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Clean_Stand_694 t1_j9wb92z wrote

Loved that useless thing, thought it was so cool back then.

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pauliewotsit t1_j9weje0 wrote

After months of being badgered for one, I bought my partner one for christmas 3 or 4 years back. It came out of the box once...

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RiffBank1973 t1_j9wfp4x wrote

My brother had one back in ‘80. Was pretty cool. Discovered that winter that our garage leaked. Shouldn’t have stored it in an old fish tank. Did look pretty cool suspended in a block of ice, but wasn’t particularly functional after that. Good times.

Edit: Could be iffy on the exact dates.

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NOT000 t1_j9wgi6z wrote

i had that toy

"big trak"

programmable movements and sounds

i had an evil grandmother who got made at me and broke it

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Ornage_crush t1_j9wha8h wrote

Ih crap! I totally forgot I had one of those! I had the little dump trailer with it too!

I can still hear the "PEW EW PEW!"

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ElvisArcher t1_j9wi2ti wrote

My parents had that exact same end table, and a sofa with an eerily similar pattern.

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Watch_Noob_72 t1_j9wrggb wrote

I wanted one of these so… badly. My friend had one and it was like a rabid Wiggums-esque crack head for it every time we played at his house.

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TomBug68 t1_j9wtkz9 wrote

My grandparents’ house had that same pine paneling, brown plaid sofa, and early American side table. I think they’re probably still there

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westdl t1_j9wymy8 wrote

I remember that thing. Wonder what ever became of mine.

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taleo t1_j9xael5 wrote

Do you still have it? If so, totally unrelated, will you marry me briefly without a prenup?

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CAPSLOCKCHAMP t1_j9xh5f4 wrote

My babysitter’s son had one of those and I thought it was the coolest thing

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RabbitSlayre t1_j9xtjuc wrote

Such a great photo and I absolutely love your username!

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mySleepingDogsLie OP t1_j9y3imh wrote

Replying to taleo (#1,987,145)

HA! It was my oldest brother's and if he kept a fraction of the crap/toys he bought back in the day he'd be so stoked now in retirement! He's the one you want to marry ... but there's not even a Big Trak in it for you, so...

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43moon t1_j9ydab5 wrote

I wanted one for a few years before I finally got it for Christmas. I loved that thing. It just looked cool. I would spend so much time programming it, letting it run, then keep adjusting the program in order to get it just right.

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mdjmd73 t1_j9yewr1 wrote

Hah! I had one of those. And our living room was wood paneled too. 😁👊

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ElvisArcher t1_j9ylqkg wrote

Replying to mySleepingDogsLie (#1,991,422)

Indeed.

The wood paneling ...wow. Ours was a bit lower rent than the paneling I see in your picture ... but to go with it, we had wall-to-wall shag carpet. Literally everywhere except the kitchen and bathrooms. A thick pair of socks in the winter, and the whole house was an experiment in static electricity. Good times.

Thanks for sharing!

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reSEARCHsfr t1_j9ynwkb wrote

Gonna need you to find another one and recreate this pic. 😁

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Existing_Ad7874 t1_j9zuwgp wrote

Me and my boss were just talking about this thing the other week. That’s awesome!

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mySleepingDogsLie OP t1_ja09xjd wrote

Replying to 43moon (#1,993,422)

I suspect my brother spent a fair chunk of time with it (he's 15 years older than I am, so he didn't live with us when this was taken) though I definitely commandeered it when he brought it over.

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Yesterday_Is_Now t1_ja34jxm wrote

To paraphrase Jerry Maquire: “You had me at ‘Big Trak.’”

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