Meme Time

[la_samtyr]

This -- and another meme -- have been making the rounds lately. But this one first. :)

Just How Old Are You?


Have you ever...

Used a rotary dial telephone? Yes

Walked to the TV to change channels because there was no remote control? Of course.

Went to school when students didn't carry cellphones? Yes

Owned cassette tapes? Yes!! (Still have a lot of them tbh)

Sat at the table with the whole family to eat at mealtime? Yes

Used a pay phone in a phone booth? Yes

Played in the dirt and survived? Oh hells yes!

Ridden in a car with no seatbelts? Yes. ;)

Had a cassette player? Well of course, since I have cassette tapes...

Wrote letters to friends and relatives by hand? I still do this, and not just for Christmas either (though I am very bad at it...)

Played jumprope games, four-square, and hopscotch because Facebook didn't exist? Oh yeah

Watched cartoons on Saturday morning because that was the only time they were on? Yes, lol

Looked for a book in a card catalog with real paper cards? Yes (I used to be a student librarian and I had to re-file them every so often too.)

Know what an 8 track tape machine is? Yes

When mothers called to come in [after dark] you went then? Yes *sigh* -- though usually I just played outside till it got dark and the stars came out... those were good days...

Recited the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of class? Yes

Used a calculator that only had four functions (+-*/)? Yes

Used markers in school that could actually get you high? LOL!

Turned off the TV because programming was finished for that day? Yes, of course.

Were no vending machines in school except for the teacher's lounge? Yes

Your parents believed the school and your teachers? Yes ::growls::

Took typing on a typewriter instead of a computer? Yes

Listened to AM radio stations? Yes

Walk to school every day? Yes

Played PONG on an Atari....? No, because it would have wrecked the tv screen (or so my parents claimed.)

Got to be really good at fiddling with rabbit's ears on the tv? Yes

Had a microwave with dials? I've used them but my parents never had one until the touch pads came out.

Know the difference between UHF and VHF? Yes

Bought penny candy at the corner store? Yes, and it had a real, genuine working soda fountain too! (All gone now... ::sniffles::

Spent less than $1.00 per/gallon on gas? Barely, but yes

Walked to a friends house.. because of only one car...? Yes

Spat in a spit sink at the dentist, and the dentist wore no goggles or gloves? Yes

Jacks, pick-up sticks and hop scotch were your recess games? Yes

Watched live TV that wasn't in color? Yes

Seen people smoking in a hospital? Yes

Used an outhouse? Not a Port-a-Potty...a REAL outhouse? Yes

Used a dime in a pay phone? Yes

Big Macs? Yes

Bought inserts for your 45's so you could play them on your record player? Yes (I probably still have a few too, somewhere.)

Had metal roller skates? Yes, they were great for getting skinned knees and elbows and all sorts of road burn too.

Wore neon clothing? Hmmmm... no.

Never locked the doors at night or when you went somewhere? Yeah, locked doors were unknown to me when I was growing up.

Remember when school started with a prayer and the Pledge? Yes

Bought school supplies at the school store? I don't think so -- maybe once or twice?

Teachers had paddles and was not afraid to use it? Oh gods yes. And the swats would be given right during class, up in front so everyone could watch and learn (Maybe this is why I am into bdsm?)

Used a phonograph to play records? Yes

Curfew was when you came in? Yes

Knows What A Beeper Is.. And Owned One! 143! No, this is one I missed out on.

Hand cranked ice cream? You Bet! Yummy!!!

Picked up a phone and listen before dialing because it was a party line? Who me? ::snickers:: No, not ever! (well, hardly ever... ;)

When calculators had Metal rollers in back that printed on paper with ribbon? Yes

Spent the night outside in a "blanket tent" in your backyard? yes

Used a mimeograph machine instead of a copier? Yes

Remember switchboards? Yes

Flushed a toilet using a long chain cause water tank was place close to the ceiling? Yes

Been to a 7-11 when it closed at 11? Hmmmm... no, actually (Mostly because I was busy doing other stuff at that time of night)

Got dairy products from the dairy truck? Yes but better yet, I've bought raw milk from a real dairy! :)

Owned only one pair of shoes? Yes, if you don't count sneakers and cowboy boots. [g]

Used a key to fit your roller skates? Yes

Paid a quarter for an ice cold bottle of Coke? Yes

Used a slide ruler? No. My dad tried to teach me but it just didn't work.

