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Post by Caesar Roberto on Jul 12, 2018 10:17:20 GMT
List them here.
I'll start:
Hollywood actually making good movies
Good music being on the radio
Video stores
DOS games
SEGA consoles
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 10:34:43 GMT
Ah yes the myth of the Good old days.
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Post by Sandman on Jul 12, 2018 10:57:25 GMT
List them here. I'll start: Hollywood actually making good movies Good music being on the radio Video stores DOS games SEGA consoles Loved going to the Drive-In theater. Back in the day they were all over the place. Now they are few and far between.  Remember these intermissions?   |
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Post by Caesar Roberto on Jul 12, 2018 11:14:27 GMT
Ah yes the myth of the Good old days. What are you talking about, brah? Why do you think it's a myth? |
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Post by talkinpikchorbox on Jul 12, 2018 11:24:23 GMT
Getting stuck in the hallway cus your landline’s chord could only go so.
People smoking on airplanes, in restaurants, bars, and just about anywhere.
Waiting line to purchase a new release on cassette tape.
Kids duking it out in the schoolyard instead of shooting it up.
Mom n pop video stores.
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Post by koskiewicz on Jul 12, 2018 15:43:55 GMT
...listening to my vacuum tube radios...about a dozen, which are all still in working order...
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jul 12, 2018 15:46:49 GMT
No smartphones
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Post by dirtypillows on Jul 12, 2018 19:14:51 GMT
Good movies
Fun slasher pics
Disco
Abba
Blondie
Cops on tv shows (especially Charlie's Angels)
unpretentious, fun tv commericals
Roller skating
Just Rite (local fast food restuarant, they had the best of everything on their menu)
taking piano lessons
summer break that was actually 3 months long
When HBO was a huge deal in our household (I loved the little magazines they released every month)
When The National Enquirer was not complete trash and mean-spirited
When the Gap was a cool place to buy clothes
When shopping malls were a cool place to hang out
When there were non-chain record stores
When phones were rotary, then push button
When disc jockeys on radio stations were fun and liked to talk
When there were only 2 genders
Drive-in Movie theaters
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jul 12, 2018 23:29:27 GMT
Blockbuster
Classic YouTube
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jul 13, 2018 0:36:59 GMT
drive-ins
the Pop Shop
comic books on convenience store racks
Doug McClure dinosaur movies
hearing frogs and crickets at night (before they all died out)
packs of dogs roaming the streets...ok maybe not that one
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 0:55:54 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jul 13, 2018 2:27:24 GMT
kids actually playing with each other with no electronic gadgets or battery powered vehicles involved.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jul 13, 2018 2:30:10 GMT
Kids standing with a parent or grandparent and not giving the "STRANGER DANGER !" "Deer in the Headlights" look when you speak to them and actually speaking politely back.
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Post by Sulla on Jul 13, 2018 2:34:27 GMT
When I call a business or a doctor's office with a simple question and a human answers instead of getting a menu which wastes my time.
A vintage Volkswagen still plugging along.
Barnum's Animal Crackers.
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Jul 13, 2018 7:24:06 GMT
Good movies Fun slasher pics Disco Abba Blondie Cops on tv shows (especially Charlie's Angels) unpretentious, fun tv commericals Roller skating Just Rite (local fast food restuarant, they had the best of everything on their menu) taking piano lessons summer break that was actually 3 months long When HBO was a huge deal in our household (I loved the little magazines they released every month) When The National Enquirer was not complete trash and mean-spirited When the Gap was a cool place to buy clothes When shopping malls were a cool place to hang out When there were non-chain record stores When phones were rotary, then push button When disc jockeys on radio stations were fun and liked to talk When there were only 2 gendersDrive-in Movie theaters  now  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jul 13, 2018 9:55:05 GMT
Seeing the off kilter sales calendar in the stores:
I remember when selling Christmas goods didn't start until right after Thanksgiving.
End of summer sales were held at the end of summer(Late August - maybe September) not in June.
It was possible to buy a swimsuit in July without going to a specialty shop.
You could buy winter coats during winter … which was nice... now you have to try on winter gear in the summertime.
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Post by koskiewicz on Jul 13, 2018 15:13:25 GMT
ring-a-levio
hide and seek
hopscotch
pogo sticks
pea shooters
the Good Humor Man
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jul 13, 2018 15:38:24 GMT
Truth be told, I've kept living the dream... I've yet to ever own one. Mobile for texting & calls, yeah sure. HTC Wildfire S, size of a credit card which is beautiful cuz I can carry it on my person no matter what I'm wearing including bathing suit. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jul 13, 2018 15:49:09 GMT
twothousandonemarkFlip phone also eliminates the need for a wristwatch ! Some how I can make thru the day without having to google something while I drive ...
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jul 13, 2018 15:52:42 GMT
twothousandonemark Flip phone also eliminates the need for a wristwatch ! Some how I can make thru the day without having to google something while I drive ... Mine's not a flip. I don't miss flips.  HTC* I goofed saying LG. |
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