Favorite Thing About The Past

GregV814

GregV814

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In the same idea, what television shows would be banned today? Well, Hogans Heroes, (too German, offensive to Jews), McHales Navy, (offensive to Asians) Beverly Hillbillys (offensive to appalachians) however it portrayed Milburn Drysdale as a rich mean banker, probably a Republican conservative... 3 stooges, (too violent,) The Flinstones didnt have any africans on it, too white and that Ricky Ricardo too urban.... oh geeeeze, the Real McCoys with the mexican farmer....
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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PeoplesElbow said:
White Dog Poop

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=600525
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aHA! My dad and I had a, um, discussion about dog poop along the lines of him scoffing at me for picking up Apollo's poop. He said they never did that with their small dogs because they'd turn to dust and the lawn mower would disintegrate them. I was like, ???? What the heck are you talking about??

You just cleared up a 3 year old mystery. I will call him right now.
 
PeoplesElbow

PeoplesElbow

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vraiblonde said:
aHA! My dad and I had a, um, discussion about dog poop along the lines of him scoffing at me for picking up Apollo's poop. He said they never did that with their small dogs because they'd turn to dust and the lawn mower would disintegrate them. I was like, ???? What the heck are you talking about??

You just cleared up a 3 year old mystery. I will call him right now.
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Glad I could help, there are many webpages dedicated to the mystery of the disappearing white dog poop.
 
littlelady

littlelady

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I love so many of the posts, and it triggered so many memories. I think what I miss the most is the fam night. Always ate at the dining room table, except for Sunday nights. We ate off tv trays in the den, and watched Wonderful World of Disney. Probably the biggest memory that I will never forget. Even when I am old and brain is failing. Great thread CforC. :high5:
 
Concern4Calvert

Concern4Calvert

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littlelady said:
I love so many of the posts, and it triggered so many memories. I think what I miss the most is the fam night. Always ate at the dining room table, except for Sunday nights. We ate off tv trays in the den, and watched Wonderful World of Disney. Probably the biggest memory that I will never forget. Even when I am old and brain is failing. Great thread CforC. :high5:
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Thanks! Don't forget about the VCR lol!
 
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BOP

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This all reminds me:

"Do You Remember These?" Statler Brothers



In a similar vein:

"The Movies Lyrics" Statler Brothers



"Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?" Statler Brothers

 
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TPD

TPD

the poor dad
Paul Harvey and the rest of the story.

Road trips/vacations with a CB radio in the car.
 
ginwoman

ginwoman

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All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons
Do they even have re-runs of All in the Family?


GregV814 said:
In the same idea, what television shows would be banned today? Well, Hogans Heroes, (too German, offensive to Jews), McHales Navy, (offensive to Asians) Beverly Hillbillys (offensive to appalachians) however it portrayed Milburn Drysdale as a rich mean banker, probably a Republican conservative... 3 stooges, (too violent,) The Flinstones didnt have any africans on it, too white and that Ricky Ricardo too urban.... oh geeeeze, the Real McCoys with the mexican farmer....
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PrchJrkr

PrchJrkr

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ginwoman said:
All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons
Do they even have re-runs of All in the Family?
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Maybe on TV Land, but knowing the state of race relations since 2008, the tapes have probably been burned and the ashes buried.

I do know S and S, and The Jeffersons still air.
 
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ginwoman said:
All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons
Do they even have re-runs of All in the Family?
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Youtube has lots of old shows - even Peanuts Halloween and Xmas specials, and def. All in the Family.

Only thing I can think of off the top of my head not mentioned (actually didnt read all 10 pages tho) - is when the economy made more sense. I used to get paid in a week what my monthly rent was - now it takes 2 salaries to support a basic life comfortably. I know theres always been ups and downs - but my first home in this area cost less than 100k - now you cant buy a trailer for that amt. :nomoney:
 
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BOP

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  • candy cigarettes
  • wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
  • soda pop machines that dispensed bottles
  • coffee shops with tableside jukeboxes
  • blackjack chewing gum
  • home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
  • party lines
  • newsreels before the movie
  • drive-in movies
  • P.F. Flyers
  • butch wax
  • duck tails (hair style)
  • telephone numbers with a word prefix (Murray Hill 7-7000)
  • peashooters
  • Howdy Doody
  • 45 RPM records
  • S & H Green Stamps
  • hi-fi's
  • metal ice trays with levers
  • mimeograph paper
  • blue flashbulbs
  • Beanie and Cecil
  • Crusader Rabbit
  • roller skate keys
  • skate keys
  • cork pop guns
  • Studebakers
  • wash tub wringers
  • jaw breakers
  • penny candy
  • drive-in fast food where they serve on roller skates (I only remember A&W doing this...they were the last ones, I think)
  • movies were 25 cents
  • scooters
  • punks (not wise guys)
  • hop scotch
  • flip hairdos
  • pencil boxes
  • keeping school supplies in cigar boxes
  • the Good Humor man
  • jacks
  • Mother May I
  • Red Rover
  • Roly Poly
  • hula hoops
  • wax lips and mustaches
  • Three Stooges
  • Captain Kangaroo
  • Romper Room
  • catching lightning bugs in a jar
  • fresh lime Dr. Pepper
  • sitting on the curb
  • eating kool-aid powder with sugar
  • laundry detergent with free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside
  • getting free glassware or trading stamps with a fill-up of gas
  • bazooka bubble gum
  • getting 50 cents an hour for babysitting
  • saddle shoes
  • penny loafers with pennies in them
  • bobby socks
  • Woolworth's
  • eating at the soda fountain in the drug store
  • and reading comic books off the rack while you ate
  • Mickey Mouse club
  • Fran & Ollie
  • Spin & Marty
  • Mary Martin as Peter Pan
  • Jackie Gleason as "the poor soul"
  • step on a crack & you'll break your mother's back
  • The Stroll
  • sock hops
  • hay rides
  • combs in the back pocket with the handle sticking out
  • cruising the drag
  • Burma Shave signs
  • four square
  • The Lone Ranger
  • Roy & Dale
  • Trigger and Buttermilk
  • Laurel & Hardy
  • Nancy Drew
  • the Hardy Boys
  • $.05 cokes , $.25 a gallon gas , And Buck Roger's series at the movie....
  • playing cards pinned to your bike so they flap against the spokes when you ride
 
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