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Silly things you said, did, or thought as a kid

Pig'sSaysAdios

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Same. 13 GOING ON 30 is a guilty pleasure of mine, lol.

And, too, even though it wasn't something I ever did intentionally, I eventually came to realize that I've created more female characters than I have male characters. Take Steve's little cast of characters, for example: he's the only male one; Bethany, and each of the Squirrely Squirrels are all female. Similarly, one concept I've developed that still hasn't gotten off the ground, has a cast of four: the main protagonist is female, her sidekick is female, and the main antagonist is female, but the "fourth ranger"/comic relief character is male.

Again, it wasn't something I did intentionally or consciously, and I don't even know why I ended up creating such a larger ratio of female characters than male, but at the same time, I also think in a way, I'm doing a service. What's a common complaint among the world of entertainment? A serious lack of positive, likable female characters for girls to relate to. Some of mine could quite possibly fit that bill.
^^^ this.
 

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So I used to have a circus bowl with clowns, balls, horns, etc, and I thought the clowns and circus objects in these skits were the same ones.

 

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So in the late 80s and early 90s, Disney often did compilation specials for various different holidays or in honor of certain characters and such. I remember there was a Halloween special they did that featured excerpts from THE OLD MILL, as well as the scene from THE ARISTOCATS where Edgar the butler is being attacked and chased by a pair of farm dogs. Now, as a little kid, I didn't quite grasp the concept of compilations and such, and with the scene from THE ARISTOCATS having a windmill, I wondered how the windmill could suddenly be back in working order after it was previous destroyed by lightning (in THE OLD MILL).
 

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Yeah, that kind of bothered me too.

Oh, but that also reminds me of another silly thing I thought as a kid: I thought "Timbuktu" was "Timbuk 2," so naturally, I thought that meant there also had to be a "Timbuk 1" and a "Timbuk 3."
 

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Also, as a kid, Edgar made me want a motorcycle with a sidecar when I grew up . . . even to this day, I sometimes think it would be much easier to handle one of those things than a motor vehicle.

At the same time, however, I've never seen a motorcycle with a sidecar in real life. Never. What I do keep seeing, though, are those tricycle motorcycles that make people who ride them look like major dweebs.
 

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When I was young, and was still just learning about Pokemon, I thought the Normal type was called the "Light" type (you know, to contrast with the Dark type).
 

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Speaking of Pokémon, oddly enough I remember a Pokémon that never existed! It looked almost like an Owlbear from Dungeons and Dragons but in Pokémon form. Hmmm, Mandela Effect anyone!? No, I probably am just remembering something else and my mind is mistaking it for a Pokémon.
 

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Here is a silly Pokemon thought I've had.

I always wanted to know what Meowth would look like if he cooperated with Jessie and James and dressed up as a Dratini.
 
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