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Those cheap little water guns that made you taste plastic whenever you got shot in the mouth.
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Or the ultimate water gun — a Super Soaker 50.
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Those fun Crazy Daisy moving lawn sprinklers that fit the summer theme.
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Nickelodeon's block of programming during the summer called "Nick in the Afternoon," that was hosted by Stick Stickly.
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Spending what felt like an eternity filling up water balloons only to throw and burst all of 'em within a minute or two...
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...then having to remove the broken balloon scraps wrapped around the spigot.
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Twisting off the plastic cap and sipping on a magnificent Kool-Aid Burst.
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Being burned by clunky, scalding hot seat belts every time you got in the car on a hot day.
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When the ice cream truck came by there was a glorious selection of frozen treats to choose from, like Flintstones Push Ups...
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...and Mickey's Parade Ice Pops...
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...or WWF (now WWE) ice cream bars.
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Then, there were frozen treats that came straight from your refrigerator instead of an ice cream truck. Like Otter Pops!
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And glorious homemade popsicles made simply by putting fruit juice or Kool-Aid in those plastic holders and freezing 'em.
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The smell and taste of hot water directly from the hose.
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Going in after hours of playing outside to chug down Sunny Delight.
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Sitting in front of bulky portable fans to cool off, and talking into them to make your voice sound robotic.
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And finally, the excruciating pain felt when you went down one of these slides that'd been heating up in the sun all day.
