Gone, but not Forgotten

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Huckleberry

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This thread is for nostalgia.

List stuff from the past that is "gone, but not forgotten".

-Lawn darts.
-Phone booths.
-Soda bottle deposits.
-Those fat-jiggling belt machines.
-NFL coaches wearing neckties, hats, and overcoats during games.
-Console TVs.
-The little plastic gizmos you put in your 45s so they'd play on your turntable.

Whatcha got?
 
Tommy379

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Using vise grips to change channels on console TV.

Record players that looked like a suitcase, to play 45s on.

Rotary dial phones in the phone booths.

Floor mounted dimmer switches.

Change holsters used by car hops.

3 on the tree.

Having to use the gas pedal to set the choke on the car.

Trucks with a start pedal.

Saturday morning Cartoons.

Bumper jacks.

Breaker point files.

Cassette players.

Free Speech.
 
Tommy379

Tommy379

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You can tell my folks drove old cars and trucks.
 
hornetguy

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Fizzies....

Little cardboard cans of peanuts that sometimes had a nickel in them...

Girls (and guys) keeping a dime in their shoe so they could call home on a pay phone if necessary...

Party lines for telephones...

oh, yeah.... penny loafers
 
PennEd

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On a different tact:

1. Not even a hint of the absurdity of homosexuals marrying.

2. Wholesome TV

3. General fear of the Lord

4. Personal accountability

5. Young respecting elders

6. Intact families was the goal

7. Walking to school under a mile

8. Breadwinner husband, EQUALLY important wife maintaining a home and teaching children

9. Stigma of welfare programs (my mom was on for short time after early death of my Dad, got a job and got off)

10. LOVE OF MOST NOT COLD!

Boy, do I miss those days!
 
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hunterpoet

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picking team captains...

football............. strings no strings

baseball....... trying to kick the bat from the claw hold
 
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Stranger36147

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Nothing wrong with CD's or DVR's, but VHS tapes were a big part of my childhood. I wore the heck out of them, rewinding them and watching them over and over. Then I had all these blank VHS tapes that I used to record all my favorite shows. Good times.
 
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NewStuff17

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cassette tapes


Cracker Jack boxes


the first Game Boys


Super Mario Brothers


Phone Booths


jelly shoes


A gazillion barrettes in my hair
 
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LPT

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Drive in movies.

Strap on metal wheel skates

pogo sticks

green machine big wheel

sea monkeys
 
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hornetguy

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Opening an oil can with a church key...

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Putting foil between the rabbit ears.....

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Tommy379

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I still have an oil spout. Looking for a use.
 
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awolnation

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Anyone remember burning the CRAP out of themselves with the creepy crawlers oven?
 
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gb9

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actually being able to call someone about an issue, and get a real person who actually knew something. now you get a an automated voice that can't help you.
 
notuptome

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Common sense.

Virtue, honor and integrity.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
RickyZ

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gb9 said:
actually being able to call someone about an issue, and get a real person who actually knew something. now you get a an automated voice that can't help you.
Click to expand...
Actually, these days I find that even if you DO reach a live person, odds are they still don't know what they are doing.

I waste an INCREDIBLE amount of time and energy every day on things that don't work and people who have no clue.

So add that to the list of things I miss...

People who know what they are doing.
 
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oldethennew

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'real family LOVE for Jesus and each other', that special kind where others
needs really do come into your mind before yourself' and doing something
about it'...
 
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