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50 Brutally Honest Moments People Realized They’re No Longer The Young Ones (New Pics)
Interview
There’s nothing like a big glass of Yoo-hoo, Saturday morning cartoons and a red Game Boy Advance SP to instantly transport me back to childhood. Life was so simple back then. And as I yearned for the freedom that came with adulthood, I was completely ignorant of just how great I had it.
If you also find yourself wishing you could go back to the “good old days,” pandas, you’re not alone. And we’ve got a list down below that might have you feeling an overwhelming rush of nostalgia. We took a trip to the [Heck], I’m Old subreddit and gathered some of their most iconic photos below. So enjoy scrolling through these pics that might instantly trigger a thousand memories, and be sure to upvote the ones that make you miss the past!
And keep reading to find conversations with a moderator from [Heck, I'm Old] and Dave Fife, creator of Retro Injection!
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#1
F*ck I'm Old
sbj 6 months ago
Broken limbs were a common occurrence but then you'd see the kid get back on a week later with their plaster cast on
Tonyah Mcanelly 6 months ago
That plaster cast was a right of passage and the epitome of bragging rights .
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Phantom Phoenix 6 months ago (edited)
It was almost as much fun as an older kid having the job of making that thing spin fast. Faster. Faster!
Hill Branda 6 months ago
It taught me to hold on tight. If you got hurt, you got hurt. A good life lesson.
Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
Those were so much fun. We Gen X kids didn't even think about things like this being dangerous, because we were having too much fun playing on them. Then again, we Gen X kids threw lawn darts at each other for fun.
Hudswacker 6 months ago
Is really more dangerous than all these kids going 30mph on these electric scooters ,skateboards, and such.
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#2
Who Watched On Sat Mornings?
Lily bloom 6 months ago
I had very trippy dreams about them when i was little
Load More Replies... The Other Guest 6 months ago
Now I really feel old; I didn't watch this because I had already graduated high school when the show premiered.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
I was out of college and employed. Still enjoyed Fraggle Rock, though. Here's to Marjorie the Trash Heap!
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My kids now watch Puffin Rock (an adorable Irish kids' TV programme) and it's all I can do not to sing the rude playground version of the Fraggle Rock song that we used to sing at school... Down at Fraggle Rock, swing a fraggle by its...
Robert T 6 months ago
Nope. Never into it. However we did have one girl in our year who was nicknamed 'The Fraggle'.
Rebecca O’Donnell 6 months ago
Loved this show. Watched with my son. We still have Wembley, Gobo and Red. :)
#3
When They Gave You The Worst Seat But You Thought It Was The Best Seat
The Other Guest 6 months ago
And the cries of "I get the way back!" as if there wasn't enough room for all four of us kids back there, LOL. Our wagon had the middle-facing seats, although Dad usually left them folded closed and we'd be back there rolling around like a litter of puppies if he took a curve too quickly.
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Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
It was great for my parents. My mom sewed a pad that fit the back and threw my brother and me back there for long trips. All the luggage was between them and us fighting in the back!
Matt Blakeley 6 months ago
Well, the kids who were in that seat when the station wagon got rear ended are no longer with us. Only the people who survived this are around to reminisce, so only good memories remain.
To find out even more about the [Heck], I’m Old subreddit and what they've been up to since we last featured the group on Bored Panda, we got in touch with one of the community's moderators.
"Not much has changed since then. I would say the only thing of note is the posting frequency has increased," the moderator shared. "This could just be a seasonal change. But I am also aware that AI bots are a problem all across Reddit. As AI has gotten better, they have gotten harder and harder to differentiate. We have tools to mitigate them as best we can."
#4
I’m Pop’n Old
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
Got one in the garage, wife will NOT let grandson play with it.
Load More Replies... thesbianism 6 months ago
I'm still in high school, and I had one of these. My brother and I loved it. Think my mom gave it to our younger cousins.
#5
The Ge Alarm Clock That Everyone Seemed To Have
Baseball is Life 6 months ago
mom used q-tips to clear the dust from the groves at the top of the clock 😉
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Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Never had that, but I *did* build a few Heathkit alarm clocks for my Mother and I. Those were fun!
#6
The Sound And Bass This Thing Put Out Was Crazy!!
Just_for_this 6 months ago
Bass? not in the ones i remember 😅Though i do miss the granular control on the eq.
Rebecca O’Donnell 6 months ago
Still have mine and it works great. Use it periodically. I’ve forgotten how albums sound compared to Spotify.
Lowrider 56 6 months ago
A friend of mine had this in the late 70's. Pink Floyd sounded awesome on this.
Jerry Wyant 6 months ago
Still have and use mine, although it's getting difficult to find a drive belt for the cassette deck.
The moderator also noted that the community is a great one to be a part of.
"One of the biggest things I can say about our members, is they largely stay civil," they noted. "Comment chains that devolve into a toxic back and forth very rarely happen here. Despite some posts getting 500+ comments. Many of the comments are just people pitching their own perspective on something nostalgic. With all the tools we have in place, moderating this subreddit is quite easy."
#7
This Speaks To Me!
