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10 minutes ago, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said:

Television stations that signed off the air, each evening, for early a.m. hours.....

 

And played the National Anthem when they signed off!!

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Fresh milk in glass bottles delivered on your front doorstep twice a week; a layer of cream under the cap.

 

Fountain drinks at the corner drug store, 5 cents and 10 cents sizes, served by high school girls who were the stuff dreams are made of.

 

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Beatniks 

Sputnik

Wolfman Jack

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

One Eyed One Horned Flyin’ Purple People Eater

Chuck Berry 

Buddy Holley

’55 T-bird

Mabeline

Audrey Hepburn

Bogey  and Bacall

45 rpm records 

Sock Hops

Roller skate keys

”I like Ike!”

 

 

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Jack Kerouac

Buying a rifle out of the Sears catalogue and having it delivered by mail 

Edward R. Murrow

Wringer washing machines 

20 Mule Team Borax

Andy’s Hour on Saturday 

Philco TVs

The Good Humor truck

Penny postcards 

Buying stamps from the Postman 

Bakery trucks that delivered 

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Those of us who grew up in the ‘50s and ‘60s in middle America may be the luckiest people who ever lived on earth...

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1 minute ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

Those of us who grew up in the ‘50s and ‘60s in middle America may be the luckiest people who ever lived on earth...

 

You got that right!!

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2 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

Got that right.  Wonder how the world got so screwed up since then.

 

To answer your question, we allowed ourselves to become convinced that we were doing a few things wrong and we let things slide!!  A few voices from the wilderness tried to warn us and some of us listened, but most just accepted that these new ideas were the right thing to do!!  The world moves faster today and folks don't take the time to reason out these ideas.  Most of this stuff is described in those notes and missives that outline Political Correctness and how it is intended to be used to subvert our society.

 

Now we find ourselves outflanked and becoming outnumbered.  It'll be hard now, to put the toothpaste back into the tube, but somebody put it in the tube in the first place, so we know it can be done.  We MUST begin reclaiming our rights and we'd better do it soon!!  I'm afraid we'll have to use the tactics our adversaries are using now to get the attention we need to promote our cause!!

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2 minutes ago, Raylan said:

I remember tv stations often signed off with this: High Flight

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTlWC7kfpDE

 

 

 

Wasn't that long ago!!

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20 hours ago, largo casey #19191 said:

Usta put peanuts in Dr Pepper & munch peanuts while drinking Dr Pepper.

Bull riders wore Cowboy hats.

                                                                      Largo

Peasant!! You put peanuts in Coke!!!

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9 hours ago, Hashknife Cowboy said:

Riding my bike to the corner store down the road and buying a box of .22 shorts and no body cared.

Price was 35 cents.

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Gasoline was $.25 a gallon!  I bought regular gas for $.19 a gallon during a gas war!!  I could fill my car up for less than $3.00, drive back and forth to school, and back and forth to work., and STILL have gas to go on a date on Saturday night!!  The car held 12 gallons when it was run dry.  

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2 minutes ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said:

 

And then displayed the RCA test pattern.....

 

 

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Couldn’t use that today. Someone would complain rhat it’s putting an Indian in a bullseye.

 

 

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28 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said:

Brylcreem - a little dab'll do ya
Brylcreem - you look so debonair
Brylcreem - the girls will all pursue ya
They love to get their fingers in your hair!

 

 

I had to check Amazon. They still sell it, even sell something called original formula.

 

 

 

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tipping outhouses at halloween

getting shot with salt while tipping outhouses at halloween

ours was pepsi filled with peanuts

building tree houses

hunting pheasants and rabbits 

great rock and roll music from too many to mention

poodle skirts

roller skating at roller rinks

churning home made ice cream, still make it

to make a phone call, pick up receiver and wait for operator to say "number please"

riding in the bed of a pick up truck

Oh I miss the 50's

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

Gasoline was $.25 a gallon!  I bought regular gas for $.19 a gallon during a gas war!!  I could fill my car up for less than $3.00, drive back and forth to school, and back and forth to work., and STILL have gas to go on a date on Saturday night!!  The car held 12 gallons when it was run dry.  

I started working at  Union 76 station owned by a friend's dad in 1956.  Gas was as low as 17 cents a gallon, but was usually 21 cents.  A can of motor oil, STP or Pennzoil was two bits.  Recycled oil was 15 cents a can.  I bought five Michelin X Stop tires for my Pontiac in 1969 for $ 120.00 including balancing and mounting them.  I got a bit of a trade for the fiberglass Wide Oval tires (POS) that came with car.  

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2 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

Gasoline was $.25 a gallon!  I bought regular gas for $.19 a gallon during a gas war!!  I could fill my car up for less than $3.00, drive back and forth to school, and back and forth to work., and STILL have gas to go on a date on Saturday night!!  The car held 12 gallons when it was run dry.  

 

That's how I could afford to drive a '67 390 GTA Mustang that got 8 mpg!:o

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On 7/30/2020 at 11:20 PM, Okiepan said:

Remember when TV dinners had the metal trays you put in the oven ?

 

The taste of the stick bubble gum in Baseball Card packs ?

 

Chewing Wax during Halloween ?

 

 

There’s a restaurant here in Houston called The Lazy Dog that will serve you on their patio if you have your dog.

 

we were there for lunch when we saw they were selling what they called, “TV Dinners” for take home to cook in the oven.  We tried it, and all the portions were separated by the design of the aluminum tray.  And it was delicious!

 

the waxed Halloween candy I remember the most were the wax lips.

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When I was a kid, around 1970, we had a wall-mounted dial phone with a 10 foot cord between the receiver and the box so that we could wander around and not get too tangled.

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Giving your 5th grade girlfriend your cleats to wear around her neck.

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Mowing the older lady's lawn because your Dad said it was "the right thing to do"

Getting a drink from the neighbor's garden hose

Cleaning windows with vinegar water and newspaper

Making sure the Sunday paper had coupons

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