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dpena Administrating Kat Posts: 5359 From: San Jose Ca Santa Clara Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-16-2001 01:04 PM Count these to see how many you remember! "Ratings" at the bottom. 1. Blackjack chewing gum 2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water 3. Candy cigarettes 4. Soda pop machines that dispensed bottle 5. Coffee shops with tableside jukeboxes 6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers 7. Party lines 8. Newsreels before the movie 9. P.F. Flyers 10. Butch wax 11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (Olive -6933) 12. Peashooters 13. Howdy Doody 14. 45 RPM records 15. S&H Green Stamps 16. Hi-fi's 17. Metal ice trays with lever 18. Mimeograph paper 19. Blue flashbulbs 20. Beanie and Cecil 21. Roller skate keys 22. Cork popguns 23. Drive-ins 24. Studebakers 25. Wash tub wringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young (or early senility) If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt! ------------------ Watch Me In Action Watch Me Burn Rubber With My 331 RWHP Prowler links.prowlerexcitement.com
Harry Findley Prowler Junkie Posts: 313 From: Joyce, Washington, 98343 USA Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-16-2001 04:08 PM Thanks Dan---that hurts. But you forgot to mention that with the milk bottles, that the top 2" of the bottle contained real cream. Also, remember when you couldn't get real butter during WW2, only margarine, which came in a plastic bag -- was completely white in color and had an reddish-orange gelatin capsule inside which you had to squish/break then kneed the entire mess for about 15-30 min. to obtain the desired "yellow" coloration -- gas was 10-15 cents a gallon, cigaretts were 15 cents a pack and a new car cost less than $2000.00, phones were the "candlestick" shape, a pair of blue jeans were only a couple of bucks and it didn't cost more than $10.00 for a week's worth of groceries -- a new 3 bedroom house could be had for around $5000.00 max! The radio had a green "tuning/signal strength light" and was the main source of family entertainment (pre tv). Come on Scot -- jump right in here and help me out. ------------------ Harry Findley
Dave Mills Prowler Junkie Posts: 5419 From: Johnstown, PA, USA Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-16-2001 04:51 PM Well, I'm sorry to say I remember all 25. I missed the war years though. I wasn't born till '49 ------------------ Dave (Plymouth Forever) 1928 Plymouth Q 1951 Plymouth P-23 Club Coupe 1966 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible 1975 Plymouth Duster 1999 Prowler
ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 From: Cincinnati, OH Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-16-2001 05:47 PM Dave, that makes you 152 years old since I know you meant 1849 and not 1949. lol ------------------
MIKE GATLIN Prowler Junkie Posts: 4307 From: Flushing, MI Registered: AUG 2000	posted 11-16-2001 06:35 PM If it makes any difference, Ed invented 5 of them! ------------------ Ceramic brake pads, should have done it sooner, flaps down front and rear, Hot Wheels steering wheel cover, logo valve stem caps..otherwise OUT OF THE CRATE STOCK...FOR NOW!
Dave Mills Prowler Junkie Posts: 5419 From: Johnstown, PA, USA Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-16-2001 07:01 PM Gee, Thanks Ed, you always make me feel soooo much better! ------------------ Dave (Plymouth Forever) 1928 Plymouth Q 1951 Plymouth P-23 Club Coupe 1966 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible 1975 Plymouth Duster 1999 Prowler
ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 From: Cincinnati, OH Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-16-2001 09:47 PM Mike, it is actually 6, but thanks for thinking about me. Mopar Dave, no matter how old you get, I will always be 5 years older, so cheer up. ------------------
Punk N Purp Prowler Junkie Posts: 466 From: Pacifica, CA, USA Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-16-2001 10:09 PM 1. How about 78 rpm records. 2. Drive in movies 3. Nickel candy bars 4. Having a bon voyage party leaving on a cruise. 5. Just walking on an airplane. 6. Not seeing advertising everyplace you look. 7. No names on the outside of shirts. 8. No drugs in school. 9. Moms stayed home and raised the kids. 10. College kids were there to learn not teach adults. 11. Comunists did not run colleges. 12. We said the Pledge of Allegiance every day in school. 13. We could hear the sound barrier being broken occasionally. 14. Taking the train, California Zephyr, across the country. 15. Mini skirts. 16. No protest marches. 17. No charge cards. 18. They delivered your purchases when you shopped downtown, free. 19. No computers, heck, no calculators. 20. No one sued anyone. 21. Every car you saw on the road was made in the USA, 100%. 22. Fruit was seasonal. 23. Elvis was alive. 24. Newcomers to the USA learned English as quickly as they could. 25. Radios were five feet tall. 26. No one had more than one phone, radio, or TV. What does this make me, a super geezer? ------------------
