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9. The Price of Glory

christmas story bb gun ad This is it. Young Ralphie's treasure in resplendent, vintage advertising glory. "A Red Ryder BB gun with a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time". Right from the off, he knew his parents would never sign off on his owning one, especially his mother. Apparently, the advertisers knew that many other kid's parents would feel the same way, as it extolls this very air rifle as the one to buy with some of that Christmas money you received from relatives who meant well, but didn't really know your tastes. However, the funniest part about the whole matter is that when the film came out, these guns didn't exist....at least not in the version Ralphie himself dreamed of. According to Wikipedia, the Compass and Sundial (" thing which tells time") were on the Daisy "Buck Jones" model rifle, but not the Red Ryder. Eventually, if memory serves correctly, the Red Ryder was actually made with Ralphie's specifications.
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Mike Reyes may or may not be a Time Lord, but he's definitely the Doctor Who editor here at What Culture. In addition to his work at What Culture, Mr. Reyes writes for Cocktails and Movies, as well as his own personal blogs Mr. Controversy and The Bookish Kind. On top of that, he's also got a couple Short Stories and Novels in various states of completion, like any good writer worth their salt. He resides in New Jersey, and compiles his work from all publications on his Facebook page.