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Kitty wrote:
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donnie wrote:
Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:21 pm
Uh...not sure what to say about this... :shock: :)
Reminds me of this classic.
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Yes, it does! :D

Not sure exactly what the idea was here... :?:
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And not even available on Canada?! Ridiculous.
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Maybe Canada didn't want it? :D

Now this. And yes, believe it or not, this is a real ad. :? I guess that was a thing, feeling over-smoked? :ugeek:
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The old packaging is interesting to me. It's fascinating that they'd put trading cards of various categories in them.
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I don't know who the Cowsills are, but they're sure one wholesome-looking bunch! Bright teeth, too. Guess it's all that milk? :)
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I've never really listened to them, but they were similar to the Partridge family, and were around at roughly the same time. I dunno who was more popular in the end, though :)
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Ah, I see. Susie Cowsill was the Shirley Jones equivalent then.

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Ah, I see. Susie Cowsill was the Shirley Jones equivalent then.
They're the ones who did Indian Lake. (My favorite song ever, no charge for that bit of info!!)
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Wonder how this worked??
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Probably a Chia Pet type contraption!
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