lavka Prowler Junkie Posts: 884 From: Marble Falls, Texas Registered: JUN 2001	posted 11-16-2001 11:47 PM Put me down for 13 on the original list. Now guess my age...LOL ------------------ Self-declared "Hopeless Car Junkie." 2001 Mulholland bone-stock except for mudflaps (OK "splash guards"), Ceramic Pads, Sun Visors removed. Coming soon: Fuzzy Dice, $16 Chrome Grill and flames on the fenders. 1974 Vette-Eye candy show car. 1968 Camaro SS- An object d'art in progress.Planning a website to cover this "Restification." 2001 Dodge Ram D2500 Diesel Quadcab
Marty Usher Prowler Junkie Posts: 13833 From: San Antonio, Texas Registered: JUN 2001	posted 11-17-2001 09:41 AM OK Dan - here is what I think about the various items listed. 1. Blackjack chewing gum - I now substitute Black label Jack Daniels. 2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water - have wife with coke bottle shaped figure and like her "sugar" better 3. Candy cigarettes - smoking is bad for your health 4. Soda pop machines that dispensed bottle - still do only they are plastic 5. Coffee shops with tableside jukeboxes - Dan, try Lori's in San Francisco on Powell Street - nice diner, good food too! 6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers - one local dairy in Louisville still delivers (plastic bags of milk that fit in a pitcher) 7. Party lines - I thought this was about how Repulicans and Democrats vote 8. Newsreels before the movie - same principle now only on first few minutesr of VHS movie rentals 9. P.F. Flyers - I always thought Keds were better 10. Butch wax - don't have enough hair to use this 11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (Olive -6933) - it was a lot better than 10 digit dialing now in a lot of cities 12. Peashooters - I only wish that was all kids carried now 13. Howdy Doody - never liked the show 14. 45 RPM records - have records but haven't played them in years 15. S&H Green Stamps - same principle being used today on rewards programs like credit cards, air travel, etc. must be good marketing ploy to have lasted. 16. Hi-fi's - still have my college stereo with turntable 17. Metal ice trays with lever - my son uses ice trays ijn his dorm room refrigerator but I don't know about the levers 18. Mimeograph paper - Absolutely use to love the high from the smell 19. Blue flashbulbs - so, should I trade in my Kodak 110 flash camera for a digital one? 20. Beanie and Cecil - I finally met someone a couple of years ago named Beanie, his sister is a client of mine. 21. Roller skate keys - was glad when I got a pair of real skates instead of clamp on ones. 22. Cork popguns - see # 12 23. Drive-ins - Still have two of these here also open in Summer 24. Studebakers - that was the name of a Nightclub here 25. Wash tub wringers - caught my fingers in one as a kid Some of the "old" things are still around in one form or another. ------------------ *2000 Black with hand painted blue faded to purple flames*
Gary C Prowler Junkie Posts: 12017 From: San Diego Area Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-17-2001 11:02 AM That's nothing, Scot was at the OK Corral. ------------------ GaryC@ProwlerOnline.com Diesel Ram Truck: 481.5 HP/ 951.2 Ft Lbs of Torque 13.80ET 99.82MPH
butchcee Prowler Junkie Posts: 7476 From: Lake Ariel, Pa. Registered: SEP 2000	posted 11-17-2001 02:04 PM I remember all but 3 things. I dont feel old, what happened? Some facts about the year I was born: Bread was .13 Gal of milk was .78 Gas was .23 Stamps were .03 Industrial avg was 248.40 oz of gold was $35 Silver was .73 new car was 1330.00 avg income was 6650.00 Truman was pres vice pres-none tubeless tire was invented Best song was "Too Fat Polka" by Authur Godfrey What year was it???? ------------------ Yellow is DCOOLEST
dpena Administrating Kat Posts: 5359 From: San Jose Ca Santa Clara Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-17-2001 05:21 PM Marty Usher, I have to agree with you on #2 and will have to check out your suggestion on #5. Later...
Harry Findley Prowler Junkie Posts: 313 From: Joyce, Washington, 98343 USA Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-18-2001 01:00 PM Al - 1945-46 ??
butchcee Prowler Junkie Posts: 7476 From: Lake Ariel, Pa. Registered: SEP 2000	posted 11-18-2001 01:29 PM Close Harry-47, but dont tell anyone Wish I had some of that stock sitting around that had been bought with the Dow at 248.
Harry Findley Prowler Junkie Posts: 313 From: Joyce, Washington, 98343 USA Registered: JUL 2000	posted 11-18-2001 02:02 PM I hear ya Al - but actually, I think I would rather have had 248 shares of Microsoft when they first came out!
catterumpus Prowler Junkie Posts: 563 From: rapid city, SD USA Registered: NOV 2000	posted 11-18-2001 06:30 PM I must be old. I know all of those things too well. But I'll bet any Prowler junky my age also knows what a high boy looks like flying along the salt flats, and in high school dreamed of the channeled, deuce roadster with the new hemi mill, as clean as George Barris and his boys could make it.

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