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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    When the Falcons always sucked for like 30 years?
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  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,164
    No one ask me if i had facebook..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Anyone else remember dialing the internet on and out-board modem?
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited January 2017
    You had to hide under your school desks from the Russians.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    dankind said:

    You had to hide under your school desks from the Russians.

    Nope, I never had to do this. Earthquakes yes, Russians no.
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,028
    Boom boxes
    Black and White only TVs (i mean no color, not like black and white restrooms :blush: )
    Cars had actual cigarette lighters in them
    You knew people's phone numbers by heart
    you could and would drink water right from the hose outside your house



  • rssesq
    rssesq Fairfield County Posts: 3,299
    you had to check to see if Maxell or TDK's were on sale.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    RunIntoTheRain said:

    I still remember where the fade out break is to change tracks mid-song (8 track tapes) on some songs. I'm looking at you Pink Floyd and Supertramp.

    Many a good song ruined this way.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    edited January 2017
    hedonist said:

    This! And Herbal Essences. And Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific.

    70's shampoos (and ads) rocked. Tried them all, too.




    that reminds me of this:

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    my grandfather came to visit from California years ago and he brought a suitcase full of Prell (back when you were allowed up to 2 checked bags and 2 carry-ons) that was his gift for staying with us. I thought it was the best stuff ever.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    RKCNDY said:

    hedonist said:

    This! And Herbal Essences. And Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific.

    70's shampoos (and ads) rocked. Tried them all, too.




    that reminds me of this:

    image

    my grandfather came to visit from California years ago and he brought a suitcase full of Prell (back when you were allowed up to 2 checked bags and 2 carry-ons) that was his gift for staying with us. I thought it was the best stuff ever.
    I loved Prell in its hey-day! Apparently Seinfeld did too =)

    (Family legend: My grandmother brought a suitcase full of NY bagels when she came to visit us in California, in the 60s)
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,175
    payphones
    1900 numbers lol
    cordless phones
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,862
    edited January 2017
    RKCNDY said:

    deadendp said:


    My kiddo has enjoyed this with the other two neighbor girls.

    RKCNDY said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    People knew the word have followed could, would, should, and might? Seems like that was only a year or two ago, then everyone starting saying "of" instead. :anguished:

    contractions ruined that...

    could've, should've, would've...I think then people just assumed the "ve" was "of"

    My daughter's 7th grade English teacher does not permit the use of contractions.
    :open_mouth:

    Though, I suppose it sets them up for using proper grammar. I remember learning them in 3rd grade...or about then. Now I'm going to be looking out for them in books and articles.
    Yeah, but it also might set them up to not know how to use apostrophes? :frowning: The school should be teaching it all.
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    PJ_Soul said:

    RKCNDY said:

    deadendp said:


    My kiddo has enjoyed this with the other two neighbor girls.

    RKCNDY said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    People knew the word have followed could, would, should, and might? Seems like that was only a year or two ago, then everyone starting saying "of" instead. :anguished:

    contractions ruined that...

    could've, should've, would've...I think then people just assumed the "ve" was "of"

    My daughter's 7th grade English teacher does not permit the use of contractions.
    :open_mouth:

    Though, I suppose it sets them up for using proper grammar. I remember learning them in 3rd grade...or about then. Now I'm going to be looking out for them in books and articles.
    Yeah, but it also might set them up to not know how to use apostrophes? :frowning: The school should be teaching it all.
    I agree. When we were in school, they taught us that contractions were a form of informal writing; as among friends, and that it was not proper to write them in formal documents, etc. We were taught the difference.
  • deadendp
    deadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    Have we mentioned that cereal and Cracker Jacks had great prizes in the box? Halfsies had some of the best cereal prizes.
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    deadendp said:

    Have we mentioned that cereal and Cracker Jacks had great prizes in the box? Halfsies had some of the best cereal prizes.

    Right?? I forgot about that!! Cap'n Crunch had some great prizes too!
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Dancing to records, and we had to be careful when doing our "Aires above ground" -totally a horse term, but I'm borrowing it, because it closest resembles MY klutzy butt trying to be graceful- or we'd cause the record to skip!
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    whispering hands said:

    deadendp said:

    Have we mentioned that cereal and Cracker Jacks had great prizes in the box? Halfsies had some of the best cereal prizes.

    Right?? I forgot about that!! Cap'n Crunch had some great prizes too!
    I always liked when Honeycomb had the miniature license plates. I'd hang them from the back of my bike seat.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    When hockey or baseball cards had that dry stick of gum.

    When we had no awareness for the quality of food and chose the stuff that tasted good.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Three way calling.. we'd have group chats via phone call vs. BBS, or IMS..
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    North Stars runners.

    Choice of blue suede with white leather stripes or white leather with blue suede strips.
    "My brain's a good brain!"

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