February 6, 20179 yr 1) Black Jack chewing gum 2) Wax coke shaped bottles 3) candy cigarettes 4) soda pop machines that dispensed bottles 5) coffee shops with table side juke boxes 6) home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard lids 7) party telephone lines 8) news reels before the movie 9) p. f. flyers 10) butch wax 11) telephone numers with a word prefix 12) Howdy Doody 13) 45 rpm records 14) S&H green stamps 15) metal ice trays with lever 16) mimeograph paper 17) blue flash bulbs 18) roller skate keys 19) drive-in movie theatres If you remember 0 to 5 your a whippersnapper If you remember 6 to 15 your getting there If you remember 16 to 19 your older than dirt Edited February 6, 20179 yr by Colonels_Wear_Blue Rule #13
February 6, 20179 yr Ok, I got 16 of them...but I AIN'T older than dirt! It hasn't been all that long ago that some of those things went the way of the dodo bird. heck, drive ins still exist, as do candy cigs (got a pack not too long ago). Now, if anyone says "yes" to #8, then they would have to say yes to all of them because I think those went away in the 50's.
February 6, 20179 yr 1) Black Jack chewing gum--nope 2) Wax coke shaped bottles--What a waste of time, too much wax not enough liquid 3) candy cigarettes--loved them 4) soda pop machines that dispensed bottles--yes, many times 5) coffee shops with table side juke boxes--All of the ones I've seen were retro places doing a modern take 6) home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard lids--next door neighbor had milk delivery until sometime in the 80's 7) party telephone lines--yes, family living out in the "Country" had them, we used to sneak and listen in 8) news reels before the movie--nope 9) p. f. flyers--I had one pair that I remember, when I was very young 10) butch wax--I'm a Dapper Dan man! :lol2: never used it 11) telephone numers with a word prefix--nope never used 12) Howdy Doody--just reruns 13) 45 rpm records--Used to ride my bike to Roses Department store to get the latest 14) S&H green stamps--I used to go with mom to cash them in at the Green Stamps Store 15) metal ice trays with lever--grandparents and mom had them 16) mimeograph paper--ahh that smell 17) blue flash bulbs--yep, used them 18) roller skate keys--I know what they are but never used them, I custom racing skates! 19) drive-in movie theatres--still go about once a year Looks like I'm pretty old or at least old at heart
February 6, 20179 yr I have experienced all 20. But I am older than dirt and should have. We actually had milk delivered to the back porch. It stopped when I was 6 or 7 (1960 or 61), but I remember. Black Jack gum was awful. Clark gum was right there with it on the shelf. I had a burr haircut, so never used butch wax. Interesting, I remember Howdy Doody but hardly ever watched. Now Captain Kangaroo, I probably saw every episode ever made. You could get a really bad burned hand with those blue flashbulbs. My family used to release them into big table ash trays. Woodland (WO) 9-6471 was my home land line number. It was a private line. My grandma had a party line and she would pick up quietly to hear the gossip. My mon collected both S&H (green) and Top Value (yellow) trading stamps. I could go on and on. I really remember everything on here vividly. Brings back a lot of good memories.
February 6, 20179 yr I'm getting there. LOL I remember just about every one on the list. I agree with @Bengal Maniac, Clark gum was awful.....as was Black Jack. Remember that stuff from my early childhood.
February 6, 20179 yr All. Older than dirt. But, I knew that. I'm good with it. 1) Black Jack chewing gum Nasty Stuff 2) Wax coke shaped bottles A personal favorite 3) candy cigarettes Tasted like chalk to me 4) soda pop machines that dispensed bottles Many, many different kinds/I] 5) coffee shops with table side juke boxes Covington Chili for one 6) home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard lids Oh yeah. 7) party telephone lines My mother's phone was a party line for a few years 8) news reels before the movie Remember them but didn't see many 9) p. f. flyers Run faster and jump higher! 10) butch wax endured this stuff as a small kid 11) telephone numers with a word prefix only when I was really young 12) Howdy Doody Mostly reruns for me 13) 45 rpm records absolutely 14) S&H green stamps parents collected both them and the yellow ones 15) metal ice trays with lever hated those things 16) mimeograph paper best part of the school day! 17) blue flash bulbs burn the heck out of you if you weren't careful 18) roller skate keys Stupidest thing from my childhood 19) drive-in movie theatres Yeah baby! Edited February 6, 20179 yr by bulldog77
February 6, 20179 yr 8 I also remember going in store and buying my dad cigarettes out of a lever pull machine.
February 6, 20179 yr 8 I also remember going in store and buying my dad cigarettes out of a lever pull machine. I remember 25cents a pack, maybe cheaper, but 25 cents I remember. Started getting them out of the machine at 15. Nobody cared in the late 60's.
February 6, 20179 yr I remember 25cents a pack, maybe cheaper, but 25 cents I remember. Started getting them out of the machine at 15. Nobody cared in the late 60's. Or the mid 70s. I think they were .75 a pack then. All I know is dad would give me quarters and say go get me a pack of Marlboro's.
February 6, 20179 yr Author Or the mid 70s. I think they were .75 a pack then. All I know is dad would give me quarters and say go get me a pack of Marlboro's. I can remember my dad telling me "before you know it cigarettes will be $1.00 a pack." Right now, I think there in the 5 to 6 dollar a pack range.
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.