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There are certain moments in life that hit you with the undeniable truth: you’re getting older. Maybe it’s stiff knees, forgetting things you used to know by heart, or realizing you can’t pull an all-nighter like you once did.

Another sign? Catching sight of an old-school Game Boy tucked on a shelf or stumbling upon a vintage ’80s lunchbox at a flea market. People in this community have shared such experiences that made them mutter, “Okay, I’m officially old now.” Today, we’ve compiled the most relatable, cringe-and-laugh-worthy entries into a list below. Each one is a gentle reminder of how quickly time flies. Scroll down and get ready to laugh, reminisce, and maybe whisper, “Wow… I really am getting old.”

#1

Correct

Vintage washing machine with physical knobs and buttons, reflecting things that make people feel very old.

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Hugo
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They lasted longer, too.

Babs McGurk
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! We went to the appliance store to look at refrigerators a few weeks ago. The salesperson said that typically they last 10-12 years now! My parents' refrigerator lasted 40!

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Nils Skirnir
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The most common reasons these things break and can’t be fixed for under $500 is because of the circuit boards and touch screens. Now with Bluetooth and wi-fi it’s even worse

Lila Allen
Community Member
1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You aren't kidding. I am shopping for a stove and it is actually difficult to find one without wifi. Why on earth would my stove need wifi? What's it going to do, text me?

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Janissary35680
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't mind the touch panels, in fact I rather like them. But I hate appliances (and also software) trying to second-guess me, making "suggestions" and "recommendations" based on my previous use, or assuming they know better.

Brian Garcia
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interestingly enough there's a measurable pushback on screens in vehicles given the distraction factor; some companies are slowing going back to buttons & knobs.

sbj
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was terrified by these when I was a kid as my Mother would overload them and during the spin cycle they would walk across the room

RomanceRadish
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Speed Queen is a good brand of washer that meets this criteria.

Fuhleeheece
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES! My veterinarian sister highly recommends Speed Queen for thousands of washings without a bunch of tech to break down!

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Michael Largey
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't want an appliance that is smarter than I am - a requirement which is very, very doable.

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    #2

    If You Know Then You Can Appreciate This Pic

    Sand sculpture on a beach showing a detailed tree design under bright sunlight, evoking feelings of nostalgia and age.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My best friend's last name is Wiles so we do a lot of Wiley Coyote and this is her favorite.

    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where’s the anvil, though! 🤣🤣🤣

    Chich the witch
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was traveling once and saw a large office building with "ACME"on it. Couldn't stop for a picture sadly.

    #3

    This Was The 1st Video Game I Ever Played

    Classic Pong game screen with pixelated paddles and ball, a nostalgic thing that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The first and last video game I played.

    Orion
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is going to be my costume for dressup week at work tomorrow, today was halloween colors, tomorrow is video games!

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The first game I played was, I think, a crappy game called "Maze Eater" on the Amstrad CPC. It was part of the Cascade 50 collection.

    These posts give a nostalgic glimpse into items that were common just a few years or even a decade ago. From household items to gadgets that once seemed revolutionary, these objects evoke a sense of bittersweet nostalgia.

    You might still spot them tucked away in thrift stores, hidden in attics, or proudly displayed by collectors who refuse to let go of the past.

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    #4

    I Wish I Still Had One, Along With The Giant Speakers!

    Vintage stereo system in a glass case with cassette player and vinyl records, evokes nostalgia for those who recognize it.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More rugged than the trash they sell us now.

    SaraCapybara
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have this cabinet. And I still play CDs and the occasional cassette of old mix tape., (Remember those?)

    LALALand
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yes, was not allowed to touch that (but still did)

    Egodeist
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ka-toonk to open, ka-tink to close...

    sock man
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooooooh my setup from 1992....miss that

    Ursula S.
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We still have much if not all of this setup, except for the cabinet.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's fairly modern stuff. I think I even spy a CD player, so 1980s at the earliest.

    #5

    Mel Brooks Turns 99 Today, Happy Birthday!

    Elderly man smiling warmly in a suit and tie, representing things that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An national treasure. Sometimes I think we should have living treasures like the Japanese.

    Sam Trudeau
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Moichandising! Moichandising!"

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!"

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    Brian Garcia
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spaceballs 2 people! And bringing Rick Moranis out of retirement for a bit; largely left the acting world to care for his kids after his wife's passing years ago.

    sbj
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's made some great films, Blazing Saddles is still one of my all time favourite movies

    Auntriarch
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You couldn't make that film now" - "Hey, we couldn't make it then!"

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    Sofia
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the world wouldnt be the same without him. Love his humour

    PenguinEmp
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His birthday is June 28. It's October

    ManuelQue
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found an autobiography written by him quite recently. It's called All About Me!! It's a great read. He couldn't quite get to talking completely about the death of his wife, Ann Bancroft. He still misses her tremendously.

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    #6

    This Is How We Had Fun

    Red clapper tape rolls and a collection of various colorful rocks, classic items that make people feel very old.

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    Bianca
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can smell this picture :)

    ttirreg
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Im i the only one who used a "revolver" instead of the rocks?

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These were a lot more convenient to use than the 'Greenie Stick-Um Caps', that you had to peel off a sheet, one at a time, stick onto the toy, and then peel off after you fired it.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hit the cap with a rock. If you hit it just right, the cap will go bang.

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    Upstaged75
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have hearing damage from when we threw the caps on a campfire.

    Chich the witch
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had the little bombs that took one cap and you tossed in the air, but rocks worked as well :)

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    It’s not just objects that disappear over time, animals vanish too. In recent decades, several species have gone extinct, some forever lost due to human activity. Climate change, habitat destruction, pollution, and invasive species have all played roles in these tragic losses. While we can still admire photographs or museum specimens, these creatures are gone from the wild, leaving gaps in ecosystems and in our connection to nature.

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    #7

    If You’ve Used One Of These, You’re Probably Retired

    Clear blue Magic Cube pencil sharpener, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not yet! But I did use them often!

    LALALand
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flashcubes!

    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flashcubes, yes - I used them, and I'm still a bit less than retirement age. For those who don't know: a flashbulb is a lightbulb filled with fine magnesium wire and oxygen, electrically ignited to produce a short flash of bright light for photography. A flash cube is a gadget with four flash bulbs: plug it in to the top of the camera, and rotate it 90° each time you used one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_(photography)#Flashbulbs

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    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A flash cube! What am I, made of money?

    sock man
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly, I'll probably never retire despite using these 🤣

    RC
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    1 week ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also had a sound when used.

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    #8

    Windows 98 Se Was The Best Operating System Ever And I Will Go Doom Guy On A Hill In Hell About It

    Old desktop computer with Windows 98 on screen, highlighting things that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    98 may have been good for those games but trying to get it to recognize a printer or a scanner was maddening.

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not really. Standard Centronics Parallel port for the hardware interface, and an Okidata Microline 84 dot matrix printer. Drivers were bog standard. As for a scanner, an Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller hooked up to the flatbed scanner, and the software that came with the scanner.

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    LaurieAnnaT
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many remember VisiCalc, the very first spreadsheet program?

    Janissary35680
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used it on an Apple ][ when it was first released.

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    SCP 4666
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first had only MS Dos. My second was a 386 with 3.11. those were the times 😊

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    Sofia
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    think to people that started with dos

    joann fielding
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I paid an exorbitant amount for classes on DOS. 3 days after I graduated, Windows came out. 🤦‍♀️

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    Annik Perrot
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm of à time when à computer took up à whole room.

    Rahb in Oz
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Utter rubbish until Windows NT/2000, with 65,000 known bugs. Then just average rubbish.

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got my first computer in 1999. I'm ordering my first gaming computer today.

    Peter Bear
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm older than that. Our first family computer was a Mac SE, and before that my dad had a Commodore 64

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    #9

    Too Often A Sight When We Were Kids

    Vintage black and white photo of a boy with leg braces and crutches, a nostalgic image that makes people feel very old.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every single time I hear someone say they are not going to get vaccinated, I just shake my head. I have an appointment in 5 1/2 hours to get my annual flu and covid vaccinations.

    Auntriarch
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine's on Saturday (Mr Auntriarch already had his cos he's older than me 😆)

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    Jumping Jellyfishes
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A little louder for those not paying attention in the back.

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    Biofish23
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry, Polio has not been fully eradicated world wide so with just a bit of international travel Anti-vaccers can bring this back too!! There're making so much progress spreading measles outbreaks after all. Who knows what they can accomplish with US government's enthusiastic support of k*****g the vulnerable.

    katakuri
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have severe needle phobia yet I just got 4 shots last night so…..

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, my best friend in elementary school was a polio victim.

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad was a polio survivor, his mom was eager to get all five of her kids vaxed. He caught polio two weeks before the vaccines were to come to the area. Two weeks.

    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was born in 1975. We only had 2 kids in the entire school who had polio. And both of them were originally from another country. But anti-vaxers are working really hard to bring this back.

