Things you remember but that most young folks never heard of. Pre 1980

[ams3651]

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yes i remember clackers.....I lost a tooth to them when my cousin bumped me.

right there in the front...see it?

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

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Quick rabbit spoon!!!!

I've got 2 of those spoons and 2 bunny mugs

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

riding on the fender seats of the tractor, to pick fresh sweet corn
captian kangroo
bozo the clown
real whole milk at school not the 1% they get now
riding a bike without anything extra (helmet/shoes/pads)

 

[Cindiloohoo]

Anybody remember Stretch Armstrong or when taping over on a cassette tape you could use scotch tape over the holes to record. OHHHH and the crusty gum in the packs of baseball cards!!!!! It would break your teeth out trying to get it soft enough to chew, but it was soooo good. Oh and I remember when if you burned your mouth on coffee or hot cocoa from a restaurant the only good thing that came of it was not being able to taste peas for a week. I also remember being able to walk 5 miles home from school. Drive-In theaters were still around and they still skated your food out to you at Sonic. Oh but thankfully no more glass mercury thermometers.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

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Debi, this is exactly what I was going to say!

 

[Cindiloohoo]

Oh and Moxiechick I have Schoolhouse Rock!!!!!! On DVD but still the same old School House Rock! Wanna borrow it?

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

Party lines (telephone) the township i live in was one of the last to loose them

 

[melissa09]

I remember a lot of this. I also remember being in second grade when the Space Shuttle Challenger Blew up..we where watching it on tv that morning. Pink Panther was the one cartoon that would shut me up..Loney Tunes Cartoons. Tom and Jerry Cartoons, and when we actually taught stuff in school.

Stretch Armstrong, Rubix cubes, the big league chew bubble gum, playing outside and knew if we heard mom whistle we better get home asap, spin the bottle, using tin cans and a string for a phone. We only had one phone for years then we up graded to two phones, on was in the kitchen hanging on the wall and the other one was in my parents room, kerplunk, atari games

 

[Robin'sBrood]

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I had an original Stretch Armstrong! I also had each of these, and loved them!

Merlin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brl2j-0W25c

Simon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVzZVYtt64I&feature=related

Those were big time electronic games back in the 70s!

 

[CityClucks]

Tom Landry and Roger Staubach.