Upstaged75 6 months ago
I'm at the age where I personally produce enough heat to warm the entire neighborhood. ;)
cerinamroth 6 months ago
Perimenopausal here and I believe we are an energy source that needs tapping. I'll gladly donate a hot flush or three to help out a disadvantaged family with their heating bill!
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Auntriarch 6 months ago
Oh lordy yes, I detest cars with automatic seat heaters, what if I get a back twinge in the summer, hey?
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
Salesman: "This '18 Escape has heated seats"..."nice, we probably won't use them"..how WRONG we were.
#8
Did You Open Band-Aids By Pulling On A Little Red Thread?
Missy VanWinkle 6 months ago
Yeah, but like in that photo, the stupid thread went off course most of the time and you ended up just rippin' into it any way you could. I hated those f***ing strings.
Michigan fan (go blue) 6 months ago
I actually miss bandaids with the string some of the new ones don't want to open
Brian Droste 6 months ago
I did. Remember the string. If you didn't pull the string right you would pull the string put. Then it was hard to open the bandage package.
The Other Guest 6 months ago
Yup, up until the early 1990s. They used to come in a metal box, too.
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A Friend Just Sent This To Me And I Had To Share
Abel 6 months ago
I have 2 grandmas (1 of them still alive), but grandpas? Who knows...
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Lowrider 56 6 months ago
This reminds me of my teens. They were some great times. A lot of my friends have passed on now, miss them guys.
Just off the Goat 5 months ago
Where are the babes? Hot girls in their Daisy Dukes And crop tops. Aaaaahhhh yes the memories!
Next, we asked the moderator if there's anything particular about their own past that they're incredibly nostalgic about.
"The biggest thing I miss from childhood would probably be riding my bike all over town with friends during the summer. The sense of wonder, and exploring areas we've never been, or areas we weren't supposed to be," they shared.
#10
People Here Will Know Exactly What This Is
Missy VanWinkle 6 months ago
It's too hot to touch after the 4th pic, so you have to wait a few minutes to change it out!
nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
My mom would pop the spent cube out into an ashtray, so no need to touch it.
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Janine Randall 6 months ago
Left a permanent burn mark on the end table and a temporary one on my arm.
Heffalump 6 months ago (edited)
IIRC these plugged directly into my Instamatic, and rotated when I wound on for the next picture. I miss the days when you went on a 2 week holiday and took only 40 pics, of which you kept 10 in an album. The rest of the time you spent experiencing where you were without a viewfinder between it and you.
Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
My grandmother's Polaroid used this type of flash cube. Those were good times.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Later replaced by the 'Flash Bar', which had ten of those peanut flash bulbs (enough for a whole roll of film). Just flip it over after the first five pictures to use the second five. Of course, the problem was when you took pictures outdoors with no flash, and the flash bar got 'out of sync' with the film roll, leading to a pile of partial flash bars which you would carry around to try and use up.
#11
Anyone Else Have A Cookie Jar With Classics Like These?
#12
Who Else Played With These As A Kid?
Upstaged75 6 months ago (edited)
They have cool versions of them now. My kid loved it when he was younger.
thesbianism 6 months ago
Oh, these were THE toy we played with at our grandparents' house. I remember we used to think they had made up the name because the street they live on is called Lincoln Street.
Auntriarch 6 months ago
Mmm, they look like chocolate finger biscuits! We had Bayco building sets. Even now we drive past a certain age and style of house and shout "Bayco houses!"
Janine Randall 6 months ago
Yes, but with dogs around the house, Tinker Toys were more popular. Loved Tinker Toys!
The moderator also says that they love many of the posts that they see shared in this community. "But we often see these things through rose colored glasses, and forget all the bad things that happened back then too," they pointed out. "The past seems like it was so much better, because most people forget all the bad things. I think it's a matter of self-preservation. If we remembered all the bad, I think we would all spiral into a deep depression."
#13
Who Had One Of These In Their Pocket?
Hudswacker 6 months ago
Grand dad told me it was called a change puss and believed it for many years. Also I'm dumb.
#14
So Many Scoops!
Gingersnap In Iowa 6 months ago
I swear my grandma had the same tin through my entire childhood.
Jumping Jellyfishes 6 months ago (edited)
Those stubborn powder blobs floating on surface...
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Michigan fan (go blue) 6 months ago
My dad used to make some alcohol drink with this and peppermint schnapps
nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
We used liquid chocolate syrup instead. Hershey's or U-Bet or Bosco.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I liked banana Quick best (the supermarkets in Australia have just started selling it again) and Milo if I wanted chocolate.
#15
Where Is This?
Toika Gao 6 months ago (edited)
Jeannie's bottle! Nobody knew this, but Major Nelson was mine, MINE!! Mwaahahahahah 🫠
Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
Looks like the inside of an old Ford Econoline van. The really good kind that had murals of dragons and naked women on the sides.
Finally, they noted that this subreddit isn't one that changes a lot, but perhaps, that's the beauty of it. "I see this subreddit as a safe space. A temporary reprieve from the world as it is now," the mod shared. "Just don't get stuck in the past, and make sure to take off the rose colored glasses before returning to reality."
