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RETURN TO THE 50's
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Sentimental Journey to the
1940's, 50's and 60's*
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Take A Stroll Down Memory Lane ------
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1940's, 50's and 60's*
Come, join me, and together we can
Take A Stroll Down Memory Lane ------
*This site is best viewed on a PC or a Laptop
What were the 1950's really like?
Well, I will try to show you what my life was like in the nineteen fifties when I was growing up. Most of this site I dedicate to my children and grandchildren...trying to let them know what my life was like when I was their age. I also want to make it enjoyable and interesting for all my peers and their children and their children's children, so the rest is just things of interest and good natured fun and humor. I use lots of pictures, because I believe in the old saying, " A picture is worth a thousand words."
SO SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY A LITTLE NOSTALGIA
Well, I will try to show you what my life was like in the nineteen fifties when I was growing up. Most of this site I dedicate to my children and grandchildren...trying to let them know what my life was like when I was their age. I also want to make it enjoyable and interesting for all my peers and their children and their children's children, so the rest is just things of interest and good natured fun and humor. I use lots of pictures, because I believe in the old saying, " A picture is worth a thousand words."
SO SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY A LITTLE NOSTALGIA
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(That is unless I should fall asleep or doze, which I seem to be doing more of lately
A SITE IN PROGRESS
MUSIC OF THE 40'S, 50'S AND 60'S...AND MORE.... RECORDING ARTISTS AND RECORDING GROUPS (UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT VIEW-ABLE)
CONSTANTLY ADDING NEW RECORDING ARTISTS, GROUPS AND SONGS AND REPAIRING BROKEN LINKS
ADDING BIG BANDS NOW...JUST BEGINNING TO WORK ON THE PAGES...SOME VIEW-ABLE
STARTING TO ADD CLASSICAL AND COUNTRY RECORDING ARTISTS TO MUSIC....JUST STARTING (VIEW-ABLE )
REWORKING MALE MOVIE STARS PAGE (VIEW-ABLE)
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO VISIT MY PINTEREST PAGE
FAIR USE NOTICE: These page's may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the U.S. Copyright Law.
This site is usually updated weekly between 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM E.S.T - Last updated 08/17/2020
(That is unless I should fall asleep or doze, which I seem to be doing more of lately
A SITE IN PROGRESS
MUSIC OF THE 40'S, 50'S AND 60'S...AND MORE.... RECORDING ARTISTS AND RECORDING GROUPS (UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT VIEW-ABLE)
CONSTANTLY ADDING NEW RECORDING ARTISTS, GROUPS AND SONGS AND REPAIRING BROKEN LINKS
ADDING BIG BANDS NOW...JUST BEGINNING TO WORK ON THE PAGES...SOME VIEW-ABLE
STARTING TO ADD CLASSICAL AND COUNTRY RECORDING ARTISTS TO MUSIC....JUST STARTING (VIEW-ABLE )
REWORKING MALE MOVIE STARS PAGE (VIEW-ABLE)
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO VISIT MY PINTEREST PAGE
INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE
Inspirational and Motivational Quotes Archives - Page One
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INSTRUCTIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY TAKEN FROM Life's Little Instruction Book Volumes I, II, and III by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. " 1532 suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy, and rewarding life" |
"Never sign contracts with blank spaces."(505)
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.
IF YOU HAVE LIVED THROUGH SOME OF THESE EXPERIENCES AS I HAVE,
OR EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T
THIS MAY BRING TEARS OF PRIDE AND JOY TO YOUR EYES AS IT DID MINE
IT MAKES ME PROUD TO SAY "I AM AN AMERICAN!"
(CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO PLAY IT)
IF YOU HAVE LIVED THROUGH SOME OF THESE EXPERIENCES AS I HAVE,
OR EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T
THIS MAY BRING TEARS OF PRIDE AND JOY TO YOUR EYES AS IT DID MINE
IT MAKES ME PROUD TO SAY "I AM AN AMERICAN!"
(CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO PLAY IT)
I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER PLACE TO PUT THIS THOUGHT....
BUT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, WHILE IN THE U.S. NAVY I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET A WORLD CRUISE, AND OF ALL THE COUNTRIES I VISITED, AND IT WAS QUITE A FEW, I FOUND NONE I LIKED BETTER THAN MY HOMELAND, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.
BUT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, WHILE IN THE U.S. NAVY I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET A WORLD CRUISE, AND OF ALL THE COUNTRIES I VISITED, AND IT WAS QUITE A FEW, I FOUND NONE I LIKED BETTER THAN MY HOMELAND, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.
