Back in my day we had to settle for Lemur suits and we were happy.

When I started at my current job, the company was still pretty small. I don't know that the founder's past was, but the company had contributed significantly to his wealth and he tended to share it (or maybe show it off) in lavish ways, mostly with the executives but sometimes with the staff in general.

For example, there was what was apparently a very nice, very expensive espresso machine in the break room. (I was told this was the only thing he took when he left the company.) There was also a very very nice grill on the property ... That was allegedly only used once because the owners of the complex said it violated some rule to do so. I always wondered why they just left it instead of ... Moving it to somewhere else where they could use it, even if only personally.

Anyway, the reason I bring up all of this is that he was notorious for showing up with extremely costly and detailed full body costumes and gifting them, unasked, to the executives. I think most of them took them home and hung them out of sight in a closet, but at least one of them kept it in his office in a spare chair as if it were visiting.

I don't remember for sure, but I think it actually was a gorilla suit.

Must watch ~~the ball~~ the orb.

Hobos or methheads? Hobo methheads?

America Land of the Free!

Our neighborhood had distinctive split rail fences around all the front yards, and one time, after a big snow storm, we wrapped toilet paper back and forth across the street, using the fence uprights as supports. To a driver, it looked like someone had built a wall of snow across the street.

Cars would recognize the barrier too late, hit their brakes and skid right through it. I'm sure they thought they would hit a solid wall, but then it would just silently "explode," and the presumably shaken driver would travel on, and we'd run out and wrap the toilet paper back and forth for the next victim.

This was back in the 70s, so no method of filming it, but it would have been cool.

It was harmless, but a lot of work setting up again and again, and it would only work on the perfect sunny snow day, so we never got the chance to do it again.

I once knew a guy who, as a kid in the 70s, would take high-test fishing line and stretch it between two trashcans (this was back when they were made of metal). They'd do this just before the street lights came on and they needed to get home. So the dads would be coming home from work in the low light and then suddenly WHAM! they'd have two trashcans smash into the rear of the car. They'd yell and curse in the street, looking for whoever did it.

Then one day a cop comes by and it happens to him. He goes to every house and informs all the families that this is dangerous, that if someone on a motorcycle came through, they could be killed.

What my friend and his buddies heard was "use something more visible than fishing line." So they started using yellow twine. He said this turned out to be funnier because you'd hear the brakes squeal before you'd hear the trashcans hit the sides of the car.

That depends on if the friend consented.

If yes, you were doing it right.

Depends on where you lived. Sorta like a soda vs pop vs coke situation.

Just US things...

The first time I read this as you guys were driving and changed lanes for no reason and all I can think was that "wow so quirky and unique" meme

but then I smartened up and realized that you meant you used the cones to create a lane closure

Urge to ponder RISING

Mi look ✌️

Te gusta 🔮

Hey pal, that's a risk we're willing to take, don't hate a player.

I dunno. Orbs are for pondering.

Typical Lance ruining it for everyone!

We used to hang out in front of the church on main Street until one Halloween we all saw a crocinole board fly through the air and into the windshield of a passing car. Many of us got to ride in a paddy wagon that night. Fun times.

You probably shouldn't consume them now either.

Glow sticks were invented in the early 70s and were pretty available in the mid 80s. But I don’t remember them either (high school in the late 80s).