OTHER THINGS YOU SAW AS A KID BUT DON’T SEE NOW

 

A GUY “MAKING A MUSCLE” WITH HIS BARE ARM

 

SURPLUS WORLD WAR II JEEPS FOR $50 ADS

 

KIDS WITH “BUCK TEETH”

 

PARENTS “CUFFING” THEIR KIDS WHEN THEY “BACK TALK”

 

BALLOON TIRE BICYCLES

 

LOUD CAR PIPES WITH “BACK OFF”

 

LAUNDRY HANGING ON OUTSIDE LINES

 

CATTLE (BESIDES AT OUR PLACE)

 

GLASS ASH TRAYS

 

MILK BOTTLES

 

MILK MEN

 

WRITING A WORD YOU MISSED ON YOUR SPELLING TEST IN SCHOOL 10 TIMES (DO THEY STILL TEACH SPELLING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS? IT SURE DOESN’T LOOK THAT WAY TO ME)

 

KIDS WEARING GUM ON THEIR NOSE FOR GETTING CAUGHT CHEWING GUM IN SCHOOL

 

SHAVING CREAM/SOAP IN STORES

 

FARMERS WEARING BIB OVERALLS (OTHER THAN ME)

 

GEM RAZOR BLADES

 

DELIS THAT WRAP YOUR SLICED MEAT IN WHITE OR BROWN PAPER AND TIE WITH STRING

 

SIMPLE LAWN MOWERS WITH REAL RUBBER TIRES AND STEEL RIMS WITHOUT ALL THE “SAFETY STUFF”

 

KIDS GETTING PADDLED IN SCHOOL FOR ACTING UP

 

SMALL SENSIBLE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WITH RECTANGULAR WINDOWS

 

HITCH HIKERS

 

“CLASS OF…” GRAFITTI ON BRIDGES

 

A FAMILY SEDAN

 

A STATION WAGON

 

A 4-DOOR CAR

 

CHROME BUMPERS MADE OF STEEL

 

REAL SPARE TIRES AND RIMS

 

KIDS WEARING BLACK RUBBER 5 BUCKLE BOOTS

 

GUYS SMOKING UNFILTERED “CAMEL” CIGARETTES

 

GUYS SMOKING

 

BRIDGE CARD GAMES

 

PINOCHLE CARD GAMES

 

MEN’S LOCAL BOWLING LEAGUES

 

CLERKS COUNTING OUT CHANGE

 

TEENAGERS “PEELING OUT” IN THER CARS

 

“MUFFLER” SCARVES AROUND NECKS IN THE WINTER

 

PILES OF CINDERS ALONG THE ROAD AT THE BOTTOM OF A STEEP HILL IN THE WINTER

 

DRIVERS HONKING THEIR HORNS WHEN THEY GO THROUGH A TUNNEL

 

SNOW TIRES

 

TIRE CHAINS

 

STUDDED SNOW TIRES

 

VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THAT ARE RUSTED OUT WITH CHIPPED FADED PAINT (OTHER THAN MY ’87 RANGER I STILL DRIVE)

 

CHICKEN COOPS

 

“STAG” MAGAZINE (WE USED TO READ THESE WE FOUND HIDDEN IN THE BARN WHEN WE WERE KIDS)

 

SPITOONS

 

PEOPLE SPITTING (OTHER THAN SMOKELESS TOBACCO USERS)

 

BLUE BERRY AND LIME POPCICLES

 

STORES CLOSED ON SUNDAYS BECAUSE OF THE “BLUE LAWS”

 

“HOLLYWOOD” AND “MILKSHAKE” CANDY BARS

 

CLARK BARS WITH THE CHEWY CARAMEL CENTERS

 

RASPBERRY KOOL AID

 

DADS PLAYING CATCH WITH THEIR SONS

 

PEOPLE WHO SAY “SWELL” (OTHER THAN ME)

 

MORE THAN 4-5 PEANUTS IN CRACKER JACKS

 

CRACKER JACK PRIZES THAT WERE GOOD PLASTIC STUFF YOU COULD PLAY WITH

 

PLASTIC DIVERS AND SUBMARINES THAT WORKED WITH BAKING SODA  YOU GOT FREE IN CORN FLAKES

 

METAL BUGS/FROGS THAT FLIPPED BY SETTING A SPRING LOADED PIECE OF METAL STRIP IN A GLOB OF TAR UNDERNEATH

 

FLYING PAPER AIRPLANES AT PEOPLE IN SCHOOL OR

MEETINGS

 

“SPINNERS” ON CAR STEERING WHEELS

 

“CIGARETTE LOADS”

 

SOAPING WINDOWS ON HALLOWEEN

 

PARENTS TELLING KIDS THAT SMOKING WILL “STUNT THEIR GROWTH” (HMMMM, I’M 6’ 2’’, IF I HAD LISTENED TO MY MOTHER, I’D NOW BE 8’ 2’’!)

 

NEGROS CALLED “COLORED PEOPLE”

 

“FLAT TOP” HAIRCUTS

 

“DUCK TAIL” HAIRCUTS

 (THESE WERE THE GUYS THAT HAD A PICTURE OF A NAKED LADY ON THEIR STEERING WHEEL “SPINNERS” THAT COULD BE FOLDED DOWN)

 

BLACK COURDEROY JACKETS THAT HAD YOUR NAME EMBROIDERED OVER THE FRONT ZIPPERED POCKET

 

“BLACK JACK” CHEWING GUM

 

TEENAGERS “PARKING” AND “MAKING OUT”

 

GUYS GOING “BUSHWHACKING”

(SNEAKING UP ON A COUPLE “PARKING” WITH YOUR LIGHTS OUT AND THEN SUDDENLY TURNING THEM ON AND SHINING A FLASHLIGHT IN THE CAR WINDOWS IF THEY WEREN’T TOO STEAMED UP YET. YOU NEEDED A VERY FAST CAR TO DO THIS TO MAKE YOUR ESCAPE AND MY ’55 FORD WAS FAST!!!)

 

CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS

 

OOPS…TIME TO QUIT