Rodger Pettichord Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Hi all. Doug's post ("Older Than Dirt") has sent me off on a nostalgia trip. That list lit up a lot of good-memory lights, and I thank Doug for it. Others seem to have had a similar reaction, and that leads to this week's topic. THIS WEEK'S MEANINGLESS TOPIC: Tell us about the following-- 1. Your first pet. 2. Your first bicycle. 3. Your first girlfriend. 4. Your first real skill as a kid. 5. Your first hero (real or fictional). 6. Your favorite candy bar as a kid. 7. Your best pal(s) as a kid. 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) What a great bunch of questions. 1. Your first pet. A dog named Prince. After my dad died he was my best friend. 2. Your first bicycle. An old pre-war something-or-other with 26" wheels. I was only seven years old and couldn't ride it. My dad put a 20" wheel on the back and then all was well. 3. Your first girlfriend. A babe named Sandi. A 5'10" strawberry blonde with big chesticles. The most beautiful woman I've ever known. 4. Your first real skill as a kid. Playing the steel guitar. My did was a wizard and taught me well. By the time I was seven I was the best around. 5. Your first hero (real or fictional). My dad. 6. Your favorite candy bar as a kid. Hershey. 7. Your best pal(s) as a kid. Lyle and Larry. We go back to Los Angeles in 1945. Larry went off to play ball for the Phillies in 1959 and Lyle joined the Marines in 1960. I haven't seen either since. Sigh.......... Edited May 4, 2023 by W2DR 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) 1. Your first pet. Spot, mongrel, black/white spots. Bit a kid who was teasing him. The authorities took Spot to test for rabies. Sigh. 2. Your first bicycle. A hand-me down red Schwinn with big tires and foot brakes. Many, many happy miles, 3. Your first girlfriend. Mary Baker in first grade. A total crush which was totally not reciprocated. 4. Your first real skill as a kid. Running. Anywhere, anytime. 5. Your first hero (real or fictional). My dad (real); Roy Rogers (a fictional cowboy on tv). 6. Your favorite candy bar as a kid. Butterfinger (chocolate-covered honeycomb). Still my favorite. 7. Your best pal(s) as a kid. Lee, Glenn, Johnny, Paul. All dead now but left a lot of fond memories. Edited May 4, 2023 by Rodger Pettichord reword 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 G'day Rodger. 1 Cat 2 Some red crappy thing. 3 Female 4 Riding a red crappy bike. 5 My cat protecting my red crappy bike. 6 Kit Kat 7 Tania, Liam, Nigel. I'll try not to be to serious next time. cheers Gumby 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) 1. Little grey kitten, Smokey. I was four when she came home with us riding in my red cowboy hat. I was about 26 when she died. 2. Typical bike with training wheels. When the trainers came off I rode it everywhere. Put many hundreds of miles on it until it was replaced by a full sized Schwinn when I was ten. 3. Probably would have to say Marion. We were 13, she, an orphan was staying with her older sister who was a neighbor. First girl to kiss me (she took the lead). 4. Building "simulators", airplanes or submarines, or boats out of Wall board and cardboard boxes. 5. Probably Sir Winston Churchill. 6. Would have to be Three Musketeers. But I was never a great candy bar fan. Loved NECCO wafers, red hots, and especially licorice (I always got the black jelly beans at Halloween. Still love them, just had a few this evening). 7. Artie and Larry G., early, Bobby, Larry Q., later. Larry Q passed away years ago, but I'm still in sporadic contact with his widow. No contact with the others for decades. Edited May 5, 2023 by Ken Q 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 1. Your first pet. a budgie called Lucky, however I gave him some candy balls from the top of my sweets, next day he was gone, though I never told my parents, may have been a coincidence.. 2. Your first bicycle. the first I remember was a Chipper, a small version of the Raleigh Chopper with no gears.... 3. Your first girlfriend. not first girlfriend, and I don't remember her name, I was about 10 at the time, for some reason though we were in a wardrobe in my bedroom whilst she was visiting with her mum, and the wardrobe fell over and we were stuck inside, what was I thinking... 4. Your first real skill as a kid. probably riding a bike I guess, though we played a lot of darts in our house when I was growing up and even now though I don't play well, my mental maths is really sharp... 5. Your first hero (real or fictional). none really....maybe 70's F1 drivers, Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Jody Scheckter, Ronnie Peterson.... 6. Your favorite candy bar as a kid UK- Frys chocolate cream bar or a crunchie.... 7. Your best pal(s) as a kid Paul and Mark, Paul would come to mine at about 1030am in the summer school holidays, we'd be out and about all day, bikes and football mostly, mum would give me £1 for lunch, bag of chips, can of coke and a mars bar.....Mark was more when I was older, I joined the Army he went to prison, not sure where he is now, I see Paul rarely, we say hello.... I don't mix much after the military.. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuFun Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 1. Your first pet. Blackie... Cocker Spaniel loved playing ball. 2. Your first bicycle. White 10-speed with ram horns. 3. Your first girlfriend. Susan White beautiful blonde (10). 4. Your first real skill as a kid. Owning my own grass-cutting business, paid for my clothes, guitar, and new lawn mower. 5. Your first hero (real or fictional). John Wayne 6. Your favorite candy bar as a kid. Taffy 7. Your best pal(s) as a kid. Brad, his dad owned a farm in Indiana and had fun playing in the barn. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 1. Your first pet. Tweeti...a green parakeet 2. Your first bicycle. A big bike with no brakes my Dad got from the Sheriff's impound. Didn't realize it had no brakes until I got to the bottom of the hill by my house. 3. Your first girlfriend. Linda Moore......were were boyfriend/girlfriend from Kindergarten to 7th Grade 4. Your first real skill as a kid. Mumbly peg I can still throw a mean knife 5. Your first hero (real or fictional). My Dad, he was a Deputy Sheriff and I was sure he was saving the world. 6. Your favorite candy bar as a kid. A Big Hunk 7. Your best pal(s) as a kid. Paul and Mike since 5 yrs old. Both in my wedding in 1971 and still in touch with them today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukcip Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 1. Your first pet. Springer Spaniel called Dingo 2. Your first bicycle. Red one. Hand me down from my sister. I had a CHiPs outfit and made out I was Eric Estrada - it was awesome (not). 3. Your first girlfriend. Sarah 4. Your first real skill as a kid. I was a pretty handy cricketer and an awesome Space Lego builder. 5. Your first hero (real or fictional). Sir Viv Richards 6. Your favorite candy bar as a kid. Opel Fruits. WTF is Starburst all about? 7. Your best pal(s) as a kid. Mark and Rupert 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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