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  1. CHKMINI

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    #21 CHKMINI, Nov 6, 2011
    push button shifters (Dodge Dart)
     
  2. goaljnky

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    #22 goaljnky, Nov 6, 2011
    five digit telephone numbers.
     
  3. DneprDave

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    #24 DneprDave, Nov 6, 2011
    Corvairs!

    Dave
     
  4. docv

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    #25 docv, Nov 6, 2011
    cars with carburetors

    phone #'s that started with letters, TA,BR and so on

    pea shooters

    apple beer
     
  5. jiminni

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    #26 jiminni, Nov 6, 2011
    F Troop

    Gilligans Island

    Rear facing seats in the station wagon

    Everything closed on Sunday

    Sherbert at every restaurant

    To name a few :biggrin5:
     
  6. SNEEEZY - Erika

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    #28 SNEEEZY - Erika, Nov 6, 2011
    Dippity-do

    Pin curls

    Rag curls

    Hair rats
     
  7. SNEEEZY - Erika

    SNEEEZY - Erika M/A Wrenchin' Babe!
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    #29 SNEEEZY - Erika, Nov 6, 2011
    Oscar Meyer whistles

    Drinking glasses in boxes of soap

    Coke vending machines with the bottle opener

    Pull-tabs on pop & beer
     
  8. Rixter

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    #31 Rixter, Nov 6, 2011
    Rotary dial telephones, $70 calculators that did 4 functions and you had to plug them in, Polaroid instant pix
     
  9. OldBlue

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    #33 OldBlue, Nov 7, 2011
    FM Converters

    Typewriters

    American Motors Corporation

    Taking typing in high school so you could be in a class full of girls!
     
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    #34 Vader, Nov 7, 2011
    Most TV shows were broadcast in B&W.
    A small computer took a very large room to contain it.
     
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    #35 Grgramps, Nov 7, 2011
    The Air Raid Warden knocking on your door at night to tell you that light was showing from within your house. (1942)

    Radio shows such as The Lone Ranger, Jack Armstrong, The Shadow and more that I can't remember.

    People that like spoke without like putting like in every like sentence. They're had to find today! Sorry, I couldn't resist.
     
  12. N2MINI

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    #36 N2MINI, Nov 7, 2011
    Factory Reverb box in your car.
    Music on Am radio stations
    Options on cars were listed as single items not in groups...
    Real M80's ( firecrackers )
    Pong ( video game )
     
  13. Belhaven

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    #38 Belhaven, Nov 7, 2011
    Teletype printers
    Hollerith punch cards
    paper tape
    8 inch floppy drives - single and doubel density - singe and double sides
    "Ginormous" 7MB IBM 2311 disk drives
    how to copy files in CP/M
    the boot sequence for an IBM 370/145
     
  14. Mr. Jim

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    #39 Mr. Jim, Nov 7, 2011
    Big chrome bumpers on cars.
    Car jacks that used to fit into above bumpers to jack up car.
    Goodies hamburgers.
    Penny bubblegum that cost a penny.
    Tops that you spun with a string.
     
  15. Steve

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    #41 Steve, Nov 7, 2011
    You can still get those. :Thumbsup:
     
  16. Nathan

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    #42 Nathan, Nov 7, 2011
    The mailman in my neighborhood still walks...
     
  17. CHKMINI

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    #43 CHKMINI, Nov 7, 2011
    Who uses them?
     
  18. Steve

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    #45 Steve, Nov 7, 2011
    I did until a couple years ago. Quiet, no small engine problems, no gas, no oil, take up less storage space, plus cheap and good exercise.
     
  19. Metalman

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    #47 Metalman, Nov 7, 2011
    Cooking with lard......:D
     
  20. silky

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    #48 silky, Nov 7, 2011
    Surely you mean letter carrier...
     
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