Here are some great videos To help you start your day off right
These are a couple of videos that I found and thought them to be very thought provoking, well,
maybe provoking isn't the right word, more like
inspirational and I just wanted to share them with you......Enjoy
maybe provoking isn't the right word, more like
inspirational and I just wanted to share them with you......Enjoy
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Six Little Stories (From Liz W. 06/16/2015)
{1} Once all villagers decided to pray for rain, on the day of prayer all the people gathered, but only one boy came with an umbrella.
That's FAITH
{2} When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her.
That's TRUST
{3} Every night we go to bed, without any assurance of being alive the next morning but still we set the alarms to wake up.
That's HOPE
{4} We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future.
That's CONFIDENCE
{5} We see the world suffering, but still we get married and have children.
That's LOVE
{6} On an old man's shirt was written a sentence 'I am not 67 years old.... I am sweet 16 with 50 years experience'
That's ATTITUDE
Hopefully that is how we live our lives.
{1} Once all villagers decided to pray for rain, on the day of prayer all the people gathered, but only one boy came with an umbrella.
That's FAITH
{2} When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her.
That's TRUST
{3} Every night we go to bed, without any assurance of being alive the next morning but still we set the alarms to wake up.
That's HOPE
{4} We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future.
That's CONFIDENCE
{5} We see the world suffering, but still we get married and have children.
That's LOVE
{6} On an old man's shirt was written a sentence 'I am not 67 years old.... I am sweet 16 with 50 years experience'
That's ATTITUDE
Hopefully that is how we live our lives.
UP COMING HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL DAY'S TO COMMEMORATE
(MOST OF ALL REMEMBER YOUR ANNIVERSARY AND FAMILY BIRTHDAYS)
(MOST OF ALL REMEMBER YOUR ANNIVERSARY AND FAMILY BIRTHDAYS)
PRINT OUT CALENDAR FOR YOUR OWN USE
(JUST A RANDOM THOUGHT...THESE POP INTO MY HEAD EVERY NOW AND THEN AND
I NEED TO WRITE THEM DOWN LEST I FORGET............)
WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG TIME SEEMS TO DRAG BY,
BUT AS YOU GET OLDER IT JUST FLIES AWAY!
MY MIND IS THAT OF A TEENAGER,
BUT MY BODY TELLS ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT!
IF YOU WERE BORN IN THE 40's OR 50's EVEN THE 60's, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN...
IF NOT YOU WILL COME TO UNDERSTAND!
I NEED TO WRITE THEM DOWN LEST I FORGET............)
WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG TIME SEEMS TO DRAG BY,
BUT AS YOU GET OLDER IT JUST FLIES AWAY!
MY MIND IS THAT OF A TEENAGER,
BUT MY BODY TELLS ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT!
IF YOU WERE BORN IN THE 40's OR 50's EVEN THE 60's, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN...
IF NOT YOU WILL COME TO UNDERSTAND!
"TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE - SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS."
...Am I getting to that age?
I found this timely, because today I was in a store that sells sunglasses, and only sunglasses. A young lady walked over to me and asked, "What brings you in today? I looked at her and said, "I'm interested in buying a refrigerator." She didn't quite know how to respond.
I was thinking about old age and decided that old age is when you still have something on the ball, but you are just too tired to bounce it.
When people see a cat's litter box they always say, "Oh, have you got a cat?" Just once I want to say, "No, it's for company!"
Employment application blanks always ask who is to be called in case of an emergency. I think you should write, "An ambulance.”
The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL.
The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
Did you ever notice that when you put the 2 words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "Theirs?"
Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
Some people try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know why I look this way. I've traveled a long way and a lot of the roads were not paved.
You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
Ah! Being young is beautiful but being old is comfortable.
Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
May you always have:
Love to share,
Cash to spare,
And friends who care.
I found this timely, because today I was in a store that sells sunglasses, and only sunglasses. A young lady walked over to me and asked, "What brings you in today? I looked at her and said, "I'm interested in buying a refrigerator." She didn't quite know how to respond.
I was thinking about old age and decided that old age is when you still have something on the ball, but you are just too tired to bounce it.
When people see a cat's litter box they always say, "Oh, have you got a cat?" Just once I want to say, "No, it's for company!"
Employment application blanks always ask who is to be called in case of an emergency. I think you should write, "An ambulance.”
The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL.
The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
Did you ever notice that when you put the 2 words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "Theirs?"
Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
Some people try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know why I look this way. I've traveled a long way and a lot of the roads were not paved.
You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
Ah! Being young is beautiful but being old is comfortable.
Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
May you always have:
Love to share,
Cash to spare,
And friends who care.
An Old Mans Rambling.....
How practical can you get ……………? (THANK YOU ART B. .....01/14/2016)
I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds.
People get out of the way much faster now.
Gone are the days when girls used to cook like their mothers.
Now they drink like their fathers.
You know that tingly little feeling you get when you really like someone?
That's common sense leaving your body.
I didn't make it to the gym today.
That makes five years in a row.
I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim.
I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.
Last year I joined a support group for procrastinators.
We haven't met yet.
Old age is coming at a really bad time.
When I was a child I thought “Nap Time” was a punishment.
Now, as a grownup, it feels like a small vacation.
The biggest lie I tell myself is,
"I don't need to write that down, I'll remember it."
I don't have gray hair; I have "wisdom highlights."
I'm just very wise.
Teach your daughter how to shoot,
because a restraining order is just a piece of paper.
If God wanted me to touch my toes,
he would've put them on my knees.
Why do I have to press one for English
when you're just gonna transfer me to someone I can't understand anyway?
Of course I talk to myself;
sometimes I need expert advice.
At my age "Getting lucky" means
walking into a room and remembering what I came in there for.0
More Ramblings of an Old Man......
I found this timely, because today I was in a store that sells sunglasses, and only sunglasses. A young lady walks over to me and asks, "what brings you in today?"
I looked at her, and said, I'm interested in buying a refrigerator. She didn't quite know how to respond. Am I getting to be that age?
I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped onto their belt or purse. I can't afford one. So I'm wearing my garage door opener.
You know, I spent a fortune on deodorant before I realized that people didn't like me anyway.
I was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans!
I was thinking about old age and decided that old age is when you still have something on the ball but you are just too tired to bounce it.
I thought about making a fitness movie for folks my age and call it 'Pumping Rust'.
When people see a cat's litter box they always say, 'Oh, have you got a cat?'
Just once I want to say, 'No, it's for company!'
Employment application blanks always ask who is to be called in case of an emergency.
I think you should write, 'An ambulance.'
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older.
Then it dawned on me. They were cramming for their finals. As for me, I'm just hoping God grades on the curve.
Birds of a feather flock together and then crap on your car.
The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL.
The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'Theirs...'
Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
Some people try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
Ah! Being young is beautiful but being old is comfortable.
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
(THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN LIZ. W)
I looked at her, and said, I'm interested in buying a refrigerator. She didn't quite know how to respond. Am I getting to be that age?
I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped onto their belt or purse. I can't afford one. So I'm wearing my garage door opener.
You know, I spent a fortune on deodorant before I realized that people didn't like me anyway.
I was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans!
I was thinking about old age and decided that old age is when you still have something on the ball but you are just too tired to bounce it.
I thought about making a fitness movie for folks my age and call it 'Pumping Rust'.
When people see a cat's litter box they always say, 'Oh, have you got a cat?'
Just once I want to say, 'No, it's for company!'
Employment application blanks always ask who is to be called in case of an emergency.
I think you should write, 'An ambulance.'
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older.
Then it dawned on me. They were cramming for their finals. As for me, I'm just hoping God grades on the curve.
Birds of a feather flock together and then crap on your car.
The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL.
The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'Theirs...'
Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
Some people try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
Ah! Being young is beautiful but being old is comfortable.
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
(THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN LIZ. W)
Some of you may be too young to understand
this but look what you have to look forward to.
If My Body Was a Car!
This is just too funny - scary how true it is!!!
If my body was a car, this is the time I would
be thinking about trading it in for a newer model.
I've got bumps and dents and scratches in
my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull...
But that's not the worst of it.
My headlights are out of focus and it's
especially hard to see things up close
My traction is not as graceful as it once was.
I slip and slide and skid and bump into
things even in the best of weather.
My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins.
It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed.
My fuel rate burns inefficiently.
But here's the worst of it,
Almost every time I sneeze, cough or sputter,
Either My Radiator Leaks
or
My Exhaust Backfires!
this but look what you have to look forward to.
If My Body Was a Car!
This is just too funny - scary how true it is!!!
If my body was a car, this is the time I would
be thinking about trading it in for a newer model.
I've got bumps and dents and scratches in
my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull...
But that's not the worst of it.
My headlights are out of focus and it's
especially hard to see things up close
My traction is not as graceful as it once was.
I slip and slide and skid and bump into
things even in the best of weather.
My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins.
It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed.
My fuel rate burns inefficiently.
