The slow ones, naturally.This doesn't seem like a fair fight. Which ones were the North?
OT: Thinking of Barbie, what were/are your favorite toys? Mine. Hot wheels and Matchbox
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No one had lawn darts? I didnāt. 
Weāre in our sixties now, so we should be.If you suggest shirts vs. skins today, do you get arrested?
My late brother played this as an adult for over 30 years. He was league commissioner (since he was a lawyer) in a league in suburban Philadelphia that included many well known individuals including David Eisenhower and Thatcher Longstreth among others. He told me that when Thatcher (for those who donāt know him he once ran for mayor in Philly against Rizzo as a Republican) used to hold the games in his kitchen. He would be dressed in full Phillies uniform and play the star spangled banner before beginning the first game. They would play a full season among them. The Phillies once filmed a video about his league that they showed during rain delays. They had a trophy that rotated among the league champions sort of like the Stanley Cup. It was a big deal to them.
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Well we had blue and green for some reason so we made it up as we went. Worked well for Germans and AmericansThis doesn't seem like a fair fight. Which ones were the North?
Depends on where ya live It seems. Densely populated neighborhoods in the city still do.
More suburban areas it seems the kids are too spread out and need a ride to get anywhere.
And the organized leagues are getting rather expensive, and unfortunately there are kids whose family canāt afford for them to participate.
e.g. Ice Hockey. 
I have a real passion for cars and driving. When I was 3 or 4 I lusted for this pedal fire truck. It was made of metal, old school 1967. The joy of driving hit me early and never left me. Mom failed me and didnāt make it happen for my b day
Some great memories in this thread. For me:
Matchbox and Hotwheels and multiple permutations of the tracks running all over the family room.
Green army men
GI Joe...the big 12" posable figures with the outfits and accessories.
Endless games of "army" with toy guns and forts in the woods
Matchbox and Hotwheels and multiple permutations of the tracks running all over the family room.
Green army men
GI Joe...the big 12" posable figures with the outfits and accessories.
Endless games of "army" with toy guns and forts in the woods
Stuff was simple i liked my white football, was a thing in the early 60's. Army men outdoors with firecrackers for effect. Most time outside doing stuff like alley sports , sleigh riding, war fights, climbing trees, building shacks, and stuff like that very easily amused.
Milk crate Pushos with metal skate wheels were popular in our neighborhood.
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My dad was a chemist (retired now). Growing up in The Bronx in the ā50s, he set up a small chemistry lab in his bedroom. There were practically no regulations for chemical safety back then. As a young teenager, he would take the subway by himself and buy any chemical he wanted at a supplier. He bought sodium cyanide without question. No paperwork. It was just like buying a pack of gum.
Not those Hot Wheels tracks. Those things hurt like hell when my mom whacked me with them.
My teenage boys play pickup football, basketball, and baseball (mostly HR derby) frequently.
Used to be the Oakland avenue guys against the Highland avenue guys in baseball and football.
My mom beat us with the closest object.
Lincoln Logs, Creepy Crawlers, a chemistry set, skateboard, anything related to outer space/astronauts...
There are some great TikTok handles that do toy Evel jumps. Really fun stuff and teaches physics.
Talking about pickup games, there were never enough kids in the neighborhoods where I lived to play baseball or other games requiring more than 4 or 5 kids. So we played army, cowboys and Indians, etc. with the few of us that we had on hand. We had Daisy air rifles, not BB guns, so we plugged the end with dirt and shot dirt - we were not the safest of kids.
In high school we played 2 on 1 football, with QB and Receiver against a defender. We did what we had to do.
In high school we played 2 on 1 football, with QB and Receiver against a defender. We did what we had to do.
These and a cap gun or trying to set them off with a magnifying glass
They were the perfect toy - you could race them, run them into walls, and if you were really talented, you could take out your friend's eye with it.
Good clean, wholesome fun back then.
Loved the smell of an exploded cap. Smelled like victory.
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