    WFH Forever
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my teacher in 5th grade had those braces and used a pair of canes, mid 1970s

    BookFanatic
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was born in 1979, so this wasn't a sight I grew up with. When I was a teen, I noticed my father's colleague had mismatching shoes. I was too shy to tell her that she put the wrong shoe on, but not too shy to tell my dad. Who, in turn, explained about polio braces.

    HellsBells
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vaccines for polio etc are an absolute lifesaver. Covid shots are just ridiculous. There are as many cases of Covid now as there was in the pandemic, but how many deaths do you hear of now? Exactly.............

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    #10

    My First TV

    Vintage Fisher Price toy TV with colorful storybook scene, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Glenn Cuneo
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brothers ripped the paper out and put in a roll filled with cusswords.

    Ziza
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    did they get the soap bar in the mouth or no?

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    sock man
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    D**n that's old. I remember it 😆

    AuntT
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine as well. Still works

    #11

    Your Song Request Finally Plays On The Radio. You Press "Record". The Dog Starts Barking

    Vintage Panasonic cassette recorder with buttons and power adapter, nostalgic device that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nooo, for me, this was how I used to load games on my Amstrad CPC!

    Janissary35680
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Correction: This is how I *tried* to load games on my Apple ][. After two days of frustration I sprang for pair of 5 1/4" floppy drives.

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    Antoinette the Red
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The DJ would always talk over the last bit of the song!!

    Stephen Lyford
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always hated when the DJ stepped on the beginning or the end of the song!

    Starbug
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or you mum shouted that lunch is ready, or your younger sibling cried, or the phone rang. By far the worst was you had a coughing fit right in the middle of the song!

    Hippopotamuses
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a beef with Casey Kasem about some of his intros. Long forgotten now.

    ILoveMySon
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A local radio station still plays retro Casey Kassum every Sunday. It's great.🎵💃

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    #12

    These Were Our “Automatic” Ice Maker

    Vintage metal ice cube trays with levers, classic items that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can hear that screech from here, right up the spine.

    Karen Bryan
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So can I. And I can still feel the way I pinched my fingers pulling the levers back. Never again! The icemaker is a wonderful thing.

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    CD Mills
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was four when I tried to lick the frost off the ice tray, for the first and ONLY time!

    Reddus Heddus
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the first harsh life lessons, I was 5 (late bloomer lol) when I got that bright idea.

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    Scott Rackley
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can still buy these. Why you'd want to, I have no idea. The trick was to let them sit out for about 5 minutes before using the lever.

    nottheactualphoto
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like when the lever bends instead of moving the ice.

    Shelli Aderman
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We need these again, because twisting the plastic ones is much harder!

    Tyranamar Seuss
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no. I hated those metal ones. I was so excited when the plastic ones came out. Much easier.

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    Lady Eowyn
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have a couple of these in the back of my pantry. You had to slam them against the counter to get the ice all the way out.

    Mike F
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, and the ice "cubes" were pretty much crushed ice by the time you beat the snot out of it to free up the cubes.

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    AuntT
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It worked (almost) perfectly

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    #13

    If You Thought This Guy Was Old Af When You Were A Kid, You're Older Now Than He Was Then

    Man holding a coffee mug beside a typewriter, representing things that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    NJ P
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just watching reruns of Barney Miller now.

    C Hendrix
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought Archie and Edith Bunker were older than dirt, until I saw an episode where Edith mentioned being 42 years old, and I was five years older than her.

    ManuelQue
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still remember when he and his wife Bernice were having a fight. At one point he picked up the phone to call her. (I can still hear his great deadpan voice.) "Hello. Is that you, Bernice?" He then gave a nod, and hung up the phone. P.S. I just looked up his biography and his second wife's name was actually Bernice!

    Frunkadunk
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reverse image search says he was 54 in this photo. Not older than him, yet. lol

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had no idea Gabe Vigoda was this good looking.

    Jane
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it is Abe Vigoda, isn't it???

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    Norma
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Abe Vigoda, the actor who played Fish on Barney Miller, was either 53 or 54 years old when the show started in 1975. He portrayed an older character who was nearing retirement age

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    #14

    Used As A Foot Bath In Our House. Did You Have One?

    Vintage Tupperware bowl used as foot bath, meat defroster, puke bucket, potato salad or popcorn bowl for nostalgic viewers.

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    sturmwesen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ours was orange..and a lid for a throwup bowl saves any car ride

    Tucker Cahooter
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hopefully not used for all of those things at the same time

    Starbug
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Popcorn and sometimes salad bowl for taking to a bbq!

    NJ P
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still have a green one. With the lid. Tupperware was expensive but paid off in long run.

    Barbara Hill
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ours was used for just cooking. Now a five-gallon paint bucket. A very useful tool.

    sock man
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ours is green. It was my grandma's. I'm 53 🤣

    #15

    On This Date 45 Years Ago, Trans American Flight 209 Made A Miracle Landing In Chicago Saving Hundreds Of Lives. All Thanks To The Bravery Of Its Makeshift Crew

    Scene from classic comedy film with pilot characters and inflatable autopilot, fitting things that make people feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes yes yes. "And don't call me Shirley!"

    Multa Nocte
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, I still think this was one of the funniest movies ever.

    Hippopotamuses
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was fantastic, wasn't it! Something to offend everyone. Sadly, we'll never see those days again.

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    Ace
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's Otto! Here's the 'after' picture. Clipboard0...527f50.jpg Clipboard01-68f0b5a527f50.jpg

    UKDeek
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rumack: You'd better tell the Captain we've got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital. Elaine Dickinson: A hospital? What is it? Rumack: It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.

    Bill Swallow
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    MAKE SURE you pick up and read a copy of "Surely You Can't Be Serious - The Making of Airplane", by Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker. It's as funny as the movie!

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Barbara Billingsley talking jive had me rolling.

    Smeghead Tribble Down Under
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unimportant fact: This movie is titled ''Flying High'' in Australia.

    UKDeek
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TDIL Airplane had a different name in Australia. Thanks STDU

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    Brian Garcia
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So every time I watch this notice something new...and I've watched it tons! Anyone else notice it's a jet, but the sounds actually are of a circa WWII bomber w/props?

    ManuelQue
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Not the WW2 part but the props for sure!

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    SlothyK8
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "No thank you. I take it black. Like my men."

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    The Yangtze River in China was once home to the massive Chinese paddlefish, one of the largest freshwater fish on Earth. Overfishing, coupled with dam construction, disrupted their natural habitat and decimated their population. By 2019, the species was officially declared extinct. The paddlefish’s loss is a sobering example of how economic development and environmental mismanagement can have irreversible consequences for biodiversity.

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    #16

    If You Know What The Hole At The Top Right Corner Of This Desk Is For

    Old wooden school desk and chair combo, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Harry Gondalf
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1st thru 4th grade our desks were screwed to the floor, the seat was part of the desk behind, the desk lids lifted up, and yes, it had an inkwell. Vernon Street School, Roseville, CA, 1951-1954. I didn't get one of those modern desks until 5th grade, 1955.

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    Janet Sparrow
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m 76. I sat at one of these deaths in first grade. 70 years ago.

    Arthur Waite
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh come on! They weren't really That bad!

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    Ravenkbh
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know what I used it for but the teacher was horrified

    Paulsible deniability
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's where you put your gum when the flavor is gone.

    Gerry Higgins
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Inkwell.... but I only know that from old movies

    Rastilabo
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ours had oddly carved inkwells for oddly shaped ink bottles designed to ensue hilarity at attempted theft. And, oh, the nibs! (Finland, early 60s, 7yr old)

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    #17

    My Introduction To Air Conditioning

    Close-up of a vintage car window and chrome trim, one of the things that make people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still cannot understand why they stop making this windows. On modern cars if you open window even so slightly at higher speed the draft and noise is annoying AF. You just tilt this and the car was filled with breeze.

    Starbug
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It worked beautifully even when it was raining!

    Gerry Higgins
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish they'd bring back wing-windows.

    #18

    Guillotine Paper Cutter, Favorite In School

    Vintage paper cutter with wooden base and metal handle, a classic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

    clmoore1 Report

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a guillotine cutter, that's a shear. A guillotine cutter is a terrifying piece of machinery in a printing plant. We had a shear at Stecker Box that had a knife that was over 5 feet long.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps, but they were always referred to as guillotines at school.

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    AnnaB
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My office has one and it gets used all the time.

    Scott Rackley
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same, I'm the one that sharpens ours. Bed blade is easy, top blade is not.

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    Multa Nocte
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have one. They are great.

    Sam Trudeau
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not exactly done being used. I've seen some recently

    Lila Allen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most schools still have one. We are not about to spend forever cutting stuff out with scissors.

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    Saeyoul Akiyune
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bruh, we have this as my former living assistance / serving job, used them to cut the menus (back in 2017+; I'm 27 currently), so...🤷‍♀️

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    On the Hawaiian island of Maui, the poʻouli bird was only discovered in 1973, inhabiting a tiny range of forests. Its small population faced intense pressures from habitat degradation, invasive predators like rats, and competition with other species. Within a few decades, the poʻouli was declared extinct. Its rapid disappearance underscores the fragility of species with limited habitats and the urgent need for conservation in biodiversity hotspots.

