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   aoiffe379posted 14 years ago

   Remember when people used rabbit ears - antenna to collect signals for the television so it would be clear and not fuzzy?
   
   Remember when people bookmarked a page by folding the corner and it was called  a dog eared page?
   
   What can you remember that may not have seemed odd years ago but are obsolete or rarely used now?
   
   On the mark,get set,Go!

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      cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      cell phones were ginormous. i had one of the first ones and one night i was on a date and it rang and i answered it and people were going 'omg she has a phone in her handbag!'. i felt really conspicuous.
      
      boomboxes. i'm glad that fad is over.

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         shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Did you ACTUALLY have a bag big enough?  I mean, I remember 'da brick' man!  Was it as big as that?  If so, you must have had a rucksack!! hehehe

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      fratjoe18posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I am still pretty young, but I rarely see anyone with a cassette tape players, except in older model cars.

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      Ghost32posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Last April, we moved off grid and went BACK to "antenna TV".  Not rabbit ears, but....
      
      Let's see...farming with horse power comprised of real horses, not gasoline-fed tractors.  Stacking "loose hay" rather than bales.  Roll Your Own was Bull Durham tobacco, not wacky weed paraphernalia.  Every restaurant had a "smokers section" which was, in fact, the entire restaurant.  If you wanted to build a house (at least in the country), you built it--no building permit required.  Vegetarians were myth and legend only.  Poodle skirts and sock hops.  Cars and tractors with cranks used to start 'em...and break your arm with the kickback if you were careless or unlucky.  Acme cowboy boots with (literally) newspaper as part of the super-cheapo built soles. 
      
      Yup.  I'm really that old.

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   prettydarkhorseposted 14 years ago

   remember when cellphones are as big as handheld telephones and battery pack are five times the size now! the walkie talkie the policemen used before and what the football coach wear now, earplugs,

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   Denno66posted 14 years ago

   I had a Teac 8-track tape player.

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      Stimpposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      "you can go your own way..." click click "you can call it...." Love it!!

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   Sandy Thornposted 14 years ago

   Remember when you could ride in a car without a seatbelt and stand up in the back seat?

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   Cagsilposted 14 years ago

   remember when Henry Ford built his first car, just before 1900, based on hundreds of assembly-line personnel built cars by hand.
   
   Now- machines build our cars and workers are unemployed.

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      Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Wow! Now you are, by far, the oldest Hubber here.

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         Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         That's how old my body feels sometimes.

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            Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            

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      shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I remember ford harrison navigating the millenium falcon

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         Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         OMG!

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            shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            may the force be with you!

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               Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

               These aren't the droids you're looking for...

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                  shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  Obi one waves his hand in front of the two stormtroopers.. they reply 'No... these aren't the droids we are looking for'.  They turn and go... (hehehe)

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   Laura du Toitposted 14 years ago

   Remember long playing records - must have about 400 - Jimi Hendrix , Pink Floyd, Beatles  - the list is as long as my arm - no longer have a record player so they are all just stacked away in a cupboard.

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   europewalkerposted 14 years ago

   Remember when drive in movies were a treat?

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      Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Remember when drive-in movies existed? nevermind being a treat.

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         wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         There are a couple left in my area. Lot's of fun

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            Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            I'm impressed. There were a couple that were tried in my area, but ultimately failed because of irresponsible kids trashing and destroying things. Now, gone.

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         Wendi Mposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         We still have a drive-in theater where we live.

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      Paradise7posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You're taking me back.  Those were some good times.  Double dates.

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      sneakorocksolidposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I loved drive-ins!

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   wyanjenposted 14 years ago

   Remember camera film? Polaroids?
   
   At my job, I do everything that it used to take 4 people to do, before digital replaced film.
   
   I'm sad about that.

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   Denno66posted 14 years ago

   There used to be a drive-in restaurant( A&W ) across from the drive in theater in your city, Cags, on Memorial Drive that I used to go to as a kid.

