I'm so old . . .
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I remember when MTV played nothing but music videos.
I remember when wrestling was still WWF and they only had two pay per views, and titles only changed then. Or, once a month or so they had Saturday Night Main Event on after the 11 o'clock news.
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Originally Posted by Technical Ted
I remember when gas was 25 cents.
If you people can remember that far back............then you still have your memory..........that'* not old....................what did I just say again?
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I remember watching Night Gallery and watching Wolfman Jack at midnight on the weekends.
I remember when cigarettes were 87 cents a pack. I remember getting penny candy and candy bars were less than 25 cents.
I remember when Pepsi came in 8 glass bottles to a cardboard carton and you could return them for 10 cents.
I remember going to the movies and getting in with pepsi caps.
Now I feel really old :(
I remember when cigarettes were 87 cents a pack. I remember getting penny candy and candy bars were less than 25 cents.
I remember when Pepsi came in 8 glass bottles to a cardboard carton and you could return them for 10 cents.
I remember going to the movies and getting in with pepsi caps.
Now I feel really old :(
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Originally Posted by dbeast420
Although he won't admit to it,Gumball remembers watching dirt being made
I know I'm not the oldest codger here, but I remember (vaguely):
Getting our first COLOR TV! (still had to get off your a$$ to change channels - or make your kids do it for you (like my dad did - called me in from outside once to make me do it...he thought he was pretty funny))
"Kung Fu" wasn't a rerun.
"Link" on the "Mod Squad".
"Midnight Special"
TV stations actually went off the air around 1 AM and back on around 6 AM
They played the national anthem when they went on & off air.
We went outside and played for entertainment (i.e. no computers, video games)
We went to the theater to see a movie (i.e. no VCR, DVD, HBO (came later))
Those movies cost 25 cents at the base theater and you got a cool cartoon before the show.
My dad complaining that the price of gas was getting ridiculous at 32 cents/gallon.
Cassette tapes were state-of-the-art media for music and the equipment was expensive - 8 track was much more popular.
I got more, just can't remember 'em. This sounds like one of those "do you remember when" emails that hits my inbox every now and then. Crap, I'm ancient.
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night court and perfect strangers were not on cable and alf was popular but I am young so I am not going to remember stuff like gumball and the first car being made lol
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I remember hearing how people had to add a second antenna (not dish...Ant tenuh) onto their roof to receive HBO. There was no cable in CT yet.
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Wow, I remember working for $2.65 an hour and it was a good middle class wage. Gas was 19 cents a gallon, and with a fillup (full service) you got a free car wash-6pack of Coke-washer fluid toped off-and a handy litter bag to hang on your radio ****. Cigarettes were a quater in a vending machine with two pennies taped to the bottom. Rent was $95 dollars a month. Economy cars cost 2k new. I bought my first house for 12k. With a new baby, I gave my wife $30 for groceries etc-And expected a 6pack, carton of cigs-And change back for morning coffees.
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When Power Rangers first hit the air..in..92?
We build excitement 1990 SSE commercial.
Replacing the top loader VHS with a new style front loader with remote.
Finally getting rid of the old RCA consol 27" TV.
Listning to Records unti I was about 5.
13 Cable channels
33.6 Dial up
i was only born in 86
We build excitement 1990 SSE commercial.
Replacing the top loader VHS with a new style front loader with remote.
Finally getting rid of the old RCA consol 27" TV.
Listning to Records unti I was about 5.
13 Cable channels
33.6 Dial up
i was only born in 86
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I would probably remember a lot more, but, well, ya know..... I wasn't always such an upstanding pillar of the community...
But, doing some surfing earlier, I got reminded of something that made me feel old. Watching The Transformers with my son. He'* now in the USAF, Starscream is an F22, and Optimus Prime is a KW with flames...
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/14/t...sed-by-studio/
But, doing some surfing earlier, I got reminded of something that made me feel old. Watching The Transformers with my son. He'* now in the USAF, Starscream is an F22, and Optimus Prime is a KW with flames...
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/14/t...sed-by-studio/