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13 years ago
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rabbi-tom
I Remember...
☑ When there was no internet.
☑There was no color TV.
☑ School actually celebrated Halloween and Christmas with parties a full half day.
☑ The School playground was actually paved, no dirt, woodchips, soft rubber and had Teetertotters and a Monkey Gym.
☑ When there was only 3 channels on TV (Nederland 1, 2 and 3).
☑ Saturday Morning cartoons and getting up at 7AM and watching til 10-11AM (at my grandfathers' neighbors).
☑ Toys that could make you bleed, burn or bruise and made of metal and actually last several months or even years of hard play (still have those actually).
☑ You actually wrote real letters and mailed them.
☑ Kids carried Walkmans that whined when you shook them.
☑ There was no Cell phones.
☑ There was no home Computers.
☑ When VCRs first came out, weighed a ton and cost almost a $1000 and blank tapes cost $15 (toploaders sucked).
☑ Everybody had a record player and as a kid, it was funny listening to music at 35 RPM at 45 and 78 RPM.
☑ Your parents could actually beat your stupid ass if you did something stupid, and you wouldn't repeat it to avoid another beating (still remember my last and I was taller than my mother).
☑ Kids LOVED Libraries and would frequently check out books to actually READ.
☑ Firework stands and buying Cherry Bombs and M-80s that could actually blow your hand off.
☑ Kids actually went outside to play and often moms tossed their kids outside to get them away from the TV.
☑ There was no home video game systems.
☑ A kid (usually only boys) actually could carry a pocket knife in school and not get suspended or kicked out unless they actually threatened somebody with it (still have those pocket knifes somewhere).
☑ Summer camp was THE place to go if you were lucky! (Boyscout camp here)
☑ Cigarette ads on TV.
☑ There were no trolls, you actually could face your accuser and physically fight them if need be (in my case, run the f*ck away from them).
☑ Christmas promotions didn't start til Thanksgiving in late November, not late August.
☑ Soda and beer in glass bottles that you returned to the store to collect the deposit.
☑ People smoked everywhere and it was accepted.
☑ Cars that actually had power, looked good and you didn't ask what kind of mileage it got. Plus could take a minor ding and not cost $2500 to repair (my father could do that himself if he had to).
☑ You could work on a car and not need a college degree just to pop the hood.
☑ Car Road trips with the family...just for the fun of it.
☑ Telephones that were rotary dialed and owned by PTT (I miss those things).
☑ Rock music that didn't involve shock lyrics, swear words or mentions killing cops and busting ho's and raping women (CCR and 10CC).
☑There was no Furry Fandom.
rabbi-tomI Remember...
☑ When there was no internet.
☑There was no color TV.
☑ School actually celebrated Halloween and Christmas with parties a full half day.
☑ The School playground was actually paved, no dirt, woodchips, soft rubber and had Teetertotters and a Monkey Gym.
☑ When there was only 3 channels on TV (Nederland 1, 2 and 3).
☑ Saturday Morning cartoons and getting up at 7AM and watching til 10-11AM (at my grandfathers' neighbors).
☑ Toys that could make you bleed, burn or bruise and made of metal and actually last several months or even years of hard play (still have those actually).
☑ You actually wrote real letters and mailed them.
☑ Kids carried Walkmans that whined when you shook them.
☑ There was no Cell phones.
☑ There was no home Computers.
☑ When VCRs first came out, weighed a ton and cost almost a $1000 and blank tapes cost $15 (toploaders sucked).
☑ Everybody had a record player and as a kid, it was funny listening to music at 35 RPM at 45 and 78 RPM.
☑ Your parents could actually beat your stupid ass if you did something stupid, and you wouldn't repeat it to avoid another beating (still remember my last and I was taller than my mother).
☑ Kids LOVED Libraries and would frequently check out books to actually READ.
☑ Firework stands and buying Cherry Bombs and M-80s that could actually blow your hand off.
☑ Kids actually went outside to play and often moms tossed their kids outside to get them away from the TV.
☑ There was no home video game systems.
☑ A kid (usually only boys) actually could carry a pocket knife in school and not get suspended or kicked out unless they actually threatened somebody with it (still have those pocket knifes somewhere).
☑ Summer camp was THE place to go if you were lucky! (Boyscout camp here)
☑ Cigarette ads on TV.
☑ There were no trolls, you actually could face your accuser and physically fight them if need be (in my case, run the f*ck away from them).
☑ Christmas promotions didn't start til Thanksgiving in late November, not late August.
☑ Soda and beer in glass bottles that you returned to the store to collect the deposit.
☑ People smoked everywhere and it was accepted.
☑ Cars that actually had power, looked good and you didn't ask what kind of mileage it got. Plus could take a minor ding and not cost $2500 to repair (my father could do that himself if he had to).
☑ You could work on a car and not need a college degree just to pop the hood.
☑ Car Road trips with the family...just for the fun of it.
☑ Telephones that were rotary dialed and owned by PTT (I miss those things).
☑ Rock music that didn't involve shock lyrics, swear words or mentions killing cops and busting ho's and raping women (CCR and 10CC).
☑There was no Furry Fandom.
