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Name Five Things Game-- Products

cooby Jun 26 2012 08:09 AM

Name five thing you wish you could still buy 1. Halsa Shampoo 2. Baggies (the original alligator kind with twistys) 3. Glade plug ins refills (the little rectangles with gel in them) 4. Cool Spell perfume 5. Original scent Lysol spray

Benjamin Grimm Jun 26 2012 08:21 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. Dutch Apple Pop Tarts 2. McCormick's Spicy Caribbean marinade 3. Wawa's eight-ounce cups of yogurt 4. Seven-ounce cans of tuna. (I'm told they still exist, but they're hard to find.) 5. Chicken Tonight

MFS62 Jun 26 2012 08:22 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1)The original Schick Twin brand disposable razor. They've kept "improving" it over the years, but have made it worse. I called the company and offered to buy any they still had in the warehouse. They had none. 2)Those bite sized ice cream balls covered in chocolate you bought at the movies. 3)A single ear plug for a radio - not those monsterous headsets or double plug thingies. 4)New York Style hard rolls - crisp outside, airy on the inside. 5)Rolled beef. Later

Centerfield Jun 26 2012 08:27 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. Mets hats without the orange dot

metsmarathon Jun 26 2012 08:29 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

you should be able to get hte single ear plug at a radio shack. alternatively, googling for "monaural earphone" will yield a trasure trove of online resources.

Ceetar Jun 26 2012 08:38 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. Crystal Clear Pepsi 2. Ben and Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream bars 3. Perry's White Lightning ice cream 4. Mauna Loa Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut cookies (this is due to proximity, not discontinuedness) 5. I can't think of a 5th.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 26 2012 08:44 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. Chu-Bops 2. Charles Chips from the truck, in the barrel 3. Toughskins 4. band-aids in a metal box 5. Rheingold Extra Dry

Swan Swan H Jun 26 2012 08:54 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. The shoes I am wearing right now - brown casual shoes made by Skechers. The pair I have is about shot, and they no longer sell this style. 2. "Frank's Place" on DVD. OK, I never could buy it, but it was one of my favorite shows. I have a crappy VCR-to-DVD transfer set I got on eBay, but I'd love to own the real thing. 2a). WKRP in Cincinnati on DVD with the original music 3. Jeno's Pizza Rolls. They used to make them in manner of an egg roll, but now they are hideous little crusty pockets. They even sold them at Shea for a while. 4. Quake. Quisp made a comeback, why not Quake? 5. Burry's Fudge Town cookies.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 26 2012 09:18 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Swan Swan H wrote: 5. Burry's Fudge Town cookies. Like.

themetfairy Jun 26 2012 09:25 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. Wegman's Diet Green Apple Soda. That and a little vodka made a very pretty diet sparkling appletini. 2. Wegman's Nonfat Fruit on the Bottom Yogurt in lemon and in strawberry. They still make other flavors, but I miss those two. 3. Trader Joe's Dried Strawberries. They were plump and moist and were fabulous in soda breads. 4. Ms. Magazine. 5. Oral B Brush-ups. Every so often, while traveling, it was convenient to have one of those things in my purse when I needed to freshen up my mouth but didn't have a toothbrush and toothpaste conveniently available.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 26 2012 09:26 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Ms. is still published.

Nymr83 Jun 26 2012 09:44 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. My favorite discontinued Kool Aid flavor- "Rock-a-dile Red", tasted good and the Jazz playing Crocodile was just hilarious.

themetfairy Jun 26 2012 10:16 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Ms. is still published. Not in its original incarnation.

Vic Sage Jun 26 2012 10:20 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1) new episodes of FIREFLY 2) Fox's U-BET syrup with a bottle of seltzer off a seltzer truck 3) fresh issues of Jim Starlin's WARLOCK comics 4) Leisure suits (just to terrify my daughter) 5) Orange Julius

batmagadanleadoff Jun 26 2012 10:33 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. Campbell's Barbecue Beans (Discontinued about 20 years ago) 2. The McDLT (1985-86) To tell you the truth, I don't know how often I'd have 'em if they existed now, but back in the day .... 3. Sour Cream and Onion Doritos.

