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If we were to believe the Happiness U-Curve, one of the happiest periods of our lives universally is childhood. It's when we don't have any worries, responsibilities, debts, and life was just generally easier. Different generations have different things that remind them of their early years.

On the "[Heck], I'm Old" subreddit, folks regularly share the things that remind them how old they really are. Old appliances, gadgets, TV shows, actors – many things can tickle our nostalgia. So, why don't you scroll down these posts and see which ones are the most relatable to you? But we warn you: you might find out you're a little bit older than you actually thought.

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#1

You Can Hear This Can't You?

Cartoon character holding another character, with nostalgic childhood memory quote in the background.

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Sian E
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"...into itty bitty pieces." Elmyra.

GalPalAl
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I say this to myself whenever I meet a cute animal

geezeronthehill
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lifted the big guy character from 'Of Mice and Men'

C Hendrix
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lenny, as played by Lon Chaney Jr. (or John Malkovich in the remake).

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Ashbug
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I AIN’T NO BUNNY RABBIT!!!!!!

Mr. Toast
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The best was Daffy trying to recapture the Tasmanian Devil by playing various instruments to soothe it. The reaction to bagpipes😂

BeKind&Rewind
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG I totally remember this!!! How great!

glowworm2
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Proof that my childhood was good. This short was gold.

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    #2

    Anyone Else Play With This Kind Of Early Tablet And Stylus?

    Underdog Magic Slate Paper Saver with cartoon characters, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    Kat Hoth
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was wax under the sheet.

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, I'd forgotten about those! One of the many go-tos on long car trips.

    Ursula S.
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I totally forgot about these! Loved mine.

    Pyla
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had this. I loved Underdog.

    Nicola Roberts
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brilliant for hangman or noughts and crosses

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    #3

    Nuff Said

    Nostalgic text highlights struggles of singing wrong lyrics before internet era.

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    leendadll
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm still learning corrected 80s lyrics!

    keyboardtek
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jimi Hendrix: "Excuse me while I kiss this guy".

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    Sergio Bicerra
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I... wanna rock n' roll all niiight! And part of every day!"

    Der Kommissar
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a bathroom on the right - Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Julia Mckinney
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm still learning lyrics to songs I've been listening to since the early 70's. For instance, in Alice Cooper's "Schools Out", I'd never noticed the lyric "we can't even think of a word that rhymes".

    Hippopotamuses
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fleetwood Mac's "One wing dove" was my favourite for years

    Antoinette the Red
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As I remember, most of the albums I bought during the 70's and 80's had the lyrics on the inside sleeve of the record. Not only the lyrics to each song, but who wrote it, which band member was playing what instrument (sometimes) and the producer.

    Moltar
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Until just recently, I thought the US national anthem was 'Jose' ... like the spanish name, and not 'O Say'

    James016
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Www.kissthisguy.com the archive of misheard lyrics.

    David
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, thanks to sites like genius lyrics I'm still finding songs here and there where I had a line wrong. And somehow I totally missed that Brown Sugar was about slaves. I thought it was kind of progressive in the sense it was okay with interracial couples. Then I find out it's about a master banging his slaves. DOH! Decent beat but some of the lyrics are pretty cringe now that I know what they are.

    Damned_Cat
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bennie and the Jets: "She's got electric b00bs, and her mom does too"

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    It's fun to look back at ourselves in old pictures and rewatch TV shows we loved as kids. Reminiscing about our "golden years" can bring us joy, but we should be careful not to lose ourselves in nostalgia too much. If we do, we might fall victim to nostalgic depression.

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    Although nostalgic depression isn't an official subtype of depression, mental health experts did use the term back in the 1600s. One doctor used it to describe the melancholy and homesickness that Swiss soldiers used to feel when fighting away from home.

    #4

    How Many Of You Sat On The Living Room Floor With A Bowl Of Cereal Saturday Mornings Waiting For This To Come On?

    Three animated characters from childhood cartoons stand against a red background.

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    ocean todd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s not the same, but just did this last Saturday w/grandson on a streaming channel

    Tee Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree. Not having a specific time to wait for, takes a lot away when it's on ANYtime.

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    Karina
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even saw it in black and white, but that was just because mom was poor

    David
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Karina, relatable. Much of my childhood any TV was a 13" black and white portable. I think I was about 12 when I got access to a color TV and it was one of the early color models my stepdad's family owned.

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Several generations began their hatred of corporate America against the Acme Co.

    Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss waking up on Saturday mornings, turning on the TV and be greeted by "If you're in the highway and Road Runner goes beep beep..."

    Karina
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a family slogan in lack of better words. One of my aunts, uncels or mima or her sister would start, meep meep, and then it would be followed, one after the other. Yes, alcohol was involved, but so where miming-games, guessing games and a lot of rimes and limericks at every and many occations. Me, my sibkings and cousins never had the "normal" visit to grandmas house, but we sure did have a lot of excellent fun. Meep Meep :D Its a treassured memory, thank you for bringing it so clear in my mind <3

    Ms.GB
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meep meep. Wyle coyote was my favorite.

    Grm Moore
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well yes, but without cereal. Cereal - ugh.

    Auntriarch
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Muffin the Mule (cue UKGrandad smutty remark), Andy Pandy, The Wooden Tops and Bill & Ben. In black and white.

    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're even older than me!

    C .Hunger
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not this- Superfriends though! "Back, in the Hall of Justice..."

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    #5

    Not Bragging At All!

    Vintage rotary phone with text about slamming it down, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    Marie Clear
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad the photo doesn't have the 20 foot handset extension cord from RadioShack!

    Ms.GB
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There should be an app on smartphones that make it sound like you're slamming a phone down on a receiver when you're pissed.

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    Robert T
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have a landline with an only marginally more modern phone that this - I still can!!!

    Uncle Schmickle
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I grew up in Australia in the 50s & 60s, phones were made of " Bakelite ", which was heavy. That really made a loud bang if you slammed it down and would have mangled your fingers if they were caught between the hand piece and cradle.

    Richard Iachetta
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll do you one better. when I was a little kid our phone didn't have a dial, you would pick up the phone and that would connect you with an operator tp whom you would give the number you wanted, but you could still slam it down when you were angry and it felt good. For those of you who are curious I am 77 years old

    Deborah
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really miss slamming down the phone receiver.

    Cynthia Simmons
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have a friend who still has, and uses, a phone like this. He's sooooo proud of it.

    Teresa Spanics
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember the rotary phone. We had one until 1979 (I was 12 years old - birthday January 3, 1967) when the Manitoba Phone truck pulled into the farmyard. What had happened was neighbor ladies were trying to phone us to talk to Mom about her making her pastries, but no one could so they called the Manitoba Phone Company to send out a truck. The repair technician discovered that our rotary phone was no longer working so it was replaced by a state-of-the-art touch tone phone.

    tee-lena
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I felt so boujee when I got my first touch tone phone.

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    #6

    Strawberry Or Chocolate

    Vintage Nestle Quik tin with text asking if you remember using a knife or spoon to open the lid, evoking childhood memories.

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    Steve
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strawberry Quick was the best.

    Ted Prewitt
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always a spoon, better leverage. And the strawberry Quik.. no thanks, it was gak. On the other hand, I could eat the chocolate Quik, dry, right out of the can with a spoon.

    Ray LeBlanc
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ohhh yes, I remember it well. The strawberry tasted like pink paint, but it was so good.

    D Gibson
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember having to stir the "Nestlequik" for a long time to get the powder to dissolve in the ice cold milk. My mom would always call out to us ," That's enough stirring, girls. Just drink it."

    Minino
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i remember to put milk on it, shake super fast and drink it

    Philly Bob
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Maxwell House coffee had a key to open the can. The it was "New, No Key!"

    Marsha Hultberg
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure do!! Chocolate was THE BOMB, many a tablespoonful went directly into my mouth. LOL Strawberry shown here, not the bomb. LEST we forget BOSCO chocolate syrup!! Also THE BOMB.

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    In the 1900s, sociologist Fred Davis offered to make a distinction between nostalgia and homesickness. From then on, his peers continued to look into the consequences of nostalgia and to study its benefits. You see, a bit of nostalgia does give us a warm, fuzzy feeling, but that's mostly because it's selective.

    Nostalgia is very biased; we tend to romanticize it and remember only the bits that felt good. Even as you scroll through this list, you'll see that people often share nostalgic things associated with happiness, community, their childhood friends, or funny and wholesome memories.

    #7

    True Story!

    Sign reads "I'm so old my high school had a smoking area," reminiscing childhood past in front of a rural building.

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    Hippopotamuses
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We did too. It was behind the bike sheds, with a lookout.

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    Julia Mckinney
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And my senior year in high school, our class president was the leader of the stoners. He still did a good job.

    Ellinor
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My High School had a D**G smoking area. I mean it wasn't official, but the smell of weed can't be mistaken for anything else.

    Gabby M
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ours just happened to be "The Smoking Area: which was under the principal's office (2nd floor) .....then there were those who started smoking pot there..... needless to say ... lol

    iseefractals
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was a sophomore in 2000, had just moved back to jersey and started my new school. Off the lunchroom was a decently sized courtyard that could only be accessed from the lunchroom, and that was the designated smoking area supposedly reserved for seniors who were 18....but teachers never went out there or even paid much attention so i was out there every lunch with all the seniors, getting stoned at 11am in full view of faculty. A simpler time.