But here's the worst of it,
Almost every time I sneeze, cough or sputter,
Either My Radiator Leaks
or
My Exhaust Backfires!
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* Note: "Laugh Of The Day" pictures are not a statement of my beliefs or meant to offend anyone,
but just things I thought funny enough to pass on! Some pictures which I thought funny, I captioned myself.
but just things I thought funny enough to pass on! Some pictures which I thought funny, I captioned myself.
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Now that we have taken care of business,
Lets travel back in time to the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's
What are your memories of the past? What do you recall?
It was the best of times...these were the best years to grow up in and experience.
It was a time of war, peace and prosperity....IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES!
These are the memories I want to pass on to my children and my grandchildren, so that
they can come to know when I was their age what my life growing up was like.
Lets travel back in time to the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's
What are your memories of the past? What do you recall?
It was the best of times...these were the best years to grow up in and experience.
It was a time of war, peace and prosperity....IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES!
These are the memories I want to pass on to my children and my grandchildren, so that
they can come to know when I was their age what my life growing up was like.
Just a bit of trivia (the population more than doubled from the 1950's)
1950 United States Census
The Seventeenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 Census.[1]
2010 United States Census
The 2010 United States Census, known as "Census 2010", is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010.[1] As part of a drive to increase the count's accuracy, 635,000 temporary enumerators were hired.[2][3] The population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538,[4] a 9.7% increase from the 2000 Census.
1950 United States Census
The Seventeenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 Census.[1]
2010 United States Census
The 2010 United States Census, known as "Census 2010", is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010.[1] As part of a drive to increase the count's accuracy, 635,000 temporary enumerators were hired.[2][3] The population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538,[4] a 9.7% increase from the 2000 Census.
WHAT IS OUR PLANETS FUTURE?
EARTH HAS CHANGED SINCE I WAS A CHILD IN THE 40's and 50's
THIS IS A FULL LENGTH MOVIE
IT HITS CLOSE TO HOME
Earth Days (2009) - Full Movie
(A GREAT DOCUMENTARY)
1:58:10
THIS IS A FULL LENGTH MOVIE
IT HITS CLOSE TO HOME
Earth Days (2009) - Full Movie
(A GREAT DOCUMENTARY)
1:58:10
BRING BACK SOME FOND MEMORIES OF THE
"GOOD OLD" DAYS
"GOOD OLD" DAYS
LOST WORDS OF OUR YOUTH
(Sent by Liz W. 02/13/2016)
Heavens to Murgatroyd! Would you believe the email spell checker did not recognize the word murgatroyd?
Lost Words from our childhood:
Words gone as fast as the buggy whip! Sad really! The other day a not so elderly (65) lady said something to her son about driving a Jalopy and he looked at her quizzically and said what the heck is a Jalopy? OMG (new) phrase! He never heard of the word jalopy!! She knew she was old but not that old.
Well, I hope you are Hunky Dory after you read this and chuckle.
by Richard Lederer
About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included "Don't touch that dial," "Carbon copy," "You sound like a broken record" and "Hung out to dry."
Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie. We'd put on our best bib and tucker to straighten up and fly right. Heavens to Betsy! Gee whillikers! Jumping Jehoshaphat! Holy moley!
We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley, and even a regular guy couldn't accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill. Not for all the tea in China!
Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when's the last time anything was swell?
Swell has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A.; of spats, knickers, fedoras, poodle skirts, saddle shoes and pedal pushers.
P.S.
Don't forget the chuckle boots and zoot suit.
Oh, my aching back. Kilroy was here, but he isn't anymore.
We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, well I'll be a monkey's uncle! or, This is a fine kettle of fish! we discover that the words we grew up with, the words that seemed omnipresent, as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues and our pens and our keyboards.
Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we've left behind. We blink, and they're gone. Where have all those phrases gone?
Long gone: Pshaw, The milkman did it. Hey! It's your nickel.
Don't forget to pull the chain. Knee high to a grasshopper.
Well, Fiddlesticks! Going like sixty. I'll see you in the funny papers. Don't take any wooden nickels
It turns out there are more of these lost words and expressions than Carter has liver pills.
This can be disturbing stuff !
We of a certain age have been blessed to live in changeful times. For a child each new word is like a shiny toy, a toy that has no age. We at the other end of the chronological arc have the advantage of remembering there are words that once did not exist and there were words that once strutted their hour upon the earthly stage and now are heard no more, except in our collective memory. It's one of the greatest advantages of aging.
See ya later, alligator!
Darn, I'm older than dirt!!