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    #19

    I’ll Just Put This Here

    Two men in suits sitting at a retro office desk under vintage plastic dome lights, nostalgic scene making people feel very old.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, the Cone of Silence. Sorry about that, chief!

    Lila Allen
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if they have a multi version for classrooms.

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    LookASquirrel
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And so many people still use that phrase. Timeless. 😂

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get Smart! And I had no idea Mel Brooks was involved until Blazing Saddles.

    Bill Swallow
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would you believe - I was there when this was invented?

    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, a world without dogs, the first Smart (shoe) phone.

    #20

    Before Card Keys

    Vintage red motel key tag from Imperial Inn with room number 105, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just reread Alex Hailey's _Hotel_ and danm what a great book.

    Liz Rutherford
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That address is now a parking lot for the Macon County Law Library.

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    #21

    If You Know The TV Show From This Snapshot Of The Opening Credits, You Are Old

    Man walking toward a vintage telephone booth in a retro hallway, a nostalgic image for people who recognize it.

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    MalayDragon
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To the person who decided to post this... Good thinking 99

    Khavrinen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a long time I thought that Toto's "99" was a tribute to Barbara Feldon. "Oh Ninety-nine, I love you..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhw-XlTMB5I

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    BioMom
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doo da doot...doootaaaaa!

    C Hendrix
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry.

    RC
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    1 week ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can hear the theme song.

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    In Brazil, the Alagoas foliage-gleaner, a small bird with a very restricted range in Pernambuco and Alagoas, vanished as its forests were nearly destroyed. The fragmentation and destruction of its habitat left the species with no room to survive, resulting in its eventual extinction. This case is a stark reminder that localized environmental damage can have catastrophic effects on species that cannot adapt or migrate.

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    #22

    Seems Like Just Yesterday. .

    Woolworth's storefront inside a mall, a nostalgic place that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Scott Rackley
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My aunt worked the diner when she was 18.

    Tim Gibbs
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And your weekly grocery shop (Australia)

    highwaycrossingfrog
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My prime source of music, stationery, and Pic'n'Mix

    Jorie
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or a hot dog that rolled around all day on that electric contraption. They cooked forever and tasted like Heaven!

    #23

    Class Of 87

    Signboard outside a building humorously referencing things that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You had a smoking area? We had to go off campus and heaven forfend we stepped one foot in.

    Geoffrey Scott
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ours was across the street from the HS/Middle school.

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    Lady Eowyn
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I graduated grad school in '87. I worked for a few years after college before going back for a master's.

    Tyranamar Seuss
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Graduated in 92 and we had a smoking area in HS.

    Auntriarch
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sixth form were allowed to smoke in the sixth form common room.

    Trashy Panda
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My school's smoking area was the front entrance

    Tim Gearing
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At my high school there were a line of tall eucalyptus trees on the far side of the back sports field. You could see the puffs of smoke emerging from behind them.

    sock man
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ours was the teacher's lounge or ur car

    Lila Allen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some places this is considerably less antique than you would think. I had to shame out the school I started working at in 2011 for having one. Took me a lot of work to get them to shut it down.

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    #24

    Waaaaaay Before Lip Fillers, We Had The 5 Cent Red Wax Lips At The Corner Store

    Red plastic lips toy, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Multa Nocte
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, loved those as a child, but it also puts me in mind of Rocky Horror.

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Along with the little was bottles of syrup.

    Paulsible deniability
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a bit of Herpes on the right side.

    Smeghead Tribble Down Under
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Candy of a thousand uses! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpy95b-H6Vg

    Karen Bryan
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These turned up every Halloween in our candy stashes.

    Jorie
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend got drunk and left them on her dashboard. They melted through the speaker and into the radio.

    Reddus Heddus
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And these look better even with the herp blister lol

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    The Bramble Cay melomys, a small rodent native to a tiny island between Australia and Papua New Guinea, has been described as the first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced climate change. Rising sea levels and storms destroyed the island’s vegetation, wiping out the species entirely. Officially recognized as extinct in 2019, the melomys’ demise serves as a tangible warning about the real-world consequences of climate change on biodiversity.

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    #25

    'member This Guy?

    Elderly man holding a young leopard cub outdoors, a nostalgic image that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Ursula S.
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sunday nights we’d watched Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” followed by the “Wonderful World of Disney,” then bed.

    Jeff Hunt
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jim is rolling in the swamp with the anaconda wrapped firmly around his neck. At Mutual of Omaha, we can help with life’s challenges such as this.

    Babs McGurk
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor Jim Fowler! He always bore the brunt of Marlin's treks!

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I will now sit under this tree as Jim wrestles this saltwater croc".

    Nadine Lynch
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While Jim is trying to stop the herd of stampeding wildebeest single-handedly without any weapons, I'll be preparing the jeep for a quick getaway.

    CD Mills
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wild Kingdom was my favorite show as a kid!

    Ron Man
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's on here twice so far

    Harry Gondalf
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Some animals rely on speed for protection. Others protect themselves by sharp claws. To protect your financial investment..."

    Reddus Heddus
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure I remember him, but don't know who the white haired dude is holding him...

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    #26

    Back In Our Day If You Wanted It In Your Movie, You Had To Build It

    George Lucas surrounded by vintage Star Wars models and props, highlighting nostalgia for people who recognize them.

    Grahamthicke Report

    Jumping Jellyfishes
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss the magic that was practical effects.

    nottheactualphoto
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The practical effects in "2001" still look good today, 57 years later.

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    Danielle Hardesty
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is how they faked the moon landing!!! /s

    Hippopotamuses
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This really was an amazing achievement (along with the earlier 2001: A Space Odyssey) for its time.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Westworld in 1973 used CGI. But the intention was to produce effects that were - well, strange. More here: https://theasc.com/articles/creating-the-special-effects-for-westworld and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nILKFlpOZi0

    Twidder Sux
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is Artoo in whites and greys?

    #27

    Used This Today For Maybe The Second Time In 40+ Years

    Folded vintage wooden ruler and classic mercury thermometer on a wooden surface, evoking nostalgia and feeling old.

    ramshag Report

    sbj
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've still got one and they're indispensable when you're measuring on your own

    NJ P
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are times you need the regidity of this.

    JuJu
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have 5 and they are in use several times a week. What else to use to measure all kinds of stuff?

    Barbara Hill
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A priceless tool to leave to be inherited.

    Lisa Lilla
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have 2, and they’re super common here.

    UncleJon_TheMadScientist
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have 3 or 4, used to have one mde out of stainless steel... one day it grew legs and walked away

    nottheactualphoto
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandfather had one of these. He called it a collapsible spanking stick. No, he never actually hit us with it.

    LALALand
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww my grandpa had one

    Each of these species’ losses shows just how fragile our ecosystems can be when humans disrupt them. Unlike objects we might find in thrift stores or attics, these animals cannot be brought back. Their absence changes the natural balance, affecting everything from food webs to pollination networks, reminding us that human activity has long-lasting, sometimes irreversible, consequences.

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    Have you ever come across any of these extinct animals or vintage items? Seeing them reminds us that both nature and culture evolve and sometimes disappear faster than we realize.

    #28

    Who Got A Coke From One Of These?

    Vintage Coca-Cola cooler in a rustic store setting, one of 120 things that make people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Inside, they had these little bars that the bottles were held between. If you wanted a specific pop, you had to play 1950s Jenga to get it out.

    Mike F
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw that and thought about the store I remember it being in. It was a tiny grocery called Henderson's in Maryville Tennessee, across the street from my maternal grandmother's house. Very sweet couple, as old as trees, lol.

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    Uncle Panda
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An ice cold Coke could erase miles of dusty road.

    Geoffrey Scott
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coke/Pepsi in glass bottles, now bottled in Mexico only.

    Brian Garcia
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They still have US ones, but they're the minis. And the Mexico ones are best...real cane sugar!

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    Gerry Higgins
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Built-in bottle opener. it was before twist-off caps.

    #29

    A Wrinkle In Time

    A classic "A Wrinkle in Time" book cover with a winged centaur and a floating green face with red eyes.

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    Auntriarch
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was into hard sci fi when I read this, and I still thought it was brilliant. Also you Pandas are the only other people I know who've heard of it.

    Tyranamar Seuss
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was a reading assignment when I was in school in like 4th grade.

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    Upstaged75
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have this book on my Kindle.

    nottheactualphoto
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I liked the book, but that cover art is unfamiliar.

    Babs McGurk
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favorite book of all time. I refused to see the travesty of a 'film' that Ava Duvernay put together. Most of the changes were unnecessary, but leaving out Aunt Beast was a criminal act. How very egotistical to think that you know better about the subject matter of a wonderful book than the person who wrote it.

    Chaos Pandas Unite
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    L’Engle had so many good books along with this one. A wind in the door, swiftly tilting planet, an acceptable time, ring of endless light, the arm of the starfish, many waters… I loved her writing so much as a kid.

    Coffeetime2
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I taught that book numerous times

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    #30

    At An Antique Store, What Is It

    Hand holding a vintage American Express Cards reader device on a tiled floor with household items in background.

