Common Things That Are No Longer Common

Slender women.

originally posted by: Granitebones
Slender women.

Yes.

Twiggy was a short lived fad.

Now we women are prepping for the great reset and food restrictions.

originally posted by: SeaWorthy

originally posted by: Silcone Synapse
Good manners/respect for elders.

Common sense!

Interacting with other humans in public instead of wall to wall phone zombies everywhere!

Funny comedians.

Scurvy.

Wooden teeth.

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No one would swear around women and children.

Who would have thought that such a simple line would unlock the gates, creating the existing tsunami of free speech dumped on us by Hollywood.

Frankly, most of us, don't give a damn.

originally posted by: MiddleInsite
We don't have covered wagons anymore either. Maybe instead of embracing change we should just stay stagnant and let the rest of the world take over.

It's called change. Why are some people so against it? You do know it will happen whether you are on board with it or not.

That's life. Change.

I think we all are aware that is called change. Almost all accept, and are quite pleased that change is a part of life. I don't think anyone will argue with you about that.

This thread is just a stroll down memory lane, reminiscing about those things that were common items, activities, entertainments, that was once part of our daily lives, that disappeared without fanfare, and with many of them, forgotten.

a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

Cigarette vending machines. Remember them as a kid, long gone now.

Cheers

originally posted by: Caver78
The days when wearing a mask into a Bank resulted in SWAT showing up.

Writing out checks and having to buy stamps to pay the bills.

Rotary Phones and having to memorize Phone numbers.

Using the Oxford Dictionary instead of spellcheck. Using encyclopedia's instead of Google.

No seatbelts in cars, or kiddie carseats

Vehicle highbeam button on the car floor.

I forgot about the high beam button of the floor of the car. When I was little girl, the a/c was located in the trunk.

We had a huge family, so the seat belt was your Mom , Dad, and older siblings holding you on their lap.

originally posted by: RussianTroll
a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

What really pisses me off is that men's socks are now disposable. In the morning I put on new ones, and by the evening there is already a hole in them ((((

Not just men's sock. I threw out six pair last week for the same reason, and all were less than three months old.

But in all fairness, I am a country girl, that lives the country life, so I am pretty hard on socks.

originally posted by: F2d5thCavv2
a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

Cigarette vending machines. Remember them as a kid, long gone now.

Cheers

Cigarette vending machines. Slot machines in almost all the country stores where I lived in Maryland. Jars of candy that only cost a penny for all your hand could hold, and still be able to get back out of the jar.

a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

The first stereo I ever had was an 8-track player. It wasn't exactly mine, but at some point I just took over ownership of it. All the actual 8-track tapes I had sucked though. They were either my older sisters or my parents.

I had this little high-tech gadget thingy designed to play the new smaller cassette tapes in the 8-Track player. Very futuristic.lol

It was the size and shape of the 8-track tape, but you could snap your cassette tape into the middle of it. I have never actually seen or heard of anybody else who had one of those, but it did the job I needed it to do. I used that thing for a few years before eventually getting a decent stereo cassette player.

originally posted by: BrokenCircles
a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

The first stereo I ever had was an 8-track player. It wasn't exactly mine, but at some point I just took over ownership of it. All the actual 8-track tapes I had sucked though. They were either my older sisters or my parents.

I had this little high-tech gadget thingy designed to play the new smaller cassette tapes in the 8-Track player. Very futuristic.lol

It was the size and shape of the 8-track tape, but you could snap your cassette tape into the middle of it. I have never actually seen or heard of anybody else who had one of those, but it did the job I needed it to do. I used that thing for a few years before eventually getting a decent stereo cassette player.

Electronic gadgets travel at the speed of light.

Our house was the first house to have a TV set in the whole community. Us kids didn't know what the fuss was about. It was only on for a few hours a day, and just made a weird noise and had a test pattern screen on the rest of the time. The adults loved it, and it was common for folks to congregate at our house, which was good for us kids, because that meant the adults were out of our hair, and we didn't have to deal with them as much.

Before TVs, there were radios. I remember Betamax. My brother swore it would beat out VHS. He was wrong, but DVDs beat out VHS, and streaming beat out DVDs. It looks like Metaverse is going to kill streaming, and who knows where it will go from there?

a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

Who would have thought that such a simple line would unlock the gates, creating the existing tsunami of free speech dumped on us by Hollywood.

Frankly, most of us, don't give a damn.

