Jump to content

Recommended Posts

You know you are getting old if you can remember what mimeograph paper smelled like when the teacher had just mimeo-d a fresh pop quiz for the class.

 

You know you are really getting old if you can remember when screw-in cartridge fountain pens started to replace dipping the tip of a pen in an inkwell to slurp up the ink; those cartridge pens just seemed so cool by comparison!

 

Yes, Bobby Dylan, some of us did "hang around the inkwell" -- LOL

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
You know you are getting old if you can remember what mimeograph paper smelled like when the teacher had just mimeo-d a fresh pop quiz for the class.

 

You know you are getting really getting old if you can remember when screw-in cartridge fountain pens started to replace dipping the tip of a pen in an inkwell to slurp up the ink; those cartridge pens just seemed so cool by comparison!

 

Yes, Bobby Dylan, some of us did "hang around the inkwell" -- LOL

 

Used fountain pens, but still had the wooden desks with the "hole" in the corner for the inkwell.

 

LIke this:

 

Alice-Cooper-school-out-ARG-BRA.jpg

 

By the way, this was the very first "record album" I ever owned.

 

And yes, up to about grade 5, the smell of mimeo-graphed paper.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest tr*****e

 

abbaarrival.jpg

 

OMG That's ABBA? I may hate their music, but that blonde is OMFG kewt!!

 

Ok, back to the old people!! :D

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

my grandmother passed away several years ago , she would of been teaching in the 30's . while cleaning out her belongings , my brother and i came across some of her old texts . this was my father's mother they trace back their ancestery to ireland 4 centuries , before that grandfathers family was still in ireland my grandmothers was in scotland . back to the texts , the books talked about islanders , negros , and savages , and so forth . the savages the texts were talking about are the natives of north america . hit close to home because our mother is native off gordon's reserve in saskatchewan . even now typing this it surprises my how upsetting i find this .

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

You know your old when you run through the channels before turning into bed, "Munich" is on (about the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre), and you can remember watching the real events sadly unfolding on tv.

 

On a more lighter note, before she was a real big star, you can remember watching the Sonny and Cher Show on tv.

 

RG

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

On a more lighter note, before she was a real big star, you can remember watching the Sonny and Cher Show on tv.

 

RG

 

And one of the cast/writers was Ted Zielgler, who just previous to Sonny and Cher was playing Johnny Jellybean on CFCF in Montreal. Just before Magic Tom if you were in Mtl. in that era.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Used fountain pens, but still had the wooden desks with the "hole" in the corner for the inkwell.

 

LIke this:

 

Alice-Cooper-school-out-ARG-BRA.jpg

 

By the way, this was the very first "record album" I ever owned.

 

 

Yikes! I had wooden desks with the hole for the inkwell just like the one on your album cover up through 4th grade! (Of course popular music was mostly on 45s then with a big hole in the middle too.)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

You know you're old when you can remember when the Shocking Blue from the Netherlands had a number one hit song in North America in 1970 (which has been covered many times since).

 

 

Shocking+Blue+MariskaVeres.jpg

 

You know you're old when you can remember people buying these:

 

HK_Britannica_Micropedia_Ready_Reference_Index_1-7.JPG

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I remember when this passed as a new T.V.

 

old+tv.jpg

 

When your 7 year old cousin says "Did you see this new cool show" I look and see him watching something that resembled a "cool new show" from when I was a kid. Hard to believe it is almost 30 years since this guy showed up on that small T.V. above.

 

350px-Optimusg1.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

There was no concept of email and the internet.

Everyone had land phone lines with rotary phones.

 

No MTV.

 

When you ask, What the heck is a Justin Beiber?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

When you can even remember fleeting shows like:

 

Where's Huddles?

3986589352_d213ff54de.jpg

 

Frankenstein Jr.

 

4137749049_9476ef53b9.jpg

 

Dodo the Kid from Outer Space

 

DODO.jpg

 

and Professor Kitzel

 

kitzellogo.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest 9**A*****

I started reading this post and then I forgot the question...so my answer is peanut butter.

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkD_KJZC76WNzPkUhDynscnJMzEQ3XDJbWYgPbuxOjev4rzrGCc1YvMybs

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

You know you're old when you can remember these:

 

Nancy Greene in a commercial for Mars Bars

 

 

French language kids show Bobino (a kind gent) and his sister (Bobinette) who was a puppet:

 

May6Montreal_Bobino%20and%20Bobinette.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest f***2f***

When you remember watching this on TV....and even older when you know that it was a spin off from another show called Razzle Dazzle with Howard the Turtle and the secret decoder ring!! (I wish I still had that decoder!)

 

DVD_cover_-_season_1_of_%22The_Forest_Rangers%22.jpg

 

File:DVD_cover_-_season_1_of_%22The_Forest_Rangers%22.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
When you remember watching this on TV....and even older when you know that it was a spin off from another show called Razzle Dazzle with Howard the Turtle and the secret decoder ring!! (I wish I still had that decoder!)

 

DVD_cover_-_season_1_of_%22The_Forest_Rangers%22.jpg

 

File:DVD_cover_-_season_1_of_%22The_Forest_Rangers%22.jpg

 

My dad actually taught one of those kids in the front... I think they are like 70 now.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest f***2f***
My dad actually taught one of those kids in the front... I think they are like 70 now.

 

Gee that makes me feel young!!:icon_frown:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

You rushed home for some beaver... and this is what ya got:

beaver-and-dow_thumb.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
You rushed home for some beaver... and this is what ya got:

beaver-and-dow_thumb.jpg

 

I used to rush home for from school some beaver every day!

 

Remember when the dirtiest thing ever said on TV was "Ward, you were a little hard on the beaver last night".

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Showing your age..lol

 

anybody remember these two???

 

518_RS7_Lack_WM.jpg

enjoyed watching this all the time...

Gunsmoke1.gif

 

Or this....

bonanza.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest f***2f***

Dum dida dum dida dum dida dum dida dum dida dum BONANZA!!! LOL

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, please sign in.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


×
×
  • Create New...