(an e-mail from Marty M. Received 2/23/2015 ....Brings back many memories)
Someone asked the other day,,
'What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?'
'We didn't have fast food when I was growing up ,'
I informed him, 'All the food was slow.'
'C'mon, seriously. Where did you eat?'
'It was a place called 'at home,' I explained!
'Mom cooked every day and when Dad got home from work,
We sat down together at the dining room table, & if I didn't like what she put on my plate, I was allowed to sit there until I did like it .'
By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table.
Here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it:
Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore Levis, set foot on a golf course, traveled out of the country or had a credit card .
My parents never drove me to school. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed, (slow) .
We didn't have a television in our house until I was 10. It was, of course, black and white, and the station went off the air at 11, after playing the national anthem and a poem about God. It came back on the air at about 6 a.m. and there was usually a locally produced news and farm show on, featuring local people ...
I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone was on a party line. Before you could dial, you had to listen and make sure some people you didn't know weren't already using the line.
Pizzas were not delivered to our home... But milk was & so was bread .
All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers -- my brother delivered a newspaper, six days a week. He had to get up at 5 AM every morning .
Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the movies! There were no movie ratings because all movies were responsibly produced for everyone to enjoy viewing, without profanity or violence or most anything offensive .
If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren. Just don't blame me if they bust a gut laughing .
Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it ?
MEMORIES :
My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to 'sprinkle' clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old .
How many do you remember ?
Head lights dimmer switches on the floor .
Ignition switches on the dashboard .
Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards .
Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner .
Using hand signals for cars without turn signals .
Older Than Dirt Quiz :
Count all the ones that you remember , NOT the ones you were told about! {or change the color of the print}
Ratings at the bottom .
1. Candy cigarettes
2. Coffee shops with tableside juke boxes
3. Home milk delivery in glass bottles
4. Party lines on the telephones
5. Newsreels before the movie
6. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (there were only 3 channels !! If you were fortunate])
7. Peashooters
8. Howdy Doody
9. 45 RPM records
10, 78 rpm records
11. Hi-fi records 33 1/3 rpm
12. Metal ice trays with lever
13. Blue flashbulb
14. Cork popguns
15. Studebakers
16. Wash tub wringers
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If you remembered 0-3 = You're still young
If you remembered 3-6 = You are getting older
If you remembered 7-10 = Don't tell your age, &
If you remembered 11-16 =
You're older than dirt !!! THAT'S ME!!!
I might be older than dirt but those memories are some of the best parts of my life ….
Don't forget to pass this along !!
Especially to all your really OLD friends
Darn, I'm older than dirt!!
(an e-mail from Marty M. Received 2/23/2015 ....Brings back many memories)
Someone asked the other day,,
'What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?'
'We didn't have fast food when I was growing up ,'
I informed him, 'All the food was slow.'
'C'mon, seriously. Where did you eat?'
'It was a place called 'at home,' I explained!
'Mom cooked every day and when Dad got home from work,
We sat down together at the dining room table, & if I didn't like what she put on my plate, I was allowed to sit there until I did like it .'
By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table.
Here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it:
Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore Levis, set foot on a golf course, traveled out of the country or had a credit card .
My parents never drove me to school. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed, (slow) .
We didn't have a television in our house until I was 10. It was, of course, black and white, and the station went off the air at 11, after playing the national anthem and a poem about God. It came back on the air at about 6 a.m. and there was usually a locally produced news and farm show on, featuring local people ...
I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone was on a party line. Before you could dial, you had to listen and make sure some people you didn't know weren't already using the line.
Pizzas were not delivered to our home... But milk was & so was bread .
All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers -- my brother delivered a newspaper, six days a week. He had to get up at 5 AM every morning .
Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the movies! There were no movie ratings because all movies were responsibly produced for everyone to enjoy viewing, without profanity or violence or most anything offensive .
If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren. Just don't blame me if they bust a gut laughing .
Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it ?
MEMORIES :
My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to 'sprinkle' clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old .
How many do you remember ?
Head lights dimmer switches on the floor .
Ignition switches on the dashboard .
Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards .
Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner .
Using hand signals for cars without turn signals .
Older Than Dirt Quiz :
Count all the ones that you remember , NOT the ones you were told about! {or change the color of the print}
Ratings at the bottom .
