Donations? Heck, dang near killed ‘em!

Electronics Boutique “under $10” rack ca 1999.

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We did get the video games and the service manuals donated to a video game archive project at the University of Michigan:

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I destroyed my dad’s eight-track tape deck when I fed it a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Those shape sorting toys really paid off. :smirk:

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Speaking of 8-tracks, I don’t have any tapes anymore, but I still have one of these and I will never give it up because it’s awesome.

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Alright, listen up Time Almanac 1998: I’m pretty sure I can imagine more subjects than you can cover comprehensively in this book, one million fascinating facts be darned.

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Engelbert Humperdinck.

Engelbert.

Humperdinck.

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Government name: Arnold George Dorsey

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I have never heard the phrase “government name” before, but I like it for this purpose.

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:open_mouth:




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I love stuff like this





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Reminds me of this handy chart:

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Oh that is friggin AWESOME!

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Late to follow up on this, but did y’all scan all of this?

Seems like something that needs to be archived/backed up multiple ways…

And I still say…

Harrison Ford Indiana Jones “That Belongs In A Museum!” GIF

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