Do you remember when?

[lv4dogs]

I remember every single one of those.

Thanks for making me feel old again. lol lol

[Laura's Babies]

Todays kids would really feel deprived in our world of yesterday. I hear those ringing cell phones in Wal Mart and wonder how in the world did we manage 20 years ago.

[catlover4ever]

Thank you.....that brought a big smile to my face and also some great big tears of joy...remembering....life's good, especially to those of us who remember.

[Dorothy39]

I have received that , in an e-mail before. and, I loved reading it all over again.

I remember Mighty Mouse , Heckle and Jeckle, Red Rover, Mickey Mouse Club, Staying awake all night on Christmas Eve ,oh, I could just go on and on!!!


Remember those jump rope jingles?

Johnny Over the Ocean,

Johnny Over the Sea,

Johnny broke a milk bottle, and blamed it onto me,

I told Ma, Ma told Pa,

Johnny got a lickin, Ha, Ha, Ha,

How many lickens did he get that week!!!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Thank you.....that brought a big smile to my face and also some great big tears of joy...remembering....life's good, especially to those of us who remember.

Exactly!! It brought tears in my eyes!!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Gosh I remember way before some of those, back to a time BEFORE McDonald's, when the burger joints began, with burgers 12 for a dollar:

when if you were a kid and needed money, you traded pop bottles in for 2 cents each

you got lots of candy for a penny

not everyone had indoor plumbing. Outhouses were an adventure everyone should try at least once to really appreciate indoor plumbing now

watermelon on a hot summer day made the day a lot cooler

some telephones were on party lines

tvs were all black and white

Nehi soda, especially grape and strawberry were the drinks to have on hot summer days

root beer floats

The Lone Ranger and Sky King and Fury, were the shows to watch on Saturday mornings along with Popeye and Howdy Doody.

When air conditioning was first introduced. Movie theaters would post signs to come inside where it was cool because of the ac.

Free passes to the movies on Saturday afternoons just because we were kids

roasting hot dogs and marshmallows on bonfires - always at least one hot dog would fall off the stick into the fire

when there were ice houses that sold ice by the block

when you hand cranked home made ice cream

feeling safe because mom and dad were there

[buttercup132]

I remeber those things!!
Alot still happen with little kids though
Oh the memories

[Jadapit]

Moff, I remember so much of what you posted. I can remember going to my grandparents, I have a lot of cousins they would all be there and we would all take turns churning the ice cream. My grandparents owned a dairy farm so the ice cream was made with fresh cream. Those were such *happy* times.

Another thing I thought of was Chinese Jump Rope. Does anyone remember playing that? I loved that game.

[Dorothy39]

Yes, I do remember Chinese Jump rope!!!

Remember how it could make your ankles sting!!!!

[mruffruff]

I remember all of those. We were such lucky kids!

[cyber-sibes]

so many good memories! MOFF, we must be from the same generation...

Anyone remember "party line" telephones? I think we had 5 or 7 families on our phone line before we got a "private line" and felt rich!

The tinker would push a cart through the neighborhood & sharpen your knives & sissors. (maybe this is a unique memory - I grew up in an ethnic European neighborhood).

Every year the pony people brought a beautiful pinto pony around and you could take a ride on your street and get your picture taken? -still my favorite picture of myself!

Sunday afternoons were for eating an ice-cream cone while your dad drove around in the country.

Driving to the airport to watch planes take off was exciting fun.

How about when the bank would call you if you overdrew your account -- and give you a couple days to catch it up?

I wouldn't trade the world I grew up in for anything. Kinda makes me feel sorry for kids today.