found in the woods but in my hands it was a deadly rapier when playing Zorro, a long-sword when defending Camelot, and a cutlass when boarding other pirate ships. :arrgh!:
Wolferz
01-23-14, 04:49 AM
:hmmm: If I have my browser set to delete the history on exit, then how can this site be choosing relevant ads? I think they're just set on a random rotation.:yep:
Ads are a good thing IMHO. Without them we'd have no programming to watch on TV. It's too bad that the mAD men fail to realize that word of mouth is the best advertising... and it's free.:rock:
On second thought (there goes another tumbleweed) maybe they do.
Then you realize that the product would be less expensive if it didn't have the big ad budget tacked on.:-?
Jimbuna
01-23-14, 05:19 AM
As a youngster the most popular game in my area was cowboys and indians....nobody wanted to be an indian because their stick was meant to be a tomahawk and the cowboys stick was a much more efficient killer such as a pistol or a rifle.
My all time favourite game was 'doctors and nurses'.
Wolferz
01-23-14, 07:17 AM
You're not fooling us Jim, You played Camelot a lot in the role of Sir Lunchalot.:03:
Tango589
01-23-14, 07:32 AM
Nah, Lady Guinevere...
Jimbuna
01-23-14, 09:27 AM
You're not fooling us Jim, You played Camelot a lot in the role of Sir Lunchalot.:03:
Nah, Lady Guinevere...
LOL :)
Wolferz
01-23-14, 09:57 AM
Nah, Lady Guinevere...
Guinevere Lunchalot:06:
Sounds better than Guinevere Pendragon:up::D
Jimbuna
01-23-14, 10:06 AM
Lancelot Large Lunchbox has an even better ring to it :)
Wolferz
01-23-14, 11:41 AM
@bby,
The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.
I give you Jimbuna' die cast aeronautical fixation as an example.:)
He even built a very nice toy box for his preciouses.:sunny:
nikimcbee
01-23-14, 12:17 PM
You're not fooling us Jim, You played Camelot a lot in the role of Sir Lunchalot.:03:
Sir Lunchalot of the Toooooooooon.
Nah, Lady Guinevere...
You're thinking of Steed.
Jimbuna
01-23-14, 12:24 PM
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9379/webcrusader.jpg
Wolferz
01-23-14, 12:27 PM
Nice diaper bag Web Crusader!:yeah:
Does that come as standard equipment?
Jimbuna
01-23-14, 12:35 PM
Only if you wear da fancy medallion.
Wolferz
01-23-14, 01:31 PM
Only if you wear da fancy medallion.
Oh. My Cracker Jacks haven't spilled one yet.:-? No Segway for da Wolferz.:wah:
When I were a lad I had one of these...
http://www.Garionsplace.co.uk/Stuff/johnnyseven.jpg
Nuff said :shucks:
Cheers
Gary
:hmmm: If I have my browser set to delete the history on exit, then how can this site be choosing relevant ads? I think they're just set on a random rotation.:yep:
Ads are a good thing IMHO. Without them we'd have no programming to watch on TV. It's too bad that the mAD men fail to realize that word of mouth is the best advertising... and it's free.:rock:
On second thought (there goes another tumbleweed) maybe they do.
Then you realize that the product would be less expensive if it didn't have the big ad budget tacked on.:-?
Cookies anyone?
Onkel Neal
01-23-14, 05:24 PM
Yeah, cookies, probably explains a lot :arrgh!:
If you start seeing ads for male thongs...you may have a problem.
Wolferz
01-23-14, 05:53 PM
Are you eating my cookies, Neal?
That makes me sad...
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb295/Wolferz_2007/Cookie-Monster-cookie-monster-3512371-1024-7681.jpg
:03:
Wolferz
01-25-14, 08:38 AM
I just had an ad at the top that stated...
"Dogs drive a Subaru"
Sorry Red.
:har:
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