I love the reaction of modern parents when I tell them that the best feature of the GI Joe male action figure (He was NOT a doll ) was the removable extremities to simulate injuries.

It's amazing that kids aren't allowed to actually play and use imagination these days. We used to jump off the roof of the house (1-story) when playing paratrooper. I'm glad that houses didn't come with Parental Warnings. We also used to play "gladiator" by taking a whiffle bat, wrapping it with duct tape and calling it a sword and used a metal garbage can lid as a shield. We'd then try to beat the stuffing out of each other during the remainder of the afternoon.

Sigh -- and I wonder why my wife rolls her eyes at these stories?