1. Candy cigarettes
2. Coffee shops with tableside juke boxes
3. Home milk delivery in glass bottles
4. Party lines on the telephones
5. Newsreels before the movie
6. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (there were only 3 channels !! If you were fortunate])
7. Peashooters
8. Howdy Doody
9. 45 RPM records
10, 78 rpm records
11. Hi-fi records 33 1/3 rpm
12. Metal ice trays with lever
13. Blue flashbulb
14. Cork popguns
15. Studebakers
16. Wash tub wringers
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If you remembered 0-3 = You're still young
If you remembered 3-6 = You are getting older
If you remembered 7-10 = Don't tell your age, &
If you remembered 11-16 =
You're older than dirt !!! THAT'S ME!!!
I might be older than dirt but those memories are some of the best parts of my life ….
Don't forget to pass this along !!
Especially to all your really OLD friends
How Old Is Grand Mom?
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(Amazingly, I received this E-mail on 02/23/2015 also , from Stan S.) One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother. About current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general. The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, |
I was born before:
TELEVISION
POLIO SHOTS
XEROX
FRISBEES
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PENICILLIN
FROZEN FOODS
CONTACT LENSES
and THE PILL
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There were no:
CREDIT CARDS
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LASER BEAMS
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BALL POINT PENS
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Man had not yet invented:
PANTYHOSE
DISHWASHERS
CLOTHES WERE HUNG OUT TO DRY IN THE FRESH AIR
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AIRCONDITIONERS
CLOTHES DRYERS
AND MAN HADN'T YET WALKED
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Your Grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together.
Every family had a father and a mother.
Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir."
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man
With a title, "Sir."
We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
We were taught to know the difference between right and
Wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was
A bigger privilege.
We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with
Your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the
Evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the
Evenings and weekends not purchasing condominiums.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks , CD's , electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.
The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.
Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
We had 5 & 10-cent (5 and dime) stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $ 600 , but who could
Afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
In my day:
' "grass" was mowed,
' "coke" was a cold drink,
' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
' "chip" meant a piece of wood,
' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and.
' "software" wasn't even a word.
We were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
We volunteered to protect our precious country.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
How old do you think I am ?
Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
Are you ready ?????
This woman would be only 71 years old.
She would have been born in late 1943 .
GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
PASS THIS ON TO THE OTHER OLD ONES.
(BECAUSE THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.)
Every family had a father and a mother.
Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir."
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man
With a title, "Sir."
We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
We were taught to know the difference between right and
Wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was
A bigger privilege.
We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with
Your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the
Evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the
Evenings and weekends not purchasing condominiums.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks , CD's , electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.
The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.
Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
We had 5 & 10-cent (5 and dime) stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $ 600 , but who could
Afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
In my day:
' "grass" was mowed,
' "coke" was a cold drink,
' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
' "chip" meant a piece of wood,
' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and.
' "software" wasn't even a word.
We were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
We volunteered to protect our precious country.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
How old do you think I am ?
Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
Are you ready ?????
This woman would be only 71 years old.
She would have been born in late 1943 .
GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
PASS THIS ON TO THE OTHER OLD ONES.
(BECAUSE THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.)
REMEMBER GETTING THESE AS A CHILD?
I DO!
BACK THEN THIS WAS A REAL CHARACTER BUILDER.
WHEN IT WAS OVER, YOUR BOTTOM WAS RED AND SMARTED FOR A WHILE
BUT IT TAUGHT YOU A LESSON! WHAT EVER YOU DID TO DESERVE A SPANKING,
YOU PROBABLY NEVER DID IT AGAIN.
THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER RANDOM THOUGHT AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO PUT IT!
TODAY THIS SPANKING WOULD BE CONSIDERED "CHILD ABUSE"!
I DO!
BACK THEN THIS WAS A REAL CHARACTER BUILDER.
WHEN IT WAS OVER, YOUR BOTTOM WAS RED AND SMARTED FOR A WHILE
BUT IT TAUGHT YOU A LESSON! WHAT EVER YOU DID TO DESERVE A SPANKING,
YOU PROBABLY NEVER DID IT AGAIN.
THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER RANDOM THOUGHT AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO PUT IT!
TODAY THIS SPANKING WOULD BE CONSIDERED "CHILD ABUSE"!
REMEMBER THE OLD SAYING: "SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL THE CHILD"
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IF A GOOD SPANKING IS CONSIDERED "CHILD ABUSE"',WHAT WOULD A GOOD CRACK ON THE KNUNKLES BE CALLED |
Cars weren't all look alike's back when I was young........They had style and chrome.
THEN
1957 EACH CAR WAS UNIQUE |
NOW
2015 TODAY THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME |
REMEMBER THESE?
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Curb "Feelers"
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"Continental" tire kits
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Fender "Skirts"
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and "Wing Windows"?
