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Old 04-08-2012, 06:12 PM
 
Location: West Virginia
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Dime stores
Dime stores ar now Dollar Stores LOL [aka Dollar Tree]
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Old 04-08-2012, 06:18 PM
 
Location: Keystone State
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When 8 track stereo systems were cool and "Elephant Bells" and "Hiphuggers" were the latest fashion trend...
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Old 04-08-2012, 06:21 PM
 
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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When bell-bottom Brady Bunch slackers were cool to wear
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Old 04-08-2012, 06:25 PM
 
Location: Lower east side of Toronto
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Back in the day - twenty buck in your pocket gave you a sense of security...now that twenty bucks generates stress and worry because we know it is worthless...money used to be a pleasure to have - now it is a constant burden...that instead of frees ...enslaves...MONEY was fun stuff...now it has gotten ugly.
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Old 04-08-2012, 06:31 PM
 
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When every larger town had a multifloor department store downtown that had most everything, elevators, and people that ran them.

When people mocked stuff.. Made in Japan, and labeled it as junk.

When kids were drafted to Viet Nam. We haven't learned much about senseless wars since then.

When they didn't knock down beautiful old buildings just to to replace it with a vertical ice cube tray looking building, or to make a parking lot.

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Back in the day - twenty buck in your pocket gave you a sense of security...now that twenty bucks generates stress and worry because we know it is worthless...money used to be a pleasure to have - now it is a constant burden...that instead of frees ...enslaves...MONEY was fun stuff...now it has gotten ugly.
20 bucks sure doesn't buy what it once did, its a stress to only have that much in your pocket these days. At least to some degree its the choices one has made that has enslaved them, i.e. huge mortgages, credit cards, and like that. That's my take on it.

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Old 04-08-2012, 06:35 PM
 
Location: Keystone State
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When there was no such thing as "Strip Malls" and "Big Box" stores (unless of course they were selling big boxes)
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Old 04-08-2012, 06:48 PM
 
Location: Keystone State
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When bell-bottom Brady Bunch slackers were cool to wear

I loved the Brady Bunch...had a crush on Christopher Knight (Peter)...

Still do kinda So shocked his marriage didn't work with Adrianne Curry

MarshaMarshaMarsha
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Old 04-08-2012, 06:51 PM
 
Location: West Virginia
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Most of the Great Looking male stars were gay ...sigh.... Mr Brady for one.
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Old 04-08-2012, 06:52 PM
 
Location: Keystone State
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Most of the Great Looking male stars were gay Mr Brady for one.

Still are!
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Old 04-08-2012, 06:57 PM
 
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You went to the movies and you got 3 back to back for one price. The same movies were at the theater for a month.

Popcorn with real butter was 25 cents a tub

Gas was 7 cents a gallon at Sinclair

Penny candy (you got 2 pieces for a penny)

Big Ben shoe stores sold real leather shoes 2 pair for $5

You knew all of your neighbors

Children were allowed to be children and enjoyed their childhood

Being pregnant before marriage was a disgrace

Teen pregnancy was virtually unheard of
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