You're Not Old Unless.............

You're Not Old Unless You Can Remember..."

Hot bread and butter.
Penny candy in a brown paper bag.
When there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys (Keds & PF Flyers) and the only time you wore them at school was for "gym".
When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a miracle.
The Good Humor man.
When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed...and did!
When around the corner seemed far away, and going downtown seemed like going somewhere.

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 there was no McDonalds.
When the Ten Commandments were part of the teaching curriculum.
Lunch tickets.
When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes, or towels hidden inside the box.
When your Mom wore nylons that come in two pieces.
When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped with asking for free, every time. You didn't pay for air and got trading stamps to boot!



Wax lips and mustaches.
What to do with the pointed end of a can opener.
When you dressed up to fly on an airliner.
When you could watch the engines start on an airliner.
Mother May I?
When candy bars cost a nickel.
When comic books cost 10 cents (and how traumatic it was when the price went up to 12 cents, then 15 cents).

When it took five minutes for the TV to warm up, if you had one.
When you actually got up out of the couch to change the channel on the TV.
When there were only four other channels to change to, five if you adjusted the antenna.
When whole communities were mass vaccinated against polio.
Remember where you were when you heard JFK had been shot.
When VW's broke the $2000 barrier.
When John Glenn went into space the first time.



When you drank milk through a Flav-R-Straw.
When you did calculations with a slide rule or an adding machine.
Eating Kool-aid powder with sugar.
When this year's new cars looked different from last year's, and when different makes of cars looked different.
When car radios were AM only.
When paperback books were 25 cents.
When you watched "Today on the Farm" on TV before going to school.

When cokes were 10 cents. Submitted by Roger
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kid got there.
When movies (theatres) were 25 cents. Submitted by Roger
When popcorn at the movies was a dime. Submitted by Roger
When skateboards were made out of old roller skates. *Submitted by Roger*
When TV was black and white. Submitted by Roger



Hopscotch, butterscotch, doubledutch.
When milk was delivered to your door in bottles. Submitted by Roger
When milk when up one cent and everyone talked about it for weeks.
When America believed in GOD WE TRUST!! Submitted by Roger
When prayer was encouraged in schools, as was the Pledge of Allegiance.
When the soda man delivered seltzer and syrup to your door. Submitted by Al
When you can remember going to a double feature for 25 cents. Submitted by Joy

When you could buy a scarf for 25 cents to wear around your neck. Submitted by Joy
When bananas were 10 cents a pound. Submitted by Roger
When going to a 5 & 10 store and finding makeup for 15 cents (lipstick for teenagers was only orange) perfume used was Orange Blossom for 5 cents or 50 cents for a big bottle. Submitted by Joy
When licorice was 2 strips for a penny and a pickle was 10 cents. Submitted by Joy
When you brought fluorescent shoe strings for your black and white oxfords in pukey green or pink. Submitted by Joy
When you wore a big crinoline petticoat under your felt skirt with a poodle dog emblem on it. Submitted by Joy
When you tied snowballs around your neck with black velvet ribbon. Submitted by Joy



When you wore hose with black seam down the back and bobby socks rolled down. Submitted by Joy
If you can remember the color of the shirt John Travolta used on Saturday Night Fever! Submitted by Joe
The public pool cost only 25 cents for admission. Submitted by Denise
When gas was 15 cents a gallon. Submitted by Donna
When Spanish peanuts came in a cylinder container costing a nickel and with a chance of getting your money back because the company inserted a penny, nickel or dime in some of the containers. Submitted by John
When the Dugan's truck brought fresh pies and bread to your door. Submitted by Al
Sitting at the lunch counter at Walgreen's and playing the juke box by putting a nickel in and selecting your 3 songs right at the counter. Submitted by Asas

When the ice man came to your home with a block of ice for your ice-box. Submitted by Richard
When the milk man delivered bottle milk to your house and the cream on top was for your parents coffee. Submitted by Richard
Drinking milk at school out of glass bottles. Submitted by Joann
When doctors made house calls. Submitted by Peggy
When ice cream was 5 cents per dip. Submitted by Edna
When the movies began with a continued serial. Submitted by Edna
When you didn't have running water in your house. Submitted by Edna



When you ate inside and went outside to the bathroom. Submitted by Edna
When you only washed "what showed" when you went to town. Submitted by Edna
When seniors wore senior cords all painted. Submitted by Joann
When you remember putting a raccoon tail on your car antenna. Submitted by Edna
When you would run out and look up every time you heard an airplane. Submitted by Edna
Car hops on roller skates. Submitted by Joann
When there where party lines and all the neighbors listened in. Submitted by Joann


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