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How about putting having to put these on
when it snowed, and how they would slap the fender if a link broke? |
How about real "Running Boards"?
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An automobile dashboard in 1948
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to an automobile dash in 2013
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Can you guess what this is?
If you remember what this is.... you may be getting old! (see answer 2 at bottom of page) |
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Click on the image and listen to this commercial. Do you remember this commercial for the 1966 Plymouth Baracuda? |
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Did you ever crank a car to start it?
I was a lot smaller than this fella, maybe about 6 years old, and I remember cranking my uncle's car to start it. I remember it very clearly, as the crank flew off the crank shaft and hit me on the shin....not once but twice. The car did start! |
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1928 MODEL 'A' FORD
These were still around back in the late 40's...
I remember this because my Aunt Kate and Uncle Jake had one. It even had shades on the windows and a fringe around the top.They lived in upstate PA and would visit at Thanksgiving. All the other relatives would make snide remarks behind their backs about the car.
Technology.....advances faster than ever imagined!
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Remember these and
dialing 1234 (and having a party line) |
Then came these and we would have to dial
LA5-1234 |
We went from a dial phone to a touch tone phone. Still dialed
LA5-1234 |
Today we have these!
We now dial 1(800) LA5-1234 |
45 RPM
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33 1/3 RPM
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78 RPM
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What ever happened to 5¢ phone calls?
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Remember when all phone booths looked like this?
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And of course communications improved since the 50's
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Going from using one of these to write
a letter to...... |
An electric typewriter!
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Then to a Smart Phone
on to.... |
A tablet....and just about
Instant Communications |
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3¢ to mail a letter first class |
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Postcards were 1¢ |
Today a 55¢ Forever Stamp does the same thing
Ever use one of these in grade school?
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Ever have a Fountain pen leak on you?
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Remember the old fashioned fountain pen?
Used to have to load it up with ink. |
REMEMBER WHAT THIS WAS CALLED?
(See answer 3 at bottom of page)
Some Computer Trivia From 1955
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Run from a keyboard, the keypunch machine coded information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specific patterns. Trained keypunch operators, once in high demand, frequently worked in huge departments with hundreds of machines.
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Here's what 4.5 megabytes of data in 62,500 punched cards looked like in 1955.
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Some 50's Fashion Fads... 
Ladies...How about Saddle Shoes?
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Guys...how about the White Bucks?
Remember wearing "Penny Loafers"?
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Guys wore these inexpensive every day sneakers to play in. |
 AIR JORDAN
Today every child wants a pair of these sport shoes. |
 NYLONS
Ladies... remember these? |
And these?
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and Guys... How about these? DA Haircuts |
Did any of you guy's own one of these?
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How about carrying your cigarettes in your tee shirt sleeve?
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Just another "Random" thought....
How many hours as teenagers did we spend sitting at a lunch counter?
(Just a bunch of us teenagers 'hanging out' ...usually over a coke and some fries...shooting the breeze about nothing important. Just a fun time social gathering.)
How many hours as teenagers did we spend sitting at a lunch counter?
(Just a bunch of us teenagers 'hanging out' ...usually over a coke and some fries...shooting the breeze about nothing important. Just a fun time social gathering.)
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Remember when it was diner time we all sat at the table and ate as a family and not every one going their separate ways. |
Some things are gone forever..........
Remember when we used to walk to our neighborhood school....not having to be bussed to a school 5 miles away!
DO YOU REMEMBER THESE THINGS FROM THE 1940s AND 1950s ?
The spring house that was used to keep food cold in the summer time.
(I remember that there always were a lot of frogs in there) 
Remember the sweet scent of honeysuckle in the summer?
Today we cut grass with a power mower
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Or the natural springs where we would go to get fresh spring water.
(most of which have been shut down due to polution) 
How about sucking the sweet nectar out of the flowers?
When I was growing up all we had were reel push mowers
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DOCTOR ON A HOUSE CALL
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Remember when a family doctor made house calls? or Listening to the radio when you were at home sick? |
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I never minded taking these ...the Luden's wild cherry ones especially...they tasted just like candy
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Remember what these were and what they were used for?
(See answer 4 at bottom of page) Or maybe you remember...
Riding your bike everywhere....Running errands, like, going to the store or riding to a local movie, or out to the old swimming hole...maybe decorating it for the 4th of July parade. How about clipping a card to the rear frame so that it hit the spokes and sounded like a motor. I REMEMBER DOING THIS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY |
.....and somethings became better!
