Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Yo-yos coonskin caps hoola hoops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 32 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Yo-yos coonskin caps hoola hoops Had 'em all~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 The 50's were long before my time, but what I "miss" most from the 1950s were the nice blued & walnut firearms from companies that hadn't yet gone bankrupt or gone to using cast, stamped, or powdered steel. Otherwise, the only fads I know of were greased hair and large fins on automobiles. Oh, and westerns on TV. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 In the 50’s I was but a twinkle in my Dad’s eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 We can't use yoyo's in texas anymore. But juglines work pretty well. There's also one called a trigger that my dad an I bought. I liked juglines better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I purty much wuzn’t around..... BUT, how about POODLE SKIRTS?!! AND SADDLE SHOES?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Fond memories of my brother and I building forts with our Lincoln Logs and placing our Green Army Men in strategic locations , and shooting rubber bands at them until surrender was inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 48 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: In the 50’s I was but a twinkle in my Dad’s eye. I was a tinkle in my diapers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Roller skates that were strapped and clamped to your shoes with a key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 18 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Roller skates that were strapped and clamped to your shoes with a key I got a pair of those when I was 7. I darn near didn’t make it to 8 because of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: Fond memories of my brother and I building forts with our Lincoln Logs and placing our Green Army Men in strategic locations , and shooting rubber bands at them until surrender was inevitable. Wait... your 1950s Army Men carried M16s??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: Wait... your 1950s Army Men carried M16s??? We just called them assault rifles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatin Charlie Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Anybody remember pegging your jeans? Wearing Engineer boots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 “Pegging”? You mean, “taking in” the seams of the legs and cuffing them? Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I can identify with the skates thing. The big kids on our street took us to the end of the block & pushed us down the hill where everybody had rock driveways. And crenolines under those poodle skirts. My cousin Kathy kept hers under the bed because they took up too much room in the closet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Think this covered some of the fads in the '50s. My dad, and his 1956 Bel Air Sport Coupe. Dusky Plum and Indian Ivory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 17 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Yo-yos coonskin caps hoola hoops Yep!!! Davy...Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patagonia Pete Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Watching Huntley and Brinkley on TV and then running outside to see Sputnick go by ... Flying Purple People Eater ... The Blob ... gearing up for the space race ... Service at the Gas Station ... They changed the pennies!! Who the heck ... decided to make Hawaii and Alaska states!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Fort Apache!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 105 Howitzers, 24th Division and First Cav. Division, Korea Blackfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw Gambler Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 penny loafers, rolled tee shirt sleeve with pack of smokes inside, duck's a$$ hair cuts, guys hair gel - can't think of the name but can still smell it, some of the best looking cars ever made in late 50's, low cut converse white basket ball shoes. As I look back, growing up in the 50's was the greatest time ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cheatin Charlie Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 8 hours ago, Cat Brules said: “Pegging”? You mean, “taking in” the seams of the legs and cuffing them? Cat Brules You fold over the excess material on pant leg and fold them to get a snug fit on your boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I got my first skateboard..... We lived at the bottom of a paved hill. Too scary to stand at my age going super fast so I would lay face down on the skateboard and with a rock in each hand, I could not only steer but brake as well. Cool view too! https://www.skateboardingskateboards.com/skateboarding-history/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 16 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Roller skates that were strapped and clamped to your shoes with a key My sister still has hers: framed on a wall in her exercise room. I think she bought them at State Hardware in Logan, Utah about 1956. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 16 hours ago, Cypress Sun said: I was a tinkle in my diapers. Hang in there. You will be again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Cheatin Charlie said: Anybody remember pegging your jeans? Wearing Engineer boots? Yes and yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 56 minutes ago, Outlaw Gambler said: penny loafers, rolled tee shirt sleeve with pack of smokes inside, duck's a$$ hair cuts, guys hair gel - can't think of the name but can still smell it, some of the best looking cars ever made in late 50's, low cut converse white basket ball shoes. As I look back, growing up in the 50's was the greatest time ever. Butch Wax. I never had low cut canvas shoes until the mid '90s or penny loafers ever (those were girls' footwear), but everything else on the list was mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Hair grease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 44 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: My '57 was a four door sedan (210) in silver and white . Worst car I ever owned. Rust bucket, the "fans" on the sides kept coming off, couldn't keep the front end aligned, passenger sun shade would't stay up, and the back door left side window leaked like a screen door. Traded it for a 1937 Packard hearse. I wish I still had them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: My '57 was a four door sedan (210) in silver and white . Worst car I ever owned. Rust bucket, the "fans" on the sides kept coming off, couldn't keep the front end aligned, passenger sun shade would't stay up, and the back door left side window leaked like a screen door. Traded it for a 1937 Packard hearse. I wish I still had them both. I had a four door also, blue and white. It was a great car! I wish I still had it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: My '57 was a four door sedan (210) in silver turquoise and white . Of course, I was too young to drive in the '50s; but, I drove one in the '60s. The song I remember best was Shake, Rattle, and Roll. because my brother, who was eight years older would play it for my mom every Saturday and Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Mattel's Fanner 50s and duck and cover drills in school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 37 minutes ago, Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L said: Mattel's Fanner 50s and duck and cover drills in school I guess no one started a '60's fad but we had the duck and cover drills in the '60's also, especially in Florida. All that I can remember from the Cuban Missile Crisis is the constant sonic booms. We lived in Fort Myers at the time, in range of the Cuban missiles. Good for me that I was in a little kid bliss for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I remember the Cuban Missile Crisis. I thought I would never see my dad again. Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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