True, that is the problem. People have no lines drawn, everything is just fine, Do As Thou Will.
It won't last forever there are days with morals and values to come and those who hate that won't suffer it.

Of course we have an iron. The wifey irons the clothes every weekend.

But yeah I never had to shine my shoes.

A common thing for me that is no longer common is the ol falling asleep to or walking around with my discman or walkman. Now it's all phone phone phone. I still have those items and use them from time to time but not commonly.
Phone also replaced gameboy/handheld game. Phone also replaced need for notepad, though I use one for groceries.

Phone replaced (largely) camera, though we use our digital camera for trips. It makes photos less special....

Musicismagic mentions a good one, phone booths.... not to mention phone books. not to mention not memorising people's numbers anymore....

a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

originally posted by: NightSkyeB4Dawn

originally posted by: Granitebones
Slender women.

Yes.

Twiggy was a short lived fad.

Now we women are prepping for the great reset and food restrictions.

Slender femininity has always been the height of desirability and, despite feminists attempts a redefining what men find attractive still is. Hence the increase in the popularity of porn, sex workers and the rise of the incel.
If prepping means millions of women becoming morbidly obese is prepping for the great reset, keep it up. Were going to need something to feed our attack dogs on.

a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

it was common for folks to congregate at our house, which was good for us kids, because that meant the adults were out of our hair, and we didn't have to deal with them as much.

Eventually, many adults figured that↑ out, and realized it could also work the other way. Get the kids hooked on the TV and you don't have to deal with them as much, or worry about exactly what they've been doing outside for the last 4 hours.



My parents got a 'good deal' buying a betamax video camera from a 'friend'. (obviously, a friend who had already reached the conclusion that beta was NOT the way of the future)

It worked, and it was our first home video camera, but there were soo many pieces to it, and it was heavy. The camera itself was big and heavy, and the battery pack that had to be carried with it. There were also 2 separate boxes/components that had to be used at home to watch the beta tapes, but you had to carry one of those boxes along with the camera and the battery pack while recording.

It was fine for recording in the home or the backyard, but it was definitely not worth the hassle to take that thing anywhere else.

On the plus side, after figuring out how to connect the beta to the VHS, that was the first time I had the ability to record and keep movies that we had rented.

originally posted by: Granitebones

originally posted by: NightSkyeB4Dawn

originally posted by: Granitebones
Slender women.

Yes.

Twiggy was a short lived fad.

Now we women are prepping for the great reset and food restrictions.

Slender femininity has always been the height of desirability and, despite feminists attempts a redefining what men find attractive still is. Hence the increase in the popularity of porn, sex workers and the rise of the incel.
If prepping means millions of women becoming morbidly obese is prepping for the great reset, keep it up. Were going to need something to feed our attack dogs on.

I guess that would depend on the time, culture, and location.

You may have felt differently if you lived during the Renaissance period.

Did anybody else ever have a 'Mean Green Machine'?


I thought for sure it was called 'mean' but maybe not....







Mandela Effect?
It will always be 'Mean Green Machine' to me.

a reply to: BrokenCircles

Pogo sticks, hula hoops, roller skates with a key, and Schwins, I remember.

a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

I was never any good on the pogo stick. I'm sure I'd still suck at it today, but I kinda would like to try it again.


My first bicycle was a 'Space Invaders' theme. (Atari game)
I loved that bike.

a reply to: Granitebones

I Don't like twiggy and I don't like fat. I like classical curves, but not too plump.

Just so you know because it's important, from a stranger on the internet .

Do you ride a lot?
I used to when I was a kid, but it's expensive now in the states.
I rode English growing up but now around here it's pretty much just Western.
I even got up to the point of jumping which was fun.

originally posted by: NightSkyeB4Dawn

originally posted by: Granitebones

originally posted by: NightSkyeB4Dawn

originally posted by: Granitebones
Slender women.

Yes.

Twiggy was a short lived fad.

Now we women are prepping for the great reset and food restrictions.

Slender femininity has always been the height of desirability and, despite feminists attempts a redefining what men find attractive still is. Hence the increase in the popularity of porn, sex workers and the rise of the incel.
If prepping means millions of women becoming morbidly obese is prepping for the great reset, keep it up. Were going to need something to feed our attack dogs on.

I guess that would depend on the time, culture, and location.

You may have felt differently if you lived during the Renaissance period.

During the renaissance as with every other era the hourglass slender waist was the apex of female beauty.