Remember when...

[russrob81]

When I lost a competition and Did NOT receive a trophy. I also went to school dressed as a soldier for Halloween in elementary school and had a fake gun and it was acceptable

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

In High School we had the reel to reel movies about some cat named Joe. I am Joes liver and my favorite I am Joes lungs.

Poor Joe had a rough life :cross:

And then when finished you would take notes from one of these bad boys.

 

[russrob81]

And then when finished you would take notes from one of these bad boys.

I remember bowling alleys having them too. That was always fun. Also there was a time stereotypes were funny.

 

[JeepDiver]

Yep. I ran a BBS on my Apple ][/e for a number of years in the 80's. I remember paying $595.00 for my fist 2400 baud apple cat 2 modem. .

Computer Shopper was half BBS numbers with half the States each issue. Of course the really good ones weren't listed

 

[alane1]

Do you remeber when dog's used to have these, and puppy's were free

 

[Airplanedoc]

Most guys in my high school had pocket knifes. And you could go anywhere with one. Without fear of getting gang tackled, maced, and arrested.

My self and another supervisor used to smoke a good cigar every Saturday that we worked. While at work roaming the plant on my scooter.

A while back my dad and I ran into one of his old liquor salesman. He was talking about how much the business had changed mainly now they expected the salesmen to be sober at work.

 

[bleme]

And then when finished you would take notes from one of these bad boys.

They don't use these any more?
What replaced them?

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

They don't use these any more?
What replaced them?

Not sure if they are still around but when I was in college (6 years ago) these were being used.

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

I remember when you could tell an off color joke without offending or upsetting folks.

Political correctness. That's the word I'm looking for.

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

I remember when Mcdonald's had playground equipment that looked like this.

hamburglar and grimace

Happy meals were just over a buck!

And these were for desert!

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

 

[glenn514]

I remember BOOK IT very well! I taught seventh grade in those years, and the kids I had liked to eat pizza. My own children did, too. Much FREE pizza was given out by Pizza Hut to my class and my own kids!

glenn514

 

[Revvy]

Hey if you've all got pics of yourselves "back in the day" post them in this thread. I made it a couple years ago and it went no where. Alright, pony up those pics of you in the 80's

 

[glenn514]

Just went back a page and saw the overhead projectors, and the question about what they use now. Before I retired, some amazing "white boards" were just starting to be used in the schools. I'm not sure what they all did and how they could be used, but I believe that what was written on the board could be copied and printed on 8.5 X 11 paper and handed out!

glenn514

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

I remember BOOK IT very well! I taught seventh grade in those years, and the kids I had liked to eat pizza. My own children did, too. Much FREE pizza was given out by Pizza Hut to my class and my own kids!

glenn514

Book it.. What a brilliant concept.

Fix one problem (literacy) while promoting another problem (obesity).

What subject did you teach?

 

[glenn514]

Just went back a page and saw the overhead projectors, and the question about what they use now. Before I retired, some amazing "white boards" were just starting to be used in the schools. I'm not sure what they all did and how they could be used, but I believe that what was written on the board could be copied and printed on 8.5 X 11 paper and handed out, or even downloaded to the student's computer.

glenn514

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

Hey if you've all got pics of yourselves "back in the day" post them in this thread. I made it a couple years ago and it went no where. Alright, pony up those pics of you in the 80's

Hey revv, you had some pimp daddy like qualities back in the day.

I'll see if i can dig up some childhood photos.

 

[pjj2ba]

My first "computer"

Worked fine back then, but now I need a bigger font.....

I learned to use a slide rule in high school. This was right when the personal calculators became popular - which were bigger than today's cell phones. The one below was the popular with the nerds back then. I couldn't afford one, but I wanted one! If for nothing else than to type in 7734! Boy was that a hoot back then

 

[Revvy]

Remember how ungodly expensive calculators were when they first came out?

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

I learned to use a slide rule in high school. This was right when the personal calculators became popular - which were bigger than today's cell phones. The one below was the popular with the nerds back then. I couldn't afford one, but I wanted one! If for nothing else than to type in 7734! Boy was that a hoot back then

I can remember my grandmother sitting at the kitchen table doing the bills with this fine jewel.

I just read that when it was introduced in 1975, it retailed for $200 - in today's dollars that would be nearly $800!

Amazingly, this vintage adding machine sells on ebay today for between $200 - $300. One hell of an expensive paper weight.

 

[Hoppity]

When a 'Church Key' was required to open a canned beverage?

 

[Varmintman]

And the LED watches. Man I wanted one so bad it just hurt and then when I got it I wore out the battery in a month flat looking at it. Sigh now I prefer a watch with a big dial and fat hands so I can see it.

I was telling my kid the other day how things were when I was her age. I think she had a hard time envisioning a world with out cell phones and electronic games and such.

 

[Varmintman]

When a 'Church Key' was required to open a canned beverage?

And then the pull tabs came out and we thought life was grand. Remember the push button beer cans after the pull tabs hehe.

And now I drink home brew out of a bottle and have to carry a much newer church key around with me. Things have gone full circle I guess.

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

This thread got me to thinking... Who is the oldest member that frequents this board?

Anyone here in their 80's?

 

[Revvy]

And then the pull tabs came out and we thought life was grand. Remember the push button beer cans after the pull tabs hehe.

And now I drink home brew out of a bottle and have to carry a much newer church key around with me. Things have gone full circle I guess.

I was just thinking about push button cans. I couldn't think of what to call them to look for them.

 

[TxBrew]

Gas was $.85 a gallon

It was socially acceptable to wear these in public.

Slap bracelets were cool until they disappeared after becoming a cutting hazard.

Let's hear about your childhood / glory days memories.

I still wear slap bracelets. I like them. I need a quick and easy way to accessorize my wrist that involves hitting.

 

[Airplanedoc]

I was just thinking about push button cans. I couldn't think of what to call them to look for them.

I remember getting those across the river in Canada but not having them in the states. Maybe because Michigan was still using returnable bottles?

My dad was never much of a beer drinker, but there was always beer at the house. I remember one day someone was over at the house doing some work and my dad offered him a beer. The guy accepted and my dad went to the fridge to get one he came back, and handed it to the guy, who started to open it and then looked at the top, and said I haven't seen one of these in years. My dad was kind of embarrassed when he realized it had a pull tab on it.

 

[Airplanedoc]

Remember eating from these

I knew one of the inventors of the paper they replaced the clamshell with who said that the paper was actually longer lasting in the landfill than the foam box. Due to the chemical coating required to give the paper its insulation and grease resistant properties.

 

[bleme]

I learned to use a slide rule in high school. This was right when the personal calculators became popular - which were bigger than today's cell phones. The one below was the popular with the nerds back then. I couldn't afford one, but I wanted one! If for nothing else than to type in 7734! Boy was that a hoot back then

Sounds like you have me beat by just a few years. This is what I was rockin in High School. Nobody disputed my math skillz!

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

Sounds like you have me beat by just a few years. This is what I was rockin in High School. Nobody disputed my math skillz!

BAM! That's what I am talking about!