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1966. I grew up in the country...
...Blowing up cowpatties with firecrackers.
Sneaking my Dad's 20g shotgun out for a little target practice. And the 22 semiauto, as well.
Blowing up army men with firecrackers.
Riding street-illegal dirtbikes without helmets on public roads and through the back 40.
Blowing up beercans with firecrackers.
Climbing trees.
Riding along with Dad on the John Deere "A" while he plowed/disced/harrowed/planted/etc.
Playing "napalm" with burning milk jugs and a pitchfork.
Lighting firecrackers in my hand...
Can't remember any more "dangerous" stuff.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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I was born in 1983 and no problems yet!!! 
A Contour is not just a car, it's an experience
99 T-Red SE Zetec ATX
Born April 16, 1999
98 E0 Silver Frost CSVT
#3175/3565
Born August 21st, 1997
Stored at P.R.T. for the winter
67 Mustang 289 project car
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1970...I played pong on a b&w tv...and liked it, I can't get the hang of ps2...too many buttons & stuff
1999 Sportage 4x4...don't go there, it was free
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My youngest child arrived in 1985.
I miss the good old days, of hiding from the T-rex.
MSDS, SHO-shop Y, custom 2.5" catback; xcal2; 63mm TB, K&N 3530; Koni struts, Aussie bar; THaines forks, Quaife, SpecII, UR fly; DMD; Nima UD pullies; Stazi brakes; f&r Pole120 mounts. Just a daily commuter car. Silver '98 SVT E0 #3159
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Born in 1951....... Lost of S*%T has changed, but people are the same. They don't hide anger and flaws like they used too. Its been a long strange ride so far! 
01 PORSCHE 996
Merdian/Black
Full Aero
Fabspeed mufflers
Fabspeed CAI
B & M shifter
96 GL MTX Zetec 2.0
White/Blue
Blaupunkdt Houston
K & N Drop in/Koni Kit
18"RageEnduros/Flowmaster 40 Series
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great post. sounds like how I grew up. I was born 6/22/82. My family were aplle farmers, so I was always on big tractors, in and out of spray tanks ( I would drop a screwdriver in there from time to time), and I ate all those apples with the allar on them, still kicking stong!
2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins stock
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Originally posted by SVZETEC:
1970...I played pong on a b&w tv...and liked it, I can't get the hang of ps2...too many buttons & stuff
The sad thing is...I still have my pong game as well as our first computer...Comodore VIC 24
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Originally posted by svt4stv:
Originally posted by Static:
I look at kids riding bikes today and they all have helmets and I think to myself, weird I never even owned a helmet til about 8th grade or so.
in 8th grade were going to various "jump spots" and doing/attempting gnarly bmx tricks, without helmet, pads, etc... i never broke anything and cant remember anyone out of the tons of fellow bmxers who ever did.
the only time i wore a helmet was when i went to an actual ABA race track and didnt like it. i actually thought it impaired my sense of orientation. 
i remember climbin around all inside the car while going down the highway in our wagon and being encouraged to play/take a nap in the back to get away from my sister in the back seat.
making a home-made sled and riding it down the stairs. 
how about making a treehouse with your friends using a hammer, nails and scrap wood. not like the professional stuff you in magazines at home depot that cost your parents $10k.
how about playing with firecrackers and firewords. here in LA, we practically have to use flashlights for fireworks on the 4th now!  guess that's what we get for living in the city with the most lawyers in the world.
going out to dinner was an actual occasion. now its an actual occasion to have home made meal together as a family.
i could go on for days....
How old are you...and did you grow up in Burbank?
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28. grew up in Northridge, as in Northridge Earthquake. do you live out here? or grew up out here?
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
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Originally posted by Static:
... I never even owned a helmet til about 8th grade or so.
Helmet?? for ridin' a bike??? If I had one when I was a kid, I woulda gotten beaten up & told to grow a ball!
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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