TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

POSTED BY: Connorflynn
UPDATED: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 01:26
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GEEZER

Sunday, May 22, 2005 3:37 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SignyM:

Geezer- I WAS being lighthearted!!!

Be careful. Lightheartedness is just the first step. The next thing you know, you'll be believing this is not the worst of all possible workds, and who knows where it'll go from there.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

CALLMEATH

Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:20 AM

I lived 31 days in the 70's. Does that count?

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

MONTANAGIRL

Sunday, May 22, 2005 5:23 AM

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Originally posted by CallMeAth:
I lived 31 days in the 70's. Does that count?

You can have partial credit.

If you can be an idiot, I can be an idiot. - D'Argo

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:53 AM

Give me being a child of the 80s any day!

We never had bike helmets or childproof locks.
We used to take off our seatbelts as dares.
We'd ride in the back of a truck.
We drank from the hose and shared drinks
We ate badly, played for a bit and then rested while hanging out playing computer games.
If our friends weren't around we practiced so we could beat them next time.
We had friends in the neighbourhood, came home and chatted to our other friends on the internet.
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
We felt safer because we always had a way of contacting someone if we got into trouble.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang
the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

We got the best of both worlds as far as I can tell!

CALLMEATH

Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:57 PM

Don't forget, we actually got to trick-or-treat after dark.

The 80's rocked!

"I wear my sunglasses at night..."

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

CYBERSNARK

Monday, May 23, 2005 12:41 AM

We also had Transformers. The dawning of the greatest toys the human race has ever created.

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OPUS

Monday, May 23, 2005 3:52 AM

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
We also had Transformers. The dawning of the greatest toys the human race has ever created.

I'm sorry, I can't let that slip by, TRANSFORMERS...you're kidding, you poor deprived child.
Being a child of the 60's and 70's we had real toys. You guys only got these palm sized little hunks of plastic, called action figures! We had big, G.I. Joes, that's Joe before the cartoon series, before he became PC and he, along with the other toys hadn't been miniturized.
Video games for us was pong. No internet and the only computer was at the highschool, that was basically just a huge combo keyboard/printer contraption,(no monitor) that was tied into the computer at the state college. In my school only the students taking the advanced math courses were allowed to take a computer class.

Opus

I'll refrain from talking about walking barefoot,5 miles in the snow, up hill both ways to and from school and being thankful for being allowed to go.

CALLMEATH

Monday, May 23, 2005 4:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Opus:

I'm sorry, I can't let that slip by, TRANSFORMERS...you're kidding, you poor deprived child.

I'm sorry, but you can't try to tell me that your giant, non-articulating G.I. Joe dolls were up to par with transforming robots, some that combined to form even larger robots. As for them being tiny, I still have one that's nearly 2 feet tall.

Also, Tranformers was a wonderful show and movie. How many Autobots died in the movie? Not to mention watching the leader, my hero at the time, die on screen. Heart-breaking.

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

SIGNYM

Monday, May 23, 2005 5:18 PM

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I am heading to the Catskills today. It's in the high 50's. The air is unbelievable. None of the restaurants accept credit cards and gas is only $2.14 a gallon. Most places don't have cable. Not that you really need it all that much. We are visiting a little town called Andes. I plan to visit 4 art galleries. Have an awesome lunch. Chat with the local yokels. Go sit and enjoy the sun and serenity and find my way to a nice local diner for dinner, where I plan to eat something very very fattening, not good for me probably healthwise but great for my soul, followed by some cocktails and a display put on by some lightning bugs. Hehe.

SignyM whines in frustration and paws the door.

Hope ya had fun!

CONNORFLYNN

Monday, May 23, 2005 9:49 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SignyM:

SignyM whines in frustration and paws the door.

Hope ya had fun!

I had a fantastic time thanks! :) Even made it to one Art Gallery opening, where wine flowed nicely. Heading back there again for this Memorial weekend. There's something about country living

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