Remember when you were 10 years old

[mia]

I lived in Maryland and enjoyed playing in the woods.

[Downwinder]

1. I got a tractor and took over

maintenance of 10 acres of alfalfa.

[pinboy3niner]

2. In Southern California we played in the orange groves

They were surrounded by eucalyptus trees, and that's where we climbed and built our tree forts. One consequence was our moms having to throw us in the bathtub as soon as we came in the door.

[Brother Buzz]

6. I grew up next to a tidal marsh

My mom hosed me down outside before tossing me in the bathtub

[Bertha Venation]

16. god, I remember the orange groves

I didn't play in them, but my mom drove past them a million times.

If I let myself dwell on them, I weep.

[mia]

23. You describe it so well. I feel like I was there.

I use eucalyptus bark to line hanging baskets.

[olddots]

3. I was already the C.E.O. of a Fortune 500 company

and was dating Ursalla Andress and Sophia Loren .....yeah and I was in the cast of Howdy Doody ...... well not really .

[pinboy3niner]

4. Jeez, Donald!

Not getting enough attention lately?

[Skittles]

8. I call BS

you misspelled Ursula's name

[pinboy3niner]

9. Just look at her. You expect us to be thinking about spelling?

[Skittles]

11. well...I.....er.....

SCHEDLING PINBOY3NINER FOR ASS KICKING

*JUST BECAUSE*

[pinboy3niner]

12. Actually, I was never into Ursula

I was more of an Ann Margret and Natalie Wood luster.

[Skittles]

13. very good taste

lovely ladies, all

[pinboy3niner]

14. West Side Story is still my all-time favorite musical

Ann Margret was always relegated to the sex kitten parts and Natalie was the serious actress.

We lost Natalie too soon, but we're lucky to still have Ann Margret.

Of course at 10, a lot of us were still lusting after Annette.





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[mia]

19. I wanted to BE Annette.

Had the Mickey hat, white sweater, and pleated skirt.

[malthaussen]

17. You just said you weren't into Ursula.

Gotta watch them double-entendre things.

On the subject of lust at 10, I definitely had stirrings about Lori Saunders and Angela Cartwright. At least Angela was reasonably close to my own age.

-- Mal

[Enrique]

15. that's why she broke up with him

[Art_from_Ark]

28. Yes-- it should be

Ursula UN-dress

[pinboy3niner]

10. Of course we remember that

Even if we can't remember when we were 60 or anything after that.

[malthaussen]

18. 10 was a bad year for me, as it happens.

We moved from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. The culure shock was massive. I can still remember my Philadelphia Aunt asking me if I wanted a soda, and me replying "Wow, yeah, strawberry!" I was crushed to discover she didn't actually have a soda fountain in the house.

-- Mal

[mia]

24. I know what you mean

My parents moved when I was 15 and I had to leave all of my friends behind.

[panader0]

20. Well, I'm six and a half times his age and almost that good.

10 was just a year away from 11, my BIG year. I was quarterback of our 6th grade team, Captain of the Safety Patrol,
and President of the choir. And out of 66 possible grades (11 subjects, 6 grading periods) I got all A's. I held hands
with Margaret Lester at the performance of the 1812 Overture (I was teased for that) and got several Boy Scout merit badges.
It's been all downhill since then.

[mia]

21. When I was ten years old...it was a very good year...

[mia]

22. Top song when I was 10

[femmocrat]

25. I was madly in love with Elvis when I was 10. nt

[pink-o]

26. I had Beatles, Stones, Brit Invasion and Motown on the turntable

Totally saturated with music that many think will never be as good again! So 10 was a great year for me--I was probably already about 5'5" but I didn't care. It wasn't till I was 12 and everyone started telling me how hard it was gonna be to find a husband since I was so tall that I became self-conscious. I hate seeing little girls stress out about their looks these days!

[In_The_Wind]

27. Bobby Darin was hitting the charts when I was 10.

[pinboy3niner]

29. Mac the Knife...

[In_The_Wind]

30. Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white

Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe?
And he keeps it out of sight

You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, though wears old MacHeath, babe
So there's never, never a trace of red