No caption necessary...speaks for itself....PAST 
A Wringer Washer to.... |
PRESENT 
A High Efficiency Front Loader |
From a 5" black and white screen to...... |
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A 70" BIG SCREEN COLOR TV |
And kitchen sinks that looked like this |
Now look like this granite not porcelain |
Kitchen sets were chrome and more chrome 
I had a Brownie Hawkeye Camera!
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Remember the blue flash bulbs?
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Today we use a smart phone to take photo's
Icebox to... |
Refrigerator that we needed to defrost |
To refrigerator that is frost free |
Having no pilot....
( My aunt in up state PA had one of these in the kitchen...and the kitchen would be the first place to head on a cold morning..it was always warm and toasty.) |
To having to light pilots with matches
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Now pilotless ignition
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Brewing a really good cup of coffee using a stove top percolator |
to an electric coffee maker |
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Most of our grand kids probably never saw one of these...maybe our kids saw one...But we seniors know what this is.
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We also probably remember one of these as we became more modern and advanced.
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Our children probably used one of these. It was a lot easier to use than the old type and a whole lot less dangerous.
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Then this modern day miracle came a long, and jagged edges on cans were not quite as hazardous as in the past.
Our children probably used one of these also. |
Today's kids use one of these automatic can openers.
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Cans needed to be opened with an opener which we called a "church key."
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Today everything has flip tops on them and that makes it very easy to open any can...no opener is necessary.. |
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Remember using the old meat grinder?
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How about an egg beater like this?
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Ever brew a cup of tea with one of these?
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How about a potato ricer?
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Did you ever use one of these to make Orange Juice?
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Old time drugstore soda fountain where you could get...
How about acting like your parents,
Pretending to smoke "Candy Cigarettes" |
...a very large hand dipped ice cream cone. A large single dip cost 5¢ and a double dip 10¢
Our local drug store was operated by "Doc" Miller and his wife, and "Doc"" was always more generous with his scoops than his wife was. And what boy or girl in the 50's didn't know what Bonomo Turkish Taffy was.
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Things Remembered..... 
Buying fresh produce from a Huckster
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No large produce section in the food stores
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Did you ever chase after an
ice truck in the summer.....? |
to get the large chunks of ice that chipped off the big blocks of ice being delivered to people who still had
iceboxes. Some may ask, "What are iceboxes?" |
Well for those old enough to remember and for those who are to young to remember...this is an old fashioned "Icebox"
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Soda was kept
in coolers like this |
An ice cold bottle of Coke cost 10¢ and you got a 2¢ deposit back on the bottle |
And we drank lots of ice cold Kool-Aid! |
We didn't have air conditioners...instead we used window screens, fans and screen doors....which we didn't have to lock
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WOODEN WINDOW SCREENS
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ELECTRIC FANS
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WOODEN SCREEN DOORS
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We didn't have to run to the store every other day for milk and bread.....
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We had home delivery of bread by a bread man, and I remember on the holidays or special occasions, all the cakes and pies he would have for us to choose from?
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Remember having milk and eggs
delivered to your front door by a milkman? |
The milk came in glass bottles and there was real cream on the top
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Remember putting out the garbage?
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The big green garbage collection trucks?
(Boy, did they ever stink!) |
All because we didn't have one of these!
Answers:
1. A brodie knob (alternate spelling brody knob) is a knob that attaches to the steering wheel of an automobile. The knob swivels, and is intended to make steering with one hand less difficult. Brodie knobs are also known as "necker knobs", because they allow steering with one hand while necking with the passenger. One disadvantage of the knob is that after letting go of the steering wheel after going around a corner, the steering wheel spins rapidly and the knob can hit the user's forearm or elbow. Other names include suicide knob (a reference to Steve Brodie, after whom the knob is said to be named), granny knob, and steering wheel spinner.
2. If you said a car headlight dimmer switch...you are right!
3. It is called a nib and was used on older pens that used ink wells.
4. Pant leg cuff clips for riding a bike without a chain guard.
1. A brodie knob (alternate spelling brody knob) is a knob that attaches to the steering wheel of an automobile. The knob swivels, and is intended to make steering with one hand less difficult. Brodie knobs are also known as "necker knobs", because they allow steering with one hand while necking with the passenger. One disadvantage of the knob is that after letting go of the steering wheel after going around a corner, the steering wheel spins rapidly and the knob can hit the user's forearm or elbow. Other names include suicide knob (a reference to Steve Brodie, after whom the knob is said to be named), granny knob, and steering wheel spinner.
2. If you said a car headlight dimmer switch...you are right!
3. It is called a nib and was used on older pens that used ink wells.
4. Pant leg cuff clips for riding a bike without a chain guard.
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