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    Mike F
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A credit card imprinter. And don't forget to roll the date on that puppy first thing in the morning.

    Shelli Aderman
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can hear this picture! Cha-Chunk!

    NJ P
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cards are no longer embossed.

    WFH Forever
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "and give me the carbons please" so no one could steal your card number on your MasterCharge

    Rose the Cook
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For processing credit card transactions on paper.

    UncleJon_TheMadScientist
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And having to call a long distance number to get approval

    Chich the witch
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These will still be in use In New-New York in the year 3000.

    Brian Garcia
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah...right up there with service at the gas station and they'd come out one to your window to settle.

    John Leavitt
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked in my uncle's Esso station when I last used one of these.

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    #31

    Raise Your Hand If You Had This Fiery Spit Of Satan Put On Every Cut And Bruise Growing Up

    Vintage Mercurochrome antiseptic bottle from Johnson Johnson, a classic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old

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    Jumping Jellyfishes
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mom used the purple stuff on us instead- Gentian violet.

    Hippopotamuses
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gentian violet was my family's go to. Beyond turning my skin purple, I didn't have a clue what its purpose was.

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    UKDeek
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK we had Dettol, which cured EVERYTHING... cut? put some Dettol on it. Sore throat? Gargle some Dettol. Drains smell? Put some Dettol down them.

    Spencers slave no more
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had gentian violet in the UK too. We also had kaolin and morph for vomiting and diahorrea!

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    Janissary35680
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Piffle. We had iodine. Mercurochrome was for sissies.

    Scott Rackley
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh this. Mamaw used tincture. Mawie used mercurochrome. I was a bit more careful at Mamaw's house.

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    Lila Allen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can feel the burning just looking at the picture

    Day Andie
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're thinking of Merthiolate or iodine. I used to beg for mom to use Mercurochrome instead.

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    howdylee
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom used Merthiolate. According to google, that stings worse than mercurochrome.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Merthiolate has a sting to it. Mercurochrome was painless.

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    Uncle Panda
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is also covered in stories of 'family justice.' Turns out there were less painful solutions but grandma's still mad about you breaking her vase.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn't do anything for bruises.

    Fuhleeheece
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha! I'm going to use this little gem as an epithet: "By the fiery spit of Satan, stop doing that!"

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    #32

    Night Court

    Night Court title screen with courthouse columns, a classic TV show that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was one funny program.

    Babs McGurk
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still watch it once in awhile, as it's on a channel of oldies we get.

    Chich the witch
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, I'll admit I had a Markie Post crush.

    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see your "Night Court" and raise you "Car 54, Where Are You?". I can still sing the theme--lyrics and all.

    crashthegreenhat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only recently learned (like in the last 2 years) that Richard Moll (Who played Bull) voiced Harvey Dent/Two-Face on Batman TAS. The two part into of Two-Face scared the c**p out of me as a child. I don't think I would have been able to reconcile that the lovable Bull was the voice of the character who scared me as a kid.

    #33

    Happy 69th Birthday To Tom Hanks!

    Two men dressed in vintage floral dresses and wigs standing indoors, a nostalgic image that makes people feel very old.

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    Antoinette the Red
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you think if there was an episode where these guys read a book to a bunch of kids, the Repuplicains would have lost their s**t back then?

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This show was fun for its time. Would never make it today.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶🎵 "You may be right. I may be crazy." 🎵🎶

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please tell me this wasn't _The Ugliest Girl in Town_.

    Lila Allen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called Bosom Buddies. Premise is two guys can't find an apartment that's in their price range and find out about a women's only building that has great flats for cheap. So they disguise themselves as women to get in. Lots of " nearly got caught" scenarios and laughs about how hard it is to be a girl. Kinda cute in a very dated way

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    #34

    Kid Had No Knowledge Of Why I Was So Essatic When I Found This

    Yellow 45 RPM vinyl record adapter on textured black surface, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those who don't know: that's an adapter so you could play 45 rpm vinyl singles on your home record player if they'd been made with the big hole for jukebox operation. Old tyme jukeboxes had big conical spindles on the turntable so the record lowering mechanism didn't need to be absolutely precise in operation. If my words are confusing, sorry - best look up the details of vinyl audio records on the Web.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the sinking feeling you got when it broke.

    Khavrinen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes known as a "spider". If you want the whole story about why 331/3 LPs and 45 Singles use a different hole, TechMoan has a half-hour video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbFgVjijrHI

    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Khavrinen: the explanation doesn't take 30 minutes. Home record players had a simple circular spindle - possibly 1/4" diameter (yes okay I should look it up or measure it, but my record player's been in the loft these last ten years, so...). Jukeboxes, with their machinery, couldn't easily be made to lower a record onto such a spindle precisely enough. So, jukebox turntables had large conical spindles - the machinery could lower the record so the large hole in the record was close enough to the narrow top of the conical spindle that gravity would do the rest of the work and settle the record in place. 45 rpm singles were made with 1) normal domestic holes 2) jukebox sized big holes or 3) normal domestic holes with a moulding which meant you could press out the centre section leaving a jukebox sized hole. I've got 45 rpm singles with all three options.

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    SCP 4666
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm no dont recall these. What is it?

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You put it in a 45 RPM record so it would fit on the spindle.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's usually a good one to pick up and bet a younger person a tiny fee that they don't know what it is.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A house I stayed in had a rotary phone. I bet the kids they couldn't call their mum on it. I was right.

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    #35

    One Of Our Favorites

    Vintage Fisher Price rotary toy phone with wheels and a smiling face, a nostalgic item that makes people feel very old.

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    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Fisher-Price "My first semi-mobile phone." An insight into the future.

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    #36

    How About A Nice Hawaiian Punch?

    Vintage Hawaiian Punch can with animated characters from classic advertising, evoking nostalgia for those who recognize it.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loved this when I was little. Needed a can punch bottle opener.

    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With the “pokey-style” can openers!

    Gabby M
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many great commercials back then .... Time to make the donuts, Give it to Mikey he hates everything, Ancient Chinese secret, Maytag repairman, MADGE!!! Heck even the Platex bra commercial where the model had on a shirt under the bra!

    Annik Perrot
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It made an appearance here in France. Loved it, but it disappeared soon after, never to be seen again.

    #37

    Bit Of Smoke With Your Burger Kid?

    Vintage McDonald's metal ashtray on wooden table, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    WFH Forever
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to clean clean those up when I worked at McDs in high school

    #38

    Billy Crystal In Soap, The Quirky Sitcom (1977 To 1981)

    Scene from a classic TV show featuring characters in vintage clothing that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now THAT was a funny show!

    C Hendrix
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Do you want me to get that?" "If you don't mind."

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    CD Mills
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Confused? You won't be after this week's episode of soap.

    Ursula S.
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Mickey Mouse’s dog was gay?”

    Barbara Hill
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Notice, it was more acceptable when men were dressed as women back in those days. Billy Crystal, Tom hanks, robin Williams. Patrick Swazey, Wesley Snipes.

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    #39

    If You Saw This Movie

    Smiling man holding a vintage Coca-Cola bottle referencing things that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Lila Allen
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's held up well. Showed it to my students and they laughed a ton.

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    Annik Perrot
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was 8 months pregnant when I saw it, and laughed so hard I started having contractions.

    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The kid probably thought "my mom must be crazy" 😉

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    Astrobloom (they/them)
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only watched this for the first time this year... not really nostalgia for me.

    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The main actor, Nǃxau ǂToma, became very famous in Japan apparently. He really was from a tribe of San people (previously called "Bushmen") and had only seen 3 white people before being cast in the movie. He was from Namibia.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First date with my now wife. 38 years, and yes the gods are crazy

    BookFanatic
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I had to watch that in high school...

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    #40

    Sigh ….. Yup

    Old-fashioned magic black snakes burning on pavement with vintage packaging, evoking nostalgia and making people feel very old.

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    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The absolute lamest of the "fireworks."

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had some once that were attached to a silhouette of a black cat and were supposed to produce the cat's tail. It actually looked like the cat had lava diarrhoea. My brother and I loved them. My mother threw the rest out...

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    #41

    We’re Old !

    Rotating cassette tape holder with vintage music tapes on a wooden table, a nostalgic item that makes people feel very old.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had several of those.

    crashthegreenhat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have 3 of the faux wood panel ones with the three drawers. I used them to store my Commodore and ColecoADAM software cassettes in.

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    NJ P
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Older still with 8 tracks

    Papa
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can still hear the "Cha-chunk!" when it switched tracks in the middle of a song.

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    WFH Forever
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    8 track tapes. You youngsters with your fancy cassettes

    Lene
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss mine. It'd be super useful for when the kids are trying to pick a cassette to listen to.

    Japa Solitario
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it only here in Japan that they still release music on K7? Old people here still buy them.

    #42

    These Things Were Truly Awful. I Loved Them. I Haven’t Chewed On Wax In Decades!

    Colorful vintage soda bottle candies in a bowl, a nostalgic treat that makes people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The 1950s had a severe lack of good candy, with the exception of candy corn.

