I'm so old I Remember when:

[tripletfeb]

Oh yes. And to play any games, you had to type in the right code. I remember one game we loved, don't remember the name but it was gorillas on buildings and you had to throw explosive bananas at each other. Good times

Found it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorillas_(video_game)

 

[tripletfeb]

And Nibbles, the snake game where you ate blocks and your snake got bigger and you tried to not hit the sides or yourself. Game got tough the longer your snake got

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'm so old, in my world video games didn't exist. Instead we had ... bikes! We rode all day long. When we got tired of riding we played football, baseball or army. Being the only girl, when we played army I had to be the cook and nurse. Video games didn't come along until I had kids and they were young teens. They tried to teach me how to play but Sonic the Hedgehog always zigged when he shoulda zagged and I would start laughing and forget to punch the buttons and then he would turn and scowl at me, and then start tapping his foot and then .. I was sunk. I couldn't play, I'd be laughing too hard. I was hopeless.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

When it was too cold or wet to ride bikes we played Monopoly or Scrabble or card games like War, which never ends.

 

[tripletfeb]

I'm so old, in my world video games didn't exist. Instead we had ... bikes! We rode all day long. When we got tired of riding we played football, baseball or army. Being the only girl, when we played army I had to be the cook and nurse. Video games didn't come along until I had kids and they were young teens. They tried to teach me how to play but Sonic the Hedgehog always zigged when he shoulda zagged and I would start laughing and forget to punch the buttons and then he would turn and scowl at me, and then start tapping his foot and then .. I was sunk. I couldn't play, I'd be laughing too hard. I was hopeless.

I was at least 10 when we got our first computer. I grew up outside also. Hide and go seek in the dark was our favorite. Simply remembering the good times on the computer too

 

[Hayden Goseek]

That show was well named!
Some of those very old Popeye episodes were really weird; "Goon Island" comes to mind, and the odd critter named "Jeep"...we loved them.

Eugene the 'Jeep' was introduced in (I think) 1938.

The Army introduced the 1/4 ton truck in 1941 made by Willis (MB) and Ford (GPW). It was turned into Jeep.

I used to have a '53 M-38 model that was a hoot.
I also had a 2003 extended cab 2-door (modeled after the 'ambulance jeep').

 

[R2elk]

Eugene the 'Jeep' was introduced in (I think) 1938.
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The Army introduced the 1/4 ton truck in 1941 made by Willis (MB) and Ford (GPW). It was turned into Jeep.
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I used to have a '53 M-38 model that was a hoot.
I also had a 2003 extended cab 2-door (modeled after the 'ambulance jeep).

My father got a used Jeep from WWII. I was tasked with painting it aluminum with a brush.

 

[jxp]

My first couple years of college, I worked part time as an assistant to the "Tribbles" screenwriter (also author of many science fiction books and screenplays for other series) David Gerrold.

He had a home-based business a few blocks from my campus selling tribbles and various "original Star Trek/classic Trek" buttons, bumper stickers & other memorabilia and my job was to handle the orders/accounting/ etc....plus sew tribbles in 3 different sizes to fill orders. (He had other people sewing tribbles, too, but I was the buyer for the materials & supplied them.)

My younger brother used to help me stuff tribbles at home; to this day neither of us can look at any kind of fake fur without commenting, "THAT would make some cool tribbles!" or "Nah, seams would show, color doesn't work..." Many fun hours cruising the downtown LA fabric district for yards of "tribble fur". Last Christmas I revived that old skill set to make the deluxe "Pregnant Tribble" model for my grandson (big tribble with velcro opening and 4 baby tribbles inside). Wow, time does move on!

David became a good friend over the years but we kind of lost touch after I settled into my real career, got married, had kids, etc. I should probably surprise him with an out-of-nowhere holiday card or something; better not procrastinate, he's 10 years older than me so tick...tick...tick... Or better yet, send him a tribble!

Send an "old" tribble - grey and winkled and saggy.

 

[Ponypoor]

Who remembers the women folk making hand stitched quilts made from flour sacks?

Not flour sacks but I have my great great aunties hand made quilt made from scapes of whatever material came off merchandise from the fishing boats and merchant boats that would come to town. Not many roads way back then, but lots of boats.

 

[Ponypoor]

My first couple years of college, I worked part time as an assistant to the "Tribbles" screenwriter (also author of many science fiction books and screenplays for other series) David Gerrold.

He had a home-based business a few blocks from my campus selling tribbles and various "original Star Trek/classic Trek" buttons, bumper stickers & other memorabilia and my job was to handle the orders/accounting/ etc....plus sew tribbles in 3 different sizes to fill orders. (He had other people sewing tribbles, too, but I was the buyer for the materials & supplied them.)

My younger brother used to help me stuff tribbles at home; to this day neither of us can look at any kind of fake fur without commenting, "THAT would make some cool tribbles!" or "Nah, seams would show, color doesn't work..." Many fun hours cruising the downtown LA fabric district for yards of "tribble fur". Last Christmas I revived that old skill set to make the deluxe "Pregnant Tribble" model for my grandson (big tribble with velcro opening and 4 baby tribbles inside). Wow, time does move on!

David became a good friend over the years but we kind of lost touch after I settled into my real career, got married, had kids, etc. I should probably surprise him with an out-of-nowhere holiday card or something; better not procrastinate, he's 10 years older than me so tick...tick...tick... Or better yet, send him a tribble!

That’s an awesome memory

YES. You need to look up your old friend and present him with a friendship Trimble pair.

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