#16
Silly Putty
Sunday mornings were all about comics and Silly Putty! Remember pressing that stretchy goo onto your favorite comic strip, peeling it back, and seeing the image transferred right onto the putty? It was like magic! Stretching and distorting the image was half the fun, creating lasting memories that still bring a smile to our faces.
Matt Blakeley 6 months ago (edited)
Main thing I remember about silly putty was dropping it into long shåg carpet. That is a mess you cannot clean up.
Thomas Duncan 6 months ago
Who would have thought that BC's wheel would become legitimate transportation?
PrettyJoyBird 6 months ago
Can smell the photo and hear the smoosh bubble pop noise that was so satisfying to make.
SouthernGal 6 months ago
I can still hear my mother’s voice saying “Don’t get it on the carpet”.
Missy VanWinkle 6 months ago
My brother put it in his pants pockets and Mom washed it & dried it. Said it was a MESS.
#17
In The 70s, Fondue Was All The Rage. I Never Tried It. Have You?
Upstaged75 6 months ago
We still have a fondue restaurant in my area. It's called The Melting Pot. :)
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
It was my family's traditional New Year's Day dinner. So much fun! I still have occasional fondue dinners with my adult kids and their families. 🙂
Chewie Baron 6 months ago
I want the fondue set that is a prize on Richard Osman’s House of Games!
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Islandchild 6 months ago
I have a pale scar on my face from a drunken encounter with one of those.
#18
These Always Made Everything Taste Like Plastic And We All Had One
Upstaged75 6 months ago
In my house this always held the orange juice that came from a frozen tube. (You added water and then mixed it with a wooden spoon - instant orange juice!)
Damned_Cat 6 months ago
I still have one. After about 20 years, the plastic flavor starts to fade though.
primeline31 6 months ago
I still have one, but it wasn't from the '70's like this. It's from about 2010.
Matt Blakeley 6 months ago
Same. We had the OG's when I was a kid. Mine looks exactly like that, only in blue.
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We were also lucky enough to get in touch with another expert on this topic, Dave Fife of Retro Injection, to hear his thoughts on indulging in nostalgia.
"I'm a firm believer in the power of nostalgia, which I why I created retroinjection.com. The tagline for the website is, 'Nostalgia is a Dr*g.' And it's true: Nostalgia releases dopamine, just like a dr*g," he shared. "Since dr*gs can be beneficial or deadly, the key is to nostalgia is moderation."
"It's a component of life, not the focus. Don't forget where you are, always think about your future, and appreciate where you've been!" Dave continued. "While your future isn't determined by your past, you may find that your experiences help define who you are."
#19
Back When Sedans Had Ashtrays With Lighters For The Backseat Passengers
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
My family had a Toyota Hi Ace van an there was an astray next to each set of seats (about 7 in total). My parents didn't smoke so they were just used for chewing gum and other rubbish.
#20
Ohhh How I Tried To Get Them To Fall Down
Boo 6 months ago
I had the haunted house. The ghost glowed in the dark. My fave toy.
Load More Replies... Missy VanWinkle 6 months ago
I remember seeing this phrase in sidewalk chalk at a Grateful Dead concert. XD
The Other Guest 6 months ago
What doesn "niihad" mean? I tried Google but couldn't find a definition/translation beyond it being a masculine name in Arabic.
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Anyone Played With This?
Beth Wheeler 6 months ago
Clackers. I had them. They recalled them because some shattered and hurt people.
The Other Guest 6 months ago
They were marketed as "Click-Clacks" where I live.
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Michelle C 6 months ago
Yup! We’ll, I had hair ties like this and accidentally hitting myself or someone else with one of those hurt terribly!!
Missy VanWinkle 6 months ago
Kerknockers! Blinded folks when they blew apart on impact, but they were fun. I remember the bruises on my arm until I got the hang of them.
Janine Randall 6 months ago
Anyone remember playing with these? Number of head injuries from these things was significantly.
Caitlin Youngquist 6 months ago
I wanted these SO BADLY but my mom would never let me have them.
Cynthia Simmons 6 months ago
Smart lady. They made an unholy amount of noise. Two or more kids doing this together could be heard in the next town over.
Load More Replies...We also wanted to know if Dave is still holding onto anything from his childhood that he'll never want to give up. "Playing in my home arcade puts my nostalgia into overdrive, since I grew up in a Time-Out," he shared. "I'll always hang on to my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Technodrome, and my Powermaster Optimus Prime."
#22
Another Trip Down Memory Lane
The Other Guest 6 months ago (edited)
♫ No one, you seeeeeee/is smarter than heeeee! ♪
Load More Replies... Cynthia Simmons 6 months ago
Lassie and Flipper and Fury and My Friend Flicka
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Tucker Cahooter 6 months ago
And the grammatical howler "No one you see, is smarter than he" still grates
The Other Guest 6 months ago
But it is grammatically correct; you're just missing a comma. "No one, you see, is smarter than he."
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This Is 100% True
Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
I hear the songs I used to blast in my car in the grocery store now. This is not funny anymore.
Matt Blakeley 6 months ago
I have heard Joy Division at the grocery store multiple times now. They couldn't get radio play when they were around! So weird.