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    shazwellynposted 14 years ago

    Denno.. THE YOUNG ONES! hehehe.. Not the 9 oclock news and 12 inch records - remixed and dubbed.

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       Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I laughed so hard over those episodes!

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          shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Weird how randomly, they got a band to play a little jitty in the basement!  It wasnt like that when I studied with the OU! lol

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    yoshi97posted 14 years ago

    I remember when the news only came on twice a day ... once in the morning and once at night. I also remember when most stations went off the air at night.

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       rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I was thinking about that yesterday talking with my son about how rude people are now. people are filling their minds with too much non stop news and many of them identify their life now by what is on the news stations.

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    Laura du Toitposted 14 years ago

    I don't know if this is only true in South Africa but I remember when you could live in a house without burglar bars or security fencing and still feel safe. Now its unheard of to not have at least one of the two but mostly both.

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       Dao Hoaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       We don't have burglar bars where I live, but I remember when we don't have to lock the door at all. Now we have to lock it even to go out in the back yard!

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       mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I remember when we never locked our doors and if we considered locking them we couldn't because we couldn't find the keys!

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    ediggityposted 14 years ago

    Remember when dial up internet took like 5 minutes to load a webpage.
    
    
    Remember when home phones had chords.
    
    
    Remember when gas was $1.00.

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       shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       omg.. dial up.. it cost a flaming fortune here in the UK.  I must have been interneting for ages as an average bill was £250.00 per month!  God, that was a mortgage in those days!
       
       I can remember real voice chat.  Rooms created where you met people and no censorship.  you wouldnt believe what you could view.  Here on hubpages, there was a debate on a porno picture.  In those days people were cybering left, right and centre!
       
       We even used to have internet parties... the friends from our room that couldnt attend the actual gathering would go online and join.  It was really good to be part of this.

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       GreenMathDrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       In college I paid 28 cents a gallon.

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    MargaritaBposted 14 years ago

    Remember when it was safe to let your kids play by themselves in your yard?
    
    When women could go out for walk around the block after dark?
    
    When young boys could go out for a walk around the block after dark?
    
    When it was safe to take medicine or food without safety seals or caps?

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    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    I cannot say it and maybe some do recall "N" word babies. licorice candy in the shape of black babies. That's the only way I remember them named.[please don't be offended] Loved 'em as a child along with Smith Bros cough drops.

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    How bout the old VCRs, Betas, actually? The ones that you dropped the tapes into? Those were gigantic.

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    lrohnerposted 14 years ago

    I remember the days of the old corded, dial phones. There was no call waiting or three-way calling. Gosh, phone conversations were much better back then!

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    Remember how quiet it was when you never carried a phone with you at all?

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    ComputerGuyposted 14 years ago

    Remember when the tape player was an upgrade?
    
    A 4 head vcr was the best video you could get.

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    Black Lillyposted 14 years ago

    Remember when there were no remotes and you had to get up to switch channels on TV?
    Immagine that now...

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       Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       It wouldn't happen

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          wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          My folks didn't have that problem.
          Before remotes, there were kids...

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             Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

             

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       dave272727posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       No remote, no TV!

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          Black Lillyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          oh come on! Moving keeps you fit

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    StefanMDPposted 14 years ago

    When the personal computers had 64K RAM and no hard disk.
    
    Mine was a Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 CoCo2

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    I sill live in an area where you don't have to lock your doors; for the time being.

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    thranaxposted 14 years ago

    I remember a time when online games weren't  full of ignorant people.
    
    ~thranax~

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       Paradise7posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Whoa!

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    online games? Try Pong.

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       shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       ive still got a binatone console!

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    wyanjenposted 14 years ago

    I remember neighborhood games like kick ball, soft ball...
    Although they had their fair share of ignorant people just the same

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    Paradise7posted 14 years ago

    I remember when a pack of smokes cost a buck.  Old, old days!

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    Wendi Mposted 14 years ago

    How about the Pacer or Le Car!

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       Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Aren't those used as paper weights nowadays?

