Who had an erector set as a kid? (preferably in the 1970s) I would like to buy a set for a nostalgic friend, but when I search on Amazon, I get so many options! I never had one myself -- what would be the most "classic-ish" erector set for me to buy?
posted by JanetLand on Nov 12, 2009 - 10 answers

What happened to The Simpsons? [more inside]
posted by schmichael on Oct 19, 2009 - 51 answers

Name that tv show from the eighties. [more inside]
posted by NekulturnY on Jun 18, 2009 - 7 answers

Help me find some lost video games from my childhood! [more inside]
posted by onalark on Apr 28, 2009 - 27 answers

I have some sort of strong, almost visceral feeling of memory related to the word "Vero", as in Vero Beach, FL. Can you help me figure out why? May be related to a story or song from my adolescence... [more inside]
posted by booknerd on Apr 8, 2009 - 12 answers

ChristmasNostalgiaFilter: Help me find the book that introduced me to Sherlock Holmes as a kid. [more inside]
posted by rwhe on Dec 23, 2008 - 7 answers

Define "home." [more inside]
posted by headnsouth on Apr 10, 2008 - 46 answers

Help me identify this UK children's book about a sea monster kept in a house! It's not The Water Horse! [more inside]
posted by subbes on Dec 28, 2007 - 10 answers

When I was growing up in Russia, one of my friends had a nifty 2D console (at least NES-era, possibly better) that we played every now and then. In one of his games (a side-scroller), you controlled several humanoid cats, each with a different body shape, color, and speciality. I'm fairly certain that one of them could dig. [more inside]
posted by archagon on Mar 5, 2007 - 6 answers