Big Dog T-shirts that was the preferred brand of school bullies:
The nose full of slimy boogers on Double Dare:
Beanie Babies price guide books:
The green volume bar that would display across the bottom quarter of your TV whenever you raised or lowered the volume:
The cop, the robber and his dog being the mascots for Cookie Crisp cereal:
The Looney Tunes fine art that they sold at the Warner Bros. Studio Store that you swore one day you would decorate your house with:
Antenna toppers that were supposed to give car radios better reception:
The drum table that your grandma had in her living room since the '70s:
The rear car doors in your grandparents' car that had ashtrays and cigarette lighters:
The Garfield McDonald's cups that your parents had since before you were born:
The McDonald's cooler they would have at school functions filled with orange drink:
The red ridgy cups that they would give you at sit-down Pizza Huts:
Disney Adventures magazine, which you would always get if you went to the supermarket with your parents:
These Duracell batteries that hurt your fingers:
And lastly, these grade books, which, if your teacher had it open, allowed you to glimpse at how you were doing compared to everyone else:
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