desertskyz Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 This may need to be moved to Joke of the Day. Black and White TV? (Under age 40? You might not understand.) You could hardly see for all the snow, Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go. Pull a chair up to the TV set, "Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet." My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning. My Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter AND I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in icepack coolers, but I can't remember getting e.coli . Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then. The term cell phone would have conjured up a phone in a jail cell, and a pager was the school PA system. We all took gym, not PE.. and risked permanent injury with a pair of high top Ked's (only worn in gym) instead of having cross-training athletic shoes with air cushion soles and built in light reflectors. I can't recall any injuries but they must have happened because they tell us how much safer we are now. Flunking gym was not an option... even for stupid kids! I guess PE must be much harder than gym. Speaking of school, we all said prayers and sang the national anthem, and staying in detention after school caught all sorts of negative attention. We must have had horribly damaged psyches. What an archaic health system we had then. Remember school nurses? Ours wore a hat and everything. I thought that I was supposed to accomplish something before I was allowed to be proud of myself. I just can't recall how bored we were without computers, Play Station, Nintendo, X-box or 270 digital TV cable stations. Oh yeah... and where was the Benadryl and sterilization kit when I got that bee sting? I could have been killed! We played 'king of the hill' on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites, and when we got hurt, Mom pulled out the 48-cent bottle of Mercurochrome (kids liked it better because it didn't sting like iodine did) and then we got our butt spanked. Now it's a trip to the emergency room, followed by a 10-day dose of a $49 bottle of antibiotics, and then Mom calls the attorney to sue the contractor for leaving a horribly vicious pile of gravel where it was such a threat. We didn't act up at the neighbor's house either because if we did, we got our butt spanked there and then we got butt spanked again when we got home. I recall Donny Reynolds from next door coming over and doing his tricks on the front stoop, just before he fell off. Little did his Mom know that she could have owned our house. Instead, she picked him up and swatted him for being such a goof. It was a neighborhood run amuck. To top it off, not a single person I knew had ever been told that they were from a dysfunctional family. How could we possibly have known that? We needed to get into group therapy and anger management classes? We were obviously so duped by so many societal ills, that we didn't even notice that the entire country wasn't taking Prozac! And there was no Tree Hugger, just Hippies. How did we ever survive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadracer Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Its funny you mention this skyzs I was just talking about this stuff a couple days ago (raw food... no e-coli, not getting sick and illness that is going around now, bleaching everything now.)..its crazy now days I remember doing worse stuff back when and not having problems now days , people have to wear gloves, charbroil everything,etc..etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bad4fiddy Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Guess this is for the OLD FOLKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas style Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 we had the first tv video game PONG it was sold at sears and we played it on a black and white tv 13" sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinicolady Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning. And who had a dishwasher?!? My sisters and I were the dishwashers, by hand, and used the same damn dishrag to clean the counters and the table. We're still kickin'. My Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter AND I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in icepack coolers, but I can't remember getting e.coli . I had a metal Brady Bunch lunch box, complete with matching thermos. I must have been special. Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then. Remember the Slip-n-Slide?? Boy, did that hurt but it was SOOOO much fun!! The term cell phone would have conjured up a phone in a jail cell, and a pager was the school PA system. FAX?? What's a FAX?!? E-mail, never! Actually had pen pals, wrote letters, and a stamp was about 3c. Speaking of school, we all said prayers and sang the national anthem, and staying in detention after school caught all sorts of negative attention. ...."Under God, indivisible, and justice for all" ( I was a goody two-shoes, no detention for me ) I just can't recall how bored we were without computers, Play Station, Nintendo, X-box or 270 digital TV cable stations. Playing Hide-n-go-Seek, duck duck goose, tag, touch football, kick ball, riding bicycles, roller skating (that's right you young pups, 4 wheels and they weren't inline!) There seems to be a theme here, oh yeah, we did these things OUTDOORS in the fresh air and sunshine. Of course, puddle jumping in the rain was always a blast too! No wonder I was skinny back then, duh! We played 'king of the hill' on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites, and when we got hurt, Mom pulled out the 48-cent bottle of Mercurochrome (kids liked it better because it didn't sting like iodine did) and then we got our butt spanked. I remember that stuff!! Ooohhhh, and Bactene, talk about STING! Abandoned school buses left lots of room for imagination too, but THAT spanking was not imaginary! We didn't act up at the neighbor's house either because if we did, we got our butt spanked there and then we got butt spanked again when we got home. And our friend's parents were referred to as "Mrs. or Mr. Jones", not Bob or Sue. Our babysitter was Mrs. Aikins, I do not even know what her first name was. Adults had a title, even Aunts and Uncles, I believe these were called manners (with a dash of respect added). Little did his Mom know that she could have owned our house. Instead, she picked him up and swatted him for being such a goof. It was a neighborhood run amuck. And that is EXACTLY why I do not let the whole neighborhood swim in our pool! Liability. Can you spell r e l e a s e form?? And there was no Tree Hugger, just Hippies. Global warming?? Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Willis?? :ahhhhh: How did we ever survive? Amen!! Whoda thunk it. :ahhhhh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinicolady Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 (edited) we had the first tv video game PONG it was sold at sears and we played it on a black and white tv 13" sweet Atari!! Can't forget Space Invaders Pong still rocks! Edited May 10, 2007 by dinicolady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Hey skyz. I just saw this topic I didn't even know you posted it before I posted the other one.I received it in a e-mail and posted it really fast before I left for work this morning. Well gosh there sure is alot of things that have changed in this world.I don't know if we were safer than or now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdave Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 we had the first tv video game PONG it was sold at sears and we played it on a black and white tv 13" sweet ha ha. i remember getting pong for christmas. it was way cool man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertskyz Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 It really wasn't about safe or not, God knows we weren't safe. But are we now?, with 100 mph cars and hill shooters, and TURBOS! Really! I was all about accountability. You F'ed up you got your arce whooped! and learned and then did it again, More careful the next time. And you respected people and had had manners. Then! Can I borrow an egg, I'm making cookies for the kids. Now, Can I borrow your Lawyer, I'm suing Becky cause my kid slip and fell over her hose, " That she should have had rolled up according to our HOA, And it hurt his arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 It really wasn't about safe or not, God knows we weren't safe. But are we now?, with 100 mph cars and hill shooters, and TURBOS! Really! I was all about accountability. You F'ed up you got your arce whooped! and learned and then did it again, More careful the next time. And you respected people and had had manners. Then! Can I borrow an egg, I'm making cookies for the kids. Now, Can I borrow your Lawyer, I'm suing Becky cause my kid slip and fell over her hose, " That she should have had rolled up according to our HOA, And it hurt his arm. I didn't mean to say safe I guess what I was saying is between the topic you posted and I posted things have sure changed. Got my wording wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don29palms Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 AHHHHH! The good ol' days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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