Launching the Sea Monkey Empire started with these brilliant ads in the backs of comic books. In case you don't think it's an empire, check out the story and Yolanda Signorelli von Braunhut has seen everything from bondage films to the amazing lives of Sea Monkeys. (New York Times: The Battle Over the Sea-Monkey Fortune)
Any kid in the sixties knew of Sea Monkeys and we went for a whole lot of strange stuff but I don't think anyone bought it on Sea Monkeys. Nah, we went right past that ... but ... went for it on Uncle Milton's Ant Farm. (Amazon: Uncle Milton - Giant Ant Farm)
The Sea Monkeys can't get you into too much trouble with the parental units as the worst is maybe your Sea Monkey Universe tips over but the ant farm has real ants and Mother is just going to love you to bits when those li'l rascals get out.
Note: they will get out. Sooner or later, someone will tip it over and then it's "Arachnophobia" in your house except with ants. Momma gonna love you, boy.
Yah, so you were thinking the sixties were only Hendrix and Joplin, but, man, before they came there were Sea Monkeys and Ant Farms. This is what happens when kids don't have HBO. Make up your own fun or you will be one bored li'l sixties chipmunk.
Some journo in "The Guardian" asked in an article, 'why are we so bored' but, get this li'l snowflake. Boredom isn't something which is inflicted, it's something you bring with you. See above about HBO.
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I ordered the X-ray specs! Hard as I tried, they never worked. Imagine that. ha
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