"Wacky Talkies" Walkie Talkies:
Evidenced by the 1989 Wacky Warehouse ad in the Sharkleberry Fin comic book, the Wacky Talkies could be bought for just 395 Kool-Aid points, plus three bucks for shipping. Specially made in "Kool-Aid Red" plastic, the walkie talkies are adequate and not much else. They're pretty small and thus better for little kids rather than the older ones who'd use 'em for crime-related plots, but my bigger concern is one you'll all appreciate: NO MORSE CODE BUTTON!
Seriously, what's the point of a pair of walkie talkies that doesn't arrive with that special little button and sticker key guide that lets kids pretend they understand Morse code? Oh, the hours I'd spend hiding behind a bush, pushing that beeping button in random sequences as if my also-hiding friends could make any sense of the transmissions. They didn't, but they always beeped back. While "Wacky Talkies" refuse to go that extra mile, at least the antenna is coated with a soft plastic that's perfect for chewing. Each ran on a 9-volt battery, so when you were done chewing the antennae, the only thing left was the fabled 9-volt shock-tongue trick. Both exercises were a heck of a lot more fun than hearing muffled greetings sent from the other device ten feet away.
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Matt
