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The Good Old Times
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I was just thinking how ironic it was back then: when the speed limit and retirement age were the same thing. 55
Meet Zippy the Monkey, a beloved stuffed animal from the classic American children's TV show "The Howdy Doody Show" (1947-1960). This charming rubber-faced chimpanzee doll was first produced in the 1950s and later re-released in the 1960s and 1970s by various toy companies, including the notable Rushton doll company.
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Yup, and I was proud of the little nub...
Yup, and us girls used to cruise, too.
I remember Saturday nights, a few of my friends and I cruising Broadway in my mom's Rambler station wagon, looking for cute guys in better cars! ROFL! Hey, it was wheels! And my mom was the only one stupid enough to let her daughter take the family car out cruising!
I don't think I ever rode Sandy, but my younger siblings did (when Mom was in a good mood as we left the grocery store). I was "spoilt" and made my mom drive me to the horse rental place near us so I could ride a REAL horse for a couple of hours. It was a dollar an hour then. Started out at 50 cents, but went up almost as soon as I became a regular. I always thought it was a conspiracy. My favorite ride was an Appaloosa gelding named Joker.
LOL! You had to get the soles of your shoes "just wet enough," but not "TOO wet." It definitely was a skill!
Who remembers
Stilts! My dad had some just like those that he made. He was brilliant on them, but I kept falling off. They don't call me "Grace" fer nuthin, you know.
your plane mr jimmi
good old show
I wish
i sold my piper last year,had it 3 yrs.
Would you?
good old show
Never missed an episode, and I got to meet Sky King in person one time. He scared the living daylights out of me (I was still pretty little and he was very tall), and I cried the whole time, but I did get to meet my idol, LOL!
I wonder what percentage of the population today has never heard of hop-scotch?
i still use a one
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Hell, I cut up my face a time or two with one of them.
i once tried a open razor! am pleased i did not try a tidy up down below!
Me too
I learned to shave with one
Never once did I watch my dad shave. But, I'm 95% sure my grandad used one.
That reminded me of my son's stuffed monkey when he was young. It had long arms with velcro on the hands so you could wear it around your neck... we used to tease him and say "he's got a monkey on his back"
My dad would let me "pretend" shave with one (but without the blade) I felt so grown up using the shaving cream and learning to shave. That reminds me of a thing we did that was so fun... a large piece of cardboard with holes cut out for your head and arms (except it was actually one kids head and another kids arms) The kid with the arms could not see what they were doing and it was hilarious to watch them try to shave and brush the teeth of the other kid. To keep it fair, we would switch places. I think we used whipped cream instead of shaving cream cause it could get in your eyes.
you as a young man
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yup
yes but jimmi dont be harsh on yourself you never learned double figures remember
. Yes that year I got stiches for Christmas
