<p>CGM, I still walk out on a tarmac with the jet engines whistling in my ears! But we do have local security checks…well, I guess you can call 'em that.</p>
<p>Playing “Dodge Ball” or “Kick Ball” out on the school playground while wearing petticoats and patent leather shoes! Then going into an unairconditioned classroom where the only fan was pointed at the teacher! Kids have it so good today…</p>
<p>My favorite was Mr. Mc Goo.</p>
<p>Now I get the skate analogy too. When I was growing up, we lived in a Williamsburg neigborhood with no paved streets, only gravel or dirt, so no one had roller skates. Saw 'em being used on TV though…</p>
<p>Remember “My Favorite Martian”, “Dennis the Menace?” I remember watching "Amos “N Andy” way back when too—back when us black folks were “negros” and so starved to see representations of ourselves on TV that we didn’t really notice how racist or demeaning the content was—it was no different than everyday life. I also remember how controversial it was when Dihanne Carrol got a starring role in her own sitcom, “Julia”, because she lived in an integrated apartment building with her son, and worked for a white doctor. (Lots of folks in the deep south were pretty insulted by that one.) I even remember the name of her son Corey’s best friend and downstairs neighbor, “Earl J. Waggadorn”…</p>
<p>Makes me hear that old “Virginia Slims” ditty in my head…“You’ve come a looong way, baby!”</p>
<p>Do R.F.D addresses still exist?</p>
<p>Were any of you ever given Coca Cola syrup for an upset tummy?</p>
<p>New York City folks–does anyone remember Els in Manhattan. I think I can just about remember the Third Av El from the early 50s.</p>
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<p>My grandma gave it to me once, yes.</p>
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<p>I do! I lived in Massachusetts back then or was it Maryland…losing…grip…on…reality…</p>
<p>Did ya’ll watch “Petticoat Junction”? I loved that show. Always thought swimming in that water towerthing looked like a lot of fun.</p>
<p>“And there’s Uncle Joe. He’s a movin’ kinda slow at the Junction”</p>
<p>mentioning Julia makes me think of more shows…the flying nun with sally fields…and…was it “I spy” or something like that with the 2 male actors…also hawaii five o…magnum pi…mod squad…starsky and hutch.</p>
<p>and remember when…wheel of fortune first came on?</p>
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<p>there are many people who have the some ugly knick-knack in their homes because they wanted to spend all the money and not leave anything on account?</p>
<p>I loved the Little Rascals as that Alfalfa was such a lady killer. </p>
<p>Remember Chubby’s crush on Miss Crabtree. “You can call me Chubsy Ubsey” 'Oh Miss Crabtree, I’ve got something laying heavy on my heart. Oh Chubsy Ubsy, you gonna have something laying heavy on your head."</p>
<p>Petey was way too cool for his own good.</p>
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You probably mean [Newport</a> Creamery](<a href=“http://www.newportcreamery.com/menu.html]Newport”>http://www.newportcreamery.com/menu.html). They still have them. We used to walk to the one by my college on Monday nights. At least one of the guys in our group would try to drink three (to get them for free). </p>
<p>We still have Del’s, too. :)</p>
<p>Chuckling at coke syrup - grandmother’s favorite.</p>
<p>Anyone use Tussy cream deodorant? Yuck.</p>
<p>Lunch kits: Roy Rogers, Rin-Tin-Tin, Lassie, Annie-Oakley</p>
<p>Boy, skimming through these messages bring back a lot of old memories!</p>
<p>Some memories/comments of my own:</p>
<p>The sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when you typed a full page and then discovered that you had put the piece of carbon paper in backwards.</p>
<p>The frustration of trying to read an article assigned by the prof and discovering that all the available copes were already checked out of the library.</p>
<p>Dreading being called to the BLACKBOARD (no whiteboards back then) because if you lifted your arm to write, your A-line mini dress would ride up too far, revealing the garters holding up your fishnet stockings.</p>
<p>The discomfort of having to wear that awful thong-like “harness” to hold feminine products in place. Talk about a wedgie!</p>
<p>Reading about what were “current events” to you in your child’s history book.</p>
<p>A funny incident: A high school student excitedly told my husband (a Navy vet): “Mr. M - I learned all about your submarine’s secret mission - it was on the History Channel!”</p>
<p>White one-piece gym-suits with gathers around the legs. Your name had to be embroidried above the pocket; we always had to hire someone to do it!</p>
<p>In junior high, boys had to swim naked! Was that gross, indecent or what???</p>
<p>bethel - your post was absolutely dangerous. I read it while drinking soup at my desk at work, and nearly spit it out all over my computer keyboard when I started laughing. Next time, be more careful ! . . . . .</p>
<p>Re: Post #308. “Anyone remember nap time in kindergarten?” Sure do. What I remember is that I was never tired enough to nap (or lay quietly for that matter,) so one day my kindergarten teacher locked me in the cloakroom! Can you imagine if that happened today? My family would be very rich. Back then we just accepted whatever was done by the teacher. I don’t think I ever told my parents. My mother was a teacher and would have gone along with whatever the kindergarten teacher did. She thought the good grades on my report card were a result of the teacher and had nothing to do with me.</p>
<p>games I remember that are probably long dead besides Kick the Can and Capture the Flag (which we played at Cub Scouts):</p>
<p>-Red Light/Green Light</p>
<p>-Red Rover</p>
<p>then of course we actually went OUTSIDE to play basketball, baseball, or football…every day!</p>
<p>and remember NO organized soccer??</p>
<p>DeanJ–
Uh oh. Guess I had a brain fart. But I really seem to remember that the milkshakes at Friendly’s were originally called "Awful Awful"s, but that the name was later changed to "Fribble"s. I don’t believe I’ve ever been in a Newport Creamery. I’m sooo confused. Think maybe both Friendly’s and Newport Creamery used the name 'til some smarmy lawyer hit Friendly’s with a cease and desist order? (apologies to you attorneys out there).</p>
<p>Hayden-
Peabody and Sherman were great! Did they guy at the end of the parade with the big mustache and broom have a name? But as for Dudley Do-Right, I did have a fondness for Snidley Whiplash (voiceover done by Hans Conreid) and Dudley’s horse, named “horse”.</p>
<p>poetsheart-
I remember watching Amos 'n Andy and all the shows you mention. And i didn’t think I watched that much tv back then. Guess I was wrong. Remember Hazel, Beulah, Our Miss Brooks, The Lone Ranger, Ozzie and Harriet, Abott and Costello, Zoro, The Dean Martin Show, Burns & Allen, The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason, I’ve Got a Secret, The danny Thomas Show, Gunsmoke, The Gale Storm Show, Perry Como, Have Gun Will Travel, Lawrence Welk (anda one, anda two…) Father Knows Best, The Real McCoys… and on and on and on…</p>
<p>Sybbie-
Remember Alfalfa’s He-man Woman-Hating Club? And Miss Crabtree, the teacher, who Butch (I think) had a crush on. Or did he like Darla? I forget…</p>
<p>2331clk,
absolutely red light/green light and red rover! How about SPUD?</p>
<p>I always liked “The Fugitive.” A few years ago they showed the reruns and I wish they’d put them back on late-nite. I’m getting burnt out on MASH! ha.</p>