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| Things that were really different when we were kids (Read 703 times) |
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 1:37 PM |
We drove this:
Sat in the flip up seats in the back without seatbelts. |
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 2:05 PM |
| You could beat your kids. Damn my dad had it easy. |
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 2:15 PM |
| Quote from Bugs34 on 10/2/2008 at 1:37 PM:
Sat in the flip up seats in the back without seatbelts.
Me and my brother also.
God, the rest of the world hated following us. You can only stare at 2 boys being little jerks for so long... Fortunatly my Dad drove 54 in a 55 zone like it was his religion. Then everyone passed us being more mad at him as we only had 15 seconds to annoy them before they simply drove around us.
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 2:17 PM
modified: 10/2/2008 at 2:17 PM |
I remember the awesome computer we had - a Texas Instruments computer - after 4 hours of putting in complex codes from the big book, we could make a 2-second program happen, like pretty colors on the screen or something. We ended up using it for the games that came with.
And Atari....that was the life! |
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 2:28 PM |
| Quote from lisapurple216 on 10/1/2008 at 11:15 PM: Penny candy! We had a store with the glass case, you got a little brown bag and would point at what you wanted and for 25 cents you could get good and sick.
Still have one of these places in my hometown. The candy's more like a nickel or dime each piece now, but the woman who owns it still lets you pick out your own. Bottlecaps, root beer barrels, and fireballs are still my favorites! It's gonna be a sad day in this town when she retires or passes away. Like it was last week, when the only true 1940's hamburger joint in the area closed. It's been around since 1946, and finally had to close because they couldn't afford to upgrade to the new building / fire codes now being enforced. I'm gonna miss those shakes....
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 2:56 PM |
| Quote from Mississippi on 10/2/2008 at 1:15 PM: K.C. Munchkin was the best! I don't even remember any of the other games, were there any?
The Donkey knock-off was called Pick-Axe Pete, which was pretty sweet.
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 3:01 PM |
Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 10/2/2008 at 2:56 PM:
Hole-e-crap! I had all those games. I moved from my mamma's breast onto the Odyssey and suckled it like the sweet nursemaid she was.
I then moved up to the wicked fast C 64. I even have a commodore 64 emmulator now so I can play M.U.L.E. and Jumpman on my PC.
I am Doug. And I am a nerd.
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| I don't know how to cut down a Christmas tree. When I look at it, I hope that it just falls down. - Sally Brown |
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 6:56 PM
modified: 10/2/2008 at 6:57 PM |
| Quote from Kerry1976 on 10/2/2008 at 2:17 PM: I remember the awesome computer we had - a Texas Instruments computer - after 4 hours of putting in complex codes from the big book, we could make a 2-second program happen, like pretty colors on the screen or something. We ended up using it for the games that came with.
And Atari....that was the life!
Why, that was probably the good ol' TI-99/4A. And you were programming with a language called "logo" that utilized the concept of turtles.
Why do I know this?
The first job I ever had in my life... the summer before 10th grade... was helping teach a summer computer camp. Couped up 7th graders using the TI-99/4A to create programs with graphics and words like "BOOBS" and "DAMN".
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posted: 10/2/2008 at 11:22 PM |
Quote from Bugs34 on 10/2/2008 at 1:37 PM:We drove this: Sat in the flip up seats in the back without seatbelts.
We had that car too! Good times. You could fit a whole little league team and one annoying younger sister (me) in the back and drive to the local ice cream place. |
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posted: 10/3/2008 at 1:32 AM |
Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 10/2/2008 at 2:56 PM:
Oh right, now I remember! That was cool too! |
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posted: 10/3/2008 at 4:58 PM |
Quote from Bugs34 on 10/2/2008 at 1:37 PM:We drove this: Sat in the flip up seats in the back without seatbelts.
hmmm, updated version....don't even remember if this HAD seatbelts...
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posted: 10/3/2008 at 5:10 PM |
| Quote from JVol44 on 9/26/2008 at 12:16 PM: There's a point - I remember being kicked out of the house around 9AM, showing up for lunch, back out until dinner, then back out again until dark. Where were we, what were we doing? Kid stuff - spontaneous and fun as hell. No "play dates", ultra-organized after school activities 7 days per week, micromanaged supervised parental "fun zones."
Today I can't imagine someone asking me where my 8-year-old daughter is and me saying, "not sure" , "no idea" or, "around the nighborhood somewhere". That's what my Mom would say about me when I was 8. Just gotta be home when the street lights came on. |
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posted: 10/3/2008 at 5:15 PM |
| Quote from Jill_B on 10/2/2008 at 11:22 PM: We had that car too! Good times. You could fit a whole little league team and one annoying younger sister (me) in the back and drive to the local ice cream place.
The car paneling and wall paneling were the same. Our kids will say we had to ride in a mini-van, heaven forbid.
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posted: 10/3/2008 at 5:17 PM |
Quote from Bugs34 on 10/2/2008 at 1:37 PM:We drove this: Sat in the flip up seats in the back without seatbelts.
YES!! Now that brings back some memories! Ours had the 8-track player and a horrible contraption that attempted to convert a cassette tape to play.. it failed  |
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posted: 10/4/2008 at 1:05 AM |
Quote from Teresadfp on 10/2/2008 at 9:40 AM:Oh, you guys are young! Here's what came out for home use in 1975 when I was 12 - it cost $400 in today's money. I was SO happy and excited! We played this for hours. Pong! Wikipedia says: A consequence of the popularity of Pong was that enthusiasts would play the game for hours at a time on their home consoles, leading to damage to the television screen being used as the display. Since the white lines forming the tennis court were shown constantly, they could become burned into the phosphor coating on the cathode ray tube of the television, causing irreparable damage to the screen. Screen view: ![]()  Console: ![]() 
Oh, I remember Pong well. It was so cutting edge, it was like The Jetsons Meet the Lost in Space Crew on your TV screen. Wild, man...wild.  |
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