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>move here to Texas in 1984
>moving from bumfuck Wisconsin
>meaning all of Wisconsin is bumfuck, not that the particular city was (but it was because it was in bumfuck Wisconsin)
>toy outlets in bumfuck Wisconsin were basically the big three retail stores: Kmart, Target and ShopCo (a fucking regional Target/Kmart clone)
>because bumfuck Wisconsin, half the shitty toy sections were fucking farm tractors and Ertl diecast shit
>be riding in U-Haul truck with my parents, passing through Houston
>my father suddenly points to a GIANT fucking store off the side of the freeway and says to me "See that? That's a toy store. Want to stop?"
>me gawking out the window and this giant multicolored building with a brown rooftop
>giant sign reads "Toys R Us"
>say yes, we stop, go inside
>holy fuck
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>it's all toys
>it's huge, and it's ALL, TOYS
>we walk around, I'm awestruck
>see robots
>"Transformers"
>my father picks up the big expensive one and reads his name
>"Megatron. Would you like this one?"
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And that was my first Transformer that my parents let me get.
What a culture shock. Discovered a magical toy store larger than some towns in bumfuck Wisconsin, Transformers and civilization in general. Shit like Taco Bell was fucking amazing to me.
Also,
>that face I give people when they find out I'm originally from bumfuck Wisconsin and they ask "Oh anon, isn't it nice there?"
