Long time, long time
Chewy chewy Tootsie Roll
Lasts a long time, lasts a long time.
Chewy chewy Tootsie Roll
Lasts a long time, lasts a long time.
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The "I'm so old" thread game
- Thread starter dontpanicbobby
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LOL! I got one of these when I was a kid. I still remember the commercial jingle
6 finger, 6 finger, man alive, How'd I ever get along with 5
6 finger, 6 finger, man alive, How'd I ever get along with 5
Milo Williamson
Extreme Android User
I still remember looking out my window,and pretending I was one of the shadows..
And count my toes several times again, until my ADHD got a hold of me, then...
Well.. What? Onion soup on sale?!? Quick better fly up there, Peter, who is Peter?
And scene.
And count my toes several times again, until my ADHD got a hold of me, then...
Well.. What? Onion soup on sale?!? Quick better fly up there, Peter, who is Peter?
And scene.
Lady Dixie T
Lurker
I'm so old I remember doing the wash with a wringer washing machine and yes, I got my pigtail caught in it more than once!
nickdalzell
Extreme Android User
I'm so old I still know what a 12BA6, 6BQ6 and 3BA6 are.
I'm so old that when I was much younger I was still old.
nickdalzell
Extreme Android User
I'm so old that I know that was written by Bob Dylan
I'm so old I met Bill Clinton when he was the Governor of Arkansas
ozonetrooper
Android Expert
I remember this after the 3 channels grandma got on her black and white tv went off for the nite @ 6pm :
The movie theater was a quarter back then !
The movie theater was a quarter back then !
nickdalzell
Extreme Android User
We always got the star spangled banner with music then snow. Never had the Fallout style test pattern.
Nickelodeon also had a quite unique sign off in the early '80s:
Nickelodeon also had a quite unique sign off in the early '80s:
This was the sign off on my TV as a child prior to the test pattern. (everything is on YT)
I have seen that clip before. I don't think it was before sign off, but I remember it. 👍
I'm so old that I knew the aircraft in that video is a Lockheed F-104.
I'm so old that the local AFB had a B52 wing and they filled the sky with their majesty.
I'm so old that I remember when all of the local phone exchanges had names. JA for Jacksonville, SU for Summerville, WH for White House, TE for Temple, etc.
I'm so old I remember calling TE8-1876 to hear the recording... "At the tone, the time will be 12:18"
I'm so old that I typed text messages with only a num pad.
I'm so old I remember calling TE8-1876 to hear the recording... "At the tone, the time will be 12:18"
I'm so old that I typed text messages with only a num pad.
88 was the Tuxedo exchange here
I'm so old I think I saw myself in an early episode of Gunsmoke.
I'm so old that I thought Kitty was hot.
Milo Williamson
Extreme Android User
I am so old, I remember someone working for the first ever goverment, his name was also Milo.
We shared a few ideas and he did it correctly. We had laughs, I got frustrated, the end
We shared a few ideas and he did it correctly. We had laughs, I got frustrated, the end
I'm so old that my first printer had a ribbon and printed with 24 pins on form fed paper.
I'm so old we had to use carbon paper to make copies in our typewriter
I'm so old that I printed out pamphlets on a mimeograph machine.