One of my best friends sent me this by email and it made me all nostalgic and wistful for my youth. As a child of the 70s, I couldn't help but laugh out loud at some of the ridiculous things we latched onto as "cool" and it brought back a flood of other memories. I've bolded the original description and then added my comments after. Enjoy. Let me know what it brings back for you. IF YOU WERE A CHILD OF THE 70S... You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on …
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