Swan Swan H Jun 26 2012 12:07 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Vic Sage wrote: 1) new episodes of FIREFLY 2) Fox's U-BET syrup with a bottle of seltzer off a seltzer truck 3) fresh issues of Jim Starlin's WARLOCK comics 4) Leisure suits (just to terrify my daughter) 5) Orange Julius Amen on #1. I had an Orange Julius last fall - I was in Minneapolis on business and my manager and I went to the Mall of America to kill a couple of hours one afternoon. As good as I remembered.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 26 2012 12:14 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Umbro soccer shorts with the subtle checkerboard pattern.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 26 2012 01:07 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Another "amen" on Mal and the gang. 1. Crystal Pepsi (agree) 2. Choco Bliss (darkish chocolate cake with semi-sweet choco filling and darker chocolate topping, with sprinkles) 3. Jell-O pudding pops 4. Apple-flavored Slice 5. Continuing "Wire" seasons with ever-expansive casts and ever-expanding breadth. Really, this was challenging-- my generation's been pretty compulsive about cultural/consumer-product exhumation, so virtually everything that was once extinct is available again.

Edgy MD Jun 26 2012 01:13 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Whatever happened to pudding pop culture?

batmagadanleadoff Jun 26 2012 01:28 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Nominating canceled TV shows goes against the intent of this thread. I call total bogusness on that practice. It's things you wish you could still buy.

Swan Swan H Jun 26 2012 01:51 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Nominating canceled TV shows goes against the intent of this thread. I call total bogusness on that practice. It's things you wish you could still buy. Good point. I wish I could still buy a TV that showed new, original episodes of Firefly.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 26 2012 01:54 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. A meal at the Automat 2. A plain & simple 10-speed bike. Not a fancy road bike with 80 gears, not a mountain bike totally inapropriate for the road, and not fixie for hipsters. Just a plain, ordinary bike. 3. A meal at Manero's restaurant in Greenwich, CT 4. A pack of baseball cards at a corner store 5. A ticket to a Mets game at Shea Stadium

Vic Sage Jun 26 2012 02:01 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Good point. I wish I could still buy a TV that showed new, original episodes of Firefly. heh heh heh. :)

Ceetar Jun 26 2012 02:02 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Mets – Willets Point wrote: 1. A meal at the Automat . I'm told there are Automats in Amsterdam. That should be fun. Actually, there's on in NYC that's pretty good. I don't know about 'meals' as it's been a while, but I had a tasty fried mac and cheese ball there. [url]http://www.bamnfood.com/

Vic Sage Jun 26 2012 02:06 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

a 25 cent comic book.

Frayed Knot Jun 26 2012 02:44 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Ceetar wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: 1. A meal at the Automat . I'm told there are Automats in Amsterdam. Yeah, but inside each of the windows is a prostitute.

Ceetar Jun 26 2012 02:51 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Frayed Knot wrote: Ceetar wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: 1. A meal at the Automat . I'm told there are Automats in Amsterdam. Yeah, but inside each of the windows is a prostitute. Sweet.

cooby Jun 26 2012 03:08 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Nominating canceled TV shows goes against the intent of this thread. I call total bogusness on that practice. It's things you wish you could still buy. Good point. I wish I could still buy a TV that showed new, original episodes of Firefly. LOL... Re: Umbro shorts...forgot about them, but we had a pair here at the house that we got at a yard sale that I swear both my kids and I all wore. BTW, I thought of a sixth thing: Lavender Sachet fabric softener, the original kind

batmagadanleadoff Jun 26 2012 03:23 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Swan Swan H wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Nominating canceled TV shows goes against the intent of this thread. I call total bogusness on that practice. It's things you wish you could still buy. Good point. I wish I could still buy a TV that showed new, original episodes of Firefly.

metirish Jun 26 2012 06:15 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

cooby wrote: Name five thing you wish you could still buy 3. Glade plug ins refills (the little rectangles with gel in them) I would have guessed these still can be got, in fact I'm going to make sure to check.

cooby Jun 26 2012 06:35 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

If you find them I will pay you double what you spent...

metsmarathon Jun 26 2012 07:04 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

a decent mid-size station wagon that isn't pretending to be a truck. dawn power-dissolver a simple running watch with multiple interval timers hoboken eddie's bbq sauce (it's still out there, just harder to find) a good space-based flight sim shooter game, like descent, or the x-wing series

Fman99 Jun 26 2012 07:07 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. Oatmeal flavored Teddy Grahams 2. DVD box set of season 1 of the Dragnet incarnation that aired ~10 years ago starring Ed O'Neill 3. Tickets to a game at Shea 4. BBQ sauce from the Hickory House, a local barbecue place that went out of business 5-6 years ago 5. Hormel hot dogs with the chili already on the inside

Nymr83 Jun 27 2012 07:29 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

metsmarathon wrote: a good space-based flight sim shooter game, like descent, or the x-wing series That's a genre that's just completely died out hasn't it? There was Privateer and Freespace 1 & 2 but that's going back 15 years now I think. I understand why Turn-based strategy games mostly died out as developers would rather show off fancier graphics in real-time games that also happen to be better suited for multiplayer, but where are the space shooters??