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Paul Kiernan 6 months ago
It's no fun being an old punk rocker, can't dance to The Clash anymore because I need a new hip
Beth Wheeler 6 months ago
Nope, I've never been drunk. Can't stand the taste or smell of liquor
#24
Getting Taught On These In A Warm Room Trying Not To Fall Asleep
Upstaged75 6 months ago (edited)
Overhead projector. The teacher would write on the sheets with a wax pencil. Mostly for math.
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 6 months ago
I used one when I was first teaching. They were a bit newfangled when I was actually at school.
Scott Rackley 6 months ago
We used to get called up to demonstrate a problem for the rest of class
ILoveMySon 6 months ago
Mine didn't but I was astounded when I first saw it at another church. It was high tech.
Load More Replies...Next, we asked Dave if he had any advice for young people today who aren't sure what kinds of things they'll be nostalgic about in the future.
"Don't sweat it! You can't rush nostalgia," he noted. "You might be surprised what you'll miss in the oncoming years. I've said before that things which excite you when you're a kid are often indicative of who you are at your core."
#25
Who Else Rode The Rotor?
Ge Po 6 months ago
Works like a giant centrifuge. You get in, stand against the wal and the whole thing starts to spin. At the right speed, the floor slowlt drops and you 'stick' to the wall. You then can turn around, if you dare, until you hang upside down. There's a warning signal and the floor comes back up before the thing slows down. You'll be dizzy afterwards, but since it takes time and it goes slow, not too bad.
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It Is Rare To Find Such Service Nowadays; There Are Still A Few Places Around, But They Are Disappearing
Array Index Out of Bounds 6 months ago
In Oregon it is mandatory. It's actually illegal to pump your own gas.
Upstaged75 6 months ago
Same in New Jersey. Although Google says Jersey's the only place where it's illegal.
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Michigan fan (go blue) 6 months ago
Jersey is the only state where you can't pump your own gas now Oregon lifted it in 2023
Cynthia Simmons 6 months ago
So wish attendants would come back....now that I'm old and it's no fun to do.
Dan St John 6 months ago
They also checked your oil, fluid levels, tires and gave away plates and glasses or green stamps. $.19 a gallon and you could Cruz all night on $5 bucks.
Maisey Myles 6 months ago
I remember the first pump it yourself gas station in my town and laughed thinking no one will ever do that
#27
If You Know What These Men Were “In Search Of …”, Then You Probably Are Old
Khavrinen 6 months ago
"Back in the sixties, he was part of the free speech movement at Berkeley. I think he did a little too much LDS."
The Scout 6 months ago
This episode actually changed scientific history. The solution Scotty proposed to transport the whales in a tank of "transparent aluminium" was what inspired the actual invention of Aluminium oxynitride as a production material (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_materials#Metals_for_starship_construction).
Billo66 6 months ago
They should look a little closer to water. Not many downtown.
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Jumping Jellyfishes 6 months ago (edited)
A pair of humpbacks named George and Gracie. Yes, I'm a ST nerd. Shut up.
The Other Guest 6 months ago (edited)
It bugs me that when Dr Taylor is giving the tour & tells the audience "Their names are George and Gracie," everyone (including Dr Taylor) laughs as if a) it's actually funny and b) they didn't already know the names from the advertising. Even Kirk knew their names since it was plastered on the side of the bus. (Edited because "they're" does not equal "their.")
Load More Replies... "When I was twelve years old, I sold a bunch of my toys at a rummage sale, thinking I'd outgrown them. Bad move! I ended up buying them back decades later, and prices had risen exponentially," Dave continued. "I still have these replacement toys, and that's exactly what they are: replacements. The feeling of ownership isn't the same, since they aren't the exact toys I had played with for countless hours. They're simply placeholders, almost a memorial for the 'real' toys, if that makes sense. Keep those childhood relics."
#28
Who Remembers This?
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
I'm a Brit and I have no idea what that thing is. I'd appreciate an explanation.
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Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
My Dad, accountant at GM...He bought a '78 ElCamino. Driving down the road, I hear a pounding noise, followed my mumbling/grumbling. "What's wrong?".."Stupid dimmer switch won't work".."Pull the turn signal toward you"..(lights dim) "How the hell did you know THAT?"
Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
My first car, a '70 Firebird, had a floor dimmer switch. The gas went in behind the license plate and you pulled the k**b on the dash to turn on the headlights. That same k**b could be turned to adjust the brightness of the instruments. The speedometer read well beyond 85 mph and climate control was two windows worked by hand cranks. Fun car.
nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
My first car had this, and also a manual transmission. It could be awkward at times. 1967 Ford Falcon.
The Other Guest 6 months ago
My first car had one. Not sure what year it was built; probably sometime between 1977 & 1980.
Michigan fan (go blue) 6 months ago
My parents had a 72 suburban and I learned to drive on it and I hated to flip the lights on and off with it
#29
My Favorite Show Growing Up. Marlin Perkins Was My Generation’s Steve Irwin
Bill Swallow 6 months ago (edited)
Not sure how many sidekicks ol' Marlin went through. At least two that I know of - Jim, and Stan Brock. 'S ok, he was entitled - in his younger days, he took his own lumps out on the front lines with the animals.
