Children of the 70s and 80s

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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,259
    donnaruhl said:

    Hiking up Mission Hills Rd. and catching scorpions on sticks,waiting till they almost reached your hand,Then switch it around.Sometimes we'd get sidetracked. Oop's!

    WTF????????????????????

    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
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    Portland 13, Spokane 13
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    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
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  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    SD48277 said:

    rr165892 said:

    hedonist said:


    That is so cool, I would have loved to have met him. Mr. Dressup and Sesame Street are the only kids shows I really liked outside of cartoons. Mr. Rogers gave me the creeps could never watch that show.

    No Electric Company? Or maybe it wasn't aired in Canada.
    How about Zoom!
    Zoom was great! That's how I learned the zip code for Boston, MA.
    Maybe it was regional to us east coasters .
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    donnaruhl said:

    I remember not having toy's,But plenty of trees around the barn and the old hen house to play tree tag.Going out on adventures on what we named Lost Creek,Leaping bolder to bolder all the way up and back.Hiking up Mission Hills Rd. and catching scorpions on sticks,waiting till they almost reached your hand,Then switch it around.Sometimes we'd get sidetracked. Oop's! Climbing to the top of the Pine Trees,Then sliding down the branches.Jumping from the roof to the Hay Pile,But you had to clear the barbed wire fence.Instead of running with the Bull's we played running from the Bull,Straight to the Pine Trees.Catching Pollywogs, and Salamanders,Snakes and Lizards. What I'm getting at, Is that, Instead of Imagination Station, We had to use our Imagination.Back when life was much simpler.

    We did this too! Only we 'herded' Tarantulas! I made one my
    Pet.. But my dad made me let it go, cause it freaked the other siblings and my
    Step mom out!! His name was Harry. ( how did I know it was a boy Tarantula?? Cause the males are smaller.) he would sleep under our porch.. And when we all came out, he would too. My
    Brother was mad at me one day, and to get me back.. He stomped on Harry, killing him.. I just remember when my Dad spanked him for it, we could all hear him yelling, why would you kill your sister's spider??? Yeah I was the weird kid wherever I went!!
  • xhausted1
    xhausted1 Posts: 126
    jlaustin said:

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    Cooky, too!
  • SD48277
    SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    jlaustin said:

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    Disturbing...
    ELITIST FUK
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,872
    SD48277 said:

    rr165892 said:

    hedonist said:


    That is so cool, I would have loved to have met him. Mr. Dressup and Sesame Street are the only kids shows I really liked outside of cartoons. Mr. Rogers gave me the creeps could never watch that show.

    No Electric Company? Or maybe it wasn't aired in Canada.
    How about Zoom!
    Zoom was great! That's how I learned the zip code for Boston, MA.
    0-2-1-3-4....send it to Zoom!
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • SD48277
    SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    Poncier said:

    SD48277 said:

    rr165892 said:

    hedonist said:


    That is so cool, I would have loved to have met him. Mr. Dressup and Sesame Street are the only kids shows I really liked outside of cartoons. Mr. Rogers gave me the creeps could never watch that show.

    No Electric Company? Or maybe it wasn't aired in Canada.
    How about Zoom!
    Zoom was great! That's how I learned the zip code for Boston, MA.
    0-2-1-3-4....send it to Zoom!
    Yes!!
    ELITIST FUK
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,661
    edited April 2015
    The Electric Company was indeed in Canada. I loved that show! That show is how Menudo got its start, lol (good for Ricky Martin, hahaha!).
    I also sometimes watched Boomerang.... after watching this video, I don't know why, lol. What, was the whole show about the most basic principles of physics?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DIWL6Uiz68
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    SD48277 said:

    Poncier said:

    SD48277 said:

    rr165892 said:

    hedonist said:


    That is so cool, I would have loved to have met him. Mr. Dressup and Sesame Street are the only kids shows I really liked outside of cartoons. Mr. Rogers gave me the creeps could never watch that show.

    No Electric Company? Or maybe it wasn't aired in Canada.
    How about Zoom!
    Zoom was great! That's how I learned the zip code for Boston, MA.
    0-2-1-3-4....send it to Zoom!
    Yes!!
    Wasn't it like Boston Public Television?
  • SD48277
    SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    rr165892 said:

    SD48277 said:

    Poncier said:

    SD48277 said:

    rr165892 said:

    hedonist said:


    That is so cool, I would have loved to have met him. Mr. Dressup and Sesame Street are the only kids shows I really liked outside of cartoons. Mr. Rogers gave me the creeps could never watch that show.

    No Electric Company? Or maybe it wasn't aired in Canada.
    How about Zoom!
    Zoom was great! That's how I learned the zip code for Boston, MA.
    0-2-1-3-4....send it to Zoom!
    Yes!!
    Wasn't it like Boston Public Television?
    I think you are right.
    ELITIST FUK
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    PJ_Soul said:

    What, was the whole show about the most basic principles of physics?

    3-2-1 Contact!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-LEBc2sO8

    I loved that show! I'm such a nerd...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    SD48277 said:

    rr165892 said:

    SD48277 said:

    Poncier said:

    SD48277 said:

    rr165892 said:

    hedonist said:


    That is so cool, I would have loved to have met him. Mr. Dressup and Sesame Street are the only kids shows I really liked outside of cartoons. Mr. Rogers gave me the creeps could never watch that show.

    No Electric Company? Or maybe it wasn't aired in Canada.
    How about Zoom!
    Zoom was great! That's how I learned the zip code for Boston, MA.
    0-2-1-3-4....send it to Zoom!
    Yes!!
    Wasn't it like Boston Public Television?
    I think you are right.
    Fuuuuck I'm getting old.This is like early 70s we are talking about
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,259
    cutz said:
    fuck.....thought that was Brian Fallon.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    They will never know what it's like to use a pay phone, or answer one.
    Ever know the frustration of living in a house with one phone line and no call waiting or voicemail, hear a busy signal, or use a 26.6k dial-up modem and hope to be able to connect to the internet.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    How about having to call a dates house and have to speak to the parents first?
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,289
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2015
    Post edited by InHiding80 on
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Ah the good old days of collecting call cards and having actual phone conversations rather than having to communicate via a multitude of messenging apps
  • DancedNLaughter
    DancedNLaughter the 509 Posts: 323
    Jason P said:
    So Pee Wee's Playhouse has been on Netflix instant and my kids are fascinated by it (as was I, back in the day), but god, now I understand why this show annoyed the beejezus out of my parents!! :)
    Push me and I will resist . . .
    Let me run into the rain . . . .to shine a human light today . . .