The Good Old Times

[Jimi]

WE ARE A GENERATION THAT WILL NEVER COME BACK.
A generation that walked to school and then walked back.
A generation that did their homework alone to get out asap to play in the street.
A generation that spent all their free time in the streets with their Friends.
A generation that played hide and seek when dark.
A generation that made mud cakes.
A generation that collected sports cards.
A generation that found, collected and washed & Returned empty coke bottles to the local grocery store for 5 cents each , then bought a Mountain Dew and candy bar with the money.
A generation that made paper toys with their bare hands.
A generation who bought vinyl albums to play on record players.
A generation that collected photos and albums of clippings of their life experiences as a Kid.
A generation that played board games and cards on rainy days.
A generation whose TV went off at midnight after playing the National Anthem.
A generation that had parents who were there.
A generation that laughed under the covers in bed so parents didn't know we were still awake.
A generation that is passing and unfortunately it will never return no matter how hard we try.
I loved Growing up when I did. it was the best of times
Have great day/nite!Lots of Luv,Hugs & Kisses coming ur way!

xoxoxo

Sweet Dreams,Good Nite,Sleep Tight,Don`t let the bedbugs bite!LuvYa!

xoxoxo

 

[Lady Sarah]

In junior high, a teacher brought a penny farthing to school, and a handful of students in my class were able to ride it up and down the hallways. I was one of those students.

With society as litigious as it currently is, I have my doubts any teacher would be permitted to do that anymore.

Once you ride a penny farthing, you never forget the experience.

 

[Lannie]

People are so used to engines being in the front.

I remember back when I was drag racing, someone had some big something (I forget now) that had front wheel drive on it. When that guy did a burnout, and his front tires started smokin'... well, THAT was weird.

 

[gopher_byrd]

There's actually two things wrong with this picture... RE and AC in the original bug...

Spoiler: RE and AC =

RE = rear engine
AC = air cooled no radiator...

 

[Jimi]

Also VW's are air cooled, no radiator

 

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[Jimi]

Who remembers playin dodgeball with a ball like this

 

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[Lannie]

I still remember the smell of Play-Doh.

I tried to find one of those dodge-ball balls when I was looking for a toy for the last bull calf we had, and I could NOT find them anymore. Maybe it's "too dangerous" to throw rubber balls at each other now. I finally found something similar, but not the original.

 

[Jimi]

Someone mentioned these lately

 

[Jimi]

I still remember the smell of Play-Doh.

I tried to find one of those dodge-ball balls when I was looking for a toy for the last bull calf we had, and I could NOT find them anymore. Maybe it's "too dangerous" to throw rubber balls at each other now. I finally found something similar, but not the original.

it's hard to find a lot of the good old stuff anymore, sad.

 

[Jimi]

Who remembers this guy

 

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[Sir Kadly]

I tried to find one of those dodge-ball balls when I was looking for a toy for the last bull calf we had, and I could NOT find them anymore. Maybe it's "too dangerous" to throw rubber balls at each other now. I finally found something similar, but not the original.

That reminds me...I thought this was hilarious, especially when she gets to Gen X. She talks about dodge balls.

 

[Jimi]

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[Sir Kadly]

I remember when this was the backyard beer drinking bbq game, now it's cornhole. Come on, throwing hunks of iron when you are drunk is much more fun than throwing beanbags.

 

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Who didn't nhave one of these

 

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[gopher_byrd]

To really go back, those containers would have been foil lined cardboard not plastic...

 

[gopher_byrd]

I remember when this was the backyard beer drinking bbq game, now it's cornhole. Come on, throwing hunks of iron when you are drunk is much more fun than throwing beanbags.

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Close only counts in cornhole and hand grenades, nope that doesn't cut it...

 

[gopher_byrd]

Who didn't nhave one of these

Those always ended up in my parents arsenal for paddling my arse...

 

[Jimi]

Who had a Frito Bandito pencil eraser, they came with a bag of Frito's

 

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Who remembers Aspergum

 

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Who remembers

Read closely, I can remember taking this for stomach problems

 

[gopher_byrd]

Must have been a central or eastern US thing. I have never seen these.

 

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Who remembers puddin in a can

 

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Who remembers this at intermission at the movies

 

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Who remembers these,

 

[Jimi]

Ok had my fun

 

[Sir Kadly]

Don't know for certain, but I think my mom had a couple in her sewing box. Maybe it was used to help thread needles? Just guessing though.

 

[Jimi]

Don't know for certain, but I think my mom had a couple in her sewing box. Maybe it was used to help thread needles? Just guessing though.

Good guess, you're absolutely right my friend