    Riccola Tesla
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you cant say that about a decade where you could buy a zagnut bar and a zero bar for a penny at literally every store in america. have you ever had a zagnut or zero?? life changing.

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    Janet Sparrow
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boing! Boing! So much sugar. I used to get these at the corner store two front and I’m 76 so things cost a penny back then.

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    #43

    Sunday Evening TV Of The Past

    Older man in a suit standing next to a screen displaying Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, a nostalgic TV show.

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    Uncle Panda
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's Marlin, it must be Sunday.

    Gerry Higgins
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Marlin Perkins was so mean to Jim. "Here we see sharks in a feeding frenzy. Now Jim will jump in and feed them."

    Earonn -
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" is currently airing new episodes titled "Protecting the Wild" on NBC, along with classic episodes on MeTV.

    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's being rerun but the channel slips my mind.

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    #44

    Snl Land Shark Skits!

    Woman in a blue outfit smiling and interacting with a large shark puppet in a nostalgic scene that makes people feel very old.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My family has used land shark jokes for years. Whenever I would visit my parents, one of us would leave a plastic shark in surprise places all the time. When I got married my husband joined the routine and was very good at hiding small sharks everywhere for my family to find.

    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Candygram for Mongo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH6_kasOHac

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    #45

    On This Day In 2019 Mad Magazine Announces They Will Stop Production After 67 Years

    MAD magazine cover with Alfred E. Neuman, a classic nostalgic image that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Single handedly shaped my world view. That and it's low rent cousin 'Craaackedd'.

    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Production stop is what happens when real life out-absurds satire.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spy -vs- spy. The fold-out (fold-in?). Drawn out dramas. Don Martin. D!ck deBartolo.

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I loved Mad Magazine as a kid!

    UncleJon_TheMadScientist
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bought a flash drive with every issue on it , I read it when I'm bored foe good laughs

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have most of the old paperback reprints.

    Barbara Hill
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But there are still plenty of pictures of George bush Jr. around. and his antics.

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    #46

    Mary Ann Or Ginger

    Black and white photo of a classic TV cast on a wooden raft by the water, evoking nostalgia and feeling very old.

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    Min
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hands down, no doubt about it.

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    BioMom
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm old enough to want Mr. Howell!

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Asked a friend of mine this question. His reply: "Mrs. Howell".

    Michael None
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean given the competition can't it be both.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mrs. Howell was 10 yrs older than Mr. Howell, the Professor was a fighter pilot in WW II and Mary Ann died penniless.

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    #47

    If You Know This Man's Name, Schedule A Colonoscopy Immediately!

    Man wearing a white hat standing next to a donkey carrying sacks, a nostalgic image recognized by many who feel very old.

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    #48

    Who Else Had To Sit Through This On Sunday Night?

    The Lawrence Welk Show band performing in vintage attire, a nostalgic image making people feel very old.

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, and Hee-Haw came on right after!

    AnnaB
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lawrence Welk. Does anybody remember watching Mitch Miller?

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Good night, sleep tight, and pleasant dreams to you...."

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's drag out the bubble machine.

    Janissary35680
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. Not because it wasn't on but because I'd saved and scrimped together my allowance to buy an ancient 8" BW TV so I could watch "Science Fiction Theater", "The Man and the Challenge", and other shows my family didn't like in my own room.

    Barbara Hill
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandpa used to have us kids dance with him to the music,

    Karen Bryan
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad loved it. Also "Sing Along with Mitch", which was even worse. It was about that time that I started listening to the classical radio station.

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    #49

    I Suppose It Was Inevitable…

    Car radio screen shows Blink-182 classified as oldies, with a humorous image of an elderly person falling.

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    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Allow me to turn the lights off and carry you home

    Nadine Lynch
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've fallen and I can't get up!

    Ace
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of the "far too modern" bands from the previous post about the 'classic rock' CDs.

    #50

    To All The Old Nerds Out There: Sharpen Your Pencils And Commence To Flowchartin'!

    Plastic template ruler with vintage computer flowchart symbols, a classic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Retired engineer here!

    Lene
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still used in the bullet journal community.

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    #51

    Does Anyone Eat These Anymore?

    Root beer barrels old-fashioned candy that makes people who recognize them feel very old nostalgia item.

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    #52

    Check Out Some Of The Names On "Now That's What I Call Dad Rock"

    Back of a classic rock CD box set featuring popular bands and songs that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The songs span about 30-40 years. Born to be Wild was 1968; Mr Brightside was 2004.

    Astrobloom (they/them)
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Radioactive and Take Me To Church were 2013. It's closer to 45 years.

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't be a true Dad rock album without a Steely Dan track. Also I love how BP meticulously scans the image to find a naughty word right at the bottom and censors it (yet "The Killers" is fine)

    kansasmagic
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mock if you will, but I'm going to enjoy my "dad rock" while drinking my "dad beer" and crying my "dad tears" over the harsh realities of "dad aging". *Listens to some "dad blackened doom metal" for catharsis.*

    Ace
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of these, particularly the first few on CD3, are far too modern for me.

    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, c'mon. You guys are babies. For us, there WAS no Dad-rock. Dad listened to Perry Como and Jo Stafford (just to name two). Honestly? These days I do too.

    Spencers slave no more
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hozier, Imagine Dragons, and several others on these CDs have only been around in the last 10-15 years. Hardly Dad music.

    Barbara Hill
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    back when the singers could actually sing. No machines enhancing their voices.

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    #53

    This One Stung A Bit

    Group of women from the 80s with vintage hairstyles, representing things that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Shelli Aderman
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, moms! (My kids are teens, and I’m totally Gen X)

    Jeff Hunt
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dear wife did her part to deplete the ozone layer back then.

    Gingersnap In Iowa
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I carried a huge can of Aqua Net in my purse so I'd always be able to fix my hair.

    Barbara Hill
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    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A can of hair spray used every three days.

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    #54

    Michael Mckean - Young People Might Know Him As Chuck From Better Call Saul, But Older Folks Will Recognize Him As Lenny From Laverne & Shirley

    Portrait of an older man smiling subtly, representing people who recognize things that make them feel very old.

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    #55

    45 Years Ago This Week, A Odd Fellow Made His Talk Show Debut. Whatever Happened To Him?

    Vintage TV show host in a classic 1980s studio setting, evoking nostalgia for those who recognize it.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when he came out, a lot of us thought he was never going to make it as a late night host because his humour was so off-beat. Was thrilled when he succeeded.

    Gingersnap In Iowa
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn't Letterman's first show on in the morning? I remember he'd do phone calls for viewers who'd write to him.

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    Penelope Orange
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to love Letterman and watched him every night. One of the things he used to do all the time was low key insult his celebrity guests. He must have eventually been told to cut the c**p or he'd run out of people willing to be guests because that trademark of his faded away. It did however, play a big part in viewer popularity back in the day.

    UncleJon_TheMadScientist
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never really liked his show, couldn't stand conn either

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Letterman : "Eddie Pistol Neck?" Eddie Money(deadpan) "Pistulnek"

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dig that telephone in the background. Its cord is as thick as a broomstick, and goes to a Western Electric key system.

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He scared the c**p out of me once. Had a cut to a 'breaking news story' "The United States has officially declared hostile intent to the 'bumping' of the US Navy Destroyer,*** by the Soviet Union".

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    #56

    If You Know Their Names, You're Getting On Up There

    Green Gumby and orange Pokey figures, classic toys that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eddie Murphy’s, “I’m Gumby, Dámmit!” is still one of the funniest things!

    Gingersnap In Iowa
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have my Gumby. However Pokey disappeared years ago.

    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love Gumby! I have a big Gumby stuffie on my living room couch. gumby-with...818849.gif gumby-with-bath-towel-68f0687818849.gif

    Cass Malone
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I introduced my kid to Gumby and he loves it

    #57

    Tupperware Kids Cups - We Used These As The “Bathroom Cup”

    Stacked colorful plastic cups in red, yellow, green, and blue, nostalgic item that makes people feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These actually have an interesting history. The shape of the cup is the same as one in King Tut's tomb. There were reproductions very popular just after the discovery, ten years later that design was used to make similar cups in aluminum. Those were later reproduces in plastic. Very few people are aware that your bathroom cup may well have been designed by ancient artisans.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The flared lip so the cup didn't slip thru the bathroom sink cup holder.

    #58

    Hello Chief

    Vintage secret design patent showing a telephone shoe concept with rotary dial and speaker from 1964, evoking nostalgia and feeling old.

    Character-Witness-27 Report

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    #59

    The Push Up

    Colorful retro popsicle wrapper with large red, blue, and yellow dots, evoking nostalgia for people who recognize them.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my favourite things as a child at the town swimming pool.

    Xip Dizc
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The flat plastic figures that made up the stick inside.

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom loved those things, probably because they only cost 6¢ back in the day.

    Verena
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Ed v. Schleck" in Germany

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget Popsicles!

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    #60

    Who Waiting In Line In 1977 To See This ?

    Classic Star Wars movie poster featuring iconic characters with lightsabers, evoking nostalgia for those who recognize it.

