A Heaven for Tonka
By redhotpogo
@redhotpogo (4401)
United States
May 27, 2018 7:58am CST
Sometimes I wonder to myself, "What ever happened to all those toys I lost as a kid?" That frisbee that was caught in a tree, and never came down. That ball I kicked onto the roof in elementary school. That lawn dart I got stuck in the roof of my neighbor's mobile home. All those baseballs lost in the woods. Those action figures I buried pretending to be a pirate.
Are they still right where I left them? Did someone else find them and enjoy playing with them? Or were they thrown away?
I like to imagine that they were recycled and unknown to me, used to make a product that I currently have in my home.
(Tonka referring to one of the most popular toy car companies of my childhood. ICYW)
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
27 May 18
We had that toy way back and I can say iti s one of the best toys we had. I remember we had those trucks.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
28 May 18
They were very tough. The ones we had were metal.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
28 May 18
@mlgen1037 lol I use to do that! I was a small kid. My friends would ride around on their power wheels, and I would get so jealous. I was like "Oh yeah! Check this out. " And I would ride that little metal truck with my little chicken legs spread out in the air down the hill.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
28 May 18
@redhotpogo Yes. But they were good ones. We could even seat on the back of that truck when we were little.
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@marguicha (222855)
• Chile
27 May 18
At this time of my life, I even have a list of lost items in my own grown up house. My house has been burglarized several times and each time I find missing items
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
28 May 18
So the burglars are returning things? weird. You need some better security. Get a Chihuahua.
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@marguicha (222855)
• Chile
28 May 18
@redhotpogo I said it in a wrong way maybe. IWhat I mean is that I miss more things.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
28 May 18
@marguicha Ohhh. Okay. I'm thinking about becoming a reverse robber. I'm gonna sneak into people's houses and leave them stuff. Oh wait. That's Santa.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
29 May 18
There are many mysteries in life and that is one of them.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
28 May 18
You still have your childhood toys? wow.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
28 May 18
@id_peace That's cool. Mt parents gave all my old toys away.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
1 Jun 18
Had we room to save our favorites we could have presented them to our own children. Most of ours went into yard sales I'm sure, unless my sister, the collector has them all. I know for a surety that none are in heaven.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
1 Jun 18
"The Collector" And so shall be forever known. Collector of unwanted toys.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
1 Jun 18
@MarshaMusselman Alright. Collector of enjoyed toys?
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
1 Jun 18
@redhotpogo well I doubt my sister has all unwanted toys. If she has any they would be ones we enjoyed.
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@dgobucks226 (35574)
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31 May 18
I hope they were recycled or picked up by some kid to play with.... That's a lot of useful litter you left lying around, lol.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
1 Jun 18
@dgobucks226 "OH YEAHHH!" (koolaid man smashes through wall)
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@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
3 Jun 18
I think those toys were found by other kids who kept them and played with them.
@JudyEv (339586)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Jun 18
I remember the Tonka trucks. Our boys had a couple which were their favourites for ages.
@Melanie_Marie (1871)
• New Baltimore, Michigan
31 May 18
Well, yesterday I happened to find my Rainbow Bright Doll 
!!!!!
In fact, I found two of them. WHY did I have two of them?? Who knows. Who knows what went on.
!!!!!
In fact, I found two of them. WHY did I have two of them?? Who knows. Who knows what went on.
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Yes.