    Deep One
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so old jeans were forbidden in school. (It was relaxed some time during my high school days).

    Roshan Kassan
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kid's does as well - but that's more for the teachers TRYING to remain calm.

    nottheactualphoto
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My high school's smoking area was a couple of picnic tables outside. It opened at the start of my junior year, age 16. Prior to that the smoking area was Brownsville Station ("Smoking in the Boys' Room.") I was delighted that I could now do my business and not have the toilet paper be on fire.

    Sherry Errera
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to have designated smoking areas, but I would sometimes leave to visit a friend's house nearby. Although I didn't smoke weed frequently, that was the main reason for us all going there. But after this incident, I never did it again: After visiting dude's house during lunch, I arrived late to science class, and everyone was already working on their lab projects. I walked in with a straight face, but within two minutes, I ended up on the floor under my lab table, laughing uncontrollably. I don't know what set me off, but remember the teacher sitting with one leg propped on another desk, trying to talk to someone about their project while they stared at me. The more I looked up at them and my classmates, the harder I laughed. It was the kind of laugh that almost makes you gag. Eventually, I managed to pull myself together. It was both embarrassing and amusing, but I never went to school high on weed again.

    Zero
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep one the students decided on..even though no one was spose to smoke on school grounds

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    #8

    If You Can Hear This You're Really Old

    Vintage cow-themed tin can reminding us of childhood past.

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    iseefractals
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my aunts or uncles got me one of these when i was apparently 4 or 5 months old, still have it 41 years later. Our fattest cat is terrified of it.

    Dawn Marie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For all you young'in's, you turn it upside down and it Mooooo's

    David
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they haven't changed that picture in 100 years. LOL Exaggerating, but I remember it from the 60s, and I've seen one for sale with the same picture in the last maybe 10-20 years. Forgot where, but while my grandkids were young. And it was new, not an antique.

    Erla Zwingle
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, I'm not REALLY OLD. I can hear it perfectly!

    Multa Nocte
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These were great and so advanced for the times (i.e., pre-Chatty Kathy).

    Marsha Hultberg
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great vintage graphics. 👏🏼 👌🏼

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    #9

    F**k I'm Old

    Vintage merry-go-round in a playground, evoking childhood nostalgia and carefree playtimes from the past.

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    Marie Clear
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had this merry-go-round in the park near our house, and we played Jarts (lawn darts) like the game 10,000 - someone throws one up, and you catch it by the tail for points. (And I'm still alive and perfectly perambulatory!)

    Andrew Keir
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might have lost contact with a few classmates over the years, though ...

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have one of these in the playground next to my house. I was spinning the kids faster and faster until I said, nope this is fast enough. One little girl was like "it's okay, my mom is a nurse and she's right over there"

    Karina
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the burning!! Having to slowly accustom the skin to the scolding hot metal was what made us what we are today.

    Mike F
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No concussion, no problem.

    Damned_Cat
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We loved the cool super-muscular dad who could really spin that thing

    pug nose curly tail
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember at day care a little girl fell and knocked her front teeth out on one of these. Back at it the next day...

    Kayci Styles
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somehow I flew off one of these and ended up under it. I remember pain and blood.

    tee-lena
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If there wasn't at least one day of pain in your childhood from this thing, you weren't doing it right! 😁

    Karen Bryan
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister broke her arm playing on one of these. It was the '50s--long before everybody sued everybody.

    Mahiera Etsuhae
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Had my first flying lesson on one of these bad boys. Not my only one, either. Had to take that lesson multiple times. ;)

    Richard Iachetta
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those merry go rounds were great and while there may have been some crying no bones were broken. Some bruises and a cut with a little blood now and then.

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    In 2021, a team of researchers found that our response to nostalgic memories depends on whether they're generated on request or just come to us in our daily lives. When you open your phone and go through old pictures on purpose, you'll rate these nostalgic recollections more positively. If some memories just catch you off guard throughout the day, you might dwell more on their negative side.

    #10

    Any "Night Court" Fans Out There?

    Group photo of people in uniforms and suits in front of a bridge, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    George D
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a thing for Markie Post.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, me too. Although my true love was Mia Sara

    Kelly Scott
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jeez, I knew John Larroquette before he was on Night Court, when he was acting in Black Sheep Squadron. Now that's old.

    Who - me?
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, I watched Black Sheep and Night Court - did not make the connection!

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    tori Ohno
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The new Night Court sucks. It's pure foolish schtick.

    Pferdchen
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not saying that we were fans, but we did attend a taping of the show when we were visiting L.A. back in the day 😀

    Pyla
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is after Selma Diamond passed, man she was sharp.

    Nikki Gross
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mom and I used to watch that together! Of course Golden Girls will ALWAYS be our number one show. I kept our cable when Mom was still alive just so we could binge watch our favorite sitcoms that were in syndication and had reruns. GG, All in the family, Mama's Family, Night Court, Sanford And Sons, Maude, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Empty Nest (spinoff of GG) Family Ties, etc. One of the "newer" shows she got into was Hot In Cleveland, so we would watch those together all the time too.... God, I MISS my Mom so much!

    Sand Ers
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hot In Cleveland was awesome. Four fabulous actresses who had nothing to prove to anyone, and having a lot of fun. Have you ever seen the "bender over" blooper reel?

    Bob Connely
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so old that I remember a different actress playing the role of the blonde prosecutor.

    Who - me?
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you mean Ellen Foley, ditto! She also sang with Meatloaf (Paradise by the Dashboard Light) - good memories

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    #11

    Happy 99th Good Sir!

    Dancers in vintage attire performing energetically on a rooftop, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    Multa Nocte
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every Brit I have ever spoken with feels the need to bring that up! 😂

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    S. E. in Indiana
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously Bored Panda, it is the guy's real name. D I C K van Dyke!

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    HOUSE
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Votes for women step in time!

    Sue User
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ioved watching the Dic Van Dike Show.

    Smeghead Tribble Down Under
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This scene is the only reason I ever watched Mary Poppins!

    Cynthia Simmons
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always loved this guy in any film he was in!

    Joanne Earle
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The 'Me Ol' Bamboo' routine from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is my fave.

    Crazy catz
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best actor EVER

    Karina
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a huge crush on him. My mom never belived in my future prospects from this point :p

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    #12

    One Of The Memories Of My Schwinn 10-Speed

    Close-up of a bicycle pedal with text about childhood memories.

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of if you have to ride it barefooted

    Subaru645
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are a savage for this…

    Karina
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    barefoot biking was always fun with these

    kimrh55
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I van still feel it lol

    Bob Connely
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Worse than "being hit" was accidently scraping your shin across thoise magic blades-o'-pain!

    Teresa Spanics
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is also when you learned to wear good shoes!

    Fuzzdinkel83
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rode barefoot. Got a scar on the back of my heel from one of them lol.

    Leap of Faith
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or getting your bare toes stuck in it....

    angelmomoffour62
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could feel it reading it lol...

    This panda says ur worth it
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or a razor scooter when you stop it too fast 😭

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    We sometimes look back to the past to feel better about the present. When we're lonely, depressed, or just plain sad, we like to go back to the good ol' days and reminisce about how good they were. That prompted some researchers to suggest that nostalgia itself can make us feel more lonely, sad, and even depressed.

    #13

    People Here Will Know Exactly What This Is

    Vintage Sylvania Blue Dot magicube from childhood, showcasing nostalgic technology in photography.

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    Baali Venomax
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kodak Instant Cameras had those little buggers.

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    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They got hot if you touched them to quickly to take them off the camera.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Magicube. They span round on top of the camera to present the next flash. 4 shots and that's your lot.

    Joanne Earle
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or remember how hot it got after going off.

    C Hendrix
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many people invariably stared directly at it while having their picture taken? (raises hand)

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    #14

    Does Anyone Remember This Movie?

    Smiling person holding a glass bottle from the movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy," evoking memories of childhood.

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    Ruth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yes! That bottle changed everything for them.

    Jihana
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those who don't know: some guy throws an empty coke bottle out of an airplane. A peaceful and remote African tribe finds it, and uses it in all kinds of ways. But since it's the first time there is something where they have only exactly one of, they start fighting over it. When one person gets hurt they decide that it's not for them and they have to give it back to the gods. One guy sets out to toss the bottle over the edge of the world. There are some other storylines as well. It's a really good movie!

    Marsha Brown
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my absolute favorite films of all time!

    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watched it again only a few weeks ago

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still think it's eye opening.

    Regina Holt
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES!!!!!!! I was just thinking about that movie the other day, wondering if there was any way i could find it to watch it again. (I don't have any streaming services)

    Joy
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try YouTube or Google for clips

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    #15

    70's Essential

    Wooden salad bowl with humorous caption about age, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to call them turtle bowls because they looked like a turtle when you flipped them over.

    Meyrin
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah these are indestructible

    Crash1985
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We still use them on sports days and poker nights.

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was a great size for pasta salad.

    Teresa Spanics
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a set that I bought from a thrift store. I have no idea what happened to them after I moved from home.

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    Yet other researchers have found that our response to nostalgic memories depends on how we're feeling that day. If we're already feeling lonely, nostalgic memories may exacerbate those feelings. "Nostalgia did not attenuate, but rather exaggerated the negative effects of loneliness on affective well-being," the authors of one study concluded.

    #16

    Who Could Forget This Finale? It Aired 41 Years Ago, And It Was Kind Of The End Of An Era

    "Stones arranged to spell 'GOODBYE,' evoking childhood memories and nostalgia."

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    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Attention. Captain Alvin Mercer leaves for a honeymoon in Tokyo at oh-nine hundred hours. Any nurse wishing to be the bride please contact the captain. No experience necessary. -- PA

    Ozymandias73
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honnicutt, Pierce, Father Mulcayhey (sp?), Radar, Klinger, Winchester....good times

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The single best episode of television ever.

    Sand Ers
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to disagree. The writers went above and beyond to give each character a rigorous final scrėwing, just to make sure we got the message that War Is Bad™. It was cheap and annoying then, and it's still annoying now.

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    Donna I
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    41 years ago? That hurts.

    Ruth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would love a reunion show

    Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They had one before most of them became unavailable. It was in 2002 I think. The 30th anniversary.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who else cried when Col. Henry Blake died?

    Ray LeBlanc
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The end of MASH , one of the best shows ever made.

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    #17

    Back In The Day When You Were A Kid. Would This Have Been You?

    Children playing with toy cars in a yard, evoking nostalgic childhood memories.

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    George D
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. Only, the hole was 3 feet deep, 10 feet long and the mound served as a barrier during army battles. Hilariously primitive compared to today's opportunites for children but I wouldn't change it for the world.

    Lukas (he/him, it/its)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 18 years old and this would have been me if I'd been allowed. Kids do still love to play outside and in the dirt

    Cynthia Simmons
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same alley, same fence, probably the same dirt... Do I see Bobby and David! My brother Tom! Folks, this is close enough to how it was to bring tears.

    cogadh
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only thing missing is the garden hose to fill one the holes and make a lake for the cars to jump over, Dukes of Hazard style. One time, we made one so big and left the water running for too long and basically created a massive swamp in our back yard. We called it the Okee Dokee Phenokee swamp.

    Karina
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    is that a cyber truck on the right? Looks like its about to be burried and "redesigned" much later

    Beachbum
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even my son who was born in 1993, would take all his tonka toys out in the backyard and play all day!!

    Sandy Kavanaugh
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, but since I was female, I got yelled at. Still did it.

    Dogcat vet (retired)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, there would have been mud...lots and lots of mud..

    tori Ohno
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Add in a jar of bugs I'd captured and it would be perfect! P.S. I'm a girl

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    #18

    Always Funny

    Childhood nostalgia with Bugs Bunny in a cartoon scene, featuring two characters in suits and hats.

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    Antoinette the Red
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's not in this stove. Oh.. he's hiding in the stove, eh?

    Marsha Hultberg
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love Bug's 'ensemble'. 👍🏼👍🏼

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If my pal Rocky was in da oven, would I toin on da gas?

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    But enough about the bad side of nostalgia; it has a bright side, too! Research shows that nostalgia can boost our sense of social belonging and give us a sense of meaning. A 2023 study on nostalgia's effect on loneliness by Andrew Abeyta, PhD, a Rutgers University psychology professor, revealed that lonely people who go on trips down memory lane report feeling a greater sense of meaning.

    #19

    If You Remember Seeing This Machine You're Pretty Old

    Vintage cigarette vending machine reminding us of our childhood, featuring brand labels and coin slots.

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    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seen it? I used it back in college.

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol middle school thru high school (1996-2002)

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    Richard Iachetta
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I went food shopping with my mom she would give me 4 quarters and 4 dimes cigarettes were $.33 a pack. There were two pennies taped to the pack and they were mine to keep. It wasn't a fortune but you could buy stuff with it back then

    Mike F
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Licorice dollars! 2 for a penny.

    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    $.35 cents a pack at the winchel's.

    Lisa Wittwer
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used it as a little kid to get cigarettes for my dad. I also rode my bike to the grocery store and bought him cigarettes as young as 8.

    ILoveMySon
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too, with a note from Mom.😂

    tracy black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a couple of bars still had em when i was in new orleans a few years ago

    Maples Dad
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was last in Barcelona about 15 years ago and they still had them in bars.

    Marsha Hultberg
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, 72 is pretty old for a 'body', but NOT for a 'head and heart'. Aside: I recall my mother sending me to the store with $ .50 and a permission note, to buy her Salem's. Time... a massive WHOOOSH that amps up over the years. Enjoy it!!

    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With cigarettes at $37 for a pack of 20s. Even if these were legal, they'd be a massive security risk now.

    Hiram's Friend
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25 cents/pack when I started smoking.

    Dawnieangel76
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grabbing my grampa a pack of non-filtered Camels during dinner at Carson's Ribs!

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    #20

    I’m Pop’n Old

    Vintage Fisher-Price popper toy with red wheels and blue handle, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    Heir of Durin
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They still sell these! Bought one for my niece’s 2nd bday last month!

    Julia Mckinney
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had one in the 60's and my daughters had one in the late 90's.

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think all of us in the 60s had one of these!

    David
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Childhood in the US required one of these and one of those little plastic lawn mowers.

    Binny Tutera
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These used to have wooden balls in them, now they’re plastic. Doesn’t sound as good.

    Little Bit
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had one of these in the 70s.

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got one for my grandson, to spite my daughter. :)

    Gracie Mae
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bought one for my youngest grandkid about 4 yrs ago. hated when my kids had them so i had to pass that on lol

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    #21

    And That’s The Truth

    Vintage TV and record player combo with a woman posing beside, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't mind having one of these now.

    David
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL The other side wasn't for liquor, it was for storing your records. But I guess a storage space is a storage space.

    Uncle Schmickle
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these were beautiful pieces of furniture.

    Jorie
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother-in-law had a bar, stereo, electric fireplace all-in-one number. The surface of the bar area was a mirror. Hideous.

    D Gibson
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom always called our multitasking unit ,"the stereo." I remember the smell of it when the top was opened. The smell of the vinyl records. The smooth movement of the sound knobs. I also remember the feeling of being too small to see inside of it. The good old days.

    Gracie Mae
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and i would love to have one now!

    Ray LeBlanc
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From even back then , she DOES look pretty darn good !

    catpanda
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents had one- it weighed a ton.

    Bob Connely
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And according to these advert pictures, the model was not among the flat-screened...

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    Nostalgic memories can also help us build and maintain our mental fortitude. In one survey, 84% of the respondents said that nostalgic memories serve as reminders of what is precious and meaningful in their lives. For others, they're a source of comfort (77%) and even inspiration (72%).

    #22

    It’s A Chair, It’s A Step-Stool. 2 Things Can Be True. Grandma Had One In 60’s And 70’s

    Vintage yellow step stool chair with black tread on wooden floor, evoking childhood memories.

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    George D
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wild. Like the can opener we had the same exact one and the same color. Surprisingly durable and useful.

    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL, OP and the "grandmother" comment. *I* had one. (Dang, I think I'm old.)

    Warren Peece
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My family had one just like that.

    panther
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still have one, only it's red.

    Drew Blanc
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doubled as a high chair for my kids, my MIL would tie a scarf around their waist.

    Helena
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grandma had one. It was known as the princess chair

    Joe Methuen
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have 2 of them... inherited from my in-laws

    Kathy Sinclair
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my son was three, we were at my grandmother's house and he was playing with the steps and they hit him in the crotch. He started to cry and said, "Mummy, it hit my penis!" but Nanny didn't hear that, so she said, "Come here, sweetie. I'll kiss it better!" So I quickly told her where the steps had hit him! She altered her statement to, "I'll kiss your head." The kid bought it and stopped crying.

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    #23

    Who Else?

    Vintage TV dial showing channels, evoking childhood nostalgia with classic VHF and UHF settings.

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    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't spin it so fast, you'll strip it!

    David
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finding those few extra channels on UHF was like magic.

    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fancy. This is a color TV. I'm "black and white" old (mostly because my folks wouldn't pay for color, but still).

    Joanne Earle
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: VHF means Very High Frequency, and UHF means Ultra High Frequency.

    Boris Mohar
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is missing a pair of vice grips

    Adrian
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK we only had three channels. Getting CH4 was a big deal.

    Mike F
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our first 2 or 3 sets only had one dial, the UHF channels weren't available yet. We also only got 3 channels, 4 if the weather was good because we were close to Canada.

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes....in the dark times when parents had kids just to be able to them into remotes.

    Earthquake903
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to be forced to hold it between channels so my lovely father could watch a fuzzy boxing match

    Vermonta
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Move the rabbit ears a little. At least TV was free back then

    Gracie Mae
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    3 channels--ABC, NBC, CBS. 4 (UHF) if the weather/atmospheric conditions were right!

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    #24

    Did Anyone Else Sleep In One Of These? I Think I Would Have To Be Helped Out Of It Today

    Vintage wooden waterbed with a large headboard and mirrors, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    Sky Render
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a water bed for most of my 20s. It was nice to lie on, but miserable if the heater ever went out. Also couldn't let the pets on it, the cat poked a hole in it once...

    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cats loved sleeping on it. Also learned put hot/warm water NOT cold when filling.

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    Stacey M
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My starter husband had this exact bed.

    Risa
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually miss my 1980s waterbed but they don't seem to make them anymore.

    PeepPeep the duck
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My best friend in 2001 managed to snag a single water bed (we were 13ish), which was awesome 😂 I didn’t even know that was a thing ever until then..

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    George D
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had one for awhile. No fun when the heater breaks.

    Rose the Cook
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son had one. I lived in fear it would bust and flood the house.

    Joanne Hudson
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can buy liners. Also, they have compartmentalized mattresses now.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got super stoned in HS and was chased by a wave all night. It came in really handy when I got a 2nd degree sunburn, though. Turned off the heater and just laid on the cold sheet.

    Bob Connely
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But (Diety of your own choice) help you if they sprung a leak and you had it in your second-floor bedroom!

    Kanashimi Cat
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have mine and NEVER want to give it up!!

    kimrh55
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now you can just get the frame and put a normal mattress in it. The frame can cost up to $1,000

    Tom Brincefield
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have the frame from my waterbed. Been using a mattress in it for a couple of decades.

    Beachbum
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My best friend in the 80's had one, it was always so nice in the winter to come back ot her house lay in a warm water bed.....but if someone turned the heater off, it was sooooo cold!!

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    Social psychologist Clay Routledge, PhD, vice president of research and director of the Human Flourishing Lab, told the APA that nostalgia can help people move forward. "It makes people more optimistic about the future, it boosts well-being, it reduces anxiety, it increases positive mood and self-esteem and meaning in life. But more than that, it makes people thankful, and it energizes them."

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    #25

    I’ll See Your Paddle Ball And Raise You A Cheap Airplane

    Wooden toy airplane with red designs, reminiscent of childhood memories.

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    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where's the one with the twisted rubber band?

    Reddus Heddus
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if you twisted the plastic propeller too tight it would pull the plane's body apart, sadly learned that the hard way...25 cents down the drain.

    C Hendrix
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem with paddle balls was the balls would snap off, then Mom would use the paddle for other things.

    Philly Bob
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to light them on fire and throw them at night!

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know how any 'super balls' are laying around Lansing Mich. Throw it down...gone!

    Maggie Fulton
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One company I worked for in the early 2000s had a bunch of these made with the company info on it for a conference. They were a hit, but I don’t know if anybody remembered the company…

    David
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can remember when those cost 10 cents.

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    #26

    This Always Seemed To Appear On My Parents Coffee Table Between Thanksgiving & Christmas

    Wooden bowl filled with assorted nuts, reminiscent of childhood memories.

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    Ruth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had the exact same one

    Ted Prewitt
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have the nut cracker and picks from my parents, and ya know what?, I still use 'em!

    Lisa Wittwer
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother has one on her kitchen table right now.

    Featherytoad
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy memory unlocked. I remember the big mess on the coffee table because we actual ate them. My favorite were the walnuts.

    Vermonta
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our cat loved battling the nuts around

    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody ever managed to crack the big nuts, so they reappeared every year

    Limey Cheesehead
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow...I can't believe how many of us had this nut dish.

    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ours was deeper, but otherwise the same. Dad brought it home from Australia.

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    #27

    Miss Days Like These

    Childhood nostalgia with cartoons and cereal, featuring a kid watching TV and a toy on the floor.

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    Ruth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun carefree times!

    Kelly Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They used to have cartoons on all three channels until noon and I had a specific plan to switch channels over and over to see my favorite ones.

    Ray LeBlanc
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did this back in the days when cartoons were actually funny , unlike c**p like Ninja Turtles and stuff that is on today and called cartoons.

    Philly Bob
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scooby Doo, Cattanooga Cats, Groovie Goolies, Wacky Races and then The Archies! 1967 to 1969.

    Edgar Rops
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These guys were on after school where I'm from.

    David
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TMNT didn't exist in my childhood / Saturday cartoon days. They didn't come around until the 80s.

    Hassel Davidhoff
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss those time SO much. No-one likes to talk about it but after our childhood is over and the teenage years have passed your time is pretty much stolen from you. Because at some point it was decided that we all need to scramble and work our butts off just to survive. You work or you starve. It's tyranny.

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    Nostalgia is also good for our future well-being. As a social psychologist from the University of Winchester, Verbon Cheung, explained to WaPo, it activates a sort of "mental highway" we can use to project into the future. When we remember past successes and friendships, it drives us to pursue new goals, meet new people, or even reconnect with old acquaintances.

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    #28

    Yes, It Is. Received This When I Turned 65

    Man wearing a humorous shirt about aging, standing outdoors, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    30+ years ago, my mom gave me a troll doll wearing a shirt that said '40 isn't old if you're a tree'.

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This very much sums up what getting older is like.

    #29

    If You Immediately Recognize This, You’re Officially Old

    Red plastic adapter for 45 RPM records held between fingers, invoking childhood memories.

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    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Insert for 45RPM records

    C Hendrix
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently watched some weird sci-fi show. They kept talking about the mysterious "amulet" that had some sort of magical power. When we finally saw the amulet, it was one of these, which totally ruined the show for me.

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless you had a 'fancy' turntable with the raised disc in the center.

    George D
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's all my cousin would buy, 45s. Never the full album. Always thought that was weird.

    Gracie Mae
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and still have at least one that i use regularly

    Philly Bob
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a shitload of them! LOL!

    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, i remember the detachable big spindle, which concealed the regular, smaller spindle.

    Manuel Briffa
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't need that to tell me I'm old!

    Ray LeBlanc
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A 45 RPM insert OR it's a throw-star for Japanese little people.

    Marsha Hultberg
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YEP. And stacking 45's! Who needs LP's? 😆

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    #30

    I’m Positive You Will Not Know What This Ls. If You Really Know This Then You Must Be Old!!

    Wooden folding ruler on a dark surface, evoking childhood memories and the past.

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    Pernille
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are still around and widely used by builders, carpenters, and me.

    Robert Bishop
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a carpenter and I have one but, it's just for show, I don't use it, Stanley fat max 25'

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    sturmwesen
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    uhmm I have 3 laying around

    Miki
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Old? Normal thing, still widely used.

    Anthony Elmore
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I literally have one of these and still use it at work. A gift from my father, who worked as a pattern maker. Rosewood and brass. Love it.

    Auntriarch
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That must be a lovely thing to have

    JuJu
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Zollstock. And we still use those in Germany. That's not old.

    Anne Nattermann
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    handy dandy pain in the butt to use ruler!!!!

    Jorie
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to get my fingers pinched in my dad's as a little girl. Wow, it hurt.

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    How many of these pics brought nostalgia for you, Pandas? Share with us the things that made you realize you're getting older in the comments! And if you want to see more relatable pics from the "[Heck, I'm Old]" subreddit, check out our previous posts hereherehere, and here!

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    #31

    39 Years Ago Today, A Group Of Strangers Gathered In An Old House For Some Kind Of Party. Fio If You Know What The Occasion Was

    A group of people in vintage attire, reminiscent of childhood memories, standing in an elegantly decorated room.

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    Ty Stratton-Quirk
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tim Curry and Christopher Lloyd look so young here...

    Marie Clear
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who knows to ask "Which ending did you like best?"

    Brandon GIlbert
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The correct answer is,"I'm going home to f*ck my wife!"

    Seán Baron
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hated her! Flames…flames at the side of my face!

    FlamingZombies
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WODSWORTH: It’s not a trick. There was one shot at Mr Body in the study, two for the chandelier, two at the lounge door and one for the singing telegram. MISS SCARLET: That’s not six. WODSWORTH: One plus two plus two plus one (1+2+2+1). MISS SCARLET: Ahah, there was only one shot that got the chandelier. That’s one plus two plus one plus one (1+2+1+1). WODSWORTH: Even if you were right that would one plus one plus two plus one (1+1+2+1) not one plus two plus one plus one. MISS SCARLET: Ok, fine 1+2+1…. Shut up! Point is, there is one more bullet left in this gun and guess who is going to get it?

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother and I were obsessed with this movie.

    Senjo Krane
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's do the time warp again..........

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    #32

    Anyone Else Look Forward To These?

    Plastic hand puppet of Ronald McDonald evokes childhood nostalgia.

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    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now it would have warnings plastered all over it.

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, couldn't give them away, todays kids would choke on it

    GrowingThruConcrete
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh! It'd be shrink-wrapped to the top of the high tray chair with cookies and lemon handi wipes

    Cynthia Simmons
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Twoallbeefpattiesspecialsaucelettucecheesepickleonionsonasesameseedbun! Worked at McDonalds when they ran this promotion. We all had to learn to say it.

    WFH Forever
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was the girl working at McDonald's handing these out at birthday parties. Yes, I am THAT old.

    #33

    I Can Still Taste Em

    Flintstones vitamins lined up, symbolizing childhood nostalgia for Gen-X.

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    Sami-Jo Ross
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents had to hide these things because I would eat them like candy!

    leendadll
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 61 and still take them.

    supertall
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These were so freaking delicious.

    MisterPaul
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're not old unless you remember when there was a car vitamin and no Betty.

    Robert Miller
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was one of the "test kids" questioned for market release .(my older sister worked at Miles laboratories

    Rose Stewart
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gen Z here. I can still taste and feel the fish gravel in my mouth

    Brandi VanSteenwyk
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love that Gazoo is there. What about BamBam & Pebbles?

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    #34

    40+ To Understand This

    Sony car stereo from the past, reminding us of our childhood, placed on a wooden table.

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    George D
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine was Alpine. Only way to prevent theft.

    R1MV4Superleggera
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alpine (when Alpine made very good products made in US, not rubbish made in china) in one of my cars and Kenwood in the other one, when CD's started to arrive

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    Robert T
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have a stereo with a removable faceplate in my car. It isn't that old - the connection to the faceplate on the previous one went bad and so it was replaced with a more modern unit with a DAB radio. I've stopped taking the faceplate off, as it is unlikey anyone would nick it, as so few cars have 1 DIN units any more.

    Ozymandias73
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was the coolest thing back in the day.

    Mr. Toast
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was so rife car radio theft you had the whole device refitted to an easy slide in slide out.Mind heroin was a big problem on some areas so go figure.Also car radio with pin numbers. Rubbish a cop told me criminals knew that putting them on a freezer just reset them to factory default which in those days was either 1234 or 0000.

    James016
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a Pioneer equivalent.

    Zero
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine alpine also..I stopped taking with me after a while ..bit of a nuisance

    David
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We (I) didn't carry them around. We hid them in our car. I used to put mine in the trunk if I was some place sketchy. Wasn't necessary around my home town because car break ins were pretty rare in my area. == Not that style, but when I parked all the time in the same parkade, I got broken into twice within a couple of months. First time they got my stereo. When I replaced it, I scratched my DL number in a few places. Second time they pulled it out of my dash far enough to see the ID markings, and left it there. I still had to replace my drive side window twice, but at least insurance covered it. Sucked that I couldn't park there nights any more.

    GrowingThruConcrete
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good thing the pockets in your JNCOs could hold it

    john doe
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a mcgruber style cassette deck that had a handle and the whole thing popped out so you could take it with you in my first car.

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    #35

    But Are You This F**kn Old?

    Two people playing a vintage video game on a retro TV, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    George D
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, yes. This is when Sears was king and they had set up one of these in the electronics section. There was like 60-70 of us crammed in that section watching two dudes playing it. I can't express how profound that moment was because until then it was all pinball machines and mechanical games. Then 4-5 years later came Star Wars. It was a mind expanding time to be alive.

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother and I used to play our cousins old atari at Christmas. We were first generation Nintendo kids but we still loved atari.

    Ruth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can still hear the blip sound it made when you hit the ball.

    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yeah.. My first 'electronic" game was operation!

    Ben Taylor
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good old Pong!!

    DeVante
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I started with the Atari 2600.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Way older. I was around when this was only available on arcade machines.

    Kelly Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was the TV I played all my Atari games on in the 80s. You just had to be on Channel 3.

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    #36

    Why Did These Go Away?

    Vintage General Electric can opener and knife sharpener evokes childhood nostalgia.

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    George D
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, we had the EXACT same model. That thing was the sh*t.

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't mind having one again.

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    Janelle Collard
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cuz they worked too well + never broke, so they couldn't sell us new ones every 2 or 3 years.

    Jen
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it had a knife sharpener in the back

    pug nose curly tail
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES!!! My mother used it all the time!

    Antoinette the Red
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had a friend that had a cat that use to hold the lever down with his paw when he was hungry.

    Julia Mckinney
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because the one I have now is easier to use and the can doesn't pop out all the time.

    Robert Miller
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you find one - it still works

    Philly Bob
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I seriously still have one and the SOB still works!! Avocado Green! Ahhh! LOL!

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    #37

    Who Was Around When These Two Became Famous And Then Infamous?

    Two men in 80s fashion, wearing leather jackets and stylish accessories, evoking nostalgic childhood memories.

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    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Milli Vanilli. I had completely forgotten these guys.

    Robert T
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's okay. I'm sure you'll forget them again quite soon. ;-)

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    Nichole Harris
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder if they're angry about all the folks getting positive attention for lip syncing on tick tock

    PeepPeep the duck
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m pretty sure, one took his own life? I’ll google now. Ok no, he got on the d***s to deal with it and accidentally OD’d.

    David
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were sort of trend setters in a way. Getting cancelled before 'everybody' was doing it. /j I fell they got treated a bit unfairly. They were just doing the job they were hired for. Sort of similar to the Monkeys when some of them couldn't play any instruments. I also laughed at the people I saw saying some version of how they loved their music until they found out, then hated it. A good song is still a good song, even if you find out the singer is a different person than you thought.

    Mr. Toast
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mind who for a while thought it was an ice cream flavour ?

    Maples Dad
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well we did have Gino Ginelli ice cream so who could be blamed?!

    pug nose curly tail
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girl you know it's true! I had forgotten about them until I watched that Menendez Brothers thing.

    Cuppa tea?
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The "real" band who actually made music was already behind 2-3 bands previously, when they realized they need good looking front cover. After the revelation they tried to make music under the moniker The Real Milli Vanilli, but it lasted as long as this one.

    Duncan Rogers
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hard to stomach that they won best new artist grammy. Indigo Girls we up for that award that year and absolutely should have been given the grammy after the lip-synching was discovered and their "win" tainted. Amy and Emily have created so much GREAT music over the last 30 years and continue touring. When was there a recent Millie Vanilli album or tour?

    lazyleigh
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh I loved my Milli Vanilli

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    #38

    Who Remembers This?

    Car pedals on a floor with a cigarette lighter, evoking nostalgia and childhood memories.

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    George D
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To this day I don't understand why this isn't still around. So easy to blast the highs.

    Khavrinen
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The explanation I read is that, because they were on the floor, they tended to get too dirty to work reliably. I never had a problem with the one in my first car ( '73 Dodge Dart. ).

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    Robert T
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you mean remember? My classic still has one of these. You'll never know the dilemma of having to finish your gear change before you can dip your headlights. Though a couple of geriatric gloworms are unlikely to blind anybody. LOL

    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to always get mixed up arriving at an intersection at night. Either I'd dip the lights and stall, or or not stall and blind anyone opposite me. The poster child of uncoordinated!

    A girl
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't mind they're on the tree now but there should have been a PSA campaign when it rolled out. I got a rental once that was way newer than my normal car and spent an hour trying to figure it out.

    Ed Dart
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Dad could change the lights by snapping his fingers., it was really cool.

    Never Snarky
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great way to have an accident while trying to find the damned button with your foot.

    The Queen Of France
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I drove around for quite some time before figuring out what it was for. Probably blinding approaching motorists.

    Joanne Hudson
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never in the middle like that tho. Nobody on cell phones then.

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    #39

    Who Remembers Him?

    Man reminiscing about childhood, pondering in front of abstract painting, captioned "Few will remember him."

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    George D
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect Strangers. C'mon.

    iseefractals
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How could anyone forget balke and cousin larry? TGIF muthafuckaaaa.

    ocean todd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There’s goose down in my sleeping bag! (Also in Beverly Hills Cop flix)

    Janissary35680
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bronson Pinchot apparently is also an accomplished voice actor. I didn't realize this until I saw his name as the narrator of Audible's edition of Heinlein's "Glory Road". He did ALL of the parts in character, including a very sultry-sounding Star.😂

    Chuck
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "don't be ridiculous, cousin Larry"

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    #40

    If You Recognize This Man, Then You've Likely Enjoyed Some Great TV

    Smiling person in red uniform with cap saluting, evoking childhood memories.

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    Marie Clear
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BH: I'm not against half naked girls - not as often as I'd like to be.

    Data1001
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can hear "Yakety Sax" when I look at that pic.

    Philly Bob
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boots Randolph but yeah! Benny Hill. You'd never get away with that these days. Or Monty Python or All In The Family... The pussification of America!

    Janelle Collard
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude was funny AF but totally not PC!

    Adrian
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    PC hadn't been invented...

    Rose the Cook
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't beat British comedy.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Briitsh comedy got better in the 1980s if you ask me (and even if you don't ask me).

    Mr. Toast
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many woke people would need therapy even after 1 minute of this 😂

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being aware of racism and other forms of social injustice is no barrier to enjoying Benny Hill's humour (although, erm, the rampant sexism, yeah, that's bit cringy now I'm grown up). Is there something weird about racist bigots which makes them think decent people don't have a sense of humour? 😇

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    Robert T
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fastest milkman in the west!

    UKDeek
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor Ernie... had the dirty done on him by "Two-ton" Ted from Teddington...

    Ben Taylor
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Benny Hill was the best!!

    Joanne Hudson
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    O. M. G. I did NOT recognize him.

    Papa
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still remember the gag when he would rub the little bald guy's head and say "Feels just like my wife's bottom." The little guy would look puzzled, then rub his own head, and say "You're right! It does!"

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "There once was a girl from New Zealand.."

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    #41

    Are You Old Enough To Be Freaked Out By This?

    Soylent plant-based nutrition shakes on a store shelf, featuring creamy chocolate flavor and nutritional benefits.

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    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Soylent brown sounds even worse somehow.

    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It came in colors, green being the most prized.

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    Armac
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s made of people!

    Lost Panda
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Waiting on the green variant

    The Scout
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It used to exist, but is now only available as a drink: https://soylent.com/products/soylent-drink-mint-chocolate-1. A few years ago, the packaging even used to contain the slogan "totally NOT people", but they try to keep a more serious image these days...

    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The book's called Make Room! Make Room! - Harry Harrison.

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I laughed my a*s off when someone actually came out with this product. Damn, I wash Edward G. Robinson had lived long enough to see it.

    Hidalgo
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The world the over-wealthy have planned for us is a lot closer to Soylent Green than to 1984. At least in 1984 people had food and housing

    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mmm. Where I live, food is cheap and readily available, it's just the housing that's unaffordable...

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    #42

    If You Grew Up Back In The Day You Have A Definite Opinion On This Gum

    Fruit Stripe gum package with colorful stripes and cartoon animal, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    leendadll
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    15 seconds of amazing flavor!

    Karina
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and then hard as plastic, then they added microplastic and "solved" that problem..

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    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Three chews of fruit, then a half-hour jaw workout for nothing.

    Lew k
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yipes stripes!! So many comercials just to be let down by 6 seconds of flavor.

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    #43

    Geeeeeez

    Image of four worn cassette tape storage cases, evoking childhood nostalgia for the past.

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    Featherytoad
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 54, I don't know what these are. Am I too young?

    James016
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shout out to all the meat popcicles on this site.

    Sami-Jo Ross
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hip-hop and opera sung by a hot blue alien chick is a combination you wouldn't think worked, but it did.

    Bremusa4u
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Ruby Rhod. He's so sexy."

    Ozymandias73
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone got any fire? / All I did was say "We're all gonna die (exhale)" / The stones are in me.

    Drusilla
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did he learn to negotiate like this?/ I wonder

    Teresa Spanics
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The symbols for Earth, Water, Fire, and Air from the movie "The Fifth Element".

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    #44

    Filling Up Behind The Rear License Plate

    Vintage car fuel cap hidden behind chrome bumper, evoking childhood memories.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG, I had forgotten that there were cars like that!

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only the classics, and when they filled up, you got a bath!.

    BeKind&Rewind
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was such a pain in the neck. It never stayed open!

    John Boy
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 1984 Hurst Olds had it's filler here. Gave the car to a grandson and he had to call me from the gas station to find out where it was. :D

    tarryn norwich
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first car was a '79 Caprice Classic, it had this and my school mates thought it was sooo weird. (I'm 35)

    Thomas Schwarting
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was a bit young to drive, but I DO remember them.

    DogMomInVT
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The tiny screwdriver so you didn't stand there holding the damn thing open!!

    WFH Forever
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was ideal in the 1970s. They didn't have arrows on the gas gauge to tell you which side the opening was on because it was SMACK in the middle.

    ILoveMySon
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    National Lampoon's Vacation anyone? 😂

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    #45

    Anyone?

    Moon character with sunglasses at McDonald's, iconic childhood memory for those near 40, with fries and drinks.

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    foehnalicious
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew a guy who was one of the Mac Tonite guys.

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mac Tonight, ads originally aired from 86-89 (and yes that's when my 41 year old a*s remembers them from) BUT, the campaign did reappear briefly between 96-97.

    Frunkadunk
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can hear the song right now!

    Philly Bob
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was a play on Stevie Wonder!

    Earthquake903
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 53 and never saw this

    Ash
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh no. they're right.

    Zero
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Showing our correct vintage here

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    #46

    Remember When Air Was Free?

    Vintage air pump at a gas station, evoking childhood memories of past road trips.

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    ocean todd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In California, it’s still free. By law, if you go into the convenience store and ask clerk to turn on air, they must. Don’t fall for putting in the quarters.

    Charles Kormos
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You'll need a subscription for air soon.

    cogadh
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when the gas station attendant would offer to check your tire pressure and fluids while your gas was pumping. Topping everything up was just part of the service. Also, gas was less than a dollar/gallon.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gas was less than a dollar a gallon, but minimum wage was less than $2 an hour.

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    Robert Miller
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember the guy pumping gas checking the air in the tires and the oil !

    Jorie
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you didn't need a degree to run the damn machine?

    Brandi VanSteenwyk
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It still is if you know where to look. Those stations that continue to offer it without charge gain an extra element of respect from me.

    Gracie Mae
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wasn't that back when we were still collecting/recycling glass bottles for about 5 cents each?

    Edward Treen
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's inflation for you. OK, I'll get my coat.

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    #47

    Tears For Fears

    Two men in a nostalgic then-and-now comparison, capturing memories of childhood past.

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    George D
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These guys could write hits.

    Jonathan Li
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Everybody wants to rule the world"

    Mike F
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That should have been the theme song for Pinky and the Brain!

    Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate that song. I like other songs of theirs, but that one annoys me.

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    Robert T
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have memories of listening to Sowing the Seeds whilst playing a car racing game called E-Type. LOL

    MagicJacket
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of those pics should be flipped so the younger and older of each line up correctly.

    Lyone Fein
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was going to say the same. They both look terrific.

    Sue User
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dancing in the clubs in Dupont Circle because Maryland had raised the drinking age to 21 but DC was still 18 and you coukd ride the new metro line home.

    Pferdchen
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cagney's maybe? I somehow doubt that you're referring the Mr. P's, the Frat House, the Fireplace or Badlands 😁 Darn it, now I'm trying to remember the names of the other hetero bars nearby. Drawing a blank after Roxy, Rumors and Bojangles.

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reunited and touring as of last year.

    Philly Bob
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Roland & Curt!!! Great stuff! Worked on the 5.1 of "The Big Chair!"

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    #48

    If You Can Smell This Photo…

    Small jar of Testors gloss enamel paint, a nostalgic reminder from childhood craft days.

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    iseefractals
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exact color my dad used on our model car build, 1959 corvette. He painted it by hand.....then sanded it down, painted it again, sanded it down....like 7 or 8 coats until you could literally see your reflection in it.

    George D
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WWII model planes. Testors was THE brand for paints. Fond memories.

    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I made cars and, when I could find them, spaceships.

    Damned_Cat
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't do d**g$ kids! But, here, put together a model with this glue and these paints...

    Mike F
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I built hundreds of models and painted them all, never once got a buzz from them.

    Sami-Jo Ross
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have my old set. The gold and silver need to be reconstituted but the others are still in great condition!

    Philly Bob
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Testor's PLA Enamel! been around since the 50's! I painted many an Aurora or AMT model kit with these paints! And Testor's glue... untill people started sniffing the stuff! :(

    Oerff On Tour
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it took ages to dry. Whilst the black dried so fast, you ruined the paint job before you were done

    Lyoness
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They still make them and they still smell the same.

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    #49

    Were You One Of These Kids?

    Vintage 160-in-1 electronic project kit showcasing resistors, capacitors, and circuits, reminding us of childhood memories.

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. Tried to find one for my nephew recently and they are either tiny and rubbish or really really expensive.

    Mark Stewart
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh this brings back memories, I can see piles of those wires stripped at both ends in my mind right now 😁

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The spring connectors that could make the door stop sound.

    DogMomInVT
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow. We spent soooo much time with this.

    David
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had one. I don't recall the digital number readout. But I think we got mine used so maybe different model or some missing parts.

    WubiDubi
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To tangent - my chemistry set would likely be illegal in 2025.

    WubiDubi
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The LED was great fun.It could also do loud sirens, water level alarms, light detection for music or alarms.

    The PanDA
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude!! This is really Cool! Am I able to but this online? Or something like it!?

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had this: https://www.petervis.com/Radios/making-a-transistor-radio-ladybird-book/making-a-transistor-radio-ladybird-book.html (although the final form of the radio didn't work well - apparently, the layout made the circuit unstable).

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    #50

    Tell Me I'm Not The Only One Who Thinks This

    Walmart Supercenter with parked cars, evoking childhood memories.

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is how old I am. Our local 'Thrifty Acres' , Meijer, had recycling glass and metal in the parking lot by the hwy. Had a cafeteria, barber and beauty shop on the mezzanine, an ice cream stand (Purple Cow, with Ogden Nash poem on the sign), Sandy the horse ride for 1 cent. Alll goooone, except Sandy. Fred Meijer must be spinning in his grave.

    Damned_Cat
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our local version was Sage's. Grocery store with a coffee shop/diner with fresh pies and you could watch the lady make them. It had a nursery out front, a separate liquor store area, a hot foods deli, pharmacy, and a miscellaneous items area where you could buy records, tools, clocks, and whatever else they could cram into the space. Oh, and a big toy store across the street.

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    iseefractals
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only time i enjoyed going to wal-mart was after 2am.

    David
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still go there. They kind of suck in some ways but the prices of of the Equate brands for like products are pretty good. The trick to enjoying Walmart is to people watch while telling yourself, "I'm not like THOSE people". LOL PS - in my youth we didn't have a Walmart. The one big box store we had was K-Mart. And I can recall when that was a new / cool addition. No walmart, no mall. Kmart was literally the only large store around with a variety of product.

    Christina Keenan
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, I miss KMart. I hate walmart.

    David
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Christina, I miss the old Kmart. Back in the days when the blue light specials were legit good deals. The variety seemed larger too, but I'm not sure if that is perception based on the lack of other choices at the time. Unfortunately our local Kmart became such a sad shell of itself my friend and I agreed they were going to close long before it was announced. And I think the staff knew it as well. Closer to the end of things, on a shopping visit I pointed out to the employee an outdated food product I found on the shelf. She just sort of shrugged and said they do the best they can with the people they have. Or something like that. It felt like, "The ship is sinking so we don't really care."

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    Julia Mckinney
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, I still like going on occasion. It just depends on how much i need to get done.

    TheForrestGreene (he/they/it)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    its always funny to look at old walmart ads and see how much has changed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJwBT1sgshk

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    #51

    Rip To This Beautiful Legend

    A woman with vintage curls, wearing a classic dress, evokes nostalgia and reminds us of childhood memories.

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    leendadll
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "What knockers." "Oh, thank you, doctor."

    Mr. Toast
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Roll in the hay ?" - oh yes please 😍

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh dear, I missed that she died. One of my favourites ever.

    Hiram's Friend
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    29 October 2024. Multiple sclerosis.

    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Roll in the hay, Teri, and rest in peace.

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    #52

    In The 70s I Grew Up In A House Where We Wheeled The Dishwasher Around And Hooked It Up To The Faucet

    Vintage kitchen with a retro dishwasher, evoking childhood memories from the past.

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    Sky Render
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was one of these at my grandparents' beach house.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty much unheard of in the UK until the late 80's. Wouldn't be without mine now.

    Peri
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a washing machine that worked the same way when I was a kid

    The acorn fell
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma had one as well. Oh, the wringer terrified me!

    Clarf
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's 2025 and we still have one of these at our house! It's not that old, either.

    Binny Tutera
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grew up with one of these at our house.

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought one of those in 2019, though it was a darn sight smaller than that.

    Janelle Collard
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had one of these!

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks like the exact model my grandmother had. Family dinners were almost every night, with 15 people, that thing had to get hooked up every single night. Don't know why they didn't have it plumbed up properly.

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Grandma had one of these.

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    #53

    Critics Didn’t Like It. It Bombed At The Box Office, But I Liked It. Who Else?

    Movie poster for "Enemy Mine" showing a human and alien face-to-face with a starry space background.

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    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I not only saw the movie, I have the book with the novella it's based on. ( "Manifest Destiny", by Barry B. Longyear. )

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just watched it again a few months ago. Totally holds up. My little brother and I saw it on the big screen in first run.

    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's cheesy, but lame and eerily soothing, too.

    The acorn fell
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Zammies!" At least, I think that's what he called the wee outfit he was knitting...

    JM
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Louis Gossett, Jr.

    Ricardo
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good movie! Space version of the classic and wonderful movie "Hell in the Pacific", with Lee Marvin and Toshirō Mifune.

    Featherytoad
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wanted to be the one to write those taglines.

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    #54

    I See Your Pop Snaps And Raise You This.. Are You This Old ?

    Vintage metal game dart on a wooden surface, evoking childhood memories of the past.

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    Armac
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can smell it

    Featherytoad
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another one I don't know. Anyone care to enlighten me?

    Jan Willem ten Dam
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a pop cap dart or so-called cap bomb. It is a toy allowing kids to make a small explosion by placing a cap on the tip of the dart and let it hit the ground to let it pop.

    Sawdust
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought the sound of the metal tip hitting the concrete was louder than the cap inside exploding.

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    #55

    The Last Living Beatles Members

    Two men in sunglasses smiling at an outdoor event, one showing a peace sign, evoking memories of the past.

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    Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ringo is nearly 85 and still tours almost constantly. I hope I have stamina like that when I'm his age. I bet the money helps.

    Bertha Madott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw them life. Toronto. 1965-66!., not sure of exact date. Will never forget

    Maples Dad
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you've already forgotten when you saw them!

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love all four, but they're dying in the wrong order.

    #56

    If You Remember What Movie This Scene Is From, You Probably Cancelled Your Canoe Trip To Georgia, And…you’re Old

    Person sitting on a porch playing a banjo, capturing a nostalgic childhood moment from the past.

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    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Deliverance! Squeal like a pig!

    George D
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All I can say is they didn't pay Ned Beatty enough for that scene. You know what I' talking about.

    tracy black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    boy you got a pretty mouth lol loved this movie

    Janissary35680
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Duelin' Banjos! I've made a clip of that scene and watch it from time to time.

    #57

    Terrifying Cowboy Robot - If You Know Who This Is You Are Old

    Close-up of a bald man with intense eyes wearing a hat, evoking childhood memories from the past.

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    Rose the Cook
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guilty, it is Yul Brynner. He was also in The King and I and many other films.

    BeKind&Rewind
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The King and I-wow was he good in that! What a great movie that was!!

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    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Westworld, long time ago.

    Janissary35680
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ORIGINAL Westworld, please!

    Cara Vinson
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    5 packs a day. Cigarettes took down a legend.

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently one of the only 2 Hollywood actors who didn't blink when he fired a gun.

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    #58

    We Had This In My Old Middle School

    Nostalgic vintage stone wash basin with text reminding us of childhood memories.

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    Sleepy Panda
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A hand washing sink! I had one in my elementary school. You pushed the lever with your foot to turn it on.

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Along with the chalky a*s soap in the dispenser.

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    BeKind&Rewind
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have two of these at the moment in our welding and our auto shops. Very handy!

    Katherine Bridgerton
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how you get to the chamber of secrets

    Susan
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was somewhere recently, I think it was an event at a high school nearby and they still had these.

    john doe
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn totally forgot about the old hand washing station

    A girl
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First seen by me in 1969 at Fair Oaks Elementary

    howdylee
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my kids' elementary school was just opened 4 years ago, has this type of sink for all the bathrooms

    Anthony Elmore
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uuuuh... yeah, also have these at work.

    Earthquake903
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They have these in rest areas

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    #59

    Old Enough To Know Who These Two Grifters Were

    A couple posing in a field, reminiscent of nostalgic childhood moments.

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    Earthquake903
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. Predecessors of Joel Osteen, TD Jake's, Creflo Dollar. Every single televangelist is no better than the orange buffoon in the white house. They care nothing for others unless they can get money out of them.

    Hassel Davidhoff
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100% They are the worst people on the planet. The one I hate the most is Kenneth Copeland. That creep is the picture of greed.

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I ran into Tammy Faye at the mall the other day . . . . " Tammy-Faye...27efe4.jpg Tammy-Faye-679b3d027efe4.jpg

    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh lordy! What a pair of buffoons!

    JM
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the MASCARA tarantula eyes!

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The PTL Club - as in "Pass The Loot!"

    El Cucuy
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jim and Tammy Faye Baker. The OG religious grifters!

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Send us money! Tammy's boobs are sagging!"

    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There’s a Broadway musical about her now!

    Cara Vinson
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My impoverished grandmother sent some televangelist her money. I hate them all.

    Kelly Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought Tammy was Jim's twin brother in drag.

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    #60

    Im Ancient

    Yellow Wendy's packaging and food items reminiscent of childhood memories.

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    howdylee
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss the solarium dining rooms

    Earthquake903
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss these fries. Don't care for the new ones.

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. I also miss the dollar menu. I used to get a chili a salad and fries for $3.

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    Sawdust
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the old newspaper advertisement tables.

    #61

    Best Halloween Costumes Ever

    Children dressed as iconic characters, capturing childhood memories in their playful costumes, standing outside.

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    Data1001
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You get your f@nny perpendicular, mister!

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    #62

    This Was The Face Of Public Health When I Was A Kid. Are You Old Enough To Remember Him?

    An older man with a beard, in a suit, standing in front of a U.S. flag and yellow banner, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    C Everett Coop. He said nicotine was more addictive than heroin.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Appointed because he was so conservative politically, but kept to the science and said a lot of things the right wing did not like at all.

    Kelly Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was the one who pushed and pushed Reagan to talk about HIV and AIDS. Reagan could barely say the word "homosexual" and because of him not listening to Coop, AIDS got a foothold in this country and has never let go since then. One of the many, many reasons I hate Reagan. I remember a time when there were no cases of AIDS in the US.

    john doe
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is the only surgeon general anyone remembers and he was around under Regan lol

    Sawdust
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read this guy's autobiography; it was pretty interesting.

    Sue User
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have the pamplet that was published about aids.

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "For all the latest medical poop, call Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Koop-koop-a-doop." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU9QatYLi2M

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    #63

    My Spotify When I Was A Kid

    Childhood nostalgia: kid relaxing with feet on desk, using an old computer running Limewire.

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    DeVante
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Napster, Kazaa, Kazaa Lite, Imesh, Bearshare and Limewire.

    Karina
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ohhh, kazaa lite. I forgot about that

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    George D
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Napster, Audio Galaxy and Soulseek for me.

    JoeKing
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That screen angle is so fake 🤣

    Armac
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s a pretty bad photoshop job 😂

    Hiram's Friend
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You had an RGB monitor. My first was only amber. And I was already an adult by several years.

    #64

    If You Know What This Is Or Browsed The Catalog, You Are Old Af

    Service Merchandise storefront, evoking childhood nostalgia with its classic retro design.

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    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loved waiting by the conveyor belt for my order to pop out!

    George D
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Them and Best were actually great places to buy stuff. Lost in time.

    Papa
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife and I bought our rings there. (Yes, we were both broke.)

    tracy black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    remember it i worked their call center for a couple of years

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only know this place from contestants on game shows being awarded gift certificates there as prizes.

    #65

    Bernadette Peters, Then And Now

    Two images side by side showing the past and present of a woman with curly hair, reminiscing childhood moments.

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    Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Odd looking people tend to be considered beautiful for some reason.

    Hiram's Friend
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Dames at Sea" in San Francisco. Think it played at the Marines' Memorial. I was a stagehand at "Oh! Calcutta!" that year.

    Regina Holt
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ba - Ba - LOOO!!!! I loved that movie.

    tracy black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and id still kill for those curls

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    #66

    If You Get It, You're Old

    A meme depicting "The Distracted Boyfriend" with labels referencing childhood nostalgia.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎵 Brandy you're a fine girl, what a good wife you would be . . . 🎵

    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My life, my lady, my lover is the sea...

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    Ty Stratton-Quirk
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Due to Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, that is no longer the case.

    Kayci Styles
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister was named after that song!

    JM
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so funny!

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    #67

    You Are F**king Old, If You Ever Dressed Up Just Because You Were Flying Somewhere

    Passengers in vintage airplane seats reading and relaxing, evoking childhood memories of air travel in the past.

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    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only old enough to have dressed up, but my dad made use of the little ashtray in the chair arm through the whole flight.

    Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interestingly, planes had better air quality when smoking was allowed because they had to bring fresh air in to vent the smoke. Now the air is just recycled endlessly.

    Peeka_Mimi
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am old enough to still dress up for a flight.

    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone watched Hercule Poirot with David Suchet? All day dressed in suit, but still going to change for dinner!

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents insisted on me wearing a jacket and tie every time I got on a plane. No one else on the plane ever had one, so I was always confused.

    tracy black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i may be old but i miss the days when people actually dressed to go out not really dressed up but at least covered themselves , the underwear and didnt wear pajamas to the store

    #68

    My 27 Year Old Son Didn’t Understand The Significance Of This Place

    Winslow, Arizona Route 66 sign with people and a vintage truck nearby, evoking nostalgic childhood memories.

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    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such a fine sight to see!

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford . . .

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    John Boy
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The speakers play "Take It Easy" here on Take It Easy Street all day long. (And the restaurant across the street to the left serves great food at a reasonable price, too.)

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that a flatbed Ford parked on the right?

    Sky Render
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean that's where you get your kicks...

    Lost Panda
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dang what was that route again?

    Janelle Collard
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I drove thru Winslow when I moved from Kansas to California in January 1975. Holy buckets! 50 years ago!!! Damn I'm old!

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oklahoma city, so doggone pretty" Git yer kicks..

    Kayci Styles
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Slowing down to take a look at me!

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any song covered by both Nat King Cole and the Rolling Stones has to have appeal.

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    #69

    Kmart Cafeteria 1975. I Can Smell The Coffee And Cigarette Smoke

    People sitting in a vintage restaurant, capturing a nostalgic childhood atmosphere with retro decor.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when "smoking sections" first came out. There was a lot of resistance.

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    #70

    I See Your "Tales From The Crypt," And Raise You Elvira

    Gothic woman in a dimly lit room, reminiscent of our childhood memories, dressed in dark attire with candles nearby.

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    Lost Panda
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... I used to do a lot of rising for Elvira... I still do, but I used to too

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure that phenomenon has not lessened today, even though she's pitching in another league. Probably has increased it.

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Oak Ridge Boys had a song about her even.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up a maumau ..." Actually, it was an old song written by Dallas Frazier in 1966 long before Cassandra Peterson invented her Elvira character in 1981. Many singers, such as Kenny Rogers, had recorded versions before the Oak Ridge Boys.

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    #71

    The Tylenol Murders Started 42 Years Ago This Week. Kids Today Have No Idea

    A woman in a sweater shopping for Tylenol in a retro pharmacy, evoking childhood memories.

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    Kat Hoth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's why we have those 'safety seals' on everything. I don't think they ever found the person.

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's kinda crazy to think they didn't seal medicine up. We were a much more trusting society.

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    Deborah
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember this. Was it that long ago? Things are safer no, but a lot harder to get into. Tip: make sure you can open the tylenol bottle before you get a headache.

    Sue User
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I buy them at the pharmacy counter and maje them open them. I had to cut a bottle open with a butcher knife because my useless hands could not open it.

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    BeKind&Rewind
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think about this every single time I see Tylenol. Every time.

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "started"? The entire episode lasted a few days.

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    #72

    Happy Birthday To Robert Duvall Who Turns 94 Today!

    Elderly man with wrinkles and thoughtful expression, evoking memories of the past and childhood reflections.

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    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I love the smell of living till 94 in the morning. It smells like victory."

    #73

    Crazy How They’ve All Aged So Well… Well Most Of Them

    "The Little Rascals" movie poster recreated, showing original cast in childhood and adulthood side by side.

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    Data1001
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, nothing will beat the original black & white shorts. They used to show those on TV when I was a kid.

    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some streaming services still show them. Those were the "real" Little Rascals.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Given what happens to child actors, it's a wonder all of them were still alive.

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a terrible remake that movie was. The kids were fine, but just... why? It was awful

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    #74

    When I Was 16 This Was The 💩

    Retro car stereo and equalizer setup, evoking childhood nostalgia.

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    George D
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, yes, there it is, Alpine. It was the de facto brand to have, with the occasional Blaupunkt thrown in.

    Data1001
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh man, true equalizers with physical sliders -- you just can't beat that.

    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks so good (and practical to operate). Even in the 21st century.

    Subaru645
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did I put my cassettes…

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    #75

    Who Remembers This Movie?

    Group of four young adults smiling outdoors, evoking childhood memories.

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    George D
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my fav 80's teen flicks, along with Better Off Dead, Ferris Bueller, Three O'Clock High, Fast Times.

    TuesdayDangerGirl
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's Laslo. He lives in the closet

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back when Val did comedies. I wish he didn't stop.

    David Allan
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? No... Why am I the only one who has that dream?

    leendadll
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?" "Not right now." "A girl's gotta have her standards."

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've only seen the one that played mitch in Real Genuis....and he was in apollo 13 as a back round character in NASA control center.

    #76

    Are You This Old?

    Vintage Mattel Electronics handheld football game, reminiscent of childhood nostalgia.

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    ocean todd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did y’all just hear the sounds of the game?

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the sound of the button mashing lol

    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm way older than that.

    tracy black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    still have one found it in my moms storage shed it still works

    PenguinEmp
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Have my baseball 2 player one and my hockey still

    Featherytoad
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother had this, and after playing it for so long, it just became a game of memorization.

    Marie Clear
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, my misspent youth. My instant parent annoyer. My sister found me one for my birthday a few years ago. Best gift ever! Now it's my instant spouse annoyer. How times change, yet stay the same.

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    #77

    Raise Your Hand If You Got One And Couldn't Wait To Try It Out, In Real Time

    Childhood reminder: A retro waterbed filling with water in a bedroom, featuring wood frame and mirror in the background.

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    camomooey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is definitely overfilled. I'm waiting for the explosion.

    JM
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had forgotten the ornate, solid wood frames.

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    #78

    Do You Get It?

    Text on a red background discussing a code recognizable to those who grew up in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, evoking childhood memories.

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GetYourAssInThisMotherFuckingHouseRightNowBeforeIBeatYourAss!

    DeVante
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The code I was thinking of is: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start

    Tim Gibbs
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bernie the bolt, the golden shot! Ann Aston 🤣

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    deejak
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Git yer a*s in the mf'ing house RIGHT NOW before I beat your a*s!!

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get your a*s in the mother f*****g house right now before i beat your a*s.

    Sami-Jo Ross
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gotta say it with the "parent-done-with-your-BS" tone...or like Madea. "Get ya àss in this mufukkin house right now before I beat ya àss!"

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never saw/heard this before but seems to be easy enough to decipher

    Lost Panda
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha! Heard it more than a few times

    Subaru645
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just showed my 9 year old, he is laughing…

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our mom had three boys in three years. She was much more emphatic about our exiting the house than entering it.

    Adrian
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FFS, it's 70s, etc. SO many posters here getting it wrong.

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    #79

    You're Definitely Old If You Know What That Slot Is For

    Cologne and toiletries on a shelf, evoking childhood memories of familiar scents and past grooming routines.

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    Sky Render
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Razorblades. Lots of old houses are full of them behind their bathroom cabinets...

    A girl
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Allowing centipedes to startle the **** out of you when you went to grab the toothpaste.

    #80

    What Was That One Thing You Always Wanted And Never Got?

    Young boys playing with a large aircraft carrier toy set, evoking childhood memories.

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    Robert Beveridge
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lite-Brite. Still consider buying one every once in a while.

    Miki
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To answer the question: LEGO 8880. I was 6 when it came and I was instantly inlove.

    Pazuzu
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never got the Micro Machines Aircraft Carrier. Still bitter about it. Wouldn't even imagine asking for this monolith. Besides, it wouldn't have fit under the bed when I had to clean my room.

    Dawn Marie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A husband that was good to me?

    Mr. Toast
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They could have used this years later when with the Kuwait, Iraq and Afghan Wars - "Hey remember playing with this ? Well come do the real and get some bad guys - join the US Navy !"

    #81

    Thank You For Your Service If You Ever Used One Of These. Bonus Points If It’s On Your Key Ring Now

    Vintage can opener held in a person's hand, evoking past childhood memories.

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    Armac
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Australian ones have a spoon on the end, and is called a F. R. E. D (fkn ridiculous eating device)

    Auntriarch
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll be sure to convey to Mr Auntriarch that you have thanked him for his service in the Boy Scouts. And it works rather well.

    John Boy
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's mine. Comes in handy for lots of stuff, doesn't it? IMG_202501...d1524a.jpg IMG_20250130_1311012-679bc12d1524a.jpg

    Kabuki Kitsune
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These were fine, but if you managed to get ahold of a P42... you never went back to the P38.

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