Remembering Things Past

[swiper]

Oh hell, I forgot all about those

They still have those.

 

[swiper]

When eating an ice cream cup did you all fear getting tongue slivers from the flat wooden “spoon”?

No. Never.

 

[sukie]

Not a thing but a common verbal occurrence…

“Wait this connection sucks, let me call you back from a landline.”

 

[T&C]

We used to play this for hours, one of my favorite all time board games.

 

[HipKat]

We used to play this for hours, one of my favorite all time board games.


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I loved that game!!

 

[HipKat]

 

[tatertot78]

 

[herodotus]

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Yeah, that could be so cathartic

 

[sukie]

Remember when all canned goods came in 16oz size which made recipes so much easier. Now everything is 15oz. We are shorted a shot of everything!!! I want my 1 oz of French cut green beans goddammit

 

[HipKat]

 

[sukie]

I think you can still get those mini cereals

 

[sukie]

 

[HipKat]

I have one of these right now!

 

[HipKat]

 

[sukie]

What was it adapting?

 

[T&C]

1960 it twas

 

[herodotus]

Anyone remember Mars Bars?

 

[sukie]

Mars bars are still made in same factory where it all started in 1932

 

[sukie]

1960 it twas


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North Tonawanda numbers started with NX. I remember grownups saying those letters first (NX3-1235)

Saying the letter much harder than the number since most numbers had 3 letters

 

[herodotus]

North Tonawanda numbers started with NX. I remember grownups saying those letters first (NX3-1235)

Saying the letter much harder than the number since most numbers had 3 letters

And those alpha numeric exchanges are why phones had rotary dials and later buttons with the little numbers. Also, if I recall correctly until the the 70s or so your phone was actually owned by Bell Telephone and you rented it from them. Ah and who remembers the phonebook? Yellow for business, grey for residences, and blue for government