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
"And here is Jim, wrestling the 12' Croc".."where's my cocktail?".."Good job Jim!"
Janine Randall 6 months ago
Jim is going to bring that 17 foot python to us after wrestling it from the river.
Tim Douglass 6 months ago
"While Stan wrestles the giant anaconda I'll go back to camp and make coffee..."
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
A narrow reference, but bear with me: Michigan Out Doors with Mort Neff.."This is a Massasauga rattler, the only poisonous snake in Michigan. The bite is quite painful but non-fatal (snake bites his f***ing arm!). Time lapse 20 or so minutes, arm looks like Popeye.
#30
Before Drip Coffee Makers And Keurigs There Was… The Percolator
Marsha Brown 6 months ago
Us too! We have more than one, so we can always make a fresh pot.
Load More Replies... Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
We had one with a glass k**b on the top. As a kid it was fascinating to watch the coffee bubble up through it!
Marsha Brown 6 months ago
Yup. But I think it's electric. We have stove top percolators, some farberware, some wearever.
Load More Replies... ILoveMySon 6 months ago
I still had one and I swear the coffee tasted better than that in my regular pot.
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Finally, Dave added, "Not everyone has tons of happy times to look back on, and life circumstances can change so much that once-treasured memories become tarnished. I recently had a falling out with a lifelong relationship, which has changed my nostalgic perspective immensely. Make the most of today, though, and you'll be building memories for the future."
#31
Yep
#32
Who Else This? Walked By The Teacher's Desk Trying To Find Your Name While Acting Like You Needed Help
#33
Hey, Lets Be Careful Out There!
Upstaged75 6 months ago
I played the theme song for Hill Street Blues on the piano in my 5th grade talent show. :)
nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
I put this show on the air when I worked at the TV station, and I haven't seen it since. Man, that car looks dated.
#34
The Medusa In This Movie Still Terrifies Me
Badulesia 6 months ago
1981 version. Young people may confuse with 2010 version.
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Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
I just noticed that Harry Hamlin looks like a normally fit young man, and not the insanely jacked men in hero movies these days. They go through hell with stupid exercises and diets just to look super cut. It sets an unrealistic example for young men, I think.
Jerry Wyant 6 months ago
The movie that really put Ray Harryhausen front and center in movie special effects with his amazing stop-motion animation.
#35
If You Thought This Was Real, You Might Be Old
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
😂 (although I am old, I'm pretty sure I figured out those climbing scenes were fake at a very early age. But it was Batman, so who cared? It wasn't making the slightest pretence at realism)
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I'm 85mph Speedometers Old
Brian Droste 6 months ago
I believe the flux capacitor had to reach either 87 or 88 mphs.
Load More Replies... Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
A side effect of the 55 mph federal speed limit, brought on after the '73 Oil Embargo. This was to try and force Americans to drive slower and use less gas.
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
I remember my mom speeding at like 70 mph on the highway and telling her to slow down. Now driving 80 mph in the ATL area is just normal.
Load More Replies... nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
Before that, pretty much all US speedometers went to 120 mph, regardless of the car's capabilities. And there were no kph markings.
Charlotte 6 months ago
Something you'd need when you drove across the border to civilization
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Did Anyone Else Have A Milk Man With Glass Bottles?
Phantom Phoenix 6 months ago
Glass bottles. Aluminium lids. Arguments over whose turn it was to get the cream at the top...
Robert T 6 months ago (edited)
The bluetits often got the cream. We used to have empty yoghurt pots for the milkman to put over the top. And although they are a bit of a rare sight now in the UK, we still have milkmen, and the odd battery powered milkfloat.
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Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
Ahem. I still get my milk delivered in glass bottles with foil lids. Some of us maintain proper standards. 😉
Data1001 6 months ago
We had a sort of aluminum milk 'cooler' that the milkman would put the milk in (and ice cream, when we ordered it). As I recall, my mother would leave the next week's milk order for the milkman on a slip of paper inside that cooler.
Paul Kiernan 6 months ago
In the summer you had to take your milk bottles inside very quickly before the Magpies stole the aluminium lids
Jerry Wyant 6 months ago
...and the metal insulated cooler that the milkman put the bottles of milk into on delivery.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
When I was in school they had a milk for students program where we got free milk at school. We each go a plastic bottle of milk and we collected the lids to help make wheelchairs or prosthetic limbs or something. When my mum was in school they were glass bottles though.
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago (edited)
When I was at school we had school milk for the whole country - until the wicked witch of Grantham stole it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Act_1944#School_meals_and_milk
Load More Replies... weatherwitch 6 months ago (edited)
Opening the door to bring in the milk and check if the Blue Tîts had pecked the tops to get the cream at the top ❤️
#38
Oj
Fester Sixonesixonethree 6 months ago
I remember when Tropicana came out with 'just pour' orange juice. It was revolutionary in the 1970's
nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
We used store brand, never Minute Maid. "What am I, made of money?"
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 6 months ago
Another thing I've never seen. Are these common in the UK? I may just be oblivious.
