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originally posted by: dukeofjive696969
originally posted by: rickymouse
originally posted by: dukeofjive696969
I miss the days where you could go to the corner store with a dollar and get a pop, bag of chips, and a chocolate bar.
Are you a Yooper, you called it a pop?
I used to stop at burger king after work and get two hamburgers and a water for less than a buck. Go back farther and we would go to a restaurant for a malt and they gave you the big mixing cup with enough left to refill the malt glass....again under a buck. Now a cup of coffee is over a buck and a half most places. There is one restaurant here where you can still get a malt that way, it is my house, I have two commercial malt machines, one four head and one single head, and six or seven malt cups.
When I was a kid, a sixteen oz bottle of pop was seven cents plus a two cent deposit on the glass bottle. The Hershey bars were five cents and as big if not bigger than the buck and a half ones today. But we were cheap, they sold a cheaper kind for three cents and they were actually better tasting, I think they were Mr. Goodbars. Chips were always expensive they were fifteen cents, but there was a lot of chips in the bag. That was back in the early to mid sixties.
Im a tad bit younger than you, but sounds close to what i remember price wise, i could also get 100 assorted candys for a buck, now you pay them by the weigth.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: Nyiah
I always thought "Paper or plastic" was asked about whether you wanted your groceries in a paper bag or a plastic bag?
originally posted by: SeaWorthy
a reply to: TinySickTears
Yes I remember fondly how there were no foul music lyrics being screamed by inhuman looking creatures who are excused for any behavior because they have fanatic fans.
The problem though in those days was how to get a dollar
originally posted by: dukeofjive696969
I miss the days where you could go to the corner store with a dollar and get a pop, bag of chips, and a chocolate bar.
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
a reply to: TinySickTears
No love for arcades???
originally posted by: TinySickTears
originally posted by: SeaWorthy
a reply to: TinySickTears
Yes I remember fondly how there were no foul music lyrics being screamed by inhuman looking creatures who are excused for any behavior because they have fanatic fans.
sick burn yo
remember anything else?
originally posted by: SeaWorthy
originally posted by: TinySickTears
originally posted by: SeaWorthy
a reply to: TinySickTears
Yes I remember fondly how there were no foul music lyrics being screamed by inhuman looking creatures who are excused for any behavior because they have fanatic fans.
sick burn yo
remember anything else?
Yeah, People used to show respect around the kids and watch their language, it was expected in public and around Families. People used to have real adults that were looked up to as an example of good behavior. The young had real grownups that they could come to when they got all confused and messed up.
originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: SeaWorthy
originally posted by: TinySickTears
originally posted by: SeaWorthy
a reply to: TinySickTears
Yes I remember fondly how there were no foul music lyrics being screamed by inhuman looking creatures who are excused for any behavior because they have fanatic fans.
sick burn yo
remember anything else?
Yeah, People used to show respect around the kids and watch their language, it was expected in public and around Families. People used to have real adults that were looked up to as an example of good behavior. The young had real grownups that they could come to when they got all confused and messed up.
People didn't get upset over that expectation either. These days people get upset if you mention that maybe we should have a certain amount of public decorum out of respect for others who may not want their kids eagerly absorbing your f bombs every other word.
originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: SeaWorthy
originally posted by: TinySickTears
originally posted by: SeaWorthy
a reply to: TinySickTears
Yes I remember fondly how there were no foul music lyrics being screamed by inhuman looking creatures who are excused for any behavior because they have fanatic fans.
sick burn yo
remember anything else?
Yeah, People used to show respect around the kids and watch their language, it was expected in public and around Families. People used to have real adults that were looked up to as an example of good behavior. The young had real grownups that they could come to when they got all confused and messed up.
People didn't get upset over that expectation either. These days people get upset if you mention that maybe we should have a certain amount of public decorum out of respect for others who may not want their kids eagerly absorbing your f bombs every other word.
Nowadays, we have 30 year old grandmothers...
originally posted by: TerryMcGuire
The problem though in those days was how to get a dollar
originally posted by: dukeofjive696969
I miss the days where you could go to the corner store with a dollar and get a pop, bag of chips, and a chocolate bar.
originally posted by: SeaWorthy
a reply to: TinySickTears
Yes I remember fondly how there were no foul music lyrics being screamed by inhuman looking creatures who are excused for any behavior because they have fanatic fans.
originally posted by: horseplay
When I was a little kid, there was a milkman that brought milk to Grandmas house every few days. You know, the kind in the glass bottles and they leave them in the silver box.
I also remember going to the butcher store to buy meat. Where us kids would get free pretzel sticks. woohoo
so called grocery stores just had the staples like dried goods and flour and stuff.
and the 3 channels on tv always had something good on....