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          Wendi Mposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          LOL, pretty much.
          
          
          My dad bought 2 of those silly Le Cars...a green one for himself and a brown one for my step-mom.  How embarassing!

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    elayne001posted 14 years ago

    I remember the first tv my dad brought home and it was black and white and a small little screen - we were so excited - how far they have come!! My Dad is still kicking - for his 82 birthday he went sky diving!

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    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    waist height underwear in pattern colors

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       Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       The Victorian Age's answer to thongs

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          shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          That was what I was thinking!  She cant be that old!  She liked the bay city rollers when she was 16!

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    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    socks that had individual toes with stripes

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    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    Shoulder Pads

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       shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       omg.. 'power dressing'!

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    wyanjenposted 14 years ago

    You made me remember leg warmers

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    Black Lillyposted 14 years ago

    Remember streets with no traffic?

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    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    Fuzzy Dice

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    Enclosed Phone Booths

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       shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       that always smelt of piss.

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    Black Lillyposted 14 years ago

    Remember bright pink/red lipstick?
    You could never kiss in that.
    
    Oh, condoms were very nice then too. Like a bus tyre.

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       Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       We all had fun with those.....

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    Black Lillyposted 14 years ago

    remember hot summers in the office with no air con?

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    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    mobile phones weighed as much as your arm

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    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    no one used condoms

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       Black Lillyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       ok, ok. But they WERE there!

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          lyricsingrayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          good point

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    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    Payphones were a dime

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    We were soooo poor we used balloons...

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       lyricsingrayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       um, think that was just you, how embarrassing

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          Black Lillyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          well, sheep don't need condoms at all...

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          Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Well, my fifteen kids like the story....

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       shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       recycled at that!

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    myownworldposted 14 years ago

    ALL it takes is L and denno, and any thread can end up wild! such a gift really....

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    We aims to please, and she pees most of the time.

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       myownworldposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       ((wait till she sees this...here she comes)))

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    Ack! No!!!(scampers away)

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       myownworldposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       oh she'll get ya, no matter which thread...!
       ((claps hands in glee))

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          Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          You are enjoying my torment, hmm?

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             myownworldposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             doesn't everyone?

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                Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                I'm starting to think I'm on the Sheep's equivalent of the Truman Show.

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                   myownworldposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   yeah sooner or later, u'll hit into that wall....then it's over for u honey!

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                      Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      Smashing Sheep, sounds like a good song title.....

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                      shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      I just can't wait for someone to sign is as 'old shep'!
                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oygoivee30g

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          wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Did I hear somebody say "glee"?
          Is Denno on the run again... I always enjoy a good sheep chase!
          ((more glee))

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    Black Lillyposted 14 years ago

    Guys, that's a serious thread about memories!!!
    
    Remember the last time you had mutton?

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    Black Lillyposted 14 years ago

    ...or those nice warm sheepskin coats?

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    wyanjenposted 14 years ago

    Sorry, you're right. I feel sheepish.
    
    Remember having wool mittens when you were a kid?

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       shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       what about those bloooooooming baraclavas! yuck!

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    Still in the room, hey.....

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    Rayalternatelyposted 14 years ago

    As a kid in the school holidays I used to play out all day, and only had to come in when it got dark.
    
    As a kid on fireworks night we used to have bangers that we threw at each other (these were essentially little bombs so I'm sure the hospitals were kept very busy).
    
    As a kid we had 1 TV in the house and 3 TV channels and they finished before bedtime most nights.
    
    As a kid computers were something you read about in books.
    
    Just reading that short list, you'd think I grew up in the middle ages... but it was only the seventies.
    
    - - -
    
    shameless plug for my nostalgia website, which is called When We Were Kids. Sorry about that, couldn't resist!

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       sneakorocksolidposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       The Star Spangled Banner and test patterns.

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    Flightkeeperposted 14 years ago

    when everyone used sugar.

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       rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       
       
       pac man?

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          shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          space invaders!

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