Edgy MD Jun 27 2012 07:44 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

[list=1:3oeip18u][*:3oeip18u]Those lunchboxes where the shapes of the figures are raised in pressed tin.[/*:m:3oeip18u] [*:3oeip18u]A matching themos.[/*:m:3oeip18u] [*:3oeip18u]That's about it.[/*:m:3oeip18u][/list:o:3oeip18u]

batmagadanleadoff Jun 27 2012 08:51 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Swan Swan H wrote: Nominating canceled TV shows goes against the intent of this thread. I call total bogusness on that practice. It's things you wish you could still buy. Good point. I wish I could still buy a TV that showed new, original episodes of Firefly. And I wish I could buy a real genie in a bottle. Swan Swan H wrote: 1. The shoes I am wearing right now - brown casual shoes made by Skechers. The pair I have is about shot, and they no longer sell this style. I could relate to this. My feet are so narrow that I have trouble finding shoes that fit right. I always tell myself that when I find a pair of shoes that I like that fit me, I should buy two or three pairs of that model. Which I never do. Cooby the thread-starter is the only one not to pick a food-related item.

Swan Swan H Jun 27 2012 09:03 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Good point. I wish I could still buy a TV that showed new, original episodes of Firefly. And I wish I could buy a real genie in a bottle. Barbara Eden specifically, or a genie in general? Cooby the thread-starter is the only one not to pick a food-related item. Yeah. She picked all girly stuff.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 27 2012 09:17 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Frayed Knot wrote: Ceetar wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: 1. A meal at the Automat . I'm told there are Automats in Amsterdam. Yeah, but inside each of the windows is a prostitute. FK beat me to the punchline although I was going to go with a cannabis joke.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 27 2012 09:18 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Swan Swan H wrote: Barbara Eden specifically, or a genie in general? Genie or Jeannie? Does it matter? Because I could order my genie to assume whatever form pleases me. My genie fantasies are well thought out, I tell you. And I'd wear out my genie. I'm more Healey than Nelson.

MFS62 Jun 27 2012 09:26 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I'm more Healey than Nelson. Sounds like you're a He-don-ist. Later

Swan Swan H Jun 27 2012 09:28 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: Barbara Eden specifically, or a genie in general? Genie or Jeannie? Does it matter? Because I could order my genie to assume whatever form pleases me. My genie fantasies are well thought out, I tell you. And I'd wear out my genie. I'm more Healey than Nelson. Roger that.

Ceetar Jun 27 2012 09:35 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: 1. A meal at the Automat . I'm told there are Automats in Amsterdam. Yeah, but inside each of the windows is a prostitute. FK beat me to the punchline although I was going to go with a cannabis joke. Well, safe to assume the prostitute is high. And won't share cause it's "against the law" for tourists now. (not that I believe that)

Chad Ochoseis Jun 27 2012 12:49 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Mets – Willets Point wrote: 1. A meal at the Automat 2. A plain & simple 10-speed bike. Not a fancy road bike with 80 gears, not a mountain bike totally inapropriate for the road, and not fixie for hipsters. Just a plain, ordinary bike. 3. A meal at Manero's restaurant in Greenwich, CT 4. A pack of baseball cards at a corner store 5. A ticket to a Mets game at Shea Stadium The Automat was on my list. I used to go there with my grandfather when I was a kid. I thought about the bike and Shea, but I'm happy with my 21-speed road bike and, flaws and all, I'm pretty happy with Citi Field, too. The other four things besides the Automat: - A cheap wind-up watch. Like Timex used to make for about $20. Spring action, no batteries. - A car with hand-cranked windows. - An old-fashioned pinball game. I don't want to drop thousands on my own "antique" machine. I want to drop a quarter into a pinball machine. - A Spaldeen. Orange-ish, about 3" in diameter, rubber, bounced like nobody's business. I think you can still get them online in packages. But you can't go to the corner store, or even a sporting goods store, and just buy one.

seawolf17 Jun 27 2012 12:54 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Chad Ochoseis wrote: - A car with hand-cranked windows. Totally still drive one of those. Drives my kids bonkers. "I hate your car, Dad."

