I'm so old I remember... (name, kids, strange, story)

[bjh]

Originally Posted by wit-nit

He was cool, always wore his hair long, clung to the same toga day after day, wore nice Birkenstock sandals, women clamored for him constantly, that's how Rome was built.

So that's why Rome wasn't built in a day.

[PAhippo]

I remember when strip malls were plazas

[Rambling Iris]

I remember when there were no strip malls or plazas, just individual stores on the main street of town.

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by Minervah

I think I would have rather gone fast than face the aftermath and fallout. I remember seeing newsreels on TV about the horrible aftermaths at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was on TV all the time.

I've been to Nagasaki and they recovered just fine. There are also many survivors of the more recent Fukushima nuclear fallout.

[Jaxson]

Originally Posted by Minervah

I remember Dick and Jane and Spot and Puff

I remember Dick, Jane & Spot who was Puff?

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by Jaxson

I remember Dick, Jane & Spot who was Puff?

you can call him H.R.

[Ketabcha]

I remember when cans did not come equipped with pull tabs.

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by Ketabcha

I remember when cans did not come equipped with pull tabs.

you had to use the triangle drinking opener maker thing. two holes, opposite sides.

[Jaxson]

Originally Posted by f.2

you can call him H.R.

Oh I thought it was a character in the Dick & Jane books they meant.

[PAhippo]

Originally Posted by Jaxson

I remember Dick, Jane & Spot who was Puff?

Puff was the kitty.




and Sally was the little sister. I remember the boredom well. I'm surprised anyone who learned to read on those ever liked reading!