How about back when "household oil" could be used for everything, and came in tin containers? This one is still over half full.
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The Good Old Times
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Ahhh...to me it looked like one of those Big Bubble blower things.Magic Mirror. Romper Room
I wasted a lot of liquid soap as a kid....blowing bubbles...lol...
Who remembers this gum
I liked Fruit Stripe gum in the 70s ...yes they still make it.
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I remember those lol!
Is that TV Guide, or a newspaper listing? We used to have both...long ago.
I get like 40+ OTA HDTV channels for free here using one of those amplified flat HD antennas....
But, now I use something like this: https://www.tvtv.us/
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Yup...my late gramma had a subscription...after she read them, I could have them. So much fun.
I love the line about the "internet"...
jimmi, i make him look happy!
Well he is look at his face
Not feelin to good buddy?
come on jimmi you know i love xmas!! like f...
hells bells that does not sound good! i bet there were a lot of fires!
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I have never seen those, but I have seen the paper insulation on wires.Remember the old push button light switches?
Yes house fires were common between the wiring and the old coal fired furnaces
You know what is one element of the good old times? Thanksgiving sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top. They browned a little on top and got that campfire marshmallow flavor.
I know some people still make them that way, but I noticed that like the herd animals we are (not a bad thing really, we're mammals), everybody switched around the same time from the marshmallows to the pecan praline topping. That's good too, but I get nostalgic for the marshmallows.
I know some people still make them that way, but I noticed that like the herd animals we are (not a bad thing really, we're mammals), everybody switched around the same time from the marshmallows to the pecan praline topping. That's good too, but I get nostalgic for the marshmallows.
Remind me sometime and I'll cook up a batch with the marshmallows, and post the pictures in the cooking thread for you to enjoy.
But on the subject of both Thanksgiving and the Good Old Times, I miss when there was no sign of Christmas anywhere until AFTER Thanksgiving.
That makes two of us. There are certain YouTube channels I enjoy because they're young people traveling, cooking, having fun, making discoveries, and they're silly and entertaining, but on two of them, TWO channels (and probably many more that I'm not aware of) they started decorating for xmas after Halloween! They say we don't have long enough to enjoy the tree and decorations. They do vids shopping, so you'll see them holding some styrofoam snowman, saying "I'm in love with this!" To me that's sad.
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The rule in my house is no decorating for Christmas until after my oldest daughter's birthday, Nov 25th.
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I can hear the music
This is the one I meant to post, same song but with the film clip:
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I have always been a Snoopy/Charlie Brown/Peanuts fan
Had one in my last Apt., except it was a chandelier.
Odd, Ive never seen a Prailine topping on yams or sweet potatoes.
Fam still does the marshmallows or a candied version depending on who cooks.
Maybe that's an East coast thing?
Vinyl has made a comeback in recent years. Every electronic store sells record players. What I want to know is if these will ever come back into style? How else am I gonna listen to my old Lynyrd Skynyrd collection?Still have my Superscope A-260 amplifier. Yes, that is actual wood.
(not my photo, but it's identical)
Need it for the Onkyo turntable and Dynaco A-50 speakers to play my records on.
I miss the Knight Kit 2000 amplifier I bought at a yard sale back in 1984. The tubes glowed ever so bright when I cranked it up.Still have my Superscope A-260 amplifier. Yes, that is actual wood.
(not my photo, but it's identical)
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Need it for the Onkyo turntable and Dynaco A-50 speakers to play my records on.