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    Earonn -
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not me - Germany had to wait until 1978. But I watched it at the cinema. Came out a different person, even if I wasn't aware of it.

    Danielle Hardesty
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drive in, in my footed pajamas as I had to go straight to bed after, not that it was memorable or anything.

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We went with my Aunt and Uncle and cousins, fourteen of us in total. We took up an entire row of seats in the theatre.

    BrownEyedGrrl
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I took my 2 1/2 year old son. That was the only time EVER that he sat still for so long. He was mesmerized & didn't want anything to eat or drink. He didn't even need a bathroom.

    Lila Allen
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every time I tell students I saw this in theaters...they freak out like I am now a million years old

    crashthegreenhat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was -6 back then, so unless my mom was, I wasn't

    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, the drive-in! We went to the toilet and came out just as the opening crawl was starting and we were going, "We're missing it! We're missing it!!" while running and counting bumps! I was 8 and my brother was 5!

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    #61

    How Many Old People Still Have A Drawer Full Of Manuals?

    Instruction manuals and user guides for vintage electronics and appliances that make people feel very old

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    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're in a file folder. In a file cabinet.

    Rebecca O’Donnell
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kept in the kitchen desk drawer.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    3-ring binder in sleeves.

    #62

    Wanna Feel Old?

    Two men wearing vintage-style clothing, one flashing a peace sign, representing things that make people feel very old.

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    Rose the Cook
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    John Travolta and Ringo Starr duet "With a Little Help from My Friends"

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I get dressed with a little help from my friends. I wipe my b**t with a little help from my friends"

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    Malsumis
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    until i saw the comments i thought this was U2

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    #63

    If You Know Who These Two Guys Are…

    Black and white scene from an old TV show, featuring two men in conversation, evoking nostalgia and feeling very old.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that Jack LaLane (sp) with Uncle Fester?

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have my Uncle Fester Light-up bulb, but it no longer works.

    Sofia
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know fester but who is the other one?

    AnnaB
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jack LaLanne. He was an American fitness and nutrition guru and motivational speaker.

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    UncleJon_TheMadScientist
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got the Addams family on my server along with 4 movies (2 live action 2 animated) and season 1 of wendsdy oh yes nd since it's similar the Munsters show and movies too

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    #64

    If You Know What Happened To This Poor Man You Could Probably Use A Good Nap

    Black and white image of a man with glasses smiling while reading a vintage book, evoking nostalgia and feeling old.

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    Lila Allen
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I call BS on this one. I have 20/1100 vision which is beyond legally blind and if I hold the page right up to my eyes I can still read. Also, magnifying glasses existed and it's not like all of them are broken. Plus there are still eye glass shops around so it's not like he couldn't figure out how to rig up new glasses.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...all the time in the world...

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Burgess Meridith. Such a good actor.

    Babs McGurk
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my favorite episodes! The other two favorites are "Eye of the Beholder" and "To Serve Man".

    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Time Enough At Last". Burgess Meredith was great. So was Serling.

    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read recently (can't remember where) that this TZ episode is unusual in that the protagonist hasn't actually done anything to merit what happens to him. He just wanted to have time to read. That's not a crime.

    Alyce
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one terrified me - it was so relatable.

    #65

    Can Anyone Else Smell This Pic Too

    Vintage syrup bottles with colorful caps, a nostalgic item from 120 things that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LePage mucilage. You had to scrape the dried stuff off the dispensing tip, but you could at least use the whole bottle. Super Glue and its cousins? You can use it maybe twice. Then the top get glued on, and you throw it away and buy another one.

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you used the white glue you could peel it off your fingers. Or eat it.

    Xip Dizc
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Smell it....I can taste it.

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    #66

    My Father Had A Similar Shaving Bowl

    Vintage shaving brush, ceramic mug, and safety razor set, classic items that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Ron Man
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were given away every year at Christmas through the 70's. It's an Old Spice gift set

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still like Old Spice.

    RamiRudolph
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still use that kind of razor.

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could find that mug. I have the razor.

    Randy Sanders
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still use this, but better quality. This kind of shave is very relaxing.

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the cologne that came with them.

    #67

    This Was My Introduction To Characters Breaking The Fourth Wall

    Grover from Sesame Street waving next to a book cover titled the Monster at the End of this Book, a nostalgic image.

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    Meesh Meesh
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I loved this book...and all the Little Golden Books.

    Michael None
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read this to my daughter 2 days ago.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Andy Lee's 'Do not open this book' (& now tv series) is a ripoff of this. Lucky him to be able to recycle it and make money.

    Sue Mullen Andersen
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I give this as a gift at every baby shower I go to. There is now a part two with Elmo!

    Min
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was my favorite! 💜

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh Gawd. After a point you want to k**l Dr. Seuss and everyone on Sesame Street because you Do Not Want To Read That Book Aloud Ever Again.

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    #68

    It's The Latest Version!

    America Online 3.5-inch floppy disk for Windows, vintage technology that makes people who recognize it feel very old

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ga-ding-ga-ding, zerk-baderk-gaderk!

    Peter Bear
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wheeeeee.... zonk zonk zonk hisssssss....

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They just pulled the plug on this (the dial-up service) a few weeks ago.

    crashthegreenhat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I lothe AOL. I used to work phone tech support, and every new version of AOL broke all installs of AOL UNLESS you went through and uninstalled every version you had listed, and then ONLY installed the newest one. And the thing was, it wasn't consistent. Some could have a dozen AOL versions installed on their computer before the new one broke it, and the next call they only had 2 versions installed.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kind of liked getting those in the mail, because I could reuse the floppies. As did the OP.

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    #69

    Who Wore These Loud Wooden Clogs ?

    Vintage Scholl exercise sandals with wooden soles and red leather straps, a recognizable item that makes people feel very old.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would hurt like the dickens if your heel slipped off.

    Rose the Cook
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just about everyone even though they were very expensive.

    Antoinette the Red
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found them very uncomfortable and loud. Could be used as a weapon in a pinch, though.

    Clarf
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exercise sandals? Who exercised in those?

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone! Mine were beige 🤮

    Barbara Hill
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me. Sounded like a horse on concrete or hard floors. chased as shoplifter is a pair once. had to run out of them. a clerk picked them up for me.

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    #70

    The Original Thongs

    Pair of black flip-flops with rainbow-striped straps and soles, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Ace
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not! Flip-flops, as they're more commonly known, had been round for decades before these thick-soled ones were made.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These would drive MAGA's crazy today.

    RamiRudolph
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back when rainbows were just rainbows. Better times.

    #71

    Labyrinth

    Vintage Labyrinth wooden maze game box, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Tim Douglass
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cousins had one of those. When we visited I would spend hours trying to get that ball all the way across. I'm not exactly a coordinated guy, but I did eventually make it. But only once.

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    #72

    If You Watched 80's TV Then You Know That This Is Not An Egg

    Cast iron skillet frying an egg on a stovetop, a classic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

    Devi8tor Report

    Barbara Hill
    Community Member
    3 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of eggs wasted these days unfortunately.

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    #73

    Who Else Spent Their Time And Money Here?

    Retro roller rink interior with vibrant carpet and skate rental counter, a classic scene that makes people feel very old.

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    AtMostAFabulist
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With that ugly carpeting.

    crashthegreenhat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The place I went to that had that carpet pattern was an arcade with a kids party room. All the arcade machines, with the exception of the really new ones, were set to free play. So for $10 a head you could play all you wanted. I had so many birthday parties a a kid there, mine, my brother's and a lot of my friends.

    #74

    And The 90s Were 30 Years Ago

    Comparison of a classic vintage truck and an actual 50 year old truck, highlighting nostalgia and age recognition.

    Any-Boysenberry-8244 Report

    JL
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Antique/classic car shows in the 80s used to be something to see. These days what qualifies is just depressing.

    LaurieAnnaT
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a fully restored, cherry red 1956 Chevy pickup in my garage. Better than either of these!

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The top one is w-a-a-y better and classier.

    crashthegreenhat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would prefer EITHER pickup over today's land boats. I recently went to a grocery store and there was a pickup truck that HAD to take up 4 parking spots because it was both too long and too wide to fit into just one. Thankfully they were at least nice enough to park fairly far back in the lot.

    #75

    These Were A Thing Once

    Old rusty vintage grilling racks with wooden handles placed on a black surface, evoking nostalgia and memories.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The backyard hibachee.

    Jorie
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they worked just fine.

    Tim Douglass
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think mine is still in the garden shed.

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    #76

    We Wore This Baby Out … 😊

    Vintage Fisher-Price Pull-A-Tune xylophone toy with colorful metal keys and wooden mallet on brown surface, nostalgic childhood item.

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    Rahb in Oz
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Couldn’t have been comfortable; why not a tshirt instead?

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    #77

    Greeting Professor Falken, It’s Been 42 Years…

    Old computer screen with the phrase shall we play a game, one of the things that make people feel very old.

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    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The only winning move is not to play."

    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call nonsense on the location. We all know Stargate Command is located in Cheyenne Mountain!

    #78

    Would Anyone Like Coffee?

