Tim Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes I remembered 7 on that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes We had five channels growing up: ABC, NBC, CBS, and PBS out of Denver, and a PBS channel out of Cheyenne, Wyoming. And like Jeff Foxworthy said, "If the President was speaking, your night was screwed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes I remembered 7 on that list. Ditto. Should we add: Frozen TV dinners where the 'plate' was aluminum and not plastic? Non-digital microwave ovens (i.e., the time and power settings were done with dials)? Full service gas stations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes I got 8 on that list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes Knock Knock Who's there? Interupting Physicist Interuptiong Physicist W-Muuooonn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes 11-15 =You're older than dirt! Just above the cut with 12. I remember all the items but can only attest to personal experience (not reruns etc) with 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes 9 myself. but I remember all 3 Stevezilla mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes I think many from "our" generation (those that scored decently(?) on the above list) also remember a time before: Cable TV, Cordless phones, Internet or even BBS service Video Tapes, "button" telephones, digital clocks in the home, And the "Paper or plastic" choice in grocery stores. Also, how many remember going to the local hardware store or drugstore with a bag/box full to test on one of these kinds of things: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes Well, apparently I'm old, but I'm not sure how old. I know about all 15 and have had actual expereince with many of them... 1.Candy cigarettes - they had these when I was a kid. The fake smoek was only ever good for one or two puffs. 2.Coffee shops with tableside juke boxes - we still have these things at some local retro diners. Not sure I eever saw one at a cofee shop though... 3.Home milk delivery in glass bottles - my mother talks about this fondly all the time, but we never had it when I was growing up. However, Oberwise does home delivery in glass bottles these days. 4. Party lines on the telephone - never used one, but know about it from freinds. 5.Newsreels before the movie - never actually saw one, though I saw movies where it was featured so I knew of it;s existance. 6.TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (there were only 3 channels [if you were fortunate]) - We had more than 3 channels, but I do remember the test pattern. It would come on after the bad horror movies I would stay up later to watch 7.Peashooters - never actually shot peas with one. We used spit balls. 8. Howdy Doody - Not old enough to have seen it live, but I have seen some episodes here and there. Not sure if that counts for anything though... 9. 45 RPM records - my uncle had a huge collection 10.Hi-fi's - my first stero was inherited from my mother and was clearly labeled hi-fi. 11. Metal ice trays with lever - still have two of them. I can no longer remember what color they were, as it's faded to plain metal. I rememebr our aluminium ice cream scoop used to be pink... 12. Blue flashbulb - My mom had these for our polaroid. 13.Cork popguns - I had one as a kid, but it was shaped like a little wooden cane and not a real rifle. I can still remember the odd smell of the cork. 14. Studebakers - seen them at car shows, nevre owned or rode in one. 15. Wash tub wringers - had one for years in my grandmothers basement. She actually used it on certian things that she wanted to hang dry in the summer (curtains and linnens mostly if I recall) Pretty sure that squeeks me into older than dirt, but I might just qualifty for don't tell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes I might be older than dirt but those memories are some of the best parts of my life. I'm not older than dirt, but I remember when it was still under warranty! ETA: I got all 15 except Howdy-Doody. I heard about him but never saw pictures or film until the '70s when everyone was suffering from recession-induced nostalgia about the '50s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Re: Jokes All but two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Re: Jokes If I was American then some of that list would increase my score. So no Howdy Doody, coffee shops with tableside juke boxes and Studebackers And if a witch or wizard is legally condemned to death, are they hexecuted ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Re: Jokes And if a witch or wizard is legally condemned to death' date=' are they hexecuted ?[/quote'] Only in certain parts of England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Re: Jokes And if a witch or wizard is legally condemned to death' date=' are they hexecuted ?[/quote'] If an astronaut has trouble sitting down, does he have asteroids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Re: Jokes If an astronaut has trouble sitting down' date=' does he have asteroids?[/quote'] If an Eskimo has trouble sitting down, does he have polaroids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Re: Jokes If an astronaut has trouble sitting down' date=' does he have asteroids?[/quote'] If he has a beefy backside, he has meteroids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Re: Jokes Q - What did the penguin say to the Eskimo? A - "I'm bipolar." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Re: Jokes If Athletes get Athletes Foot, do Astronauts get Missile Toe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Re: Jokes If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Re: Jokes Humanitables of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Re: Jokes If vegetarians eat vegetables' date=' what do humanitarians eat?[/quote'] Whatever it is, it got me locked up for 25-to-life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Re: Jokes Does this means Vegans can only eat things from Las Vegas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Re: Jokes Only things from Vega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Re: Jokes Not true. Vegans can bite me any time!* *Just a joke. Don't throw red paint on me, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevelon Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Re: Jokes Only things from Vega. or Tom's Diner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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