#39
I'm Now Older Than Grandpa Joe Was In 1971
The Other Guest 6 months ago
I agree that Wilder made the better Willy Wonka by far, however I prefer the storyline of the Tim Burton version more as it's closer to the book (if you ignore the whole "daddy issues" backstory anyway). Also Deep Roy was a better tribe of Oompa Loompas than those nightmare-inducing orange monstrosities.
Load More Replies... Phantom Phoenix 6 months ago
Have you laid in bed like an invalid for years, although you totally have the capacity to get up and dance when your grandson wins a golden ticket?
Panda McPandaface 6 months ago
Now you mention it, it was just before my second heart attack.
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#40
I’m Positive You Will Not Know What This Ls. If You Really Know This Then You Must Be Old!!
The Scout 6 months ago (edited)
Unfortunately this is utter bvllshIt. Those are widely in use, as a measuring tape is useless in lots of professions. Every woodworker I know carries at least one.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Please! As a farm kid, this (and SO many other things) were standard equipment! Did yours have the little slide-out metal extension on one of the end segments?
Bigfoot87 6 months ago
I was SO convinced you were all dumb pandas because that is OBVIOUSLY a folded-up hand fan and why are any of you talking about measuring things and oooooooohhhhhhhhh....... I'm a dumb panda.
Ineke Pronk 6 months ago
Everyone in my household has one of these. We don't do woodwork and only 1 was every used to measure things. But was all have them.
#41
Yep
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Yup. Back then, it had cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, and wasn't stored in those soft plastic bottles.
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Army Men
Oskar vanZandt 6 months ago
I usually ended up with the Japanese army... My brother always chose the German Werhmacht.
Zaach 6 months ago
I melted most of mine due to flamethrowers - used the gasoline for the lawn mower
Krd 6 months ago
If you tied them to string, and lit them on fire, they made little fire balls that made a "whizzing" sound.
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If U Watched This
Lowrider 56 6 months ago
Did you know that the host of the show, Chuck Barris, later claimed to be C.I.A.
Load More Replies... Data1001 6 months ago
To be fair, everyone on that show was pretty nuts, haha.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I had to google it, but it seems to be very similar to the Red Faces segment on Hey Hey It's Saturday in Australia.
#44
The Bermuda Triangle Craze Of The 1970's Suckered In A Whole Bunch Of Us
GenuineJen 6 months ago (edited)
The Bermuda Triangle and quicksand were two things that didn't live up to the hype.
Matt Blakeley 6 months ago
A statistical study showed that more ships were lost OUTSIDE the Triangle than in it.
#45
My Family Had This Exact Formica And Chrome Kitchen Table With Matching Upholstered Chairs When I Was Young. It’s Where I Would Do My Homework After Supper
Forrest Grump 6 months ago
These sets can be worth good money if they are in good condition. If you find one in blue color, it can be worth a LOT of money.
sofacushionfort 6 months ago (edited)
There was a Straight Dope staff column on how the methane in flatulence can break down the vinyl upholstery on the seats, explaining why so many of them are found split open with the stuffing coming out
nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
Those colors came into fashion later than this table was made.
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#46
Tvs With Tubes…
Forrest Grump 6 months ago
My uncle was a television repairman for 65 years (50 years full time and then 15 years part time).
Robert T 6 months ago
Um, TVs had tubes long after valves (as pictured) were replaced by transistors. The Cathode Ray Tube was still in use when digital TV started being broadcast! Valves in radios and amplifiers are somewhat earlier, and were already dying out in the 70's. A few fancy amplifiers still use them, but they are all but extinct now.
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
Robert T is quite right. Although... Transistors got cheap in the 1960s, which is when the use of valves/tubes started declining. Back in the 1950s my dad was once given a lovely wooden presentation box containing two transistors, a circuit diagram, and told to build it - along with a reminder that those two transistors cost the firm more than his pay for the week. 😬
Load More Replies... Duane Ringlein 6 months ago
I remember going down to the hardware store with my Dad to check out the tubes to see if they needed replaced
Hiram's Friend 6 months ago
Sound system at the theater where I was a projectionist had tubes. Electronics store around the corner had everything. You'd bring in the part you wanted to replace, the guy would go into the back room and come out with the replacement. Got flooded out.
#47
I Am Certainly Old, As I Can Still See That Screen Even Now
Paul Kiernan 6 months ago
I remember the national anthem on UK tv, we always switched it off immediately in Scotland lol
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Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
My parents grew up in Jim Crow-era Atlanta and have friends who might disagree with this statement.
Sam Trudeau 6 months ago
This could be phrased a bit better, given what the states is doing nowadays. Better phrasing" If your TV went off air every night with the national anthem, you grew up in a great era"
nottheactualphoto 6 months ago (edited)
I'm old but not *that* old. We used EIA color bars.
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If You Know What This Is Or Browsed The Catalog, You Are Old Af
nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
No Green Stamps where I lived. We had Plaid Stamps and King Korn.
Load More Replies... Brandi VanSteenwyk 6 months ago
And all of the consolation prize winners from the game shows went shopping there.
