I'm so old I Remember when:

[Rick589]

I remember having to lower our TV antenna when hurricanes were about to hit us.

The days when us children were the remote control.

 

[Sally PB]

Teaberry gum

We had a babysitter who chewed Teaberry. She made the wrappers into a gum wrapper chain, and rolled up it was about 8" in diameter.

I am one of the vast minority that actually enjoys licorice flavor.

I freaking LOVE real licorice!

 

[Rick589]

We had a babysitter who chewed Teaberry. She made the wrappers into a gum wrapper chain, and rolled up it was about 8" in diameter.

I freaking LOVE real licorice!

Ditto on that! And I remember the Blackjack gum.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Except that they have been raising the prices too. Hence the terrible inflation

It wouldn't work if people stopped buying the products when they do this.

Unfortunately the vast majority are so in love with their favorites that it doesn't matter what a company does, they'll still get their profit.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

For most of us it's spread throughout your life but there are some out there that are rather fond of mud pies.

My personal largest servings usually involved mud fights with my brother when the spring thaw made snowballs impossible. Mom only had 3 rules: no stones in the mud balls; be sure to hose off and leave our dirty clothes on the back porch before coming inside; and straight into the tub. The loser has wait outside while the winner got to bathe first. Good times.

how do you know who "wins" and who "loses" a mud fight?

 

[MROO]

I have used unsweetened KoolAid to dye protein fibers (wool, mohair, silk). The kettle I used to dye them (enamel on steel) was permanently etched to the level of the dye bath. The commercial dyes I used didn't even do that.

Yup! It puts a whole new twist on, "Don't drink the Kool-Aid," doesn't it?

 

[MROO]

guys someone broke the local pay phone. the front is torn off and it's hanging by a bunch of wires

... and another piece of history bites the dust ...

 

[MROO]

Song of the South - lovely movie.

Song of the South is definitely a banned movie. I had a chance to watch some excerpts a while back and Holy Cow, it's easy to see why! If we showed that today, we'd have riots. Some of the scenes actually turned my stomach ... and I LOVED the movie when it came out. Old Walt's bias was full throttle with that one. I'll stick with the "shorts" of Zippity-Doo-Dah and call it done!

 

[MROO]

We had a babysitter who chewed Teaberry. She made the wrappers into a gum wrapper chain, and rolled up it was about 8" in diameter.

I freaking LOVE real licorice!

We made bracelets & other jewelry from the wrappers. A neighbor had a "fishing hat" made from them and his sister was working on a vest. I've always wondered if she ever finished it ...

 

[LaurenRitz]

Song of the South is definitely a banned movie. I had a chance to watch some excerpts a while back and Holy Cow, it's easy to see why! If we showed that today, we'd have riots. Some of the scenes actually turned my stomach ... and I LOVED the movie when it came out. Old Walt's bias was full throttle with that one. I'll stick with the "shorts" of Zippity-Doo-Dah and call it done!

And yet, I often think that these shows should be showcased rather than banned, so people who don't know their history don't step in it!