When my dad was 10 he had a paper route for the Oakland Tribune. During his first month of employment he managed to sell 4 new subscriptions. As a way of rewarding the paper boy’s for their hard work the Tribune gave out prizes. One of my dad’s favorite prizes was the jeweled Duncan YoYo. When I was 10 I learned how to ‘walk the dog’ and ‘rock the cradle’ with the pink Duncan. Though, what I really wanted was to use the pearlescent one, but apparently it was too precious for my beginner’s hands.
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Rewards from the circulation department carrier boys “Yardstick Program.” Very nice to see someone treasured and kept...
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Things you might not know about me: I LOVE YOYOS and used to be very good at YoYo tricks! These are really cool.
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