    Vintage coffee percolator with metal filter and floral design, a classic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old

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    Powerful Katrinka
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Percolations are the best! My old one finally wore out, so I just got a new one.

    Caiman 94920
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom had one, set it up in the morning and it ran all day, by the end of the day the coffee looked like mud but she drank it anyway

    Caiman 94920
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom had one, fixed it in the. morning and it ran all day, by the end of the day the coffee looked like mud....but she drank it anyway

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All 4 or so cups that thing made at a time.

    BarfyCat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 92yo MIL still insists on percolator coffee!

    detective miller's hat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents still have this. It comes along on every camping trip.

    #79

    How Old Are We? Well, Carly Simon Turns 80 Today. We're Getting Up There

    Collage of photos showing a woman over the years, evoking nostalgia for people who recognize them and feel very old.

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    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always thought Jamea Taylor was the luckiest guy.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's been waiting for this with Anticipation.

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    #81

    Two Big Johns From Our Day That I Miss Alot

    Side-by-side photos of two men from past decades, evoking nostalgia for people who recognize them and feel old.

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    Babs McGurk
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember seeing John Madden's giant paw around the microphone handle!

    #83

    This Fellow Was Big In Our Old Lives Twice, Once For A Famed Cartoon And Once For A Huge Sitcom! Who Is He?

    Man holding vintage puppet wearing a hat, a nostalgic image that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

    WarnerToddHuston Report

    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mr. MaGoo, AND, Thurston Howell III, from Gilligan’s Island (currently just one picture up!)

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jim Bacus. Also on Gilligan.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jim Backus also had a considerable career as a dramatic actor ("Rebel Without A Cause")

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    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first glance I thought it was Lyndon Johnson.

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    #84

    Trying To Live Forever

    Multicolored Flintstones vitamin gummies shaped like cartoon characters, nostalgic item for people who recognize them.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now in gummi form and kids think they're candy.

    BarfyCat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids back then thought they were candy too! I'll never forget my friend Stacey recounting the time her little brother ate a whole jar and then barfed up a technicolor yawn, lol!

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    #85

    You Can Hear This Photo

    Dunkin Donuts worker holding a powdered donut and frosting bag surrounded by vintage donut displays, nostalgic food items.

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    CPooh
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still say that to myself some mornings to get myself out of bed

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Dunkin' Donuts around here don't actually make donuts anymore. They're made at a central corporate facility and trucked to the stores.

    RamiRudolph
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That moustache looks great. Adolf approves!

    #86

    How To Ruin Your Political Career In One Easy Lesson

    Scene from the movie Monkey Business showing people on a yacht, related to things that make people feel very old.

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    JL
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These days his behavior would have gotten him a high ranking cabinet post.

    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nowadays almost mandatory to do this in order to get elected. No matter the party

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually knew the woman who turned him in.

    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, but do you remember Wilbur Mills, the Tidal Basin, and Fanne Foxe (aka "The Argentine Firecracker")?

    #87

    Where Were You In '62?

    Vintage 1950s American Graffiti movie poster with classic cars and retro characters nostalgic for old times.

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    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Harrison Ford's big break.

    Starbug
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a great movie, fantastic soundtrack as well!

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ron Howard, Harrison Ford

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The music from that was great.

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    #88

    Rip Michael Madison (67) You'll Always Be The Tough Guy

    Black and white portrait of a man with a classic hairstyle and wing tattoo, evoking nostalgia and making people feel very old.

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    DeShotz
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He made this amusing observation about his career: “The oddest thing is when children recognize me from Free Wílly and their parents recognize me from Reservoir Dogs. The kids are, like, 'There's Glenn!' and the parents are, like, ‘Don't go near that guy!’"

    Rahb in Oz
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actual name is Michael Madsen. VGL guy!

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    #89

    If You Recognize These Girls

    Scene from a classic TV show with three women and a dog in dresses behind a wooden fence, evoking nostalgia and feeling old.

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    CD Mills
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Billy Jo, Betty Jo and Bobby Jo!

    Jumping Jellyfishes
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um… Billy Jo, Bobby Jo, and… Betty Jo?

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a little hotel called the Shady Rest

    #90

    These Rising Toys Gave Many Days And Hours Of Fun To Me And My Cousins On Their Concrete Driveway

    Big Wheel tricycle with adjustable seat and handbrake, a classic toy that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Starbug
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanted one SOOOOOOOOOO bad, but apparently it was for boys only 😠

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm Magic Marxie, bringing fun / Marx makes more toys than anyone!

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Until you ride full tilt down the driveway into the street.

    Min
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was only allowed to ride it in the backyard, with too long grass and completely uneven ground because of our dogs. I could barely get it to move, but I loved it anyway.

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    BarfyCat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had many hours of fun on mine!

    #91

    Which TV Dinner Are You Eating On The TV Tray While Watching Your Favorite TV Show?

    Vintage frozen dinners featuring turkey, beans and franks, Salisbury steak, and fried chicken meals from the past.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were hotter than 3 suns but the apple dessert was great.

    Riccola Tesla
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how was this possible lol. to this day i have been unable to recreate the nuclear heat that these f****n things gave off after a minute in the microwave. im convinced old microwaves were literally just small nuclear reactors.

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    Janissary35680
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The one I didn't like was the Franks & Beans. There was also one with vaguely "Tex-Mex" offerings that I really liked. (The Salisbury was pretty good though.)

    Jorie
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On "liver and onions" night for her and my dad, my mom would make me the Swanson fried chicken dinner, bless her heart! You fought your way through the rock hard coating to the rubbery skin underneath, all to be rewarded with a nugget of meat on the bone. It really wasn't worth the effort, but to me it was a gourmet meal!

    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got food poisoning from one of these. Never ate one again.

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as the sauce is not too blue 🎶

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    #92

    People Thought This Was A Look

    Three men in retro 1970s suits standing outdoors, a nostalgic image for people who recognize vintage fashion.

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    Earonn -
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was a look, so what? At least people dared to wear more than jeans in blue or black.

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the cut of the middle jacket, the mustard color is ick, but the shape is nice

    Jorie
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the suit caught fire, the guy would be laminated!

    Riccola Tesla
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i feel like if homeboy on the right just tucked in the ascot all of these would be fire

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    #93

    Helping Our Teachers Take Their Smoke Breaks

    Vintage film projector with exposed film reel on a table, a classic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    JL
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The high tech beep on the cassette would tell the projector to move to the next frame on the film.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They weren't connected. The beep told the human to advance the film.

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    #94

    Old Folks And Fans Of Oldies Should Get This

    Old-fashioned light switch with handwritten note saying leave on and a paper label about cartoon balloons in town.

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Elton John - Madman Across the Water LP. Still my favorite of his albums.

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And he shall be LEEVOOON, and he shall be a good man"

    #95

    Did Anyone Have To Wear This Hideous “Headgear” During The Day? I Was Lucky And Only Ordered To Wear It At Night, But Still Hated It

    Collage of vintage orthodontic braces worn by children, illustrating nostalgic things that make people feel very old.

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    CPooh
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hurt like a m***a fukka

    JuJu
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember...Not fondly.

    crashthegreenhat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. I was supposed to to correct my massive overbite, but my parents asked if I cared that I had one and I said no so they never made me.

    Limey
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh Americans and your desire for uniform teeth … so strong you put your kids through THIS

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    #96

    If You Know Who She Is Then Congrats..you're Old

    Young girl with curled blonde hair and a pink dress, a nostalgic image from things that make people feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little House on the Prairie.

    Gingersnap In Iowa
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nelly Olson from Little House on the Prairie.

    Xip Dizc
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know a good actor when you hate them because of a character they played.

    cecilia kilian
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alison Arngrim. Her memoir, Confessions of a Prairie 81tch", is worth reading.

    Brian Garcia
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My understanding is that outside of character she was exceptionally nice.

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    #97

    When You Still Got Toys In Cereal Boxes

    Kellogg's lightsaber spoon from 1999 glowing red, a nostalgic item that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    #98

    La Olympics 1984. If You Know What Happened Next, You're Old

    Female Olympic runners competing on a track, a nostalgic moment for those who recognize them and feel very old.

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember Mary Lou Retton’s amazing vault, but I’m not a track and field spectator, so I do not remember this very well.

    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All Zola Budd did wrong was be born in South Africa. People acted like she was a mass m******r. No one can help where they are from. People got upset because she refused to say anything against the government - but her entire family lived here and she would have been crazy to endanger their lives by speaking out. (Look what happened to John Kani - King T'Chaka from Black Panther - when he spoke out.) No one will ever convince me that the whole thing wasn't staged to eliminate Zola from the race.

    Rastilabo
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lasse Viren's tragic fall, 10 000 m, 1972 Olympics. I'll be old when I forget that

    #99

    I Was 10 Years Old When I First Saw Them. They Scared The [hell] Out Of Me

    Robot doll with exposed circuit board face and curly hair, one of the things that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    #100

    If Your Family Or Kinfolk Owned One Of These Beauties…you Just Might Be…

    Vintage wooden sofa with floral patterned cushions, a nostalgic piece that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents still have theirs. It's still in good nick, even the original cushions.

