I’m so old I remember…

[Radiantcurves87]

Or taking the mail in so you can find a "Fredrick's of hollywood" or "Victoria's Secret" or the "Swimsuit Issue"

I used being keyword, have a Victoria secrets credit card so those catalogs came in the mail.

 

[BongoGal]

I do remember liking the Burger King Whaler.. I think they still have that but had to change the name..

The name change came as a result of an analysis that determined conclusively that the Whaler contained no whale meat at all. None. Zilch. And thus, the BK Totally-Not-a-Mammal sandwich was born.

 

[Scareltt]

The name change came as a result of an analysis that determined conclusively that the Whaler contained no whale meat at all. None. Zilch. And thus, the BK Totally-Not-a-Mammal sandwich was born.

Haha there probably was a law suite..

 

[jaF0]

Lawyers often have suites where they work on suits in their suits.

 

[HeavyBalls]

Damn kids get off my lawn!!!

 

[jaF0]

See Dick in Jane?

 

[jaF0]

Puff was a magic dragon who lived by the sea.

 

[AlexBailey]

Was dropping off some kindergarteners the other day and one had a "Dick and Jane" book. Anyone else learn to read with those books?

Weren't Sally, Spot and Puff other characters and pets?

We had “Janet and Mark” books and everyone got a color copy of Scholastic’s “Weekly Reader.”

 

[beachbaby179]

 

[BongoGal]

See Dick in Jane?

 

[Gamine67]

ISOIR radio stations playing ripped snippets of the “Friends” theme because it hadn’t been released as a single.

 

[deft]

ISOIR getting around London with an A-to-Z.

 

[lacandy]

To go with @beachbaby179 ’s flowers there were these too (and you could probably get really high sniffing these!)

 

[AveryElle]

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Omg loved that shit!!!

 

[AlexBailey]

I remember when Mylar balloons first became popular and available - they were sold as “UFOs”

I got one and was amazed by how much longer it lasted than rubber balloons. When it finally fully deflated I wrapped it around and glued it on a frisbee.

 

[Crownvic]

Five cent Hershey chocolate bars..

 

[Scareltt]

We had “Janet and Mark” books and everyone got a color copy of Scholastic’s “Weekly Reader.”

My gosh.. the money spent on Scholastic’s books was crazy.

Now they do book fairs. So you only have to deal with it like twice a year

 

[Dribble]

Speaking of book fairs… did anyone else read Encyclopedia Brown back in the day? Loved those books.

I was a fan of Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators. He didn't write any of them...it was a way to get noticed by new authors. I read all the original ones

 

[PhiloDaddy]

Riding in a brand new 1967 Lincoln Continental.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...ental_convertible_with_suicide_doors_open.jpg

 

[beachbaby179]

Omg loved that shit!!!

Right? And my mom was too kind to tell me to stop!

 

[ydahecnot]

Suck it, Venkman

 

[AveryElle]

Right? And my mom was too kind to tell me to stop!

I think all that plastic crafting was the best - shrinky dinks? yas

 

[PhiloDaddy]

I bought X-Men #94 brand new for 25 cents, threw it in my knapsack, and rode my 10-speed bike home 11 miles from Pacific Beach to La Jolla.

To help the youngsters, that comic is worth about $2,000.00 now. Knapsacks were made from cotton canvas and leather. A 10-speed was the way cool kids got around. A 13-yo riding across two towns in southern California without a helmet would be considered child abuse now.

 

[Gamine67]

I’m so old I rode to La Jolla on my used green Schwinn Varsity 10 speed and sometimes four or five of them worked.

 

[Bry1313]

I’m so old I forgot what I remember