lakesailer_mi
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WIWAK "you're so gay" was a real put down.
I think we've come a long way. And I'm glad for it.
I think we've come a long way. And I'm glad for it.
When I Was a Kid....
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respeito
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our streets games included: mother may i?, red light/green light, red rover, tag, freeze tag, hide and seek, hide and go get it(when you were a little older), jacks, chinese jump rope.
good times....
lakesailer_mi
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Kick the can!
And
WIWAK we didn't have so many after school activities that we were at school longer than Dad was at work...yeah, I said dad...
WIWAK,
we had a "crick," with a big tree hanging out over it. And some brave soul (not me) climbed up and tied a rope that we could swing out over and drop in, or drop off back at shore. Was my second home in summer.
teachers were allowed to paddle insubordinate students. I made the mistake of popping off in Health Class (discussing sexuality - what else
) and was given one hit to the rear with a paddle that had holes drilled in it to make it more aerodynamic. I couldn't sit for 3 days. Didn't even dream of telling my parents, I was so embarrassed.
if somebody was giving you a hard time, you settled it with your fists. No one whined about "being bullied," and weapons??? Nope.
we had a "crick," with a big tree hanging out over it. And some brave soul (not me) climbed up and tied a rope that we could swing out over and drop in, or drop off back at shore. Was my second home in summer.
teachers were allowed to paddle insubordinate students. I made the mistake of popping off in Health Class (discussing sexuality - what else
) and was given one hit to the rear with a paddle that had holes drilled in it to make it more aerodynamic. I couldn't sit for 3 days. Didn't even dream of telling my parents, I was so embarrassed. if somebody was giving you a hard time, you settled it with your fists. No one whined about "being bullied," and weapons??? Nope.
lakesailer_mi
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thank you, I like that!WIWAK we used to get "do overs"...I have needed "do overs" more than once as adult...BRING BACK the "Do Over"...
curiousirish
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WIWAK we didn't know anyone who had a nut allergy....or any kids who took medication for hyperactivity
Ellafun
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I am just loving the variety of topics! Thank you to everybody who has stopped by already!!
WIWAK, a "CD" was a Certificate of Deposit, and cardboard records could be cut out of the back of a Honeycombs breakfast cereal box and played on a "turntable." (Anybody remember the close n' play record player?!)
WIWAK, a "CD" was a Certificate of Deposit, and cardboard records could be cut out of the back of a Honeycombs breakfast cereal box and played on a "turntable." (Anybody remember the close n' play record player?!)
Fmature2play
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WIWAK 40 years old was soooooo old. Ancient even. Now, oh my it's staring me in the face.
Kingofmycastle
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WIWAK music came on things called records and you if wanted to listen to "American Pie" on a 45 rpm you had turn it over to hear the second half
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unregex2020
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I remember cutting records off the backs of cereal boxes WIWAK, too!
And...WIWAK we could walk to the Woolworth's 2 miles down the road and buy an Icee for a quarter - and it was considered a safe thing for a little kid to do.
Thank you, Ellafun, for this really fun thread!
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HesterPrynne
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WIWAK my brother had an 8 Track player in his car. And AM Radio played the best music on my transistor radio that would snap and crackle whenever there was a thunderstorm.
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jre1962
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Chaingun
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WIWAK, Grandma had a party line and could remember the Finnish words she had heard at home from her parents.
WIWAK, my parents trusted me with a bb gun and the Sears catalog had rifles and ammo in it.
WIWAK, my great grandfather cooked on a wood burning stove in his kitchen and drove a six cylinder Comet that the Ford dealer had given him when he retired.
WIWAK, I knew that my bad behavior reflected poorly on my parents and would be dealt with when we got home.
WIWAK, getting to go out to eat was a really big deal; now everyone's kids seem to take it for granted.
WIWAK, we had to help on the farm...and the neighbor's farms.
WIWAK, we got to have a soda as a treat.
WIWAK, my dad would knock my block off if I wised off to him.
WIWAK, my parents trusted me with a bb gun and the Sears catalog had rifles and ammo in it.
WIWAK, my great grandfather cooked on a wood burning stove in his kitchen and drove a six cylinder Comet that the Ford dealer had given him when he retired.
WIWAK, I knew that my bad behavior reflected poorly on my parents and would be dealt with when we got home.
WIWAK, getting to go out to eat was a really big deal; now everyone's kids seem to take it for granted.
WIWAK, we had to help on the farm...and the neighbor's farms.
WIWAK, we got to have a soda as a treat.
WIWAK, my dad would knock my block off if I wised off to him.
TheProfessorX
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WIWAK we did not worship a cartoon sponge, we had real cartoons to look up to like a talking dog who solved crimes from a smoke filled van, little blue creatures that some guy was always trying to eat, and "real american heroes" named "Lady Jane" and "Red Herring"
