We had two rotary phones in our house, I know decadent but my dad had a business and the second phone was in his office. If you would dial E-L-P-P-A (apple backwards) and hang up the phone it would ring on both phones. My brother and I had a lot of fun playing tricks on our parents getting the phone to ring.
OT : Silly things you remember but are now long gone
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Yea well I raise you all with Hai Karate and I don't think that was the way it was spelled. LOL
LOL, I remember watching those commercials with my older brother who did a stint in Germany shortly before they appeared on US TV sets. He went out excitedly and bought a case of Lowenbrau at the beer distributor and was very disappointed in the taste. He then became completely disgusted when he noticed on the label that it was brewed by the piss factory in Milwaukee named Miller’s. The Lowenbrau marketing farce failed miserably.
TV shows after school that played cartoons.
Sally Starr: Philadelphia
Percy Platypus: Lancaster
Pete the Pirate: Baltimore
Sally Starr: Philadelphia
Percy Platypus: Lancaster
Pete the Pirate: Baltimore
I still have tube of the latter in my bathroom. Haven't used it in years, but it's still there. I still remember the mistake a family member once made--thinking it was a tube of toothpaste early in the morning...
That was on WPTT channel 22 in the afternoons. Does anybody else remember the Captain Jim show that was on in the early 70's on WIIC? It was on in the mornings.
How about the candy cigarettes and gum cigars. Those wouldn't go over very well in today's world of correctness.
Anybody else live out of state and called the 410 number ( I think) to listen to the live broadcast of psu football to get a score? Remember being upset with a toll call, and no score update for 5-20 minutes
No big loss, sugary crap. Plus, you know, the tobacco companies put money into this. No question as to why.
Somewhat believable pro wrestling. Nobody like Pedro Morales could ever be champ these days.
Our police number here in town used to be 445-9991. Hope it was never to pressing issue!
@berklion thought you were going with burning leaves after they were raked into a pile. Threw buckeyes in and the liquid on the inside would boil then explode.
I may be the Lone Ranger here, but I really enjoy the smell of burning leaves.
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Sounds like something a REPUBLICAN would say. Wait; wasn't he the darling of the Democrats?
That it's an old concept that is now out of fashion- as your initial comment proved
Reading this thread and seeing medicines and the like cited, two came to mind:
1. St. Joseph Aspirin for Children: They used to advertise on TV as a kid. This is what the package looked like back then:
Only widely approved by doctors?
I was surprised to see that the St. Joseph brand is still around. They don’t advertise like they used to.
2. Doan's Pills: Ugly green pills for back pain. They also advertised a lot when I was a kid.
They’re still around, but I also don’t see them advertise much.
1. St. Joseph Aspirin for Children: They used to advertise on TV as a kid. This is what the package looked like back then:
Only widely approved by doctors?
I was surprised to see that the St. Joseph brand is still around. They don’t advertise like they used to.
2. Doan's Pills: Ugly green pills for back pain. They also advertised a lot when I was a kid.
They’re still around, but I also don’t see them advertise much.
How about using iodine or mercurochrome on a cut or scrape when you were a kid? It burned like heck and the red stain stayed on for weeks.
if it didn't burn, dad would put more on until it did just to make sure it was working
Very educational toy - you got to learn how to dress a 2nd degree burn.
Yeah, very cool. It was always my friends who got the interesting toys; my parents got me books, lol.Very educational toy - you got to learn how to dress a 2nd degree burn.
Somewhat believable pro wrestling. Nobody like Pedro Morales could ever be champ these days.
Or Bob Backlund.
