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Old 06-11-2020, 09:44 AM
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All I can remember is how expensive it was for me as a kid (born 1948) to play to play in the 50's. For instance, a 10 cent spalding. You could play outside (the Bronx) with it for days. How dare they charge 10 cents. Not like the inexpensive XBox of today. Also, kick the can. I'm sure that can was expensive to someone. Johnny on the pony - another super expensive thing. Stickball - how much did that mop handle cost? In the winter making a ball out of paper and playing in some hallway. There are many others but for me lastly, every Saturday morning the movie theater played multiple shows for kids, one after the other for a total charge of 5 cents. Abbott and Costello, etc. How dare they charge 5 cents for only 2 or 3 full length movies. Thinking back I was what 6, 7, or 8 going to a movies alone. The whole theater was filled with kids under 10. I wish my parents were here today. I'd sue them for child neglect.