Skymonkey13 0 #1 April 26, 2003 How many of these can you remember? 01. Candy cigarettes 02. Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside. 03. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles. 04. Coffee shops with tableside juke boxes 05. Blackjack, Clove and Teaberry chewing gum 06. Home milk delivery in glass bottles, with Cardboard stoppers. 07. Party lines. 08. Newsreels before the movie. 09. P. F. Flyers 10. Butch wax 11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix ... (Drexel-5505) 12. Peashooters. 13. Howdy Doody 14. 45 RPM Records 15. Green Stamps 16. Hi-fi's 17. Metal ice cube trays-with levers 18. Mimeograph paper 19. Blue flash Bulbs 20. Beanie and Cecil 21. Roller skate keys 22. Cork pop guns 23. Drive ins 24. Studebakers 25. Wash tub wringers 26. The Fuller Brush man 27. Reel-to-reel tape recorders 28. Tinkertoys 29. The Erector Set 30. The Fort Apache Play set 31. Lincoln Logs 32. 15 cent McDonald hamburgers 33. 5 cent packs of baseball cards... with that awful pink slab of bubblegum 34. Penny candy 35. 35 cent-a-gallon gasoline 36. Forever-yours Candy Bars Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #2 April 26, 2003 Damn i'm old..... if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYEVOUT 0 #3 April 26, 2003 I remember all but 6, 10, 11, 22, 26, 32, & 35. Any other 37 year olds with the same numbers? ----------------=8^)---------------------- "I think that was the wrong tennis court." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #4 April 26, 2003 Quote 18. Mimeograph paper Oh i can still smell that smell......HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #5 April 26, 2003 Actually, I remeber 23 cent per gallon gasoline. I also remeber 30 cent foot-long chili dogs, $400 1974 Yamaha MX 80's, 1 cent super bubble gum, 50 cent firecracker packs, and bikes with banana seats and cheetah slicks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skymonkey13 0 #6 April 26, 2003 I,m 50, and i remember them all. (I,m sooo depressed) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #7 April 26, 2003 Left out 'Fizzies' "Rip-cord" on T.V. Lionel trains at Christmas Close and Play Schwinn "Apple Crate" ..and my all time favorite; J-ARTS, The 5 pound 'yard dart' game that killed more kids than Gacey! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #8 April 26, 2003 I remember quite a few of them, and am old enough to understand or recognize the ones that I wasn't around for. I don't think it's at all depressing, in fact I think it's kind of neat! - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #9 April 26, 2003 I remember Hi-Fi with George Carlin records & -at age 4,repeating things in public was extremely funny excatly 50% of the time that I did it.-Grant _______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #10 April 26, 2003 Quote cheetah slicks Holy shit... cheetah slicks were bad ass.....HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skymonkey13 0 #11 April 26, 2003 And the old Sissy Bars for bikes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #12 April 26, 2003 When 8-track was the medium of choice, I remember my Aunt Nan having an older 4-track. People with a lot of cach had sexy Teac real-to-reals. Any audiophiles remember Magneplanar speakers? Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #13 April 26, 2003 Were those the big flat ones? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #14 April 26, 2003 Quote And the old Sissy Bars for bikes. Yep, we made choppers by cutting he forks off another bike, then beating them on and welding them onto the stock forks, thus extending the front end considerably. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #15 April 26, 2003 QuoteWere those the big flat ones? Yep, flat and big. People built them right into their walls in some cases. One of my dad's friends owned a high-end audio shop in Auburn, AL back in the 60's and 70's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #16 April 26, 2003 Quote Quote And the old Sissy Bars for bikes. Yep, we made choppers by cutting he forks off another bike, then beating them on and welding them onto the stock forks, thus extending the front end considerably. ***That was how it started...then we used 3 foot long hollow tubes, and a 7inch wheel up front! Looked great but not a great handling bike. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #17 April 26, 2003 Quote Quote Were those the big flat ones? Yep, flat and big. People built them right into their walls in some cases. One of my dad's friends owned a high-end audio shop in Auburn, AL back in the 60's and 70's. ***Yep! My dad had 'em!!!But we couldn't play 'our' music on them.... Only Herb Alpert was allowed on the monster speakers AHHHHH! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #18 April 26, 2003 Quote 26. The Fuller Brush man Word is he was my father. Seriously though, at 25 I can remember a lot of those..I loved candy cigarettes, but the wax bottles always gave me a headache. Now Wispa bars..I *loved* Wispa bars. I thought they disappeared but someone in England sent me a bunch a few years ago.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #19 April 26, 2003 And the old Sissy Bars for bikes __________________________________________________ Oh man,big ass sissy bar,banana seat and ape-hanger handle bars dropdeded ------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #20 April 26, 2003 one word Pop rocks!!!!!if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #21 April 26, 2003 How about the 3 speed console shifter.... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #22 April 26, 2003 Quote I remember all but 6, 10, 11, 22, 26, 32, & 35. Any other 37 year olds with the same numbers? I do remember 6, 10, 26, 32, and 35. Do not remember 11 and 22. But I've heard stories. Of course, I might be a slight bit older than you, seeing as my 38th b'day is a week from today. Know what? My grandmother saw: 1. 2 world wars 2. Lights come on in her house 3. Flight begin, and continue to the moon 4. Horsedrawn buggies become Ferraris 5. Ice boxes become SubZero fridges 6. Financial desitution and subsequent personal wealth. 7. The death of two children who would not die if they were born now. 8. Movies, radio and television become commonplace 9. Pot-bellied stoves to microwaves 10. Societal changes from an ankle being provocative to micro mesh bikinis... This has been a most incredible century. She was 98 when she passed away in the mid '90s. To hear her stories, to hear her history, was an amazing thing for a child growing up; it gave a sense of perspective of the accomplishments (good and bad) which is unmatched in current times. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #23 April 26, 2003 do you remember beer from soda machines? wait they still have those in Germany... hehe I have picsLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #24 April 26, 2003 One that my kids cant comprehend is getting up to change the channel, by "turning" the dial. dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #25 April 26, 2003 I remember all of the above and then some. I remember pumping gas in my grandparents store when it was .28 a gallon. I remember my grandparents house before air conditioning, buying blocks of ice for their icebox from the guy who drove around peddling it, and laughing at my great grandparents when they first got running water in their house. I have also churned better and put it into a press. Times have changed so much just in our lifetimes it is amazing. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites