Why I am sometimes such a snob

[Rabrrrrrr]

It all comes to the fact that I am a pained man.

A man carrying a heavy emotional burden of pain and suffering, about which I've never spoken, even with my closest friends, nor even my closest friends here on DU.

But you see, a number of years ago, when I was eight - I was in third grade, I believe at the time, matcom "borrowed" my Rock'm Sock'm.











I asked him repeatedly to get it back, but he has always claimed that it was his.

I even offered to trade him my Don't Break the Ice AND my Kerplunk



Mind you, this was me willing to trade TWO of **my** games to get back something that was also MINE.

In high school shop class I made a large size Kerplunk, and offered it to him:



Still no bite.

In college, I was digging through my old toys and came across my old favorite - the Smash Up Derby by Kenner



I offered that, with the above, to matcom (that's him in the picture, by the way, when he was playing with them at my house during the year that he was the spokeschild for NAMBLA and BEFORE the Rock'm Sock'm incident), but he still wouldn't give me my Rock'm Sock'm.

And this is why I am such a snob.

[Maddy McCall]

1. BASTARD!

I vote for a good tar-n-featherin'.

:grr:

At least he didn't steal your Dream Date game.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Well...

All of those toys sucked... I know this because my brothers never let me play with them. So... you still have no excuse. Good bye. :hi:

[billyskank]

4. ...

:rofl:

[matcom]

3. I told you - Give me Cooties and you can have Rock'm Sock'm back

[Heidi]

5. Thanks for setting the record straight, Rabrrrrrr.

I'd heard only the alternate version: that matcom had borrowed and failed to return your Stretch Armstrong.

[xchrom]

6. i have his Stretch Armstrong.

[Heidi]

7. I'll bet you do.

You _would_ have the coolest toys. :P

P.S. Did you know that the gooey stuff inside of Stretch Armstrong is not, in fact, maple syrup? My little brother confirmed this for me on a dare. :evilgrin:

[mondo joe]

8. Why don't you challenge him to a Toss Across duel in the basement rec room?

[trof]

9. Wow, never realizedd there was a Dem and a repug robot.

Blue and red, even way back then.

[azmouse]

10. I was traumatized by Mousetrap.

It ruined my childhood. Never been the same since.

[Hibernias Daughter]

11. Knock His Block Off!

Or I'll do it for you.

Oh man, that bites. I feel your pain hun. :hug:

[PVnRT]

12. "Sometimes"?

n/t

[MorningGlow]

13. But did you try...

Sinking his battleship?

[Gormy Cuss]

14. I bought you a new fun toy.

Here ya go, sweetie -- Jarts for you.

[bridgit]

15. thank you, thank you so for sharing as you've reaffirmed the 'why it is'...

the both of you, yourself of course, and matcom; shouldn't be able from this point forward, to intertwine your arms in such a fashion as to shape a glorious helix of human love & forgiveness sipping warm/hot chocolate with pretty whipped cream from the inside of a heart shaped box...to the future & beyond together in love & remembrance ~
:hug: