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A walk through one’s old bedroom or visiting a mall you used to go to can hit you with a wave of nostalgia and memories that you often didn’t even know existed. Without these reminders, it can be hard to sometimes remember how things have changed. 

The “Do You Remember When” Facebook page is dedicated to images, memes, and even ads that might jog some deeply buried memory. From plywood furnishings to pogo sticks, these posts are a real blast from the past, so get comfortable as you scroll through, be sure to upvote your favorites and comment your thoughts below. 

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Pictures That Make You Feel Old

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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Ria C.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I somehow remember my locker combo 27yrs later but it took me at least 3 to learn my husband's phone number.. .and I sometimes still question it.

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Love It!

Love It!

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ॐBoyGanesh
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1 year ago

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“Getting old” can be a pretty relative term. While most of us would agree that pensioners are “old,” you can also be hit by a wave of “oldness” when you first realize that you aren’t quite as up-to-date with popular culture. Or perhaps you overhear the younger generation (whose existence is already a sign) refer to the films you watch or music you listen to as “retro.”

Despite our best efforts, there is no escape from getting older. Of all the processes on this planet, the passage of time is the one we can’t even start to influence. Realistically, people need to make peace with the fact that every second they fight aging, they age regardless. Instead, images like the ones in this post serve to remind and perhaps educate beyond anything else. 

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I Have Several, Two Of Which I Inherited From My Parents!

I Have Several, Two Of Which I Inherited From My Parents!

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Had A Datsun B210

Had A Datsun B210

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Milton’s Assistant
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who just learned that Datsun became Nissan, and that they’re not mutually exclusive car brands? 🙋🏻‍♀️

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Pictures That Make You Feel Old

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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k1ddkanuck
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when we first got a phone that had a speakerphone function. That was groundbreaking.

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In much of the world, aging is actually celebrated. In Korea, when one turns 60, they will have a special party called a hwangap. Part of this celebration’s history comes from the fact that many people in the pre-modern era did not even reach the age of 60. As a result, Koreans have also started to celebrate “Gohi” or “Chilsun” when they turn 70 and “Palsun” when they reach the venerable age of 80. 

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One reason to make your peace with aging is that it can actually help you live longer. A positive self-perception of health in old age appears to be directly correlated with longer lifespans. So if living as long as possible is really important, then it’s almost as vital to believe it will happen. Worrying just wastes time for little-to-no gain. 

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This Brings Back So Many Memories (Of Getting Thorned)

This Brings Back So Many Memories (Of Getting Thorned)

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WindySwede
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was not like they disappeared with the great millennial berry bug.. [🎱🐻y]

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ॐBoyGanesh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t we still do this? At least those of us who have access.

David A Paterson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't learn to do this until just recently, ie. 25 years ago. Still do. I forage in the street and in parks.

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Grudge-holding Treefrog
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m a teenager and this applies. The blackberry brambles near my house are a hybrid wild/domestic type, so they’re extra big and good

Cat R
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd visit my grandparents for two weeks every summer in Northern CA, and every morning my grandfather would pick red raspberries, We'd have a huge bowl each. One of my best childhood memories. Also, corn on the cob from his garden. My grandma would start the water boiling, and we'd pick the corn, shucking them as we raced back to the house to have the freshest ear of corn ever.

Robert T
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Used to eat peas straight out of the pod. Parents always wondered why the pea yield was so low. LOL

Beachbum
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had a field across the street from the house, used to go picking every Sunday!

Llama_flower93
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This needs more context. I don't think people stopped eating berries off bushes.

Cesium
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend has these in her yard and we still pick them yearly

Vonny
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

me, too! Picked a few more blackberries today to use in a cobbler this week. They're growing in my moms' backyard, she planted them 20 years ago. :-)

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Chucky Cheezburger
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, when it's a good crop and the local wildlife doesn't get them. They grow wild around some of the stations I tend to. My wife told me if I can get enough, she would make me a cobbler. 😃😁🥰

Sleestak
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was a hangout for about 10 of us on a path between two dead-end streets.

Audrey Martin
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband and I still go picking blackberries now and we still eat some straight off the bush.

Ellie Giberson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg !! In the woods down the street , there was an area full of them , they were always one of the best parts of summer growing up ! We’d eat tons of them , and guess what !? No one ever got sick and we’re all still alive today to talk about it

Cat Mom times 11
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still do at 55, I have some that grow at the edge of the woods in my backyard. They make a great homemade cobbler.

Laurie Livingston
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wait anxiously for the flowers to appear, then every single day go out to see how they're doing and how many have ripened overnight-- then I eat them!

Jupiter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES AND I MISS IT SO MUCH. Before my grandpa passed of cancer this year, he owned property on an island and my family and I would all go berry picking near the property. It's a very fond memory I have from a CPTSD brain.

Brett Layton
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still do this, there's a few that grow wild on one of my usual dog walk routes.

VM37
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Kids just this morrning. Then again, I live on an Island on then Medditerian, so ...

Anne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still do. Although now it's blueberries as blackberries don't seem to grow here. But blueberries and raspberries and lingon do in masses.

MED71
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did, but most got taken home. Apples too, peaches,pears...my grandma was badass cook! ♥️

Aballi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do this weekly. They're all over the place on my hikes, and now is the time they're ripe!

Danny Boy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have mulberries in my backyard, and when we were kids running around my grandma's backyard, we would stain our fingers, lips and tongues purple and ruin our appetites every time. ;-)

Ali Sherlock
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my parents removed ours because my siblings and I with the neigbours kids 'painted' their pure white bull terrier. He got a big B on his head coz his name was Buddy lol

Piper
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had these is the pastures and our horses would come in with purple lips!

K Tigress
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its hard to find those bushes where I live. The one I found got bull dosed for new housing. ☹️

celeste hall
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my ex's uncle gave his wife some thornless bushes for her garden, he then strung the for her on barbed wire

JelliTate
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Add plums and we’re in business!! Playing outside all day and run over to these bushes to get a snack!

A Dorkable
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The bottom of my feet were a constant hue of purple from running around barefooted, we had 2 mulberry trees.

Tessa
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love picking these with an aunt when I was young, then afterwards the search for the ticks back home with my mom 😅

Janet Howe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still had these up to a few years ago. How come the biggest ones grow on steep banks?

Bria Newberry
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then got terrible diarrhea for their troubles. Still delicious, though.

Sharon Vaughn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an adult, actually. My husband at the time liked blackberry pie. I didn't

MakeupMama68
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I grow them in my yard! They came with the house and come back every year.

DetongLhamo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brother and I would often be given a container by mum after dinner and sent over the back fence to collect blackberries to have for dessert.

altredhead
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bush ? We went on the side of the road in Georgia. Black berries grow everywhere here but mostly on the edges of fields and roads.

DEW
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every year as a kid we would go to the old train tracks and pick blackberries. We would bring home 6 to 8 pounds and my mom would make a cobbler and vanilla ice cream on the warm cobbler. Now they put pesticide on them so no picking.

Scott Rackley
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a huge patch near the swimming hole we went to. Paths worn among the canes by many years of doing the same thing. I convinced my little sister the red ones were for girls.

Tracey Hall
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still do this, so do my children and grand daughter. Only way to eat them.

Melissa Powell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep neighbors bushes and picked their flowers that stuck thru the fence.

Marie Dahme
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey ! Where are the gooseberries or even the choke cherries ? Oh course no one could eat the chokecherries without a boatload of sugar lol

Jonny Man
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I ate these straight off the bush today! Fun fact: blackberries are an invasive species, as well as one of the hardiest plants out there. Almost impossible to get rid of, and it only takes a single shoot to coat an acre in a few years. Thank god for the tasty fruit!

Michelle Jordan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every chance we could and trying to clean off the stains from your hands or clothes was almost unheard of...my mom was relentless and almost always got all the stains out of our clothing and definitely from our hands and faces

Bonny Saxon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had very fine, waist-length hair and my brother pushed me into a blackberry bush. Took forever to get me out of it and all the briars out of my hair.

C Pryce
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also: scrumping apples off neighbours tree; and another neighbour had a gooseberry bush that had escaped and was covering the entire outer fence where she didn't notice. We lived off gooseberries every summer, us kids.

Coffeetime2
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have one in our backyard...and it rips holes in me every time

AnnaRachelle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mam would send me out with an ice cream container to pick them for her

Whatshername
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did, until I washed my own fresh batch from the garden. Half a sink of water, plenty of salt. You won't believe how many bugs surfaced 🤢 But really, so so many. After a second wash I just gave up. Still so many tiny bugs floated between those gorgeous berries... I couldn't get over it.

martin734
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Errm, I still do when I am out walking the dogs, they love berries too.

Walter Brameld
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact: The Dutch word for "boy" is "jongen". The j is pronounced like a y.

LovingKnuckle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The word youngin identifies your age and point of origin even more than eating the berries.

The Voice in Your Head
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a massive busy of these at my bus stop. I made them into crumble. It was delicious.

majandess
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The most terrifying weed of the Pacific NW (USA). I can't escape these. At least they're delicious!

Thomas Jones
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We still head down to the park at the bottom of our subdivision, every year, to pick them

detective miller's hat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did until I saw how many bugs came out when my gran soaked them before making jam.

Lee Henderson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I ate them off the bush last spring. Still have some in the freezer for pancakes.

Kirsten Kerkhof
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still take my nephews and nieces out to get blackberries in late August.

Kimbowa
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me! We also had a little strawberry patch across the driveway from the house, and I remember pushing the green leaves aside to find a big red strawberry. They’ve never tasted as good ever.

Poppy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad always said to never eat the ones that a dog could reach.

V Noe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Young'un hell. My Mom and Dad retired to the country and the hillside across from their house was covered in blackberry bushes. I made sure to visit them in August so I could have berries with my breakfast.

Thomas Klobucnik
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me! A bush down the block and a tree on the way to school ~1973 or so...

Andy Cran
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

still do but always from above dog height ...ooh don't forget coming across the odd half maggot 😆....and still massively into foraging now though knowledge has somewhat expanded

Christian Edwards
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still do, found a patch recently by one of the nearby bus stops. Far enough away to be hidden, but close enough for a walk. So dang good.

Lynne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just done that straight from a rogue busg growing in our garden.

Andy Frobig
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My stepmother had a driveway about a quarter mile long, and one side was raspberries the whole way. I could stay out there for two hours picking and eating

Jods
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We still do. However, this is how my dad died last year on 5th August. Picking blackberries. Very dangerous! We still don’t know if it was a fall that caused a heart attack or whether it was a heart attack that caused the fall. We searched but he’d fallen into really thick undergrowth. We were inches away from him but couldn’t see him. One of those ‘What If’ brain worries.

Robin DJW
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These don't grow where I live. They are weeds where my brother lives. I love 'em.

Angela C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a couple bushes where I go on vacation. We used to go earlier in the summer and there'd still be some, now we go later and they've largely been eaten by the local wildlife

BookFanatic
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my best memories as a kid was "accidentally" discovering raspberry bushes at camp. We just happened to go on a nature walk, and just happened to find the bushes...and the camp kitchen just happened to have all the ingredients to make pies...

Russell Bowman
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still do ... there were a couple years during the mass government Paraquat spraying on Marijuana -- which meant spraying everywhere from the air

More!
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I caught a funnel web slider under the mulberry tree. Took it to school in a jar, for show and tell, and they confiscated it. I was five or six. I loved eating mulberries off the trees in Sydney. Cannot believe the price, around $25 a kilo here in QLD.

Ervin Conn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It does not take 3 year olds long to learn that the blacker they are the better they are. I stopped harvesting them because it was too nice watching the neighbor twins come over and think they were stealing them. Now they are 4 and have an open invitation.

Hollerfloozy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have a few mulberry trees in my back yard... The neighbors look at me weird when I got outside in the morning with coffee and stand around eating off the tree...

DC
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I even got permission from the railway company to harvest their blackberries from besides the tracks. I think the guy on the phone may not have gotten the full picture, as I need to cross active tracks at least three times to reach the most harvestable bushes, but then again, I have those things called eyes, ears, ... it's not really dangerous, I don't hang out ON the tracks, but cross them after looking both ways, ... anyway, they're delicious!

Batwench
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still do. Live in a rural area and a lot of people still go picking of the hedges around here.

Poison Ivy/Boo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still do. I grow my own right outside my back door. I'd also have blueberries and blackberries if my cat Boo didn't chew them down to nubs.

sturmwesen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have wild ones right next to train tracks. If we use the pedestrian tunnel they are hangig above our heads. Every year I debate if one can eat them safely or if they are unhealthy because of trains and cars.

Jacob B.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents were poor as dirt. But there was a lot of those bushes growing in the wild like weeds. Go outside and have a snack.

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I Remember Swinging So High That The Poles Came Out Of The Ground. What Do You Remember?

I Remember Swinging So High That The Poles Came Out Of The Ground. What Do You Remember?

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It Was Much More Rewarding. I Miss Researching And Enjoy Reading My Encyclopedias!

It Was Much More Rewarding. I Miss Researching And Enjoy Reading My Encyclopedias!

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Babs Ishkabibble
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After my parents bought me a set of Encyclopedias at the age of 11, I announced that I would no longer be going to school since I could now look up anything I needed to know!

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Memory plays just as important a part. We tend to have a lot of what scientists call “flashbulb” memories, itself a reference to older cameras that would provide lighting with a bright flash from a lightbulb. These are instances, moments, and events that feel “burned” into our memories. Traumatic or important events are often featured, particularly if it was something shared with many people. Witnesses of 9/11 would be an example of “flashbulb” memories. 

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And When A Person Gets Older.....you Lose Them, In More Ways Than One! Lol

And When A Person Gets Older.....you Lose Them, In More Ways Than One! Lol

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Tin Kaleidoscope Toy

Tin Kaleidoscope Toy

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Nannychachi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's my favorite toy. I enjoy all the colors and shapes and the way they change.

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Yep, And My Dad Would Criticize My Teachers Handwriting For Being Illegible!

Yep, And My Dad Would Criticize My Teachers Handwriting For Being Illegible!

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We do tend to remember our firsts, as they set the standards and expectations for most events. First kisses, first days of school, and first day on a job all feature here, even though subsequent ones will often be forgotten very quickly. Try to imagine a specific day in fourth grade in November and most of us will draw a blank, even though in the abstract we have an idea of what could have happened and what the classroom may have looked like. 

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I Did It Way Back When When I Was In School And Then Made Them For My Kids!

I Did It Way Back When When I Was In School And Then Made Them For My Kids!

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Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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Sue Denham
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You got dropped off? We would take ourselves there by bus or bike. (From about 10 years old.)

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That being said, memories do degrade with the passing of time. Most “unimportant” memories disappear after the first couple of days unless there is a reminder or we convince ourselves to keep track of something. So if many of the things seen here are the first time you’ve thought of them in years, that’s a normal function of how our memory works. This “whiplash” of seeing something the brain has purposefully forgotten is also why these images might make someone feel “old.”

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"I'm Strong To The Finich, Cause I Eats Me Spinach, I'm Popeye The Sailor Man!"

"I'm Strong To The Finich, Cause I Eats Me Spinach, I'm Popeye The Sailor Man!"

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Drying My Hands In A Public Restroom, 1975

Drying My Hands In A Public Restroom, 1975

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Of course, a lack of attention also plays a part. If you stop to carefully look around you, there are a lot of dates. Colors, shapes, textures. Remember, every place you have ever gone has an abundance of information that, thankfully, our brain filters out. It’s enough to know in the abstract that most walls have some sort of coat of paint without systematically categorizing every wall you have ever seen. It could be a cool party trick, but realistically you would just get overwhelmed. 

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Eugene Levy, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Rosemary Radcliffe, And John Candy, 1974, Sctv Cast

Eugene Levy, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Rosemary Radcliffe, And John Candy, 1974, Sctv Cast

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Plus, as you age you take in a lot of new memories and information. Like building on top of a ruin, new memories “push back” older ones and make them harder to retain. The deeper these ideas are buried, the “older” one feels when they are rediscovered through the images here, or visiting a once-familiar place after a long time. 

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Just A Random Question

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What also causes these feelings of “being old” is the fact that, despite what we often think, our memories are not actually recordings. We can misremember all sorts of details, falsify memories, and remove or add things that never actually happened. This only becomes apparent when we encounter images such as these that serve as a reminder that a lot of things we think we remember don’t actually look the way they did. 

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Kurt Russell And Goldie Hawn...40 Years Together

Kurt Russell And Goldie Hawn...40 Years Together

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Gardener of Weeden
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Instead of talking about how they look ... consider that they have loved each other for 40 fckn years. Most of you have NO idea what it is like to be with someone that long. ( been with my hubby 46yrs)

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What A Truly Incredible Snapshot To A Simpler Time

What A Truly Incredible Snapshot To A Simpler Time

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The Flavor Only Lasted For Like A Second.. But It Was Super Delicious

The Flavor Only Lasted For Like A Second.. But It Was Super Delicious

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But don’t despair, just because you can’t recall the precise model of a neighbor's car doesn’t mean that this memory is lost forever. Somehow, somewhere, you will probably come across something that will jog your memory into place, and you’ll get that little rush as a bit of your past rematerializes in your head. So if you are trying to unlock as many memories as possible, Bored Panda has got you covered, check out our other articles here and here

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Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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ॐBoyGanesh
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, anyone who camps or backpacks still mows what a percolator is.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WRONG! Ozzy and Harriet did it first and the stars were a real married couple and they insisted they were shown in bed together in 1952. So not animated but definitely "otherwise".

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#34

I Love The First Three Seasons Of The Show The Most. The Writing Was Really Sharp And Funny

I Love The First Three Seasons Of The Show The Most. The Writing Was Really Sharp And Funny

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#35

I Absolutely Loved These!! Forgot About Them! The Tropical One Was My Favorite!

I Absolutely Loved These!! Forgot About Them! The Tropical One Was My Favorite!

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#36

Look Out!!

Look Out!!

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Michelle C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cue the coughing if somebody clapped these together and you were standing fairly close to that person for any reason!

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#37

Esp The All You Can Eat Buffet -- Absolutely The Best Bread Sticks In The World

Esp The All You Can Eat Buffet -- Absolutely The Best Bread Sticks In The World

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Ria C.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my local ones actually still offers an all you can eat lunch buffett.

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Data1001
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Uhh... lightning can indeed blow out your TV. And stereo, and anything else that's plugged in. We had a strike hit close to the house and it blew some fuses.

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#41

I Wonder What Happened To Mine

I Wonder What Happened To Mine

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Alex Ruddies
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meanwhile, my Norwegian grandparents had the old fashioned trolls...and I never fully recovered.

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#42

Childhood In A Jug! They Were Essential To Camping And Picnics!

Childhood In A Jug! They Were Essential To Camping And Picnics!

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#45

U Only Had To Remember 4 Numbers The First 3 Were The Same Everywhere Near

U Only Had To Remember 4 Numbers The First 3 Were The Same Everywhere Near

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Zaach
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to tell the operator who I wanted to call and she connected me

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#46

My Mama Made Some Of The Best Fried Chicken Ive Ever Had In This Baby!!!

My Mama Made Some Of The Best Fried Chicken Ive Ever Had In This Baby!!!

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#48

'scooby-Doo, Where Are You' (1969-75)

'scooby-Doo, Where Are You' (1969-75)

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only until Scrappy came along. Scrappy ruined Scooby Doo. If they ever make a Roger Rabbit 2 I hope Scrappy gets the DIP.

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#49

Never Seen This In My Life, Definitely Never Put Any In Any Toilets

Never Seen This In My Life, Definitely Never Put Any In Any Toilets

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#52

Stairway To Heaven

Stairway To Heaven

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Michael Gilbert
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back when music was played by real musicians on real instruments. No AutoTune, no ProTools, no computers... You made it back then because you had talent and you worked for it.

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#53

Oh Yeah, And Calling After 11 Pm Was Even Cheaper

Oh Yeah, And Calling After 11 Pm Was Even Cheaper

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#54

My Parents Had One Of These. When They Left Home I Cranked It Up

My Parents Had One Of These. When They Left Home I Cranked It Up

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#56

Fisher Price Motion Ball Toy

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k1ddkanuck
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh wow. I had one of these as a toddler. I honestly didn't know I could still hold memories from that far back.

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#57

Didn’t Get One. I’ve Been Working Since I Was 15

Didn’t Get One. I’ve Been Working Since I Was 15

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whatever empty soda and beer cans my brother and I could collect, we split the money. 0.05$ per can went a lot further in the 80s.

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#59

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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#60

Yes And I Wish There Were Some Of Those Stations Around Now. Sometime Don't Feel Like Jumping In And Out Of The Car

Yes And I Wish There Were Some Of Those Stations Around Now. Sometime Don't Feel Like Jumping In And Out Of The Car

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#61

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CalamityOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm this old, but the only "brand-name" cereal that my parents ever bought was Grape-Nuts, so no way would we get anything that cool...

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#63

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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#64

Having This Big Box Was Like Winning The Crayon Lottery!!!!

Having This Big Box Was Like Winning The Crayon Lottery!!!!

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Earl Grey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I seem to recall that the next larger box had a crayon sharpener built into the back of the box.

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#68

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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#69

Those Really Were Some Happy Days

Those Really Were Some Happy Days

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#72

This Woman Does Not Look Her Age. One Of The Prettiest Women That I've Ever Seen Growing Up.❤️ Jaclyn Smith, 77, And Her 40 Year Old Son, Gaston!

This Woman Does Not Look Her Age. One Of The Prettiest Women That I've Ever Seen Growing Up.❤️ Jaclyn Smith, 77, And Her 40 Year Old Son, Gaston!

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#74

A Real Great Throwback Game

A Real Great Throwback Game

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#75

Wow! I Remember This Doll House With Some Furniture. I Loved It

Wow! I Remember This Doll House With Some Furniture. I Loved It

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#76

A Rat In Tom's House Might Eat Tom's Ice Cream

A Rat In Tom's House Might Eat Tom's Ice Cream

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#79

A Random Picture Of Kids Playing Back In The Day, 1970s. No Cell Phones. Your Thoughts Please:

A Random Picture Of Kids Playing Back In The Day, 1970s. No Cell Phones. Your Thoughts Please:

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Victoria Moss
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately I life that is COMPLETELY gone. I actually feel sorry 4 kids today. They will never know the IMMENSE pleasure & freedom we experienced!!

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What A Great Show. I Was So Scared Watching This With My Mom. I Loved It Even Though It Scared Me Real Good

What A Great Show. I Was So Scared Watching This With My Mom. I Loved It Even Though It Scared Me Real Good

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#82

Oh Yes It Was Fun Shopping With Grandma!

Oh Yes It Was Fun Shopping With Grandma!

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#83

Back When We Had To Make Change Lol! I First Used One When I Worked In A Local Bakery During High School

Back When We Had To Make Change Lol! I First Used One When I Worked In A Local Bakery During High School

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#84

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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Will Cable
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I look at this picture and wonder how many are still alive today and what their life in now compared to what they thought it would be.

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#85

I Loved These!! Grammie Would Give Me Money For Candy If I Was Good. Which I Always Was!

I Loved These!! Grammie Would Give Me Money For Candy If I Was Good. Which I Always Was!

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Nikole
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Flavored sugar is the best and I’m not being sarcastic.

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#87

The Archie Show (1968-69)

The Archie Show (1968-69)

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#88

Then At 5oclock You'd Have World News Come On!

Then At 5oclock You'd Have World News Come On!

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#90

Older Than Dirt And Proud Of It. We Lived The Good Life And Still Going Strong

Older Than Dirt And Proud Of It. We Lived The Good Life And Still Going Strong

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Kat Hoth
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually said wow when I saw these. Put them in the center of your 45s to play them.

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Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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#93

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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jaredsbanta
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Her first big hit was “different drum” when she was a member of the stone poneys

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#94

Yup I Do And We Walked To School In All Kinds Of Weather!!

Yup I Do And We Walked To School In All Kinds Of Weather!!

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#95

Loved A&w Frosty Root Beers!!! Throw A Scoop Of Vanilla In It Too!!

Loved A&w Frosty Root Beers!!! Throw A Scoop Of Vanilla In It Too!!

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#100

I Loved This When I Finally Got It But It Was Short Lived

I Loved This When I Finally Got It But It Was Short Lived

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#101

Glass Grapes... I Wonder If Anyone Still Has Some

Glass Grapes... I Wonder If Anyone Still Has Some

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#102

The Pogo Stick Itself Was Created In The Late 1800s, But It Wasn't Until 1957 That The Two-Handle Version — Its Modern Iteration — Was Invented By George Hansburg

The Pogo Stick Itself Was Created In The Late 1800s, But It Wasn't Until 1957 That The Two-Handle Version — Its Modern Iteration — Was Invented By George Hansburg

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#103

Two Brady Girls And Joe Namath

Two Brady Girls And Joe Namath

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even when he was young, Joe Namath had a s**t-eating smirk. He's still stuck on himself 50 years later.

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#106

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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#107

50s Or 60s Era White Rubber With A Pretty Swirled Design

50s Or 60s Era White Rubber With A Pretty Swirled Design

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#109

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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#111

Sitting On This In The Summer Is One Of Those Lasting Memories

Sitting On This In The Summer Is One Of Those Lasting Memories

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#112

I Remember Kiddie Land

I Remember Kiddie Land

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They still have rides like this on boardwalks at various East Coast beaches. :)

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#114

We Had A Coal Stove, It Was Messy And Dirty. Hated Emptying The Ashes

We Had A Coal Stove, It Was Messy And Dirty. Hated Emptying The Ashes

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Desiree Meredith
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A wood burning stove. And, I'm a millennial. I guess being rural poor and really old have many things in common.

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#115

An Old-Fashioned Horse Shoe Game

An Old-Fashioned Horse Shoe Game

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#116

My Mom's Wringer Washer!

My Mom's Wringer Washer!

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Glen Ellyn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only washer my mom ever had. When her original one finally gave up on her, we thought, "oh good, finally we'll get an automatic washer!" Nope, she bought a new one like this, except hers had a square tub. She believed it got clothes cleaner and she'd put her favorite tunes on the old GE radio, and enjoyed her "alone time" while spending hours in the laundry room, washing clothes for a family of eight. With the exception of during winter, she always hung everything outside on the clothesline.

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#118

"The Keg In The Woods Nights…..hiding From The Police .." 🙌my Towns Spot Was Out By The Tracks Near The Edge Of Town. Lotta Hazy Memories!!

"The Keg In The Woods Nights…..hiding From The Police .." 🙌my Towns Spot Was Out By The Tracks Near The Edge Of Town. Lotta Hazy Memories!!

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#119

Father Knows Best - Elinor Donahue & Billy Gray...anyone Old Enough To Recall This Classic?

Father Knows Best - Elinor Donahue & Billy Gray...anyone Old Enough To Recall This Classic?

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#120

Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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Pictures That Make You Feel Old

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Alecto76
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only difference is back then no one was filming it and posting it online.

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#122

Marlo Thomas Recently Posted This Wonderful Window Into She And Phil's Life...'on The Town For Our 43rd Anniversary. A Matinee And Then Dinner! A Happy Celebration! ❤️' What A Wonderful Photo!!

Marlo Thomas Recently Posted This Wonderful Window Into She And Phil's Life...'on The Town For Our 43rd Anniversary. A Matinee And Then Dinner! A Happy Celebration! ❤️' What A Wonderful Photo!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Her and Phil’s life. Don’t make me feel like a school marm with that kind of stupid grammar.

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#124

Most Popular Aftermarket Wheel Ever. Prove Me Wrong. 🤷‍♂️ Cragars Was Super Popular Back Then

Most Popular Aftermarket Wheel Ever. Prove Me Wrong. 🤷‍♂️ Cragars Was Super Popular Back Then

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Chucky Cheezburger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didn't matter what car you had, these ALWAYS looked damn good on it. Have a 1977 Pinto wagon with the fake woodgrain decals on the side? Throw some of these on it and it was instantly bad-@$$...

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