Played Kick the Can with all the neighborhood kids? Yes

Stood in line for Polio vaccine in a sugar cube? I'll say no because while I remember standing in line, we got shots.

Remember when McDonald's golden arches read: Over 10,000 people served? Hmmmm... no.

Listened to the conversations on your party line? Who? Moi? I'm shocked, *shocked* to learn you could think such a thing of me. XDD

Collect the original Garbage Pail Kids cards? No

Wore parachute pants? No

Remember pay toilets at a dime? No

Ever wore a pair of Chuck Taylor hi-tops? Yes

Had a key to your house and was a latchkey before the age of ten? No because mom or grandma was always home, so there was no need for a key.

Ate snowcream... made with snow and sweetened condensed milk? Mmmmmm, yes!

Bought a Coke for a dime and got 2 cents back for the bottle? I'm not sure what the price was but I do remember getting money for pop bottles.

Used onion skin to make a copy? Yes

Had air raid drills in school? Yes

A Pack of Baseball Cards were 10 cents? Uh, no

Use an "Automatic Washer" with roller and washboard? Yes

Ran software from cardboard sheets with holes punched out?

Remember when safe sex was a padded headboard? No

Owned a Betamax player? No

Used a hole punch to make a 5 1/4 floppy double-sided? No

Used Dial Soap with hexaclorophene? Honestly, I have no idea. *Maybe*.

Had a "party line" phone system, and yours was the 2 ring one instead of the 1 ring? No, though we did share a line with someone.

Couldn't choose between the Coreys? No

Know of the "rag man"? No

Used Gregg Shorthand? Well, I *tried* to learn it...

Bought a burger, fries and a soft drink for $.37? No

Rocked "Mall hair"? No

Bought a soft drink and a Lunch Bar for 10 cents and then returned the bottle? No

Learned how to use a hand calculator that had "Sliders"? No

Used a "slop jar"? No

Bought bread and milk on a Sunday morning for less than a pound/one dollar? Yes

Ever Knocked A Boy out because he kissed you? Yes

Walked behind a DDT truck so the mosquitoes would leave you alone? Yes

Used a no-dial phone, talked with an operator & asked for a three digit number? No

Taco Bell menu had nothing over 19 cents? No

Rode our bikes behind the DDT truck? Yes

Used a hand cranked wooden wall telephone? No

Got popcorn and coke at a major league game for 25 cents? No

Wore Banlon shirts? No

Comments

[spiced-wine.livejournal.com]

Know of the "rag man"? No

Is that the rag and bone man, I wonder? Funnily enough, I thought I had experienced some strange time slip a few months back when I heard the clop of hooves and some-one shouting, and saw a horse and cart with things like old tumble dryers and general stuff like that going past. I've seen it since, too. I think they are travelers and take it to the tip, and can get money.

Used a no-dial phone, talked with an operator & asked for a three digit number? No

Yes, I have, as my nan's was a three digit number before it was changed, and sometimes I had to ask for reverse charges when I was younger.

better yet, I've bought raw milk from a real dairy! :)

My gramps took me down the farm when I was small, and dipped me milk from the big container where all the milk from the cows went into before it was pumped into churns. It was really rich!

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

I'm never quite sure about slang but I think you might be right. (And ooooh how lucky, I would love to experience a time slip such as the one you saw. :)

Actual fresh milk is wonderfully rich, and tasty!

[boltonia.livejournal.com]

Just a few comments...

Played PONG on an Atari....? Had a microwave with dials? Owned a Betamax player? No, no, and no - not because I'm not old enough but because we were to poor to dream of having such high tech in the house!

Bought bread and milk on a Sunday morning for less than a pound/one dollar? No because I milked the cow myself and we baked our own bread.

Couldn't choose between the Coreys? Good God no! I chose Keifer. :)

Collect the original Garbage Pail Kids cards? No, I was too old by the time those came out.

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

One of the neighbors bought Pong for their kids -- my folks thought they were nuts to waste money like that. And only the local gas-n-shop had a luxury item like a microwave with a dial...)

Mostly we baked our own bread too -- buying store bread was something of an emergency measure. But the milk did come from the store; we didn't have room for a cow in town. :( We had chickens though.

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

Gosh... I feel ancient after reading this.;)

Many of these questions are too US-specific to apply to me, but still... I would check off the majority. And btw, I STILL use my cassette player, thank you very much. *pouts*

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I still have loads of cassettes too. I wish I knew an easy way to get them changed to mp3 format.