I found “the all-time most fun toy” bar none!

[Blackfoot58]

In my early childhood I heard my elders cite their favorite toys. With dreamy eyes they’d expound about the joys found in rolling an iron hoop with a stick. Nothing was a better toy. The junk I played with couldn’t hold the proverbial candle to the hoop.
Today I found one! No, seriously! It had a large tree root growing through it. This did not daunt my efforts. After all, this is the Hope Diamond 💎of toy land. I also found a broken square nail, harmonica reed plate piece, misc iron and copper.
I only have one question: how much should I insure this for, in case of theft? I consider it up there with unicorn poop; never thought I’d see it.
Thanks for playing along.😎

 

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[unclemac]

wow.... you had a hoop? all we ever had were sticks and rocks!

 

[Randy Combs]

way cool find

 

[Blackfoot58]

wow.... you had a hoop? all we ever had were sticks and rocks!

Sticks and rocks both?! Pure luxury.
I once asked for a stick for Christmas and was told that we couldn’t afford it. Tell today’s kids that and they won’t believe you. 😂 But we were happy..,
All 17 of us. (Monty Python with subtle changes).

 

[unclemac]

....i left myself open for that one... you got me

 

[old digger]

All you need is an old bicycle rim and a wooden stick. That"ll entertain you kids for hours.

 

[unclemac]

I'll tell you what... when Nintendo came out with that 8 bit "legend of Zelda" back in... what "85, "86?... i bought one and played it for 17 hours straight! 17-SEVENTEEN- hours straight!!!! (it is still the best game ever IMO).... I totally understand the lure of video games... but dam.... we had some fun didn't we back in the day?!

 

[Blackfoot58]

I'll tell you what... when Nintendo came out with that 8 bit "legend of Zelda" back in... what "85, "86?... i bought one and played it for 17 hours straight! 17-SEVENTEEN- hours straight!!!! (it is still the best game ever IMO).... I totally understand the lure of video games... but dam.... we had some fun didn't we back in the day?!

I had sore thumbs from playing hours of Doctor Mario. Had to stop and heal up

 

[cajundetector]

In my early childhood I heard my elders cite their favorite toys. With dreamy eyes they’d expound about the joys found in rolling an iron hoop with a stick. Nothing was a better toy. The junk I played with couldn’t hold the proverbial candle to the hoop.
Today I found one! No, seriously! It had a large tree root growing through it. This did not daunt my efforts. After all, this is the Hope Diamond 💎of toy land. I also found a broken square nail, harmonica reed plate piece, misc iron and copper.
I only have one question: how much should I insure this for, in case of theft? I consider it up there with unicorn poop; never thought I’d see it.
Thanks for playing along.😎

Good stuff BF!!!

 

[Nathan W]

Mine was a hammer and matchbox cars lol, if only I kept some of my childhood toys

 

[Blackfoot58]

Mine was a hammer and matchbox cars lol, if only I kept some of my childhood toys

Did the hammer work as a car crusher? 😆

 

[Nathan W]

Did the hammer work as a car crusher? 😆

Oh yeah

 

[Bamasteve]

Nah, the best toy I ever had was a BB gun!

 

[Digger RJ]

In my early childhood I heard my elders cite their favorite toys. With dreamy eyes they’d expound about the joys found in rolling an iron hoop with a stick. Nothing was a better toy. The junk I played with couldn’t hold the proverbial candle to the hoop.
Today I found one! No, seriously! It had a large tree root growing through it. This did not daunt my efforts. After all, this is the Hope Diamond 💎of toy land. I also found a broken square nail, harmonica reed plate piece, misc iron and copper.
I only have one question: how much should I insure this for, in case of theft? I consider it up there with unicorn poop; never thought I’d see it.
Thanks for playing along.😎

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[jeff of pa]

Hoop Rolling: A popular children’s pursuit since Ancient Greece, in the 1840s there was a movement to ban it

College girls participate in the hoop-rolling contest in Wellesley college in Mass​

 

[Kona Koma]

In my early childhood I heard my elders cite their favorite toys. With dreamy eyes they’d expound about the joys found in rolling an iron hoop with a stick. Nothing was a better toy. The junk I played with couldn’t hold the proverbial candle to the hoop.
Today I found one! No, seriously! It had a large tree root growing through it. This did not daunt my efforts. After all, this is the Hope Diamond 💎of toy land. I also found a broken square nail, harmonica reed plate piece, misc iron and copper.
I only have one question: how much should I insure this for, in case of theft? I consider it up there with unicorn poop; never thought I’d see it.
Thanks for playing along.😎

Way to stay after it. Fun find and story.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Obviously hoop rolling eventually lead to Rock n Roll music. There were movements to ban that, at one time, too. Just imagine no Crazy Train or Paradise by the Dashboard Light!
Sorry, my brain makes unusual connctions. 😁 Sometimes I think so far out of the box, that you can no longer even see the box from where I’m at! 📦🤔

 

[sibbley]

I'll tell you what... when Nintendo came out with that 8 bit "legend of Zelda" back in... what "85, "86?... i bought one and played it for 17 hours straight! 17-SEVENTEEN- hours straight!!!! (it is still the best game ever IMO).... I totally understand the lure of video games... but dam.... we had some fun didn't we back in the day?!

Oh, those were the days. Then Sega came out with the 32 bit and DOOM was the game!

 

[oldmxrat]

Great fun Blackfoot!

 

[Blackfoot58]

Great fun Blackfoot!

I always gotta remember, my grandkids roll their eyes when I tell my stories too. They don’t believe I grew up in a house with no running water for years. 😆 The old stories kind of come full circle.