#49
If You Ever Used One Of These
Tim Douglass 6 months ago
Those bloody things had a terrifying tendency to malfunction and suddenly walk themselves back down to the ground with the handle flailing up and down while you tried not to end up with a broken hand. Put a small hydraulic jack in every car I owned that had one of these.
Robert T 6 months ago
Not disimilar to the original jack for my classic. There is a tube inside the crossmember that the jack pushed into. You then wound it up a toothed stem with a handle. Not very good, so I carry a scissor jack instead. Most trolley jacks won't fit under the car and are too bulky to carry with you.
#50
Free Music Anyone?
Jaymi 6 months ago
Not on that Boston album, Don’t Look Back was pure gold.
Load More Replies... The Other Guest 6 months ago
There was always a "featured" album that you would receive (and have to pay for) unless you marked "don't send me this" on the mail-in form. I ended up with soooo many albums I didn't want because I could never remember to send the d**n form back on time.
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
I used to start the trial, get a dozen CDs, then cancel. Did this a few times and had a decent music selection!
#51
The Beginning Of Every School Year
Toika Gao 6 months ago (edited)
I loved that time of year! Impeccable books, new uniform... sigh.
Annik Perrot 6 months ago
We had shiny paper in various colors called Gisol. That way we could tell the Math book from the Geography one. I'll never forget the smell of that paper. It smelled of the end of summer and the (short-lived) excitement of going back to school.
#52
I Thought This Pen Was Amazing
Firstname Lastname 6 months ago
I bought a modern one of these that has more colors. They included yellow, but please, just give me a second green!
Bookworm 6 months ago
Anyone else always run out of the green first? Then blue and then it was time for a new one.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
No, I barely used the green. I think I ran out of blue first.
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My Spotify When I Was A Kid
The Other Guest 6 months ago
What, the image on your computer screen doesn't bleed over onto the edge of the monitor, while being eerily upright when the screen is slightly angled?
Load More Replies... Abel 6 months ago
I was more of Kazaa and eMule... Downloading s**t there was like having a walk around a mined territory, tho...
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#54
If You’ve Walked Through These
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I had ones shaped like butterflies but my sister had one like this.
#56
Ever Use One Of These?
Lily bloom 6 months ago
Thank you for saying. I thought maybe it was something else
Load More Replies... Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Yep. And if you didn't have one, a 'church key' can opener and a funnel would also work.
#57
Anyone Else Roll Around Your Hood In One Of These?
Upstaged75 6 months ago
We used to make trails with chalk by riding this and dragging a piece behind us. Fun memory unlocked. :)
Auntriarch 6 months ago
Only if you had one of those flapping tweeting bird toys with lethal metal edges
Load More Replies... superfluous 6 months ago
How about the Marx Krazy Kar from the 1970s? I don't have the option for pics (maybe my blockers?), but here's a link https://www.pinterest.com/pin/305189312219993161/
#58
Many Families Had An Upright Piano In The Home, But Now You Can’t Give The Pianos Away. Did Your Family Have One?
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
I did until we had to put it in storage and it got ruined by mouse pee and warping from humidity. Otherwise I'd have it today. 😔
Load More Replies... Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
My grandparents had a Winter piano. Mom decided to let it go, and I kind of miss it. Don't have any place to put it though, so I think she was right.
#59
Growing Up Mom Always Had Some, It Came In Useful, We Called It ‘Commodity Cheese’
Forrest Grump 6 months ago (edited)
OMG, yes. One of my first jobs was working in a massive warehouse where we stored (and received and shipped) government commodity foods such as cheese and canned peaches and other items. There was a rule that if a package got torn open or a can got dented on a seam, then that food item needed to be thrown away. So there were times when a package or can would “accidentally” get torn or dented and would then be “thrown away” as I was leaving at the end of my shift.
#60
We Thought The Desk Would Save Us From A Nuclear Blast
Upstaged75 6 months ago
We started with these and then moved on to the ones where the desk and chair were attached to each other.
Jan Rosier 6 months ago
so these are not just a movie-thing? Look pretty afwul and uncomfortable.
Load More Replies... Bill Swallow 6 months ago (edited)
Everyone always has too much fun repeating that nonsense, but I'll go through it one more time. No, hiding under a desk was not 'supposed to protect you from a nuclear bomb'. No, it was not 'supposed to protect you from the radiation'. But if you're outside the range of the direct fireball, and are lucky enough that the structure has enough half-thicknesses* of mass to attenuate the radiation, your school could easily still be affected by the Blast Wave. Which might well bring the roof down on your heads. THAT was something people could more easily defend against than the fireball or the radiation. Dealing with THOSE would take a lot of time, money, and engineering. * - a 'half thickness' is enough mass to shield against half the radiation hitting it. So two half thicknesses reduce the radiation getting through to one-fourth of the original blast hitting the outside (1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4). Three half thicknesses get you down to 1/8. The rule of thumb was 12 half thicknesses to be reasonably safe from a radiation blast; that equates to 1/4096, or .000244 of the original, roughly.
superfluous 6 months ago
I would argue it was "safety theater", meant to reassure children/parents that there was something being "done" to protect children from nuclear threat. That they had some kind of magical protection by following government drills.
