You're not old UNLESS you
can remember:
Being sent to the drugstore
to test vacuum tubes for
the TV.
When Kool-Aid was the only
other drink
for kids, other than milk
and sodas.
When there were two types
of sneakers
for boys.
When boys couldn't wear
anything
but leather shoes to school.
When it took five minutes
for the TV
to warm up.
When all your friends got
their hair cut
at the kitchen table.
When nearly everyone's mom
was at home
when the kids got there.
When nobody owned a pure-bred
dog.
When a dime was a decent
allowance,
and a quarter a huge bonus.
When you'd reach into a
muddy gutter
for a penny.
When girls neither dated
nor kissed
until late high school,
if then.
When your mom wore nylons
that came in two pieces.
When all your teachers
wore either neckties or
had their hair done, everyday.
When you got your windshield
cleaned,
oil checked, and gas pumped,
without asking, for free,
every time.
And you got trading stamps
to boot!
When laundry detergent had
free glasses,
dishes or towels hidden
inside the box.
When any parent could discipline
any kid,
or feed him, or use him
to carry
groceries, and nobody, not
even the kid,
thought a thing of it.
When it was considered a
great privilege
to be taken out to dinner
at a
real restaurant with your
parents.
When they threatened to
keep kids
back a grade if they failed--and
did!
When being sent to the principal's
office
was nothing compared to
the fate that
awaited a misbehaving student
at home.
When women were called,
"Mrs. John Smith,"
instead of their own name.
BACK
TO FUNNIES MENU