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother and his ex had that.

    Jorie
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're homey and cozy and I'd take one over a God-forsaken Love Sac any day!

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    #101

    You're Old If You Recognize This Guy

    Black and white portrait of a man in a vintage suit and floral tie, evoking nostalgia for things that make people feel very old.

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    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    John Davidson. I'm embarrassed to admit I know this.

    Giraffe Sitter
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why embarrassed? I used to watch That’s Incredible! all the time.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gotta love a man with dimples!

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    John Davidson. 1968. good Lord did ai have a crush. My dad was in TV and I met a LOT of celebs and he was a very gracious man.

    JL
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://youtu.be/Q1Qy5u81tUI?si=3xEIxze47u_UatNW&t=215

    #102

    If You Have A Favorite Quote From W.c. Fields, You're Old Af

    Black and white photo of a vintage man in a hat making a hand gesture that may make people feel very old.

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    Rahb in Oz
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A woman once drove me to drink, and I didn’t have the good grace to thank her!

    Peter Bear
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always keep a bottle of whiskey in my pocket, in case of snakebite. I also keep a snake in my pocket for the same reason.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At the end of his life, he was asked how he'd live his life over. He replied, "I would have lived it over - a saloon."

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    [While dealing out the cards] Young fellow: "Is this a game of chance?" W.C.: "Not the way I play it!"

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Who put pineapple juice in my pineapple juice?!?"

    Harry Gondalf
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard his epitaph reads, "I'd rather be here than Philadelphia."

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Ah yes, water, the stuff fish f*ck in."

    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today!

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    #103

    Who's Getting The Fried Ice Cream?

    Collage of nostalgic Chi-Chi’s Mexican food dishes and desserts that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    AtMostAFabulist
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I loved Chi-Chi's. Huge margaritas and the food was fabulous. 👌

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never lived anywhere they had these restaurants.

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NGL, that enchilada looks pretty good.

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    #104

    The Other Half Of The Expression

    Old-fashioned Shinola shoe polish bottle held in hand, a nostalgic item that makes people feel very old.

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    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "He doesn't know s*it from Shinola."

    Janissary35680
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a movie, the only scene of which I can remember involves this dialogue between a father and a son. Father points to a pile of horse manure on the ground: "What's that?" Son: "Shıt". Father takes out bottle of Shinola: "What's this?" Son: "Shinola". Father: "You'll do all right, boy."

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents always bought Kiwi brand shoe polish.

    Alyce
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Always wondered how the Shinola people felt about that" - G. Carlin

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    #105

    Hello Mrs.cleaver. I Came Here For The Beaver

    Black and white close-up of a young boy with curly hair, representing things that make people feel very old.

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    Janissary35680
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Ward, you were really hard on the beaver last night”.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grew a beard, changed his name (again), and became vice president.

    #106

    Yeah…you’re Old & Now Maybe Bald

    Vintage folding pocket comb shaped like a switchblade against a blue background, a nostalgic item that makes people feel old.

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    Earonn -
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The same mechanism as the knives I carried around as a teenager. (not to attack others - but I never forgot what impression a small kitchen knife made on two wannabe gang rap.ists when I was 9 years old. Never needed it to defend myself, luckily, but it certainly made me give off different vibes even when I was on my own).

    Sam Trudeau
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The reason a school wouldn't allow these makes sense.

    JL
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back in the day not only could kids own a switchblade comb, but could buy it at school during a school sanctioned sale to buy Christmas gifts for your family.

    #107

    44 Years Ago This Week, A Quarter-Eating Machine Was Invented That Featured A Gorilla (Oddly Referred To As A "Donkey"), A Supposed Princess, And A Plumber

    Classic arcade game Donkey Kong screen showing pixelated characters climbing ladders and avoiding barrels, nostalgic retro gaming.

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    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the first games I played.

    Chich the witch
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dirk (the jerk) ate all my quarters playing Dragon's Lair

    Peter Bear
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact; it was supposed to be Popeye trying to rescue Olive Oyl from Bluto, but the licensing deal fell through and Nintendo had to quickly pivot.

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    #108

    Who Knows What This Is ?

    Vintage toy robot arms and worn stockings laid out on a surface, triggering nostalgia for those who recognize them.

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    Gingersnap In Iowa
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are arms of the Six Million Dollar Man! My brother had one of those.

    Paulsible deniability
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Steve Austin's bionic arm and Trump-size condoms.

    Jorie
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son had one of those when he was about six. He had that stupid action figure stuck to his face 24 hours a day so he could look through the bionic eye. I had no idea what my kid looked like for about a year!

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    #109

    Any Food You Have To Steer Clear Of Now?

    Classic homemade lasagna slice with rich meat sauce and melted cheese, a comfort food that makes people feel very old.

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    Janissary35680
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTAF? Steer clear? I'd inhale it and ask for the tray. 😋

    Verena
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A well made lasagna is actually ranging under healthy food.

    #110

    Chewing Gum Cigar's

    Colorful vintage Pink Owl and El Bubble bubble gum sticks wrapped in plastic, a nostalgic item that makes people feel very old.

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    Janissary35680
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember packs (resembling cigarette packs but with made-up brand names) containing peppermint sticks the same size and shape as cigarettes.

    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And candy cigarettes. Pure sugar.

    #111

    Did You Ever Eat A Pinecone?… Many Parts Are Edible. You Know His Name If You’re Old As Me

    Vintage Grape-Nuts cereal ad showing a strong man steadying a businessman, evoking nostalgia for older generations.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Surprised my teeth survived,

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always loved Grape Nuts cereal. I'll buy the Grape Nuts flakes sometimes as well.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like that it contains neither grapes nor nuts. Similar to an egg cream in that way.

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still one of my favorite cereals.

    Penelope Orange
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always hated it. It was like eating a spoonful of pebbles. LOL!

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    #112

    Crazy Foam In The Bathtub

    Vintage superhero-themed Crazy Foam cans featuring Batman, Robin, Spider-Man, and Superman from old toy collections.

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    #113

    If You Know What TV Character Uses This Car, Then

    Red vintage Sunbeam convertible car parked on a gravel driveway, evoking nostalgia for older generations.

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    #114

    Do You Know These Guys

    Cartoon characters in a retro office scene, evoking nostalgia for people who recognize them and feel very old.

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    #115

    If You Had One Of These, You Probably Need Glasses To Play It Today

    Vintage Mattel Electronics handheld football game with buttons and small screen, a classic item that makes people feel very old

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    Meesh Meesh
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was good at this. I mean REALLY good!

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    #116

    Anyone Else Flashing Red?

    Hand holding a vintage red marble, one of the nostalgic things that make people who recognize them feel very old.

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    Lost Panda
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to watch this again now...

    Ace
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh Jenny Agutter. She's 72 now, apparently, but I still would. I'd re-watch the movie too ;-)

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The plot was a bit stupid but the sets and costumes were gorgeous. My dad LOVED this movie.

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Logan's Run. For anybody curious about what I look like, I'm the blond who touches the old guy.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wasn't curious, but I am now! It's a great film too.

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    #117

    This Is The 350lb General Electric Giant TV With Fully Integrated Vcr Of 1978. I Never Saw One Of These Growing Up Nor Did I Know They Even Existed. Did You Have One Or Know Someone Who Had One?

    Vintage General Electric Performance television with wood paneling and VHS video cassette recorder, evoking nostalgia for things that feel very old.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only the rich could afford.

    JL
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen smaller parade floats.

    Karen Bryan
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. I grew up with a 21-inch portable TV--black&white--which we rolled around the house. Decades before the VCR.

    Riccola Tesla
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this thing is the equivalent of dropping 15k on a tv today.

    Ace
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think we had a room big enough. But actually these were really not very good, you needed to turn the lights out to see the screen properly.

    #118

    Well, I Guess This Makes It Official, I’m Old

    A vintage Microsoft Mouse setup floppy disk for DOS and OS/2 systems, a thing that makes people who recognize it feel very old.

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    Ace
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hah. Yes, I've still got a box of floppies from that era somewhere in the back of a cupboard, I'm sure.

    crashthegreenhat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have the floppies for my Commodore Mouse for the 64. Not the Amiga mouse, but the 1351 for the Commodore 64 and GEOS.

    #119

    Favorite Angel?

    Smiling woman with long blonde hair and vintage 1970s hairstyle, a nostalgic image for people who recognize and feel old.

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    #120

    I Had To Explain Who This Man Was And What He Was Known For To A Young Coworker. His Name Still Rolls Off The Tongue

    Man with 80s hairstyle and black shirt standing by a car, a nostalgic image for those who recognize and feel very old.

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    Janissary35680
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    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Buttafuoco Essentially an antisocial git who managed to parlay his over-the-hill yobbishness into minor celebrity.

    Jeff Hunt
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loved when Letterman said his name. “Butta foo ko”.

    Gingersnap In Iowa
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Joey Butta-something ? His wife cut off his d**k, right? I think? 🤔

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bobbit was the one who lost his goodie.

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