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Ender305
01/05/09

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Am I the only one here who is reminded of Snow Crash?

Also, I want them, now.
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BeautifulAgony
01/05/09

@Ender305: Yup, I thought that too, and also the Virtual Light glasses from Gibson's novel of the same name.
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Curves
01/05/09

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These reminded me of the "X-Ray" sunglasses that used to be advertised in the back of comic books. They claimed you could see through clothes with them, and every boy in 4th grade was saving his pennies for them.
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Sora57 is OK
01/05/09

@Curves: I was in sixth grade and my brother and I bought them.

From that puchase on, we both learned to never order anything from the back of a comic book.
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Curves
01/05/09

@Sora57: Not even the family of Sea Monkees?
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Sora57 is OK
01/05/09

@Curves: That was my best friend's purchase. I think the Monkeys were actually brine shrimp. And they did NOT wear little golden crowns like the picture in the comic book.

The other ad I remember was the cartoon of the skinny guy getting sand kicked in his face by a muscular dude, right in front of a pretty girl, and in the next frame the skinny dude is now built like Hulk Hogan and walking away with the pretty girl. I think it was a Jack Lalane ad. And no, the X-ray glasses did not work on the pretty girl cartoon, either. They did give me a headache, though.
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Curves
01/05/09

@Sora57: No Sea Monkee crowns? I guess the Dad didnt actually have Poseidons trident either? (Youre ruining the innocence and wonder of chldhood for me.)

I remember Jack LaLane; my mom used to do jumping jacks with him. What was that one piece "bodysuit" thing he used to wear? That was scary in an epically polyester sort of way.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/05/09

@Curves: Yeah, Sea Monkeys sounded a lot cooler than they're real name, brine shrimp....
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Sora57 is OK
01/05/09

@Curves: jack lalane is still around. He sells some kind of juicer on Sunday morning tv. Yes, he still wears the one piece suit!
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Barion
01/06/09

@Sora57: That's not Jack LaLanne. You're thinking of Charles Atlas.
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Barion
01/06/09

@Barion: And here is the ad: [www.toyadz.com]
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Sora57 is OK
01/06/09

@Barion: Yes, you are right. I wasn't sure if it was Jack in his one-piece.

Here is Jack: [foodmuseum.typepad.com]
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Hello Mister Walrus
01/05/09

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This will be a hit among those TV-addicted British 2-year-olds who can't recite nursery rhymes or remember their own names.
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