I Remember When...

[dizzyde]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Blahahahahhahaa!

His name was Greg. He had red hair and could wiggle his ears. I was in love! Well, I was until my girlfriend was showing off, pushed me down and he saw my white eyelit ruffled underpants. I had to run into the bathroom and hide. I had to break up with him, I was so embarrassed. Oh, Elementary school where we played marbles at recess. If life could be so simple..........

HUSSY!!! You had your first kiss way before I did!! I'm SHOCKED!

I was a very mature 13 years old!!!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by dizzyde

HUSSY!!! You had your first kiss way before I did!! I'm SHOCKED!

I was a very mature 13 years old!!!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa!!!!! My friend said, "Mrs. (whatever the teacher's name was), is going to get mad at you", so I kissed him on the cheek again!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Ron

Or Lawrence Welk, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Ed Sullivan, or even "Loooooovvvvvvveeeee American Style!"


Our families were heathens!

Dancing while American Bandstand was on!!!

[Margies3]

Originally Posted by LaGirl

i remember watching Hee-Haw every saturday night.

My dad was a huge Hee-Haw fan so we never missed an episode.

Originally Posted by cneasttx

I remember my mom waxing our hardwood floors. And sliding across them.
I remember ironing handkerchief's. that was how we learned to iron
I remember going to the Laundry Mat. I didn't even know Laundry Mat's existed. I do remember wringer washers tho. I'll never forget the day my mom's arm got caught in one all the way up to her elbow. She screamed and I ran out the door puking
I remember when we had Shopping Centers instead of Malls. We didn't get to go to Shopping Centers either. We did go to alot of second hand stores, for things like clothes and shoes.
I remember getting groceries on credit, and when we paid our bill every 2 weeks, kids got a little bag of free penny candy. Bigger kids got candy bars. And that was about the only time we got a cold drink.
Little squares of ice cream at school with, 2 graham crackers.
I remember little keen switches, and how they stung your legs.
Drinking milk with a little coffee and sugar in it with my grandmother, and sipping out of the saucer, because some spilled out.
I remember talcum powder. My mom used Cashmere Bouquet. My grandma told me that Baby Powder would cure anything. If you were having a bad day, she would rub your back with baby powder and you would always feel better. I still use a ton of it today even
I remember girdles. OMG! I had forgotten those nasty things!
I remember the first time I wore high heel shoes.

I remember the first time I had to get a bra. That involved an all day trip to downtown Toledo to Lasalle's. That's the first time I was ever in a department store in my whole life.

[2020Vision]

playing pogs was cool
getting a pack of baseball cards was almost as exciting as the stale gum that came with them
gas was under a dollar
parachute pants were in
skinny pants were in...wait those are back yuck
CLC produced 50% of our worship choruses
88 Reasons was a huge lie
Reagan was President
Pagers were worn proudly on belt straps...

[Digging4Truth]

On the ironing of handkerchiefs....

I still iron mine when I take them with me... I like to iron. For a while I made my own spray starch.

Sometimes if I am already sitting there ironing I will iron my money (bills... not coins... of course). My wife laughs at me. But... hey... who wants wrinkly money?

[Margies3]

Originally Posted by 2020Vision

playing pogs was cool
getting a pack of baseball cards was almost as exciting as the stale gum that came with them
gas was under a dollar
parachute pants were in
skinny pants were in...wait those are back yuck
CLC produced 50% of our worship choruses
88 Reasons was a huge lie
Reagan was President
Pagers were worn proudly on belt straps...

I think it's funny that you can almost tell the approximate age of some on here by the things they remember.

Pagers? Those weren't around till I was an adult - married even. If Mom wanted you when I was a kid, she had a big old cowbell she'd ring and you had better come running! Or she'd just stand outside the door and holler real loud, "Margie, Chickie, Thunder, supper!"

Reagan was president? Wow, that would have been when I got married too. Let's see, I remember JFK being assasinated when I was in grade school. We were out on recess when the teachers all came out and gathered us up and had us come in the gym/lunchrooom to watch what was happening on TV. They were all crying and upset. Before that I never had payed attention to who was president. I believe Eisenhower was in when I was small.

What's 88 Reasons? I've never heard of it.

[Margies3]

btw, please don't think I'm picking fun at you. I truly am amazed at the different things that each generation remembers from their childhood. I wonder what our kids will remember when they are 50?

[2020Vision]

Originally Posted by Margies3

btw, please don't think I'm picking fun at you. I truly am amazed at the different things that each generation remembers from their childhood. I wonder what our kids will remember when they are 50?

Offended? Not in the least! Feels great to be in my EARLY 30's!
JFK assassination... only through replay after replay on the History Channel.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Margies3

What's 88 Reasons? I've never heard of it.

Really... I thought everyone had heard of that...

It was a book published in 1987 entitled 88 Reason why Jesus is coming back in 1988 or something those lines.

I am happy to say I never bought one. LOL

But many, many did. Lots of people started coming back to church etc.