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How Many Folks Had One Of These On Ur Garage Shop?
Robert T 6 months ago (edited)
Can still buy reprints of them. I have one for my classic. "Assembly is the reverse of removal".
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Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Didn't have any of these, but we had the Haynes manuals for the F/A-18 Hornet, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), the Cadillac Miller Meteor 'Ecto-1', the DeLorean with Mr. Fusion / Flux Capacitor conversion, and others.
Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
I still have a few Chilton and Haynes manuals and the cars they referenced were sold years ago.
#62
How It Started. How It's Going
#63
Best Toy I Ever Had
#64
Before Bill Nye There Was This Guy! (And He Was On Well Before Nickelodeon Existed! )
#65
Hey. It's Mr. Bill
#66
If Everyone In Your High School Was Reading This…
#67
Required Purchase At The Beginning Of The School Year
#68
My Aunt Had One Of These And I Used To Think It Was The Coolest Thing Ever
#69
Did Anyone Ever Eat At Kmart?
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
WT Grant's, JJ Newberry's, Sun D**g, Rexall, others. I *really* miss those old lunch counters. Those were always special days when I was a kid.
Damned_Cat 6 months ago
Yes, Kmart, and Woolworth's, Mongomery Ward's, and my favorite, Sears, all had cafes. My parents had no peace until I could have a grilled cheese sandwich and fries. Now that I'm thinking about it, it seems like every major store had a small restaurant.
Candice Robinson 6 months ago
I’m so old, it used to be called Kreeske (probably not spelled correctly. Someone correct me, please.)
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Kresge's. Back when William Shatner was a starving young actor, he spent a period of several months subsisting on one plate of Kresge's fruit salad a day. Was still griping about it while he was filming Star Trek.
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago (edited)
YUP! Meijer too. Boy did the kids roll their eyes when I complained they took out scooped ice cream counter.
#70
Who Had One Of These Nudie (Or Whatever You Want To Call Them) Pens?
#71
If You Recognize This Vehicle It’s Time For You To Get A Shingles Vaccination…
Lily bloom 6 months ago
How bad is it if i wondered if there was a gumby movie i didnt know existed
#72
Do You Get It?
#73
Crazy They Got Away With This Nearly Sixty Years Ago
Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
Would be a little harder to get a journalist on a conference call to spill state secrets, although the traitor trump and his idiot savants would probably find a way.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
... You can delete the word 'savants' in your comment.
Load More Replies... Jordan Croff 6 months ago
Wait. What was it they got away with? Is that a racist connotation on the Peking phone?
The Other Guest 6 months ago
Did a little digging around, and apparently there was a joke/rumor about Asian women having a sideways vaginal opening. Allegedly it's referenced in the moved "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" but not having seen the film, I cannot say for certain.
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#75
You Know You're Friggin Old If You Strained Your Eyes To Watch P*rn
Chris the Bobcat 6 months ago
My eyes remained just fine. The neighbors had a stash of Penthouses in the attic.
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on second thought.... 6 months ago (edited)
These pictures really do bring back memories. Though I don't need them to know I'm old, just trying to get out of bed in the morning without hurting myself does that already.
Janine Randall 6 months ago
And the accompanying cracks, creaks and groans
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Cynthia Simmons 6 months ago
Cracks me up hearing about "mid-century modern." We just called it "the furniture." Lol
Panda McPandaface 6 months ago
For all those that complain about BP 'USA bashing" just bear in mind how many of these lists are almost exclusively for a US audience and mean almost nothing to the rest of the world.
Matt Blakeley 6 months ago
In the 19th century, nostalgia was classified as a mental illness. Sometimes the past got it right.
Baseball is Life 6 months ago
I love these types of pieces! They bring a smile to my face and make me think of how great the more simpler times were ....nothing was perfect but boy did we have fun!
Gavin Johnson 6 months ago
Here’s another BP post for the U.S. contingent. Remember moaning about the articles that throw shade on your land? We’ll mark the calendar again, here’s a nice one to sooth you a bit ok?
on second thought.... 6 months ago (edited)
These pictures really do bring back memories. Though I don't need them to know I'm old, just trying to get out of bed in the morning without hurting myself does that already.
Janine Randall 6 months ago
And the accompanying cracks, creaks and groans
Load More Replies... Cynthia Simmons 6 months ago
Cracks me up hearing about "mid-century modern." We just called it "the furniture." Lol
Panda McPandaface 6 months ago
For all those that complain about BP 'USA bashing" just bear in mind how many of these lists are almost exclusively for a US audience and mean almost nothing to the rest of the world.
Matt Blakeley 6 months ago
In the 19th century, nostalgia was classified as a mental illness. Sometimes the past got it right.
Baseball is Life 6 months ago
I love these types of pieces! They bring a smile to my face and make me think of how great the more simpler times were ....nothing was perfect but boy did we have fun!
Gavin Johnson 6 months ago
Here’s another BP post for the U.S. contingent. Remember moaning about the articles that throw shade on your land? We’ll mark the calendar again, here’s a nice one to sooth you a bit ok?
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