cooby Jun 27 2012 03:17 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

I found some Hoboken Eddie's up in the closet awhile ago when I was cleaning it out. Bought it in downtown West Chester last spring and forgot to unpack it. Cooby the thread-starter is the only one not to pick a food-related item Okay I do have one: Peppermint Patty Klondike Bars. I haven't seen them in a couple of years

MFS62 Jun 27 2012 09:30 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

How about five cars My dad or I owned: 1953 Packard Clipper (big-ass sedan with a 300 HP straight 8 engine) 1965 Ford Falcon coupe (2door, 2 tone, with bucket seats) 1968 Plymouth Fury III 1969 Chevy Bel Air 1975 Chevy Monza hatchback Later

themetfairy Jun 30 2012 02:51 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

themetfairy wrote: 3. Trader Joe's Dried Strawberries. They were plump and moist and were fabulous in soda breads. I found these last night! In a smaller container than they used to come, and expensive as hell. But they had them for the first time in years.

The Second Spitter Jul 19 2012 10:47 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

1. A decent plain hamburger. 2. Grits 3. A fish taco (washed down with Dos Equis) 4. Blue corn chips. 5. Corn Pops It is these freedoms you Americans take for granted.

Ceetar Jul 19 2012 11:15 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

The Second Spitter wrote: 1. A decent plain hamburger. 2. Grits 3. A fish taco (washed down with Dos Equis) 4. Blue corn chips. 5. Corn Pops It is these freedoms you Americans take for granted. man, I think if I walked into Fairway down the block I'd have the option of like 6 different blue corn chips.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 19 2012 11:35 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Powder blue, navy blue, royal blue, sky blue, periwinkle... Not to mention teal, aquamarine, blue-violet...

DocTee Jul 19 2012 01:51 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Peppermint Patty Klondike Bars Currently available here in Northern California. I'd mail you one but you'd just get a really soggy (but good-smelling) envelope.

cooby Jul 19 2012 05:47 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

I would probably walk around smelling it :) I have been contenting myself with plain old frozen Peppermint Patties

RealityChuck Jul 19 2012 06:34 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

Regal Crown Sour Lemon (and Orange and Cherry and Lime, too). Milk Shake (candy bar). A slightly inferior version to Milky Way in every respect save one: you could freeze them and they were easier to eat frozen. Wispa. A great candy bar -- chocolate with bubbles trapped inside. It's available in the UK, but was only around for a few years in the US. Screaming Yellow Zonkers -- like Crackerjack, but without peanuts. But it was the box that made them great. They were extremely funny: the spot of the price marked "Easily cheaper than diamonds of equal weight." They actually came back for a limited time at Waldbaum's last May; you might be able to pick up a box. Saturn SL Series. Just a great car, especially the first models which were distinctive and still on the road after 20 years. The company then redesigned them to look like every other car, and neglected the brand until it went under. I just had to sell mine because of rust to the frame, but the engine was still in top shape after almost 20 years and 180,000 miles (and I've heard from people who are up to 250,000).

Ceetar Jul 20 2012 05:35 AM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

RealityChuck wrote: Saturn SL Series. Just a great car, especially the first models which were distinctive and still on the road after 20 years. The company then redesigned them to look like every other car, and neglected the brand until it went under. I just had to sell mine because of rust to the frame, but the engine was still in top shape after almost 20 years and 180,000 miles (and I've heard from people who are up to 250,000). 185000 on my 2002. It's leaking/burning/vaporizing oil somewhere and the engine shakes when I start it. I use it for commuting now, so 200,000 is like 14 months away still. Has blue verizon Mets sideview mirror covers.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 20 2012 10:38 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

We have a 1997 with 139,000 miles on it. At one time we had a 2002 version -- and the 1997 version was better. More solid. Little things didn't break. My wife uses it. Meanwhile, I have a 2007 Vue with 140,000 miles on it. It's not going to last as long...

Ceetar Jul 20 2012 11:18 PM Re: Name Five Things Game-- Products

metsguyinmichigan wrote: We have a 1997 with 139,000 miles on it. At one time we had a 2002 version -- and the 1997 version was better. More solid. Little things didn't break. My wife uses it. Meanwhile, I have a 2007 Vue with 140,000 miles on it. It's not going to last as long... I've broken all the little things. the arm rest on the drivers side door is cracked. the cubby in the middle is broken, the drivers side seat does not recline and a spring is protruding from the back.