Does anyone else remember...?

[Cecelia]

This is a topic for things you remember, but wonder if anyone else does.

Like...

Does anyone else remember John Titor?  The time traveler who said there'd be a civil war in the US in 2004?  I don't think anyone ever learned who he really was.

Does anyone else remember Fruitopia?  Or how about Pepsi Blue?  I don't drink sodas much anymore, but I remember drinking those two a lot back in high school.

Or how about Squeeze-its?  Those little bottles you had to squeeze to drink?  I vaguely remember those being great back in middle school.

How about P.B. Crisps?  I'm surprised they quit making them.

How about D.A.R.E?  I think it's still around, but it was more prominent back when I was in school.  I don't think it was very effective, though.

Does anyone else have things they remember they wonder if other people remember?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I don't remember any of those, probably a geography thing.  What I do remember (among other things):

Eatables:

-Walker's Wotsits (still available, but they're just awful)

-Cresta Pop in glass bottles

-Quosh (concentrated)

-Top Deck, no longer available - some stupid idea that you shouldn't market alcohol to children

Watchables:

-Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World and Strange Powers (my first real introduction to skepticism)

-The Young Ones

-The Goodies

Boru

[LostLocke]

Never heard of John Titor.

I remember Fruitopia, and if I had to bet money I'd swear they were still around, but I checked and they've been gone since 03.

Vaguely remember Squeeze-Its and PB Crisps.

I guess DARE extended into the 90s, but I remember it most from the 80s. I think it was an extension of Nancy's "Just say no" campaign, which was just like prayer. I way to talk and feel like you're accomplishing something, without really lifting a finger to help.

[Shell B]

The Snorks?

Inspector Gadget?

Nasty wax bottles of candy juice?

Those weird drinks with balls floating in them?

[polymath257]

Party lines?

Phone booths?

Pet Rocks?

Paper tape (yellow) for computers?

Bubblegum cigarettes?

Vacuum tubes?

[Cecelia]

I don't think I've ever seen a phone booth, but I remember Pay Phones.

I also remember Inspector Gadget (both the terrible movie starring Matthew Broderick and the cartoon with the catchy theme song). I remember reruns running on some station.

But that reminds me -- Samurai Pizza Cats. I don't think I ever watched it, but I remember seeing advertisements for it.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

How about D.A.R.E?  I think it's still around, but it was more prominent back when I was in school.  I don't think it was very effective, though.

Still see cop cars with the DARE info on them.

[Fireball]

Party lines?

Phone booths?

Pet Rocks?

Paper tape (yellow) for computers?

Bubblegum cigarettes?

Vacuum tubes?

All of those except the tape. I have used punch cards for FORTRAN programming, though. 

I remember going down to the Thrifty Drug store with a bag of tubes from the TV and testing them on their machine.

[polymath257]

Let's see.

Slide rules.

*Circular* slide rules.

Phones with impossibly short cords.

The sound of a modem (pretty recent, here).

LSMFT

Schoolhouse rock on TV

13 channels

3 channels

Mr MaGoo

[Jackalope]

Rotary phones

Full size spare tires

Leaded gasoline

Lead-based paint

Asbestos

Acoustically coupled modems

Betamax