Well, a pie that I baked in MY easy-bake-oven won Best of Show at the
State Fair! And when the fair was over, the governor himself paid me $50
for it. He thought it was so delicious, and eating it put him into such
a good mood, that he was able to work out a balanced budget for the
first time since he was elected, and I got a signed Letter of
Commendation from his office due to my being responsible for the whole
thing.

Next time, I'll tell you about the time the fire department's ladder
broke and my Tinker Toy tower was used to rescue a baby from a burning
house.

;)

(I agree with Deb's point, below. Unless it's an account of a baseball
game or something that's competetive, such that somebody might not want
to admit losing or to being untalented, I would suspect that the vast
majority of the memories shared are true, to the best of the person's
recollection.)


-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list On Behalf Of Deb Fuller
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] The new oral history?

[...]
As far as exaggerating goes, I find it hard to see how someone could
boast or exaggerate about an Easy-Bake Oven, a Mr. Potatohead, or Tinker
Toys. Maybe people do but reminiscing about old toys is fun in and of
itself so I don't see the need to embellish those stories.

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